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Namt i hinde Drepak Rajosh Mandakini
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CivIL PkocEDURE_CoDE 190&

Jopic Jutisdickan of Ciil Cout
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Jurisdiclion ofCivil Cautis DATE

Lener
he undamesial _ptintiple af nglish Law that zhesavek
heteisa kighi lhere isa kemedu Lbi jusibi kemtdium)
has beenadopled by he ndian Legalsuskm also. Jhtaet
iaht and kemedy 2re hui the lu siakA of he cane
Coin and they cannot heesatatedhom each_othet
Acotciogla ktaaat hauing a gteuane of a iilnatuie
has a ght to insutule_a vil Suit io a ampeliotüril
Coutt _uokss i6 lognizàne is eilhet htessy ot unplhedy
batted by any sLátule A_suit fht ilh naintanabiklu
htauiteä no authosilyof law and itis tnough lhal
no slalate batsit

7.Jutisdickon eaningi
hkmutidickon has not been definedin thelode
he wnta ljutisdrclon)is detied tem katol~tmtJais
Ond dico which mean 'Apeak hu he lau"
StakdSinply utisaickon means the pokoet ot
uthatils 2f adout 0lawto heatanol dkietminedeal 2
entertaio,
LAuse_ok a malet 11 1s the þowet to
a1het
tth and deuide a uit, analloo peikon ot
btroceedinaio othe tootds bu utisdiclon ismtaot the
acthorilhlch a coutlba To deude matets that ate
Libaated befote it ot a lake agnizanu e maless
pteoled In a dk.omal was tot i deision

Jhusutisdickon, o a_oti mtàns he exliok ofthe

athokil 4toutl _adminisles_juie ptesctibed wih
ketetenka lhe sabiect:maltk, pt.ual2ty Value and local
limils
 Jachindra Wath. aflet referirg
so OffiiaLJrustee ing-
Co vatious_detsios. the dupteme.. Coutt obse tvtd
hat
sisi oliicussion il is cleat
tom Ihe above to have jutisdicion6
befote a _tcutl can be helel
t_malletmust not only_ have
deude a patlitucla
jutis kioo_ 1
die the suitbtoughl buLmutako have
the_otdes Sought fhr: Eissl
lhe authotily_e pass kelala@ b
Suftiücot hat il'has Soome jutisdiclion in
iheSubject-mallet ofthe suil jutisdiclion muut
at_
thclude he_boioeh hear and decde The questons
issue the 'authoals_b heaz and deude_thepapkala:
Controvekiy that has aiseo between 1he patks

uis dickon 2nc lonsent

iswell- settlea that twnseat cannot ontet not
fake away juslsolicenof a cautt la he leadiag
Case of A-R. Holalu v. R:S:Nayak. Mukhatii, J
as he Then was) s tedIhis outt, hs_ih ditecdorA
Could nat tonfetjutisdiclion _en the Kligh lautt ef
Bomhay a ty any Cae ht_obich_itdhd net pases

was_futibs staed: Jhe potwet_o cteafe ot enlazge

jutisdichon_is legislalive _in thatacietsaako the
powet b Lonfea tighl o4appeal ot to take away
ught ofapptal Patlidment alone eao do it by la hnd
n couttL whether Supttlat pt iafetor ot_baih tombined
Caoenlatg he futlsaickoo ofa couctt_at_divest a
betann 2 his kughla of_hevision and_appeal.
Jhe autt has ho inhe tent jutisdickon neilhet acquient
not loaiet not estoppel can tteate it A defeci of-
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jurisdiotion otsthe zool of_the maltet and shikes aHhe

auhoilu aCoutt la pass a_deckee duth abasicand
dundagiealal detagt_tarnat be utnd by Consent ofpatiu
aadhe ucgementotptde passed bua coutt, housevet
htedicakcotaioand lechaically_cottacdis null and void
Andhevalidis theteof can be chaltnged at ans_slge:
decreepasted oi theut utisdickon ls hon est 2nd i
paidiuCao be Set upi ohenewet it is sought hhe enfotced
a a alundalion fot aikight, cven at the staqe of execakon
pt_in Lallafetal ptocee.dings. Sn shotl,adectee_passed
bs à coutt without_iutisdictoo is a Lcotam neo iudice

