Supreme Court holds that under pre-2015 Arbitration Act, Section 11 court's finding on arbitration agreement's existence is binding and cannot be reopened in Section 34 proceedings.
Bombay High Court dismisses repeated writ petitions on identical issues, affirming that res judicata applies even against law when issues have been finally decided.
Chhattisgarh High Court holds that res judicata bars re-litigation of divorce claims based on identical grounds of cruelty and desertion arising from the same cause of action.
Bombay High Court holds that amendments to pleadings to assert res judicata and estoppel are permissible before trial if necessary for determining real questions in controversy.
Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that res judicata does not apply when different parties file applications with distinct scopes in execution proceedings under CPC Order 26 Rule 9.