https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189485 In arbitration proceedings, the court competent to take an award on file is the civil court having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the reference under the applicable jurisdictional rule. Section 31(1) of the Arbitration Act, 1940 requires filing in such a court, and ordinary civil jurisdiction would ordinarily follow Section 20 CPC where part of the cause of action arises. For a High Court exercising original civil jurisdiction, however, Section 120 excludes Sections 16, 17 and 20 CPC, so jurisdiction must be tested under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent. On that basis, the appellant's carrying on business in Bombay was sufficient to confer jurisdiction on the Bombay High Court. en-us Wed, 17 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:51:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189485 In arbitration proceedings, the court competent to take an award on file is the civil court having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the reference under the applicable jurisdictional rule. Section 31(1) of the Arbitration Act, 1940 requires filing in such a court, and ordinary civil jurisdiction would ordinarily follow Section 20 CPC where part of the cause of action arises. For a High Court exercising original civil jurisdiction, however, Section 120 excludes Sections 16, 17 and 20 CPC, so jurisdiction must be tested under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent. On that basis, the appellant's carrying on business in Bombay was sufficient to confer jurisdiction on the Bombay High Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189485