TBasis Atermint dutisaicion

i s a wel-setled hat fotideczdog the jutisdicúon 0/ a
civil coutt, lhe auetmentt made in the plaiot ate matetial
Jo_put it difetentlyhe jutisdickion ofia coutt shoulel
not maly hedeuded on the basls 0f the cae put fot watad
by lhe plainliff in his plaint ênd nol by.the defindent
In_his Latilteo slalentnts.hot 0nlhe hasis ofulimale
4indings attind at hy lhe Coutt
us i Abaulla BioAhys 4alappa ihe plaiauffLteda
ut ihe civil toutt for dedáratoo o tle aod fot
ppSsession and mesne hets lteating_lhe alefeo denu
as respasse dhe deftndanla lonlended thal he Cv/
Court had no_ubisdicliooShw he eas a tenaot:
Yurisaizional Jact
Jhe jutisdicioo _a a_couttubunal_ot au
may olepend upon fulfillnmen1 of ce t/8in cona
 fact. Jhis is caled
Lpen exislenu ofa patlitulat
Utisaickionalfact Jhe _existtna of Such a
mina
ptekiminas
Dt_tollaleta actis a Sinequa nonot 2 Conclilon
t ecedeo lhe_assumplion ofjutisoliction by Ihe
lauthorily H_exisk,the _authotily has j~isdickon
and ican aut jt_dos not ezist lhete is_no
jutisdiclon and authoti ls canool act. d the authoet
tongly assumes existeo of Stuch facta yttof
Certota Can be issued

knds ef Jutisdicitoo
Jutiso clon a outi may_be classified under he
The follouwing cafegoties
Civil and ChinalJtisdickon 2
talotial or latal jutisdi.ckon
3feaahi2t isdic kon
4Juisdichon a lo Subiect male
5 tiginal anod 2appellaleutisolickon
Cxeusive anoContutil utiscdlicton
7 Genetal and Special jwisdhckon
8 Legal Bnd equk lable utisolickon
auniihal ahd otein_futsaickon
aepbudding and eaphnding utisdickon
utis dic kon of Civil out
(1 dectoo 9
Undek the ode of Liuil Potedute, a_civil
coutthas
jutisolickon o lty allSui ef a civil naure_unlA
they ate batted. Jectoo 9 ofthe lode keads as
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undlet
hCoutt shall(subject lothe ptovisions heteio tontained)
us fuhith thet cognizante is eihes ezptzssky o
lnpliedy. batted
blanhool4 suit in which lhe zlahi h ptopetly ot
oan014ic iisonlesled.is 2 uit af a civilnaete,
notithstanding s that such highl may deptnd tntitely
onhe deuision of quesions as kekáiou sikso
Cotemaaits
xhlanalton T- doz the_putpo.se s_of_this seckcon ilis
Cmateuial taahelhet dt not aay dhis ate atlached
theotiw kettd toip izplanakon J ot whelhet
o Do Such otficeis atlached apatkulat plau.

2CondihoA
Aiviloutt_has /utisdickon h ty a suitr/ ae
conalitensate falfilEd:
iJhe suk must be of civilnalute4 2nd
cogbizana04SudhA Suitshould not bare been
he
exftusss ot npledly batted

a duit ot tivilhaut
i Meaainado ptde thata civil toutf mAyhave
utisodilion o 1ry 2 Suitthe tst landiton which
mus be Satsiedshat the kuit must be ofa avil
haLt Bulwhat- a Suit of a cvinalte 2 Jhe
woto ciyil has nat heen alefioed ia the CodeBut
acot dinqt lhe dickonatu meàningitpezlains éivale
ughk and kpmedin aa chzenas dsho4ished fhan.
minaL po kical ete he toptanalute bas bezn
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olefioed asthe jundamenla_aualils of a hetsan 0t

