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2015 (8) TMI 932 - HC - Companies LawTerritorial jurisdiction to entertain suit location of registered office of the company or location of carrying business or location of directors or location of regional office - Cause of action arising at principle place Whether Trial Judge was right in taking view that respondent having only regional office in Mumbai, part of cause of action must also arise in Mumbai Held that:- Supreme court in case of Jindal Vijaynagar Steel [2006 (8) TMI 594 - SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] rejected argument of reading explanation to Section 20 into Clause12 of Letters Patent, because section 120 of CPC expressly provides that Section 20 shall not apply to High Court in exercise of its original civil jurisdiction As per settled position, principles of CPC should nevertheless be applied, as far as possible, to proceedings of civil nature, even where application of CPC has been barred Since respondent was carrying on business within limits of jurisdiction of current Court through its regional office, it is not necessary to consider whether cause of action or any part thereof arose within territorial limits of current Court Requirements of clause 12 are clearly satisfied once defendant is stated to be carrying on its business through regional office within territorial limits Impugned order set aside and summary suit is maintainable under Clause12 of Letters Patent Decided in favour of Appellant.
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