https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288510 Territorial jurisdiction under the Employees' State Insurance Act was upheld because contributions and returns were payable at the Corporation's Madras office, so the place of performance was there under the settled rule that the debtor must seek the creditor. The High Court also held that defects of local jurisdiction are not automatically fatal: a proceeding is not void ab initio merely for want of territorial competence, and the Code permits the High Court, where statutory conditions are met, to direct inquiry or trial by an otherwise competent court. The earlier contrary Madras view was rejected, and the trial before the Chief Presidency Magistrate was sustained. en-us Wed, 19 Aug 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:02:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288510 Territorial jurisdiction under the Employees' State Insurance Act was upheld because contributions and returns were payable at the Corporation's Madras office, so the place of performance was there under the settled rule that the debtor must seek the creditor. The High Court also held that defects of local jurisdiction are not automatically fatal: a proceeding is not void ab initio merely for want of territorial competence, and the Code permits the High Court, where statutory conditions are met, to direct inquiry or trial by an otherwise competent court. The earlier contrary Madras view was rejected, and the trial before the Chief Presidency Magistrate was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Aug 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288510