https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196393 Dismissal of earlier execution objections for default did not create res judicata, because only a matter heard and finally decided is barred; a default dismissal is not an adjudication on merits. Where the entire mortgaged estate vested in the State under the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, the estate vested free from encumbrances and civil proceedings, including execution of a mortgage decree, were barred by the statute. The creditor's remedy lay in the Act's compensation and claims machinery, not in execution against the vested estate. en-us Fri, 07 Mar 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:19:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196393 Dismissal of earlier execution objections for default did not create res judicata, because only a matter heard and finally decided is barred; a default dismissal is not an adjudication on merits. Where the entire mortgaged estate vested in the State under the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, the estate vested free from encumbrances and civil proceedings, including execution of a mortgage decree, were barred by the statute. The creditor's remedy lay in the Act's compensation and claims machinery, not in execution against the vested estate. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Mar 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196393