Receiver pending suit requires strong prima facie entitlement and immediate risk to property before possession can be disturbed.

Appointment of a receiver pending suit is an equitable, discretionary remedy granted only with caution and only where the applicant shows a strong prima facie case, an immediate threat to the property, or a need to preserve property in medio for the parties entitled. The Court also considers delay, acquiescence, and whether interim interference would seriously prejudice the party in possession. On the materials discussed, those conditions were not satisfied, so the application for a receiver was not justified and interim disturbance of possession was refused.

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Issues: Whether a receiver should be appointed pending the suit to preserve the disputed properties.

Analysis: Appointment of a receiver is an equitable and discretionary remedy to be exercised with caution. It is ordinarily granted only where the applicant shows a strong prima facie case and a real and immediate danger to the property, or where the property is in medio and requires preservation for the benefit of the parties entitled. The Court also weighs the conduct of the applicant, including delay, acquiescence, and whether the relief would work serious prejudice to the party in possession. On the materials before it, none of the conditions justifying such interim interference were made out.

Conclusion: The application for appointment of a receiver was not justified and was dismissed.

Final Conclusion: Interim appointment of a receiver was refused because the facts did not satisfy the settled equitable requirements for disturbing possession pending trial.

Ratio Decidendi: A receiver pending suit will be appointed only on a sound judicial discretion where the applicant establishes a strong prima facie entitlement and an immediate danger to the property, and the Court will not displace a bona fide possessor in the absence of such necessity.

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