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Savita Santosh Sapkal and Anr. v. Alka Arjun Kangude Since Decd. Thr Heirs

Bombay HC22 Jan 2025WP/17893/2024

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What is this about?

Res judicata; Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC; Section 11 CPC; rejection of application under Order VII Rule 11; decision on plaint averments and annexed documents; non-production of relevant documents; preliminary issue of maintainability already decided; liberty to challenge finding; writ petition disposed; no costs; Bombay High Court; WRIT PETITION NO.17893 OF 2024; Savita Santosh Sapkal v. Alka Arjun Kangude; Amit Borkar, J.; 22 January 2025.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; writ petition disposed in the above terms with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the finding on the preliminary issue of maintainability (res judicata) in proceedings permissible in law; no costs. ¶18

Savita Santosh Sapkal and Anr. vs Alka Arjun Kangude Since Decd. Thr Heirs — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent's suit is barred by law under Section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (res judicata), as contended in the petitioner's application under clause (d) of Order VII Rule 11 CPC. +1 more

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Court's answer

An application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC must be decided based on the averments in the plaint and the documents annexed along with the plaint which have been made part of the suit.

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Ratio / Principle

The documents relevant to adjudicate the issue of res judicata — the plaint, written statement, Trial Court's judgment and Appellate Court's judgment in the earlier round of litigation — were not produced by the plaintiff for consideration of the Trial Court.

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Key takeaways

Since the preliminary issue of maintainability of the suit on the ground of res judicata has already been decided, it shall be open for the petitioner to challenge such finding by instituting proceedings which are permissible in law.ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Amit Borkar, J.) disposed of a writ petition filed by the original defendant challenging the Trial Court's rejection of his application under clause (d) of Order VII Rule 11 CPC, by which he had sought dismissal of the plaintiff's suit as barred by res judicata under Section 11 CPC. The Court observed that an application under Order VII Rule 11 must be decided on the averments in the plaint and the documents annexed thereto; that the documents relevant to the res judicata issue (plaint, written statement, and the Trial Court and Appellate Court judgments in the earlier round of litigation) were not produced by the plaintiff before the Trial Court; and that, the preliminary issue of maintainability on the ground of res judicata having already been decided, the petitioner remained free to challenge that finding by instituting proceedings permissible in law. No costs.

Savita Santosh Sapkal and Anr. v. Alka Arjun Kangude Since Decd. Thr Heirs

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