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Which of the following landmark judgments of the Supreme Court deals with the applicability of res…

Daryao applied the general principle of res judicata to writ litigation: a contested merits dismissal under Article 226 can bar a fresh Article 32 petition by the same party…

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Which of the following landmark judgments of the Supreme Court deals with the applicability of res judicata in writ petitions?

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Daryao applied the general principle of res judicata to writ litigation: a contested merits dismissal under Article 226 can bar a fresh Article 32 petition by the same party on the same facts and relief. A dismissal for laches or availability of an alternative remedy, or a non-speaking dismissal, does not automatically create the same merits bar. Satyadhyan Ghosal concerns the principle at stages of litigation, but Daryao is the specified writ-petition landmark.

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