Supreme Court of India
M/s B N Padmanabhaiah and Sons v. R N Nadigar & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the present suit filed by the plaintiffs is not maintainable.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether earlier decrees obtained by the appellant for permanent injunction foreclosed re-litigation of the dispute under the doctrine of res judicata and whether declaratory relief could be granted in favour of the State through a suit instituted by third parties, when the State had failed in earlier litigation. Headnotes† .P. , 1908 – Parties to the suit decided on merit and attained finality are bound by the terms of the decree – In representative suit, third party having complete knowledge of the previous litigation has no locus standi to file another suit on same
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