https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304693 Article 226(2) confines territorial writ jurisdiction to cases where the impugned judicial act arises wholly or in part within the High Court's limits. In a private complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the complainant is not the writ target; the relevant acts are the Magistrate's cognizance under Section 190(1)(a) CrPC and issuance of process under Section 204 CrPC. Because those acts occurred outside the High Court's territory, no writ of certiorari or prohibition could issue to quash or restrain the criminal proceedings, even though part of the underlying cause of action arose within the State. en-us Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:50:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304693 Article 226(2) confines territorial writ jurisdiction to cases where the impugned judicial act arises wholly or in part within the High Court's limits. In a private complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the complainant is not the writ target; the relevant acts are the Magistrate's cognizance under Section 190(1)(a) CrPC and issuance of process under Section 204 CrPC. Because those acts occurred outside the High Court's territory, no writ of certiorari or prohibition could issue to quash or restrain the criminal proceedings, even though part of the underlying cause of action arose within the State. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304693