Recently, The Supreme Court stated that Res judicata applies when a previous suit was decided on merits. The bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and J.B. Pardiwala stated that “the power conferred on Courts under Rule 3 of Order 17 of the CPC to decide the suit on the merits for the default of a party
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