https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299590 Res judicata does not bar a later challenge where the earlier decree would effectively validate a transaction prohibited by statute, especially on a pure question of law or jurisdiction. The earlier finality could not insulate alleged illegality from scrutiny, and the later suit raised a distinct cause of action. The assignment deed and the bank's trade mark and royalty arrangement were also contrary to the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, because an unregistered assignment could not prove title and the banking company's commercial use fell outside permitted statutory business. The appeal succeeded and the suit was dismissed. en-us Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299590 Res judicata does not bar a later challenge where the earlier decree would effectively validate a transaction prohibited by statute, especially on a pure question of law or jurisdiction. The earlier finality could not insulate alleged illegality from scrutiny, and the later suit raised a distinct cause of action. The assignment deed and the bank's trade mark and royalty arrangement were also contrary to the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, because an unregistered assignment could not prove title and the banking company's commercial use fell outside permitted statutory business. The appeal succeeded and the suit was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299590