https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171058 Constructive res judicata does not bar a later execution objection unless the earlier issue was finally adjudicated before the subsequent application was filed; where both objections are pending and decided separately on the same date, the bar does not arise. A foreign ex parte decree from a reciprocating territory is executable in India only if it satisfies Section 13, including the requirement that the judgment be on the merits. A decree entered merely because the defendant did not appear, without substantive judicial consideration of the dispute or evidence, is not a judgment on merits and cannot be executed in India. en-us Sat, 01 Dec 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:56:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171058 Constructive res judicata does not bar a later execution objection unless the earlier issue was finally adjudicated before the subsequent application was filed; where both objections are pending and decided separately on the same date, the bar does not arise. A foreign ex parte decree from a reciprocating territory is executable in India only if it satisfies Section 13, including the requirement that the judgment be on the merits. A decree entered merely because the defendant did not appear, without substantive judicial consideration of the dispute or evidence, is not a judgment on merits and cannot be executed in India. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 01 Dec 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171058