ESTOPPEL PER REM JUDICATAM/RES JUDICATA - Principles of estoppel per rem judicatam
HELD:
"Estoppel per rem judicatam or res judicata arises where an issue of fact has been judicially determined in a final manner between the parties or their privies by a Court or Tribunal having jurisdiction in the matter and the same issue comes directly in question in subsequent proceedings between the parties and their privies.
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