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Order VII Rule 11 CPC | Rejection of Plaint Does Not Operate as Res Judicata; Fresh Suit Permissible on Same Cause of Action : Bombay HC
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Order VII Rule 11 CPC | Rejection of Plaint Does Not Operate as Res Judicata; Fresh Suit Permissible on Same Cause of Action : Bombay HC

Bombay High Court clarifies that rejection of a plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC does not bar a fresh suit on the same cause of action, as it does not attract res judicata. The ruling underscores the procedural distinction between rejection and dismissal, impacting litigants' rights to re-agitate disputes where pleadings were initially deficient.