1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking for a writ in the nature of declaration declaring that by the contract if the parties have restricted settling of disputes between them at a particular place, any prosecution or proceedings launched by the other party away from the restricted / agreed jurisdiction even in cases of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act falling within the said contract will not be valid and binding in law and non-est against the petitioner.

2. The petitioner has made the Union of India and the State of Tamil Nadu as first and second respondents. Apart from that, there are 17 respondents, including seven learned Magistrates whose courts are situated in New Delhi, Haryana and Mumbai.

3. The contention of the petitioner was that the petitioner is the limited company registered under the Companies Act, 1956. The company had entered into contracts with some super stockiest, Channel Partners covering for a period of 6-1/2 years. Under the said Contract, it was agreed between the parties that any dispute arising out of the contract will be settled by the Arbitrator at Chennai. For terminating the contract, either of the parti