Supreme Court of India

Swapan Dhar and Ors. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 10 S.C.R. 785
Bench S.B. Sinha and H.S. Bedi JJ.
Decided 8 October 2007

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, we do not see any merit in this appeal.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Judgment-Finality of-Judgment of Court-Party not challenging the same in appeal-Filing subsequent new writ petition claiming relief contrary to the judgment-Placing reliance on order c of Court passed in appeal filed by the opposite party-Held: Such relief not permissible, party having accepted finality of the judgment by not preferring appeal thereagainst-ln the facts of the case doctrine of Merger also not applicable__.:.Servi~e Law- Grant of Service benefits Doctrine of Merger. Doctr;ne-Doctrine of Merger-Applicability of Appellants, employed as temporary Pump Operators in Calcutta

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