https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753589 Territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 depends on whether the cause of action, wholly or in part, arises within the court's territorial limits, and the mere location of the respondent's head office in Delhi does not by itself confer jurisdiction when the material events, injury, and alleged acts arose elsewhere. The expression "cause of action" for Article 226(2) is to be understood consistently with Section 20(c) CPC. Where the grievance substantially arises in another State and an efficacious remedy is available before the competent High Court there, the writ court may decline jurisdiction on forum conveniens. The writ petition was held not maintainable before the Delhi High Court for want of territorial jurisdiction. en-us Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753589 Territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 depends on whether the cause of action, wholly or in part, arises within the court's territorial limits, and the mere location of the respondent's head office in Delhi does not by itself confer jurisdiction when the material events, injury, and alleged acts arose elsewhere. The expression "cause of action" for Article 226(2) is to be understood consistently with Section 20(c) CPC. Where the grievance substantially arises in another State and an efficacious remedy is available before the competent High Court there, the writ court may decline jurisdiction on forum conveniens. The writ petition was held not maintainable before the Delhi High Court for want of territorial jurisdiction. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=753589