Supreme Court of India

Smt. V. Rajeshwari v. T.C. Saravanabava

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 927

Bench R.C. Lahoti and Ashok Bhan JJ.

Decided 16 December 2003

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Res judicata-Plea not taken by raising necessary pleadings at the stage of trial-Plea taken for first time in Second Appeal before High Court-High Court upholding plea and dismissing suit-Held, foundation for plea of res judicata must be laid in pleadings and should be substantiated by producing copies of pleadings, issues and/or judgement in previous case-Plea not properly raised at the stage of trial should not be permitted to be raised for first time at the stage of appeal-in the facts held, there is no res judicata. Adverse possession-Plea taken by defendant in suit for declaration of

Authorities it was built on

1964 Gurbux Singh v. Bhooralal cited by 19
1996 Dr. Rajeshw Ar Kumar Malhotra and Anr. Etc. v. Mis Lloyd Electric Engineering Ltd. and Ors. cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2023 Prem Kishore & Ors. v. Brahm Prakash & Ors relied on
2025 Pandurangan v. T. Jayarama Chettiar & Anr. referred to
2021 Srihari Hanumandas Totala v. Hemant Vithal Kamat & Ors. referred to
2018 Canara Bank v. N. G. Subbaraya Setty & Anr. referred to
2015 Vaishaggarwal Panchayat v. Inder Kumar and Others referred to
2014 Union of India and Others v. Major S.P. Sharma and Others referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 5 referred to

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