https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314280 Kerala HC dismissed a writ petition filed by a retired employee seeking release of Performance Related Pay and long service reward memento for lack of territorial jurisdiction. The petitioner retired from Delhi-based employment on 31.07.2014 but filed petition in Kerala HC. Court held that mere receipt of rejection communication in Kerala does not confer jurisdiction when cause of action arose outside Kerala jurisdiction. Exception exists only for pensionary claims, not employment-related claims. The employment dispute and rejection occurred in Delhi, making Kerala HC lack territorial jurisdiction under Article 226(2). en-us Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 May 2024 21:16:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314280 Kerala HC dismissed a writ petition filed by a retired employee seeking release of Performance Related Pay and long service reward memento for lack of territorial jurisdiction. The petitioner retired from Delhi-based employment on 31.07.2014 but filed petition in Kerala HC. Court held that mere receipt of rejection communication in Kerala does not confer jurisdiction when cause of action arose outside Kerala jurisdiction. Exception exists only for pensionary claims, not employment-related claims. The employment dispute and rejection occurred in Delhi, making Kerala HC lack territorial jurisdiction under Article 226(2). Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314280