Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 723 · Decided 17 December 2004
Bhanu Kumar Jain v. Archana Kumar and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 723 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 1104
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8246/2004
- Decided
- 17 December 2004
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, B.P. SINGH, S.B. SINHA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 96(2)
Headnote
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 : Section 96(2), Order IX rules 7 & 13, Order 22 rule 10 and order 1 rule 10 C Section 96(2)-Appeal against Ex parte decree-Maintainability- Application under 09 r.13 for setting aside ex parte decree dismissed till Supreme Court-Held, Appeal maintainable on 9 r. 7-Applications under-Stage of-Application under rule 7 E F when an order posting a suit for ex-parte hearing is passed only and not when the hearing is complete. Res judicata-Applicability-Applicable in different stages of the same proceeding-Debars a court from exercising its jurisdiction.
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