Reviewed case brief

Daryao v. State of Uttar Pradesh

AIR 1961 SC 1457

## Summary

CPCres-judicatasection-11writ-petitionarticle-32article-226constitutional-remedyfinality
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1961
Subjects
Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation, Constitutional Law I
Reviewed
2026-06-29

Rule established

The principle of res judicata applies to writ proceedings. A writ petition dismissed on merits by the High Court under Article 226 bars a subsequent petition before the Supreme Court under Article 32 on the same grounds.

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      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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