https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310428 Civil court findings on the existence of a public trust, title of property as trust property, and identification of trustees cannot displace the statutory scheme under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, because those matters fall within the Charity authorities' jurisdiction. A decision given without jurisdiction cannot form a valid basis for res judicata. The document further notes that a finding which is merely incidental to the main issue, or recorded in a suit dismissed on technical grounds without adjudication on merits, is not a matter directly and substantially in issue finally decided. On that basis, the earlier suit could not bar the later suit by res judicata. en-us Thu, 17 Apr 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:19:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310428 Civil court findings on the existence of a public trust, title of property as trust property, and identification of trustees cannot displace the statutory scheme under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, because those matters fall within the Charity authorities' jurisdiction. A decision given without jurisdiction cannot form a valid basis for res judicata. The document further notes that a finding which is merely incidental to the main issue, or recorded in a suit dismissed on technical grounds without adjudication on merits, is not a matter directly and substantially in issue finally decided. On that basis, the earlier suit could not bar the later suit by res judicata. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 17 Apr 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310428