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With aforesaid the writ petition stands allowed. No order as to costs."

It is submitted that thereafter the matter was reconsidered by the respondents. The claim of the petitioner has been once again rejected by considering the policy dated 22/1/2007 and 18/8/2008, whereas the direction given by this Court was to consider the policy, which was in force on the date of death of the father of the petitioner. It is submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that the order under challenge is bad in the light of the earlier order passed by this Court. It is further submitted that once the matter was finally adjudicated by this Court by holding that the policy, which was in vogue on the date of death of the father of the petitioner would be applicable, therefore, the principle of res judicata would apply and the respondents cannot travel beyond the directions given by this Court. To buttress his contentions, the counsel for the petitioner has relied upon the judgment passed by the Supreme Court in the case of Subramanian Swamy Vs. State of Tamil Nadu reported in (2014) 5 SCC 75.