IA Nos.14511/2007

1. This is an application by the defendant Nos.1 seeking rejection of the plaint. The applicant/defendant No.1 has contended that this Court does not have territorial jurisdiction to entertain the suit as whole of the cause of action regarding termination of the services of the plaintiff has arisen at NOIDA where defendant No.1 is having its headquarter and principal office. According to the defendant No.1/applicant the service of plaintiff was terminated from NOIDA and the Secretary General of defendant No.1 sits in NOIDA and all the notices to plaintiff were issued from NOIDA including termination letter dated 6th August, 2001.

2. The defendant No.1/applicant has contended various facts in the application for rejection of plaint in support of his plea that cause of action has not arisen at Delhi. The defendant No.1/applicant has pleaded that the

meeting dated 1st April, 2006 of the Governing Body was held at its headquarters in NOIDA where it was resolved to engage the services of plaintiff as Executive Director. The plaintiff was posted at the headquarters of defendant no.1 at NOIDA and he was receiving salary from NOIDA office only. It is also a