https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108737 Territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 depends on pleaded facts showing a real nexus and at least part of the cause of action arising within the forum. The High Court found no such nexus with Andhra Pradesh because the company's registered office was elsewhere, the complaints originated outside the State, and the asserted Hyderabad branch office did not itself confer jurisdiction; the writ could not be entertained. The Court also held that suppression of material facts, including pending complaints and proceedings elsewhere, amounted to lack of clean hands and abuse of process, so the petition was liable to be rejected at the threshold. en-us Tue, 09 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:17:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108737 Territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 depends on pleaded facts showing a real nexus and at least part of the cause of action arising within the forum. The High Court found no such nexus with Andhra Pradesh because the company's registered office was elsewhere, the complaints originated outside the State, and the asserted Hyderabad branch office did not itself confer jurisdiction; the writ could not be entertained. The Court also held that suppression of material facts, including pending complaints and proceedings elsewhere, amounted to lack of clean hands and abuse of process, so the petition was liable to be rejected at the threshold. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 09 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108737