The determination of the nature of the suit and its applicability under specific provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure is crucial in establishing the territorial jurisdiction of the court.

( 1 ) THESE two Rules are taken up together as they arise out of the same order. The petitioner in Rule No. 1508/72 are two defendants in the suit instituted by the petitioner in Rule No. 1759/72 as plaintiff.

( 2 ) THE plaintiff filed the instant suit in the court of a Munsif at Alipore. The plaintiff has in the suit prayed for a declaration that the two documents dated November 9, 1966 and March 17, 1967, both executed and registered at Rampurhat were obtained by fraud and as such void and invalid and for permanent injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with the plaintiff's possession in the lands covered under those documents and from exercising any rights as shebaits of deity Shri Shyamrai Deb Thakur.

( 3 ) THE deity represented by the plaintiff was made defendant No. 1 and the petitioners in Rule No. 1508/72 were made defendants Nos. 2 and 3. Defendants Nos. 2 and 3 filed written statement and raised an objection that the Munsif at Alipore had no territorial jurisdiction to entertain the suit. The Munsif has held that the Alipore Court has no territorial jurisdiction in respect of the document dated November 9, 1966; but the Alipore Court has territorial jurisdiction in respect of the document dated March 17, 1967. Defendants Nos. 2 and 3 obtained Rule No. 1508/72 against the finding of the Munsif that he has territorial jurisdiction for the suit in respect of the document dated March 17, 1967 and the plaintiff has obtained Rule No. 1759/72 against the finding of the Munsif that he has no territorial jurisdiction in respect of the document dated November 9, 1966.

( 4 ) MR. Bnnerjee, who appears for the defendants Nos. 2 and 3 in Rule No. 1508/72, submits that the suit comes under Section 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure. But Mr. Das Gupta, who appears for the plaintiff in Rule No. 1759/72, submits that the suit comes under Section 17 of the Code.

( 5 ) THE short allegations are as follows:-- The plaintiff lives at Behala within tha territorial jurisdiction of the Munsif at Alipore. The deity Shri Shri Shyamrai Deb Thakur is situate within the territorial jurisdiction of the Munsif at Rampurhat. The lands covered under the document dated November 9, 1966, lie within the territorial jurisdiction of the Munsif at Rampurhat The document dated March 17, 1967, covers some lands within the territorial limits of the Munsif at Rampurhat and some lands at Behala which is within the territorial limits of the Munsif at Alipore. The documents were executed and registered by the plaintiff at Rampurhat. The fraud alleged is said to have been committed at Rampurhat. No part of cause of action has been alleged to have arisen at Behala.

( 6 ) WE have, therefore, to consider if with these allegations the suit comes under Section 17 or Section 20 of the Code. Section 17 has reference to Section 16 of the Code and Section 17 is attracted only if the suit in question comes under the provisions of Section 16. Mr. Das Gupta submits that the present suit comes under Clause (d) of Section 16 which reads-" (d) for the determination of any other right to or interest in immovable property. " I have said that the suit is for a declaration that the two documents are void and invalid as obtained through fraud and for, permanent injunction. On the face of it, it cannot, therefore, be said that the suit is for determination of any right to or interest in the properties covered under the documents. Mr. Das Gupta argues that the permanent injunction is for restraining the defendants from interfering with the plaintiff's possession of the lands. But that again cannot be said to be determination of any right to or interest in the said land. The reliefs claimed are only personal reliefs, namely, a declaration that the documents are void and for permanent injunction restraining the defendants from doing some acts. Strictly speaking, the reliefs claimed in the suit cannot be said to be claims for determination of any right t