https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292822 A former judgment operates as res judicata where the court deciding the earlier suit was, when it entertained that suit, competent to try the later suit if it had then been filed. A subsequent change in jurisdiction, including a change in pecuniary value or the forum that would now hear the matter, does not defeat the conclusive effect of the earlier decision. On that principle, the prior judgment barred relitigation of the same matter, and the decree below was upheld. en-us Mon, 22 Dec 1884 00:00:00 +0521 Sat, 09 Jan 2021 10:49:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292822 A former judgment operates as res judicata where the court deciding the earlier suit was, when it entertained that suit, competent to try the later suit if it had then been filed. A subsequent change in jurisdiction, including a change in pecuniary value or the forum that would now hear the matter, does not defeat the conclusive effect of the earlier decision. On that principle, the prior judgment barred relitigation of the same matter, and the decree below was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Dec 1884 00:00:00 +0521 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292822