https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156964 Where proceedings under the Arbitration Act are governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, jurisdiction depends on Section 20 of the Code, so a proceeding may be filed where the defendant carries on business or where part of the cause of action arises. A company's principal office is relevant for jurisdiction, and because the respondent carried on business at Bombay and part of the cause of action arose there, Bombay courts had jurisdiction. Where more than one court is competent, the parties may validly agree to confer exclusive jurisdiction on one of them, and such a clause is not contrary to public policy or Section 28 of the Contract Act. The Bombay exclusive jurisdiction agreement was therefore valid and binding. en-us Fri, 08 Jan 1971 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 08:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156964 Where proceedings under the Arbitration Act are governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, jurisdiction depends on Section 20 of the Code, so a proceeding may be filed where the defendant carries on business or where part of the cause of action arises. A company's principal office is relevant for jurisdiction, and because the respondent carried on business at Bombay and part of the cause of action arose there, Bombay courts had jurisdiction. Where more than one court is competent, the parties may validly agree to confer exclusive jurisdiction on one of them, and such a clause is not contrary to public policy or Section 28 of the Contract Act. The Bombay exclusive jurisdiction agreement was therefore valid and binding. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 08 Jan 1971 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156964