https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276356 A final decision between the same parties binds them on factual findings through res judicata and, where appropriate, issue estoppel, but it does not bar reconsideration of a pure question of law in a later proceeding founded on different property and a different cause of action. The earlier consolidation proceedings were final as to the parties' status and relationship, yet that finality did not extend to the legal question of inheritance in the subsequent matter. A competent court may therefore decide the legal issue correctly in the later case, even though earlier factual determinations remain binding. en-us Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:57:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276356 A final decision between the same parties binds them on factual findings through res judicata and, where appropriate, issue estoppel, but it does not bar reconsideration of a pure question of law in a later proceeding founded on different property and a different cause of action. The earlier consolidation proceedings were final as to the parties' status and relationship, yet that finality did not extend to the legal question of inheritance in the subsequent matter. A competent court may therefore decide the legal issue correctly in the later case, even though earlier factual determinations remain binding. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276356