https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171967 Objection to territorial jurisdiction can be waived, unlike a challenge to a court's inherent competence, and Section 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure recognises that distinction. Where a defendant participates in the proceedings and consents to a court-referred arbitration, the defendant waives any objection to the High Court's local jurisdiction and is estopped from disputing both the court's power to make the reference and the arbitrator's authority to make the award. The territorial jurisdiction objection was therefore barred by waiver and estoppel, and the appeal failed. en-us Thu, 04 May 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 May 2026 11:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171967 Objection to territorial jurisdiction can be waived, unlike a challenge to a court's inherent competence, and Section 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure recognises that distinction. Where a defendant participates in the proceedings and consents to a court-referred arbitration, the defendant waives any objection to the High Court's local jurisdiction and is estopped from disputing both the court's power to make the reference and the arbitrator's authority to make the award. The territorial jurisdiction objection was therefore barred by waiver and estoppel, and the appeal failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 04 May 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171967