Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Chapter I: Suits in General · JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS AND Res Judicata
Section 12: Bar to further suit
Where a plaintiff is precluded by rules from instituting a further suit in respect of any particular cause of action, he shall not be entitled to institute a suit in respect of such cause of action in any Court to which this Code applies.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 12
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The State of West Bengal & Ors. v. Pam Developments Private Limited & Anr.
Whether an amendment to a plaint introducing a fresh cause of action can be allowed if it arises out of continuous transactions and does not alter the nature and character of the suit; whether the bar under Section 80…
- Raziaamirali Shroff and Others v. M/S Nishuvi Corporation and Others