DATE OF INSTITUTION:  28.09.2016.

        DATE OF DISPOSAL: 13.10.2016.

Miss S.L.Pattnaik, President:

            This case is posted today for consideration on the point of admission. Advocate for complainant is present. During the course of admission of the consumer complaint, we perused the complaint petition of the complainant and found that complainant has filed an application at Permanent Lok Adalat, Ganjam at Berhampur bearing Case No. 37/2016. The P.L.A.  had already passed his order on dated 7.6.2016. Once a matter is already decided in permanent Lok Adalat, this Consumer Forum has no power to reopen the matter again. It violates the rule of resjudicata U/S 11of Civil Procedure Code. It hits the neck of former suit. The principle of resjudicata is based on the need of giving finality to judicial decision. Once a resjudicata, it shall not be adjudicated again. A matter whether on a question of fact or question of law having been decided between the two parties in one suit or proceedings then such decision is final.  None of the parties would be allowed to canvass the matter again. The doctrine of resjudicata is a universal doctrine laying down the finality of litigation between the parties. So from the forgoing discussion and from the petition and accompanying documents, we observed that consumer complaint of the complainant is dismissed as not admitted due to devoid of any merit.

            In view of the above, this complaint is not maintainable being barred by the principle of resjudicata and the same is accordingly dismissed.

            The order is pronounced on this day of 13^th October 2016 under the signature and seal of this Forum. Copy of the order be supplied to the complainant free of cost.

            This order be sent to server