( 1 ) AFTER hearing arguments of the parties on July 6, 1999 we had announced our order in Court and had dismissed the appeal. We are now giving our reasons for dismissal of appeal.

( 2 ) THE short point involved in the Appeal is whether the Court within whose jurisdiction the principal/registered office of the company is situate, will have the jurisdiction to try the suit even if no part of the cause of action has arisen within its jurisdiction and the cause of action has accrued at a place where the company has its subordinate office. The facts in short are :

THAT the respondent has its registered and head office in Delhi and the agreement was executed between it and the appellant for execution of certain works for Riband Super Thermal Power Station, Stage I Rihand, District Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. Certain disputes having arisen between the parties, the same were referred for arbitration to the arbitrator. The award of the arbitrator was filed in this Court and one of the objections raised by the respondent to the award was that this Court has no territorial jurisdiction inasmuch as the work site was at Rihand (U. P.); the work was allocated and executed at Rih