An erroneous decision on a pure ‘question of law’ does not operate as ‘res judicata’ or 'Estoppel' for the Court to decide the question correctly in a subsequent lis between same parties; SC
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7 May 2016 8:18 PM IST

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7 May 2016 8:18 PM IST
A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court held that previous proceedings would operate as res judicata only in respect of issues of facts and not on issues of pure questions of law when the subsequent suit or proceeding is based upon a different cause of action and in respect of different property though between the same parties.The Bench comprising of Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh...
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