https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193967 A prior writ proceeding, contested on merits and dismissed after full adjudication, operated as res judicata in the later civil suit between the same parties. The controlling principle is that a matter in controversy decided by a competent court cannot be reopened in subsequent litigation, and the effect of res judicata depends on the decision and final order rather than an express discussion of every ground. Because the earlier writ dismissal rejected the grounds underlying the challenge, the respondent was barred from re-agitating the authority of the officer who terminated employment in the civil suit. en-us Wed, 31 Jan 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:09:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193967 A prior writ proceeding, contested on merits and dismissed after full adjudication, operated as res judicata in the later civil suit between the same parties. The controlling principle is that a matter in controversy decided by a competent court cannot be reopened in subsequent litigation, and the effect of res judicata depends on the decision and final order rather than an express discussion of every ground. Because the earlier writ dismissal rejected the grounds underlying the challenge, the respondent was barred from re-agitating the authority of the officer who terminated employment in the civil suit. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 31 Jan 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193967