Ramesh Kumar vs State Of Haryana & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellant's writ petition seeking revised pay scales, citing Section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) and Order 2 Rule 2 CPC, as the claim had been previously litigated and dismissed in earlier proceedings. The Court noted that the resolution passed by the University on 20.08.1997 could not be enforced due to the absence of prior approval from the State Government as mandated by Section 9F and 11A of the Maharshi Dayanand University Act, 1975. The Court concluded that the appellant's claim was barred by res judicata and also dismissed on grounds of delay and laches.