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2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 65648

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
K.Kumaresh Babu, J
Capt.Dr.Balaram Biswakumar – Appellant
Versus
The Grand Lodge of India, Free Masons Hall, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001 – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.P.Dinesh Kumar
For the Respondents: Mr.C.T.Mohan Sr., Counsel for Mr.K.A.Ramakrishnan for R1, Mr.S.Siva Shanmugam for RR2,3,5 to 10

Table of Content
1. the necessity of jurisdiction for maintaining a suit. (Para 1 , 2 , 6)
2. arguments regarding the cause of action and membership impacts. (Para 3 , 4)
3. assessment of the relationship of the independent lodges to the cause of action. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
4. judgment's concluding remarks on jurisdiction. (Para 10)

ORDER

This Application had been filed to grant leave to the applicants/plaintiffs to sue all the respondents/defendants before this Court.

2.Mr.P.Dinesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the applicants, Mr.C.T.Mohan, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Mr.K.A.Ramakrishnan, learned counsel for the first respondent and Mr.S.Siva Shanmugam learned counsel appearing for respondents 2, 3, 5 to 10.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the applicants would submit that since various defendants are residing within the jurisdiction of this Court and that the first and second defendants alone are functioning outside the jurisdiction of this Court and that the cause of action for initiating the Suit arose on 07.12.2024 within the jurisdiction of this Court, it would be necessary to grant leave to sue the respondents/defendants. He would submit that the applicants are memb

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