https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471629 Appellate courts may allow pleadings to be amended to introduce res judicata, subject to ordinary amendment principles, including delay and an adequate explanation for not raising the plea earlier. Availability of all relevant material on record can support, but is not indispensable to, such an amendment. Res judicata bars a later declaratory suit where the same material issue between the same contesting parties was finally determined earlier, even if the reliefs differ or additional parties are joined. A prior determination that an agreement and surety bond remained enforceable through ratification therefore precludes renewed litigation over non-compliance with Article 299. en-us Tue, 09 Jan 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:26:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471629 Appellate courts may allow pleadings to be amended to introduce res judicata, subject to ordinary amendment principles, including delay and an adequate explanation for not raising the plea earlier. Availability of all relevant material on record can support, but is not indispensable to, such an amendment. Res judicata bars a later declaratory suit where the same material issue between the same contesting parties was finally determined earlier, even if the reliefs differ or additional parties are joined. A prior determination that an agreement and surety bond remained enforceable through ratification therefore precludes renewed litigation over non-compliance with Article 299. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Jan 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471629