https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331533 Section 166(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is a remedial provision and permits an accident claim to be filed where the claimant resides, carries on business, or where the defendant resides; for a juristic defendant, carrying on business within the local limits is a relevant basis for territorial jurisdiction, so filing against the insurer at Kolkata was valid. An objection to territorial jurisdiction is technical and, applying the principle underlying Section 21 CPC and Section 11 of the Suits Valuation Act, cannot justify reversal unless it has caused prejudice or failure of justice; in the absence of such prejudice, the award should not be disturbed. en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 11:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331533 Section 166(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is a remedial provision and permits an accident claim to be filed where the claimant resides, carries on business, or where the defendant resides; for a juristic defendant, carrying on business within the local limits is a relevant basis for territorial jurisdiction, so filing against the insurer at Kolkata was valid. An objection to territorial jurisdiction is technical and, applying the principle underlying Section 21 CPC and Section 11 of the Suits Valuation Act, cannot justify reversal unless it has caused prejudice or failure of justice; in the absence of such prejudice, the award should not be disturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331533