https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171154 Clause XIV of the Letters Patent requires only that the High Court have original jurisdiction over one cause of action; it does not require that the cause of action itself arose within the Court's territorial jurisdiction. Section 134(2) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 gives an additional forum for infringement suits where the registered proprietor resides or carries on business, and this statutory facility cannot be restricted by importing Section 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The existence of a registered mark in the defendant's name does not bar an infringement claim. Leave under Clause XIV remains discretionary, primarily to avoid multiplicity of proceedings, subject to undue hardship or abuse of process; leave was granted and the claims were joined. en-us Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:58:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171154 Clause XIV of the Letters Patent requires only that the High Court have original jurisdiction over one cause of action; it does not require that the cause of action itself arose within the Court's territorial jurisdiction. Section 134(2) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 gives an additional forum for infringement suits where the registered proprietor resides or carries on business, and this statutory facility cannot be restricted by importing Section 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The existence of a registered mark in the defendant's name does not bar an infringement claim. Leave under Clause XIV remains discretionary, primarily to avoid multiplicity of proceedings, subject to undue hardship or abuse of process; leave was granted and the claims were joined. Case-Laws Companies Law Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171154