https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=213776 A writ petition under Article 226 may be maintained where the appellate authority is located within the High Court's territorial jurisdiction, because the appellate order forms part of the cause of action after the original order is carried in appeal. The doctrine of merger applies, so the original order merges into the appellate order and the appellate order becomes the operative order for challenge. In that situation, the litigant may choose the forum where the appellate authority is situated as a convenient forum. Decisions on statutory appeals were distinguished as not governing writ jurisdiction under Article 226. en-us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=213776 A writ petition under Article 226 may be maintained where the appellate authority is located within the High Court's territorial jurisdiction, because the appellate order forms part of the cause of action after the original order is carried in appeal. The doctrine of merger applies, so the original order merges into the appellate order and the appellate order becomes the operative order for challenge. In that situation, the litigant may choose the forum where the appellate authority is situated as a convenient forum. Decisions on statutory appeals were distinguished as not governing writ jurisdiction under Article 226. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=213776