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Sharayu Khot.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO. 10772 OF 2025

Shivank Verma …Petitioner

Versus

New India Assurance Company Limited & Anr. …Respondents

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Mr. Shreyas Shrivastava a/w Mr. Ismail N. Sayed for the Petitioner.

Mr. V.Y. Sanglikar for the Respondents.

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CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA J

ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J

DATE : 30 January 2026

ORDER :

1. A preliminary objection has been raised to the

entertainment of this Petition on the ground of territorial jurisdiction

viz. the Nagpur Bench of this Court having jurisdiction over this

Petition.

SHARAYU

PANDURANG

KHOT

Digitally

signed by

SHARAYU

PANDURANG

KHOT

D 20a 2te 6: .01.30 2. Mr. Sanglikar, learned Senior Counsel for the

18:24:37

+0530

Respondents has referred to the fact that the Petitioner was recruited

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as a Probationary Officer for the post of Adm-Officer (Scale I) at the

Respondents’ Nagpur Regional Office at Nagpur. The Petitioner

resigned while working at Nagpur and resignation of the Petitioner

was accepted by the Respondents’ Nagpur Office.

3. Mr. Sanglikar has submitted that the Petition has been

filed for issuance of relieving letter by the Respondents’ Nagpur

Office in view of the Petitioner having obtained admission in IIM,

Ahmedabad. He has submitted that no part of cause of action has

arisen in Mumbai.

4. Mr. Shrivastava, learned Counsel for the Petitioner has

referred to the advertisement which had been issued by the

Respondent No. 1 and in particular Clause 27 thereof. It is provided

in the said Clause that any legal proceedings in respect of any matter

of claim or dispute arising out of this advertisement and/or

application in response thereto can be instituted only in Mumbai

Courts / Tribunals / Forums at Mumbai who only shall have sole and

exclusive jurisdiction to try any cause / dispute. He has accordingly

submitted that this Court will have jurisdiction to entertain the Writ

Petition.

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5. Having considered these submissions and in particular,

the prayer sought for in the Petition, it appears that the cause of

action in the Petition viz. for issuance of relieving letter to the

Petitioner upon his resignation from post of Adm-Officer (Scale I) at

Respondents’ Nagpur Regional Office, and which resignation has

been accepted, the entire cause of action has arisen in Nagpur.

6. We accordingly, find that the Nagpur Bench of this Court

has jurisdiction to entertain the present Writ Petition. Clause 27 of

the advertisement which has been relied upon by the learned Counsel

for the Petitioner to submit that this Court will have jurisdiction, does

not assist the Petitioner, in view of Clause itself providing that any

matter of claim or dispute arising out of this advertisement and/or

application in response thereto can be instituted only in Mumbai.

This dispute is not arising out of the advertisement and/or

application in response thereto. On the contrary, the Petitioner has

sought a direction to the Respondents to issue relieving letter to

enable the Petitioner to obtain admission in IIM, Ahmedabad. This

relieving letter can only be issued by the Respondents’ Regional

Office at Nagpur where the Petitioner has resigned whilst working

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there and which resignation has been accepted by the Respondents’

Nagpur Office.

7. Accordingly, in view of the urgency in moving this

Petition, the Registry is directed to transfer this Writ Petition to the

Nagpur Bench of this Court. This shall be done forthwith.

[ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [R.I. CHAGLA J.]

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