https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156945 Parties may validly confer exclusive jurisdiction on one of two otherwise competent courts through a clear ouster clause, and that choice will exclude the other forum. Section 31(4) of the Arbitration Act, 1940 does not create territorial jurisdiction in a court that is not otherwise competent under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and the contract; it operates only where the application is filed in a court already having jurisdiction. On that reasoning, the Calcutta High Court was held to lack jurisdiction, the Jaipur court being the only contractual forum, and the proceedings were directed to be transferred there. en-us Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156945 Parties may validly confer exclusive jurisdiction on one of two otherwise competent courts through a clear ouster clause, and that choice will exclude the other forum. Section 31(4) of the Arbitration Act, 1940 does not create territorial jurisdiction in a court that is not otherwise competent under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and the contract; it operates only where the application is filed in a court already having jurisdiction. On that reasoning, the Calcutta High Court was held to lack jurisdiction, the Jaipur court being the only contractual forum, and the proceedings were directed to be transferred there. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156945