https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172507 For Section 9 arbitration petitions before a Chartered High Court exercising original civil jurisdiction, territorial competence is governed by Clause XII of the Letters Patent. Section 120 of the Code of Civil Procedure excludes application of Sections 16, 17 and 20 to such original jurisdiction, preventing Section 20 from restricting the charter-based test. A defendant carrying on business within the Court's local limits can establish jurisdiction even where the cause of action arose elsewhere. Subsequent relocation of a registered office may be relevant when jurisdiction is determined. Selection of Mumbai as the arbitral seat also weakens objections based on forum convenience. en-us Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 May 2019 16:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172507 For Section 9 arbitration petitions before a Chartered High Court exercising original civil jurisdiction, territorial competence is governed by Clause XII of the Letters Patent. Section 120 of the Code of Civil Procedure excludes application of Sections 16, 17 and 20 to such original jurisdiction, preventing Section 20 from restricting the charter-based test. A defendant carrying on business within the Court's local limits can establish jurisdiction even where the cause of action arose elsewhere. Subsequent relocation of a registered office may be relevant when jurisdiction is determined. Selection of Mumbai as the arbitral seat also weakens objections based on forum convenience. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172507