Supreme Court of India

Coffee Board v. M/s. Ramesh Exports Pvt. Ltd.

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Reported as [2014] 7 S.C.R. 461
Bench C.K. Prasad J.
Decided 9 May 2014

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion, we find that the High Court has misappreciated the facts in the light of Order 2 Rule 2 of the Code and thereby the reasoning of the High Court cannot be sustained in the eye of law.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: c 0.2, r.2 - Suit to include the whole claim - Bar to subsequent suit on same cause of action - Held: 0.2, r.2 requires, if different reliefs and claims arise out of the same cause of action then the plaintiff must place all his claims before the court in one suit and cannot omit one of the reliefs or claims except without the leave of the court - Order 2 r.2 bars a plaintiff from omitting one part of claim and raising the same in a subsequent suit - Bar under 0. 2 r.2 must be specifically pleaded by· defendant in the suit and trial court should specifically

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