The provision embodies a rule of conclusiveness
that is founded in considerations of public
policy. It rests upon the salutary doctrine that
there must be a finality to litigation, and that a
party which has once succeeded or failed on an
issue should not be permitted to re-agitate the
same at a subsequent stage. The principle
applies not only between two separate suits but
also between two stages of the same litigation
what is referred to as ‘interlocutory res judicata.’{Para 35}
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. OF 2026
(ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) NO.23709 OF 2024)
B.S. LALITHA AND OTHERS Vs BHUVANESH AND OTHERS
Author: AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J.
Citation: 2026 INSC 499.
Dated: MAY 15, 2026.
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