The Supreme Court has dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Kangra Central Cooperative Bank Limited, upholding the principle of finality in litigation. The Bench, comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra , held that a second SLP is not maintainable when a previous petition challenging the same order was withdrawn without specific liberty to approach the Supreme Court again.

However, exercising its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Court limited the Bank’s financial liability to a specific group of pensioners to prevent further litigation.

Background of the Case

The legal battle traces back to a judgment dated May 15, 2012, passed by a Single Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in CWP No. 1679/2010 . This decisio

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