TMI Blog2020 (11) TMI 976X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ated by the Petitioner for having approached this Court instead of High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore is that the 'seat of authority' of the First Respondent is situated at Chennai within the territorial limits of jurisdiction of this Court. Even if it is assumed that in addition to the High Court of Karnataka, this Court would also have territorial jurisdiction, the principle of forum c ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erused the materials placed on record, apart from the pleadings of the parties. 2. It is borne out from the materials placed on record that the Petitioner, which is a partnership firm carrying on business at Bangalore in the State of Karnataka and aggrieved by the action taken against it by the Second Respondent, whose office is also situated at Bangalore in the State of Karnataka, had made an ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 6.2013 in W.P. (MD) No. 8790 of 2013), as follows:- 7. Exercise of jurisdiction is based on arising of the cause of action, either in whole or in part in any one of the said Revenue Districts. [See RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT ADVOCATES' ASSOCIATION Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTEHRS (2001 (2) SCC 294) and B.STALIN Vs. THE REGISTRAR, SUPREME COURT OF INDIA AND OTHERS (2012 (3) LW 489 (FB))]. 8. It s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Court may refuse to exercise its discretionary jurisdiction by invoking the Doctrine of forum conveniens. [See BHAGAT SINGH BUGGA Vs. DEWAN JAGBIR SAWHNEY, AIR 1941 CAL 670 : ILR (1941) 1 CAL 490; MADANLAL JALAN Vs. MADANLAL, 1945 (49) CWN 357: AIR 1949 CAL 495; BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. Vs. JHARIA TALKIES COLD STORAGE (P) LTD., 1997 CWN 122; S.S.JAIN CO. Vs. UNION OF INDIA, 1994 (1) CHN 445, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n or orders passed by the Court becomes a nullity, it is non est and of no consequence at all resulting in wasting of precious public time. Courts are barred from indulging in hypothetic and academic exercises. 4. Having regard to the aforesaid legal position, there does not appear to be any justification to entertain the Writ Petition for the relief sought in this Court. Though obvious, it ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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