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In a contractual dispute between two parties A and B, A files a suit in New Delhi where the cause of action arose. Two days later, B files a suit in the same matter in Mumbai, where A is resident. The pendency of the first suit is not brought to the notice of the court in Mumbai. The court pronounces judgement in second suit before the first suit is decided. Would such decision operate as a bar on the court in New Delhi to try the suit any further?

A. Yes, the principle of res judicata will apply

B. No, the principle of res judicata only applies against 'former suits.' In this case, the suit in Mumbai was filed subsequent to the suit in Delhi and is therefore not a 'former suit.'

C. No, because the parties did not disclose the pendency of the previous suit to the Court in Mumbai

D. No, because the plaintiff in the first suit is not the plaintiff in the second suit

Answer: Option A


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