Supreme Court of India
Alchemist Limited and Anr. v. State Bank of Sikkim and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
For the foregoing reasons, we see no infirmity in the order passed by the High Court dismissing the petition on the ground of want of territorial jurisdiction.
Judgment, page 16
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 226(2)-Writ Petition-Territorial jurisdiction-Cause of action-Held, cause of action is relevant and germane and writ petition can be instituted in High Court within the territorial jurisdiction of which cause of action in whole or in part arises-Whether a particular fact constitutes cause of action or not-Held, it must be decided on the basis of facts and circumstances of each case- particular fact forms part of cause of action if it is of substance and is material, integral or essential part of lis between parties-Even if a small fraction of cause of
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Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Union of India v. Sanjiv Chaturvedi
- 2021 Union of India and Anr v. Ms. A. Shainamol, Ias and Anr
- 2015 Maharaji Educational Trust v. Sgs Construction & Dev. P. Ltd. & Ors
Of those, 3 referred to
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