State briefly whether the doctrine of Res Judicata would be applicable in the following case? “If the previous case was decided by a court of Exclusive Jurisdiction”. 

Question: State briefly whether the doctrine of Res Judicata would be applicable in the following case? “If the previous case was decided by a court of Exclusive Jurisdiction”.

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Answer

Yes, the doctrine of res judicata applies in case of a decision given by a court of exclusive jurisdiction- Supreme Court in Raj Lakhmi Dasi v. Banamali Sen AIR 1953 SCR 154.

In this case, the court stated that the condition regarding the competency of the former court to try the subsequent suit is one of the limitations engrafted the general rule of res judicata by section 11 of the Code and has application to suits alone.

When a plea of res judicata is founded on general principles of law, all that is necessary to establish is that the court that heard and decided the former case was a court of competent jurisdiction. It does not seem necessary in such cases to further prove that it has jurisdiction to hear the later suit.

A plea of res judicata general principles can be successfully taken in respect of judgments of courts of exclusive jurisdiction, like revenue courts, land acquisition courts, administration courts, etc. It is obvious that these courts are not entitled to try a regular suit and they only exercise special jurisdiction conferred them by the statute.

Hence, in view of the above observation, it can be said that the doctrine of Res Judicata would be applicable “If the previous case was decided by a court of Exclusive Jurisdiction”.

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