In Brief
Shyam Madam Mohan Ruia & Others appealed against an order directing a suit (Suit No. IV-2410 of 2008) to proceed. The core dispute concerned whether the suit should advance to trial despite a preliminary objection based on limitation period. The Supreme Court held that trials must proceed independently on their merits. Prior judicial determinations treating limitation as a preliminary issue become ineffective; the matter must proceed afresh to trial, allowing substantive adjudication without preliminary rulings blocking progress.
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