https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295038 Article 226(2) confers territorial writ jurisdiction on a High Court where a material part of the cause of action arises within its limits, even if the respondent authority is based elsewhere, and the inquiry is to be read consistently with Section 20 CPC principles. Here, the employer's factory in Gujarat, the labour proceedings in Gujarat, and the wage claim together constituted a material part of the cause of action within Gujarat. The Gujarat High Court therefore had territorial jurisdiction to entertain the writ petition, the objection to maintainability failed, and the dispute had to be decided on merits. en-us Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 16 May 2021 11:50:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295038 Article 226(2) confers territorial writ jurisdiction on a High Court where a material part of the cause of action arises within its limits, even if the respondent authority is based elsewhere, and the inquiry is to be read consistently with Section 20 CPC principles. Here, the employer's factory in Gujarat, the labour proceedings in Gujarat, and the wage claim together constituted a material part of the cause of action within Gujarat. The Gujarat High Court therefore had territorial jurisdiction to entertain the writ petition, the objection to maintainability failed, and the dispute had to be decided on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295038