Saroja vs Chinnusamy (Dead) By L.Rs And Anr on 24 August, 2007
The said
judgment/decree cannot be used by the Defendant to continue to occupy the
First Floor. The Trial Court's finding that the Plaintiff is the owner of the
property and that the Defendant is a trespasser is liable to be upheld. The
earlier suit was a suit for injunction and does not operate as res judicata as
rightly held by the Trial Court in answer to issue no.-3. Counsel for the
Defendant/Appellant relies upon Saroja v. Chinnusamy (Dead) by LRs
[C.A. 3907/2009 decision dated 24th August, 2007] to argue that an ex-parte
decree is binding. On this, there can be no dispute. However, the scope of
the judgment which was passed was only in respect to injunction and not in
a suit seeking declaratory title.