https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311342 A High Court may possess territorial jurisdiction yet still decline to entertain a writ petition on forum non conveniens grounds, but that discretion must be exercised with regard to the case facts and not as a mere convenience-based refusal. In this dispute under the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, the proceedings had originated in Haryana and the parties were substantially located at Faridabad, even though the Appellate Tribunal was in Delhi. The Supreme Court set aside the refusal to entertain the writ petition on convenience grounds and restored the writ proceedings for decision on merits. en-us Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 06:03:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311342 A High Court may possess territorial jurisdiction yet still decline to entertain a writ petition on forum non conveniens grounds, but that discretion must be exercised with regard to the case facts and not as a mere convenience-based refusal. In this dispute under the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, the proceedings had originated in Haryana and the parties were substantially located at Faridabad, even though the Appellate Tribunal was in Delhi. The Supreme Court set aside the refusal to entertain the writ petition on convenience grounds and restored the writ proceedings for decision on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311342