Supreme Court of India

K. Rajamouli v. A.V.K.N. Swamy

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Reported as [2001] 3 S.C.R. 473

Bench V.N. Khare and S.N. Phukan JJ.

Decided 3 May 2001

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, these appeals deserve to be allowed.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950, Article 136 Special Leave Petition-Dismissal-Effect-Res judicata-Held Dismissal of the special leave petition against the main judgment of the High Court would not constitute res judicata when a special leave petition is filed · against the order passed in the Review Petition provided the review petition was filed prior to fl ling of special leave petition against the main judgment of t}Je High Court-But where after dismissal of the special leave petition against the main judgment a party files a review petition after a long delay on the ground that the party was

Authorities it was built on

1999 Dwaraka Das v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr. cited by 6
1996 The State of Maharashtra and Anr. v. Shri Prabhakar Bhikaji Ingle cited by 6
1961 L. Janakirama Iyer and Others v. P. M. Nilakanta Iyer and Others cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2019 High Court of Tripura through the Registrar General v. Tirtha Sarathi Mukherjee & Ors. referred to
2016 Bussa Overseas & Properties (p) Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr. referred to
2019 Khoday Distilleries Ltd. (now Known as Khoday India Limited) and Others v. Sri Mahadeshwara Sahakara Sakkare Karkhane Ltd., Kollegal (under Liquidation) Represented by the Liquidator mentioned
2010 Meghmala & Ors. v. G. Narasimha Reddy & Ors. mentioned
2009 Tilak Raj v. Baikunthi Devi (d) by Lrs. mentioned

Of those, 2 referred to · 3 mentioned

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