Sajjadanashin Sayed Md.B.E.Edr.(D)By ... vs Musa Dadabhai Ummer & Others

The Supreme Court upheld the decisions of the lower courts regarding the applicability of res judicata under Section 19 of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, affirming that previous judgments concerning the status of Rozas at Broach and Surat did not bar the current proceedings. The Court clarified that the principle of res judicata was not applicable as the earlier decisions did not conclusively determine the status of these Rozas as public trusts. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, allowing the inquiry to proceed on merits.