https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197926 Territorial jurisdiction for a civil suit must be assessed on the date of institution under the Code of Civil Procedure, with jurisdiction depending on where the cause of action arose or where the defendant resided or carried on business at that time. The doctrine of dominus litus does not allow a plaintiff to choose a forum outside these statutory limits, and a later change in the defendant's residence cannot cure an initial lack of jurisdiction. On the admitted facts, no part of the cause of action arose within the trial court's local limits and the defendant was abroad when the suit was filed, so the suit was not maintainable there and the High Court's order was set aside. en-us Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:31:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197926 Territorial jurisdiction for a civil suit must be assessed on the date of institution under the Code of Civil Procedure, with jurisdiction depending on where the cause of action arose or where the defendant resided or carried on business at that time. The doctrine of dominus litus does not allow a plaintiff to choose a forum outside these statutory limits, and a later change in the defendant's residence cannot cure an initial lack of jurisdiction. On the admitted facts, no part of the cause of action arose within the trial court's local limits and the defendant was abroad when the suit was filed, so the suit was not maintainable there and the High Court's order was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197926