Secure Steps, No Retreat: Supreme Court Locks Res Judicata & Party‑Impleadment in One Stroke
The Supreme Court’s decision in Sulthan Said Ibrahim v. Prakasan & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 7108 of 2025) delivers a twin lesson in procedural finality. First, res judicata applies not only between separate suits but also between successive stages of the same proceedings. Second, a legal heir added after an enquiry under Order XXII Rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) cannot later erase himself from […]
