( 1 ) LEARNED Counsel for the Defendant has pressed preliminary Objection (a) recorded in the Written Statement to the effect that this court does not possess territorial jurisdiction to entertain the Suit, since the principal office of the Defendant is not located in Delhi and since the property in respect of which storage charges have been claimed is situated in Mathura. Arguments were addressed in detail by learned Counsel for the parties. By this order, I propose to decide this question as a Preliminary Issue.

( 2 ) THE prayer in the Plaint is for the passing of a Decree for Rs. 52,25,210. 42 together with pendente lite and future interest at the rate of 21 per cent per annum and costs. The Defendant had sold its entire unit at Mathura to the Plaintiff company for rs. 30,00,000/- by registered Sale Deed dated 25. 4. 1994 executed and registered at delhi. The Plaint states that at that time difficulties in handing over peaceful vacant possession of the suit property were encountered. Possession of the unit was eventually handed over by the Defendant on 11. 5. 1994 but even then it failed to remove its material from the suit premises. The Plaintiff has asserted that