Jurisdiction of Bench based on respondent's residence or place of business; cause of action and deemed place rules govern venue. Jurisdiction is anchored to the respondent's territorial connection: where the respondent actually and voluntarily resides, carries on business, or personally works for gain when proceedings are instituted; for multiple respondents jurisdiction can rest on any respondent subject to leave of the Bench or acquiescence by others; jurisdiction also arises where the cause of action, wholly or in part, occurs. Certain categories of respondents are deemed to carry on business at their sole or principal place of business in India, at their registered office in India, or at a subordinate office, thereby fixing venue.
Cases where this provision is explicitly mentioned in the judgment/order text; may not be exhaustive. To view the complete list of cases mentioning this section, Click here.
Provisions expressly mentioned in the judgment/order text.
Jurisdiction of Bench based on respondent's residence or place of business; cause of action and deemed place rules govern venue.
Jurisdiction is anchored to the respondent's territorial connection: where the respondent actually and voluntarily resides, carries on business, or personally works for gain when proceedings are instituted; for multiple respondents jurisdiction can rest on any respondent subject to leave of the Bench or acquiescence by others; jurisdiction also arises where the cause of action, wholly or in part, occurs. Certain categories of respondents are deemed to carry on business at their sole or principal place of business in India, at their registered office in India, or at a subordinate office, thereby fixing venue.
Full Summary is available for active users!
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.