https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300242 Territorial jurisdiction in a civil suit for dishonour of cheque depends on where the cause of action arose, not merely where the cheque was deposited for collection. The cheque was issued and accepted at Ootacamund, drawn on the drawee bank there, and the material refusal to honour it occurred at that place. Deposit of the cheque with the payee's bank in Delhi did not create any part of the cause of action in Delhi, and references in criminal law to presentation to "the bank" were held to mean the drawee bank rather than the collecting bank. No territorial jurisdiction arose in Delhi. en-us Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:12:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300242 Territorial jurisdiction in a civil suit for dishonour of cheque depends on where the cause of action arose, not merely where the cheque was deposited for collection. The cheque was issued and accepted at Ootacamund, drawn on the drawee bank there, and the material refusal to honour it occurred at that place. Deposit of the cheque with the payee's bank in Delhi did not create any part of the cause of action in Delhi, and references in criminal law to presentation to "the bank" were held to mean the drawee bank rather than the collecting bank. No territorial jurisdiction arose in Delhi. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300242