DR.

RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW

UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW

CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE

SYNOPSIS OF “Doctrine of Res Judicata”

Submitted To: Dr. Vipul Vinod Submitted by: Riya Chandra

200101110

4th Semester, 2nd Year

INTRODUCTION

Laws of every land are based on principles. These principles govern the entire realm of
jurisprudence in a country. These principles guide legislation, give legitimacy to judicial
decisions and protect the rights of citizens of a nation. The judiciary incorporates these principles
in deciding cases and ensures conformity by the legislature and executive to such principles.

Res Judicata is one such principle. It is an all pervading concept present in all jurisdictions of the
world. India has adopted the principle of Res Judicata is Section 11 of The Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE

The primary objective behind choosing this topic is to analyze how the embodiment of a
principle like Res Judicata, is one of the necessity in our country in order to bring finality to
litigation and to prevent a person from being dragged to court again and again.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The present work depends upon secondary data in the form of case laws, certain legal articles,
statutes enacted by the Government of India. The case laws and statutes were collected from
various authentic sources and legal search engines. The legal articles were available on authentic
publishing websites like Legal Services India, Bar and Bench etc.

TENTATIVE CHAPTERIZATION

 Rationale behind Doctrine of Res Judicata

 Essentials for Res Judicata
 Application and Non-Application of Res Judicata
 Res Judicata: Different from other doctrines
 Conclusion