Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1114 · Decided 19 October 2022
S. Ramachandra Rao v. S. Nagabhushana Rao & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1114 · [2022] 17 S.C.R. 451
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7691/2022
- Decided
- 19 October 2022
- Bench
- DINESH MAHESHWARI, ANIRUDDHA BOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 11; Constitution
Headnote
Doctrines/Principles - Doctrine of res judicata - Application of - Advocates Act, 1961 - s.32 - High Court held that it was not permissible for a GPA holder to participate in the proceedings, wife of the appellant (his GPA holder) was given liberty to act as an cases - Correctness of - On appeal, held: Doctrine of res judicata is attracted not only in separate subsequent proceedings but also at subsequent stage of the same proceedings - A binding decision cannot lightly be ignored and even an erroneous decision remains binding on the
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