https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153310 A contractual clause conferring jurisdiction on a specified court is valid where more than one court is otherwise competent under Section 20 CPC. Parties may, by a clear, unambiguous and explicit agreement, choose one among the competent forums for disputes arising from the contract, and such a clause is not void under Sections 23 and 28 of the Indian Contract Act unless it amounts to an absolute ouster of jurisdiction. The clause here made the Bangalore court the exclusive forum for proceedings arising out of the work order, so the Dhanbad court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit and the appeal failed. en-us Tue, 18 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153310 A contractual clause conferring jurisdiction on a specified court is valid where more than one court is otherwise competent under Section 20 CPC. Parties may, by a clear, unambiguous and explicit agreement, choose one among the competent forums for disputes arising from the contract, and such a clause is not void under Sections 23 and 28 of the Indian Contract Act unless it amounts to an absolute ouster of jurisdiction. The clause here made the Bangalore court the exclusive forum for proceedings arising out of the work order, so the Dhanbad court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit and the appeal failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153310