MUKHTIAR AHMED vs SMT.HUSAN BANO & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's suit for a declaration of 2/3rd share in a house, affirming that the appellant was bound by a previous decree which established his entitlement to only a 1/5th share. The Court ruled that the principle of res judicata applied, preventing the appellant from claiming a larger share after a final judgment had been rendered in a prior suit. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed without costs.