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M/s Kaushik Coop. Building Society v. N. Parvathamma & Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 4 S.C.R. 442
Bench Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Uday Umesh Lalit JJ.
Decided 11 April 2017

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We are of the considered opinion that it may be true that the Court at initial stage may not enter into the merit of the matter.

Judgment, page 11

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Res Judicata: Principle of res judicata - Purpose and scope of - Held: The principle is public policy and preventive as to give finality to the decision of the court of competent jurisdiction and prevent further litigation - The application of the principle by the courts should not be influenced.. by technical considerations of form, but by matter of substance within the limits followed by law - The principle is a wholesome one, which is applicable not merely to matters governed by th'? provisions of CPC, but to all litigations - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - s. 11. Adjudication in respect

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