res judicata

Case BriefsSupreme Court

‘Half a century old litigation, we wish it is the knock out round!’ SC holds objections can’t be raised in instalments; Res judicata applicable on execution proceedings

“…the case on hand is fit to be included in the syllabus of a law school as a study material for students to get equipped with the various provisions of the Code relating to execution.”

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Explained| Res judicata: Question of fact or law or mixed question of law and fact? Can it be decided as a preliminary issue?

Supreme Court: In an important ruling on Res Judicata, the 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud*, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli, JJ

Case BriefsHigh Courts

All HC | Whether res judicata will apply where issue of negligence already decided by competent Tribunal in claim arising out of same accident? Court examines

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., while addressing the matter observed that: “…where there are multiple claims, MACT should place all

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[Maintenance to Muslim wife] All HC | “S. 125 CrPC perhaps one of the most secular enactment ever made in this country”: HC while upholding maintenance awarded to divorced Muslim wife

Allahabad High Court: Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J., while addressing the present matter, observed that: … right of maintenance available to wife from

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All HC | Whether principle of res judicata in a subsequent claim would apply on an issue of fact which in the former proceedings was decided by a forum of competent jurisdiction between same parties; MACT award modified  

Allahabad High Court: Attau Rahman Masoodi, J., allowed the appeal and modified the impugned order by applying the principle of res judicata.

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Jhar HC | Tribunal is supposed to answer any reference by considering evidence and pleading of parties, not simply by relying upon precedent

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Kumar, J., allowed the petition filed by the petitioner stating that the tribunal has failed to pass a

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Utt HC | Subsequent issuance of notice by Nagar Panchayat not barred by res judicata as earlier appeal was allowed on technical ground and not merits

Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. dismissed the instant writ petition where the petitioner sought mandamus to command respondent not to demolish

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Bom HC | Findings in a suit dismissed for being premature are not binding either on parties or trial judge; law on res judicata explained

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the decree of prosecution passed in a civil suit. While dismissing

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Manipur HC | Mere dismissal of earlier suit which was not decided on merits would not attract ‘res judicata’

Manipur High Court: Kh. Nobin Singh, J. allowed civil revision petition questioning the validity and correctness of the order passed by the

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All HC | Order dismissing first writ petition operates as res judicata; second petition on same facts not allowed

Allahabad High Court: This writ petition was filed before a Divison Bench of Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ.,

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Tripura HC| Res Judicata applicable where suit subject is identical even if subsequent suit filed by different party

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and Arindam Lodh, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment rendered by

Case BriefsForeign Courts

SL CA | No appeal preferred against an action wrongly decided renders the matter with same cause of action as res judicata

Sri Lanka Court of Appeal: This appeal was filed before a 2-Judge Bench comprising of A.H.M.D. Nawaz and E.A.G.R. Amarasekara, JJ. Facts

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Principles for applicability “res judicata among co-defendants” re-iterated: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of N.V. Ramana and M.M. Shantanagoudar, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment of a Division

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Matters not raised on previous litigation not covered by res judicata; no illegality found in the order of Central Administrative Tribunal

Allahabad High Court: A writ petition was filed by Union of India and the Railway Administration before a  Division Bench comprising of

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Findings on title in a suit for injunction operates as res judicata in subsequent suits where title is in issue

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Valmiki Mehta, J. dismissed a regular first appeal filed under Section 96 CrPC,

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Due diligence is required from a party seeking anticipated relief

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution against the order of the Additional District Judge whereby

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Second Writ Petition assailing same detention order is maintainable on grounds not available at the time of filing first petition

Karnataka High Court: While deciding the points of reference as laid before the Court in a set of writ petitions filed under

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State Consumer Forums and NCDRC are ‘Courts’ under Section 11 CPC

Calcutta High Court: A Bench comprising of- Shivakant Prasad, J. dismissed the suit filed by the plaintiff on the ground that it

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Previous proceedings would operate as res judicata only in respect of issues of facts and not on issues of pure questions of law

Supreme Court: A bench of Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh, JJ, while relying upon Mathura Prasad Sarjoo Jaiswal v. Dossibai N.B.