Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 335 · Decided 11 April 2017
M/S Kaushik COOP. Building Society v. N. Parvathamma & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 335 · [2017] 4 S.C.R. 442
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5113/2017
- Decided
- 11 April 2017
- Bench
- PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, UDAY UMESH LALIT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 11
Headnote
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 considerations of form, but by matter of substance within the limits followed by law - The principle is a D 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 of
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