K.I. Shephard & Ors. Etc. Etc vs Union Of India & Ors on 18 September, 1987
16. No doubt, in exceptional cases where the court has
expressly prohibited the extension of the benefit to
those who have not approached the court till then or
in cases where a grievance in personam is redressed,
the matter may acquire a different dimension, and the
department may be justified in denying the relief to an
individual who claims the extension of the benefit of
the said judgment."