https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410856 A Special Court constituted by government notification had exclusive jurisdiction only within the specific local areas notified for economic offences, and that limited conferment did not extend to Customs prosecutions across the State. Offences arising outside the notified areas remained triable by the ordinary criminal court having territorial jurisdiction. On that basis, the Judicial Magistrate at Thanjavur was not divested of jurisdiction merely because Special Courts existed for Madurai and Chennai. The plea for transfer to Chennai was rejected, and the petition was dismissed. en-us Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410856 A Special Court constituted by government notification had exclusive jurisdiction only within the specific local areas notified for economic offences, and that limited conferment did not extend to Customs prosecutions across the State. Offences arising outside the notified areas remained triable by the ordinary criminal court having territorial jurisdiction. On that basis, the Judicial Magistrate at Thanjavur was not divested of jurisdiction merely because Special Courts existed for Madurai and Chennai. The plea for transfer to Chennai was rejected, and the petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410856