https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171714 Territorial jurisdiction under Section 20 CPC depends on the defendant residing, carrying on business, personally working for gain, or the cause of action arising within the court's limits. In a dispute over making an arbitral award a rule of court, the Supreme Court of India noted that the Union of India, when acting through governmental machinery for construction of an ordnance factory, was performing a sovereign function and not carrying on commercial business in Delhi. Mere presence of an office in Delhi was insufficient to establish jurisdiction. The distinction between sovereign functions and commercial activity was treated as decisive, and the Delhi High Court was held to lack territorial jurisdiction. en-us Wed, 10 Feb 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:03:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171714 Territorial jurisdiction under Section 20 CPC depends on the defendant residing, carrying on business, personally working for gain, or the cause of action arising within the court's limits. In a dispute over making an arbitral award a rule of court, the Supreme Court of India noted that the Union of India, when acting through governmental machinery for construction of an ordnance factory, was performing a sovereign function and not carrying on commercial business in Delhi. Mere presence of an office in Delhi was insufficient to establish jurisdiction. The distinction between sovereign functions and commercial activity was treated as decisive, and the Delhi High Court was held to lack territorial jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Feb 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171714