https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192532 Res judicata bars a later appeal where a common judgment contains separable final decisions on common issues and one of those decisions was not challenged. The Kerala High Court noted that res judicata applies in public law proceedings and that unappealed findings in connected writ petitions attain finality. Because the earlier writ decisions had conclusively determined cadre status and related rights, the appellate challenge sought to reopen matters already concluded, so further examination on the merits was unnecessary. en-us Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Jun 2017 07:08:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192532 Res judicata bars a later appeal where a common judgment contains separable final decisions on common issues and one of those decisions was not challenged. The Kerala High Court noted that res judicata applies in public law proceedings and that unappealed findings in connected writ petitions attain finality. Because the earlier writ decisions had conclusively determined cadre status and related rights, the appellate challenge sought to reopen matters already concluded, so further examination on the merits was unnecessary. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192532