https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291717 Territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 is confined to cases where the cause of action arises wholly or in substantial part within the High Court's limits. On the facts stated, the alleged statement and the representation were linked to Puducherry, which lay outside the Madurai Bench's territorial reach. A merely incidental or insignificant connection was insufficient, and the doctrine of forum conveniens could not create jurisdiction where none existed. The writ petition was therefore not maintainable before that Bench for want of territorial jurisdiction and was dismissed. en-us Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:10:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291717 Territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 is confined to cases where the cause of action arises wholly or in substantial part within the High Court's limits. On the facts stated, the alleged statement and the representation were linked to Puducherry, which lay outside the Madurai Bench's territorial reach. A merely incidental or insignificant connection was insufficient, and the doctrine of forum conveniens could not create jurisdiction where none existed. The writ petition was therefore not maintainable before that Bench for want of territorial jurisdiction and was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291717