Cause of Action Based on Residence: A Key to Jurisdiction

2025 0 Supreme(Del) 602

In order to appreciate the controversy at hand, the paragraph no.17 of the plaint, which relates to cause of action is extracted as under:- “CAUSE OF ACTION 17. ... In cases of cyber defamation, the cause of action may arise across multiple jurisdictions due to the widespread dissemination of the alleged defamatory content. ... However, the multiplicity of jurisdictions in which the #HL_....

2023 0 Supreme(Del) 5049

Where the Corporation is having ordinary residence/principal place of business and cause of action has also arisen at that place, it has to institute a suit at the said place and not at other places. ... Accrual of cause of action is a sine qua non for a suit to be filed. Cause of action is a bundle of facts which is required to be proved to grant relief to the plaintif....

Jurisdiction-Action for contribution-Cause of action-Residence of defendant. ... The plaintiff, no doubt, had the right to ask for contribution, but where did the cause of action arise ? It is admitted in this case that the only test of jurisdiction is " where did the cause of action arise ? ... " A cause of action#HL_....

Where there is no Rural Court within the territorial limits of a Court of Requests, an action may be instituted in such Court of Requests if the cause of' action arose within the local limits of the jurisdiction of that Court, even though if jurisdiction depends solely on residence ... Suppose a creditor in Colombo has two debtors jointly and severally liable on a cause of action w....

High Court Malaya Ipoh

The Defendant argues that the case should be transferred to Shah Alam, where the cause of action arose and his residence is located within the jurisdiction of the Shah Alam High Court. ... The Defendant filed an application to transfer the case from the Ipoh High Court to the Shah Alam High Court, on the basis that the cause of action accrued in Shah Alam because the agreement was execut....

of action arising at the place where he had such temporary lodging. ... " The learned Commissioner dismissed the action on the ground that he had no jurisdiction. The plaintiff appealed. A. St. V. Jayewardene, for the appellant.-The evidence shows that the defendant's real and permanent residence is at Moratuwa. ... worked for gain; and it further provided by way of explanation, so as to leave no room for future discussion, that when....

Jurisdiction-Action by trustee of Buddhist vihare to set aside lease-Improvident execution of lease by incumbent-Residence of defendant and site of lands leased outside jurisdiction of Court-Grounds of cause of action- Civil Procedure Code, s. 9. ...  552) laid down that a " cause of action was the act on the part of the defendant which gives the plaintiff his cause#H....

2023 0 Supreme(Bom) 461

The learned J.M.F.C., Bandra declined to entertain proceeding for want of jurisdiction by holding that there was no cause of action, as none of the incident had arisen in Mumbai. ... The Court had held that the place of residence shown in the proceeding as to the place on continuing basis in pursuit of some activity or want or need which may be economic, educational, financial, cultural or social and in that view this Cour....

2024 0 Supreme(Kar) 171

In both cases falling under clauses (a) and (b), there is no need to establish the cause of action to confer the territorial jurisdiction on the Court. All that required is the defendant’s residence, or place of business, or work. 15. ... business in the same place where the cause of action has arisen. ... If clause (c) of Section 20 of the Code is read independently, then the jurisdiction of the Court to....

in the country of his residence. ... in the country of his residence. 4 On these grounds I would set aside the decree under appeal, and direct decree to Re entered up dismissing the plaintiffs' action, with the costs of the action and of the appeal. ... In an action on a foreign judgment it is not necessary for the plaintiff to aver that the foreign Court had jurisdiction over the parties or the #HL....

2020 0 Supreme(All) 574

A person residing any where in the country being aggrieved by an order of Government Central or State or authority or person may have a right to action at law but it can be forced or the jurisdiction under Article 226 can be invoked of that High Court only within whose territorial limits the cause of action wholly or in part arises. The cause of action arises by action of the Government or authority and not by residence of the person aggrieved."

2020 0 Supreme(All) 479

A person residing any where in the country being aggrieved by an order of Government Central or State or authority or person may have a right to action at law but it can be forced or the jurisdiction under Article 226 can be invoked of that High Court only within whose territorial limits the cause of action wholly or in part arises. The cause of action arises by action of the Government or authority and not by residence of the person aggrieved."

2016 0 Supreme(Pat) 660

The cause of action arises by action of the Government or authority and not by residence of the person aggrieved. In that case the petitioner was junior Warrant Officer in Air Force, was superseded when he was posted at Madras and he sought a direction by filing a writ petition at Allahabad to appointing authority to decide his representation as he was never posted in the State of U.P., no cause of action arose in the State of U.P., which could entitle him to approach High Co....

2004 0 Supreme(All) 1632

A person residing anywhere in the country being aggrieved by an order of government Central or State or authority or person may have a right of action at law but it can be enforced or the jurisdiction under Article 226 can be invoked of that High Court only within whose territorial limits the cause of action wholly or in part arises. The cause of action arises by action of the government or authority and not by residence of the person aggrieved.

2004 0 Supreme(All) 1629

The cause of action arises by action of the government or authority and not by residence of the person aggrieved. A person residing anywhere in the country being aggrieved by an order of government Central or State or authority or person may have a right of action at law but it can be enforced or the jurisdiction under Article 226 can be invoked of that High Court only within whose territorial limits the cause of action wholly or in part arises.