https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463198 The SC held that the High Court erred in treating its earlier decision as final and enforceable independent of the Supreme Court's subsequent order. The doctrine of merger applies once leave to appeal is granted, causing the appellate court's order to supersede the lower court's judgment. The dismissal of the Civil Appeal was not a simple dismissal but followed the State's commitment to rectify pay scale anomalies, which the SC approved. Consequently, the High Court's reliance on res judicata was incorrect. The SC set aside the impugned High Court judgments and invoked Article 142 to prevent manifest injustice. The appeal was allowed in part, affirming that the Supreme Court's order is binding and overrides the prior High Court decision. en-us Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:00:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463198 The SC held that the High Court erred in treating its earlier decision as final and enforceable independent of the Supreme Court's subsequent order. The doctrine of merger applies once leave to appeal is granted, causing the appellate court's order to supersede the lower court's judgment. The dismissal of the Civil Appeal was not a simple dismissal but followed the State's commitment to rectify pay scale anomalies, which the SC approved. Consequently, the High Court's reliance on res judicata was incorrect. The SC set aside the impugned High Court judgments and invoked Article 142 to prevent manifest injustice. The appeal was allowed in part, affirming that the Supreme Court's order is binding and overrides the prior High Court decision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463198