Supreme Court of India
Eastern Coalfields Ltd. & Ors. v. Kalyan Banerjee
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that only because the Head Office of the appellant - company was situated in the State of West Bengal, the same by itself will 0 not confer any jurisdiction upon the Calcutta High Court, particularly when the Head Office had nothing to do with the f order of punishment passed against the respondent.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 226(2) - Territorial Jurisdiction -· Entire cause of action arising in Mugma Area in c State of Jharkhand - Writ petition by employee challenging his termination before Calcutta High Court - Maintainability of - Held: Not maintainable - Company having Head Office in the State of West Bengal would not by itself confer any ;urisdiction upon Calcutta High Court - Head office had nothing to do with the order of punishment against employee. Words and Phrases: Cause of action - Meaning of - In , the context of Article 226(2) of the Constitution of India, 1950.
Where later benches applied it
- 2026 Baksish Ahmad v. Union of India & Anr.
- 2015 Maharaji Educational Trust v. Sgs Construction & Dev. P. Ltd. & Ors
- 2022 V G Jagdishan v. M/s. Indofos Industries Limited
Of those, 2 referred to · 1 mentioned
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