Shree Chamundi Mopeds Ltd. v. Church of South India Trust Association

3 SCC 1Reported decision1992#303 most cited

What is Shree Chamundi Mopeds Ltd. v. Church of South India Trust Association authority for?

If an issue has been decided by a competent court or bench, and that decision remains undisturbed by a higher court, subsequent appeals on the same issue can be dismissed as being covered by the earlier judgment, underscoring judicial discipline.

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Shree Chamundi Mopeds Ltd. v. Church of South India Trust Association · 3 SCC 1 · 1992 · dismissal of appeal · covered by previous judgment · judicial discipline · finality of orders · precedential value of judgments · Section 261 · effect of SLP dismissal · Kunhayammed

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Shree Chamundi Mopeds Ltd. v. Church of South India Trust Association

Income Tax Officer(Exemptions), Trichy vs. M/S Papathiyammal Pitchai Pitchaieducational Trust, Karur

The appeal stand allowed in terms of our above order

ITA 18/CHNY/2023[2020-21]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai20 Oct 2023AY 2020-21

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri V. Durga Rao, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.18/Chny/2023 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2020-21) Ito (Exemptions) M/S. Papathiyammal Pitchai Educational Trust बनाम Trichy. Muthunagar, Hiranyamangalam, Mettupatty, / Vs. Kulithalai-639 107 (Karur Dist.) "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aabtp-7831-M (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (!"थ" / Respondent)

For Appellant: Shri P.Sajit Kumar (JCIT)- Ld. Sr. DRFor Respondent: Shri S. Sridhar (Advocate)-Ld.AR
Section 11Section 119(2)(b)Section 12ASection 139(1)Section 143(1)

…ear is different and each year the issue should be decided afresh because the cause of action for each assessment year is distinct. Reliance is placed on the decision of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Ors Vs. UOI (2006) 3 SCC 1 wherein it has been observed that Res judicata does not apply in matters pertaining to tax for different assessment years because res judicata applies to debar Courts from entertaining issues on the same cause of action whereas the cause of action for each assessment year is distinct. As a general rule, each year's assessment is final only for that y…