INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
40. Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial.
34. Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
40. Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial.––The existence of any judgment,
order or decree which by law prevents any Court from taking cognizance of a suit or holding a trial, is a
relevant fact when the question is whether such Court ought to take cognizance of such suit or to hold
such trial.
Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
34. Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial.—The existence of any judgment,
order or decree which by law prevents any Court from taking cognizance of a suit or holding a trial, is a
relevant fact when the question is whether such Court ought to take cognizance of such suit or to hold
such trial.
Current law India Code — BSA 2023