https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168149 A contested writ petition under Article 226 dismissed on merits can operate as res judicata against a later Article 32 petition on the same facts and relief, because the two remedies are substantially concurrent for enforcement of fundamental rights. The principle of finality prevents a party from re-litigating a matter already decided by a competent court. By contrast, dismissals for laches, availability of an alternative remedy, withdrawal, or a non-speaking in limine order do not ordinarily amount to adjudication on the merits and therefore do not create the same bar. Only an in limine order that clearly decides the merits can support res judicata. en-us Mon, 27 Mar 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168149 A contested writ petition under Article 226 dismissed on merits can operate as res judicata against a later Article 32 petition on the same facts and relief, because the two remedies are substantially concurrent for enforcement of fundamental rights. The principle of finality prevents a party from re-litigating a matter already decided by a competent court. By contrast, dismissals for laches, availability of an alternative remedy, withdrawal, or a non-speaking in limine order do not ordinarily amount to adjudication on the merits and therefore do not create the same bar. Only an in limine order that clearly decides the merits can support res judicata. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Mar 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168149