thingiolenka ot_essenlzal hataclek, sot'L, kine
cha~acle I is thus toider in _confent Jhe exhtesjo
i i l naute is _wiolet ban The Lxptessionvl
ptoLeeding Jhusa Suit isof a tivil natuae i/ the
ptintipaques lion theteio kelals bhe oleletminaton
oaCEvilaight 2od entotcement beteof.
the staus afedatíes tn the suit but the subject
matlet of i which olefetmints ohelhet ok hot the suil
isof a_ivilnatte
xte And swb6he cxptsion suit_of a_iuil
DAutewiCouer htivateiah and obligalon s ofa
Paucicaland teluglousqutsiond ate oat
Covettahy bat_exhtassionA_suit in_which the
ptintip aqueskon elals b caste o teligioo18oai
Sui oa Civik balktei But if he_ioupal
quesiooio asuit ig of\acivil natuterl the ighi to
tohety Dtto an ofiand the adhudicakon
tidrnEal thv lueyihe determinatoo heaioa to a
CAsle queskdn htto eliaioushiqhl and tetLmonies,
i tdoes not cease to be a suit oa_uil
Theuisai balut2nd
J clon oa ciul toutt is not baxted. Jhe
Coutt has uisdlic koo oadiudicale wpon those
Aho in 0tdet o olecideIhe ptínipal quu kons
isof a duil natuto eplanalkop T hasquestion iwhlch
Hhe Hmeodmenl Act ofa6Betote his "heen addd by
thete lwasa divetgenteo udicial ézhlanatoD
helhet_a suitelakngaeligious opinio0 a o
botees 01 emolu meols toetkaltacheol office to whih
can be Saiel
be a Suit of a ivil naTute But the legal positon
 ha5 nowbeen clatified _by caplanakon I ohich spealicallu
htoci des_bat a suit Aelaknq_to a kelagious dlhice is
maindainable tohelhetpt noL it cataes any ees ot whelhe
ot not iksailahtd lo a patliulaz.plaú
J ssuit ia ubiah the ighi sbptopetly ot b anoffice
i_contesteal is asuil of civil haute, balwithslaodiog. hatsoch
ight mas _depepd enlisely on The oleasion of a_queston as
heligious Aila ot cetemanies
Auafcvilnakutesilusttalonshe jallawity ate auh
a uil_nalite
aSuik halaioq to ght to opery
dui selating la ighkofaotshin
ui telatiog ataktog_out okelkgious ptocssioos
ouith zelahnqotiaha toiShatesinaltsiogs i
e)Suih_fos alamaqes:atcÉi wtan4s
duiu fet speahperotnance tLontaci at fat damage
at bteacho cpsliack,
dui dotspeuificighhu
ouiHot kutitulon af_coniugal tighlh
uih_4ot dissolulion o matiagu
Juiufer hrola
AJuik fot ot 0n aLiounuj
S i o r xighu e ltanchisa
n)duia lot xighs b hetedilaty offhca
uis dat kighis olajmaavsilis
-o)uiagaint utangul dismissals ftometviu 2nd fot
Saluletc
8 ne ! ofvil nalute i Allusttauondhefslauing
ivilnalute
2te net suik
uiihioleing pinepallyca:le ques on
ainveleing rte lyAliqious UA otaemonin
edut t pholéling metedgnilq 0t hono uts
dSuib 1t etoke voluntaty paynte_ot offeing
Suitainst e xpulsicns om caste, ete.

may deiole jutisdictioo 2

4is togl-setled that a üvil Coutt has inhetent
bower to oleide i 0wn_jutisdichono
I Presuobhon as o_jutsdicton
Sndealina fh_the queslon _whether a_ivil wutt)
iutis di chon to entetlatn_a"suit is hatted ot not,itis
nLe SIAu bear in_mind hat_evey_ ptesumbton
chouled be made in favout_of_the_jut~sdieltoo of a
c'il coLtt Jhe xclusiao
couti of_uriselickoo of a tivil
to_tntetlaincivil cauweSshould not be
hadily_ infethed unless the Aelevaot_slute wnläins
n
exrtsptouision a_ lhat effect,ot leads h a
neusaty and tóevilsble tamplita líon_of lhat
nalate-
clusion o utisdhchon Limlafen
iig an1 havirga gtievane of a_ciuil naite has
independtt_ofanusate,_a
in _ivil Coutt inless ziaht to hstheasui
ot_Lmpkeds _bartedJheib_wgnizance_is _e|thek txpiy
of a civil Coutt is not texusionof_lihe
be_ tisolic
Such eXlusion must be cleatkead1ly_nfetted àn
 AOaio, evto whto he jutisdiclioo of a_civilcourt is baxred,
thet Lhhessly ot by DeleSsaty_tnplitaken,ilc2nnol be
aidtbatthe utisdickoo is a ltogrihet_excluded.A outt
has iutisaickior bN AGAlhok b_elamine_whelher.lihe_ptovisios
he Act aod he Rules znade lheteuodet have _0
harnok_betn saplira wilh ot ihetorder isankasy
Lo l2 malafide,_ulkavites petvetse 2:biltaty
putporled_violatve of the ptinuples apalutaljuike,
ot sbase danDo evioencand Soo0: in al/bese
cases tbe Otder cànnet he said b be _undet_lheAct
but is_dehot.s he Act and he jitisdiclon ofa_cil
Cautt isno ousted
Ezc lusion_jutisdickao lcouthsioaples
So Phemlet Hutomobiles Lta, y. Kamlekat_Jhanlatam
kWadke, he sapteme lourt lazod doun _lhe -following ht~napleas
as applicable to The juttsdickon ofa civil_couté idhelation
_bdustal alispatu
i a oispute isnptan baustrial dizpule, not_does il zelae_
enfatcement af any ohes hight_tundes he Hl lhehemedy
us 0nly in a civil court:

a_dtspute is_a0 tódustialatspule atising_autofa_

ighi_or iahikly undek thegedetal ot tammooaw2nd
ha undle ihe Hek,, the iuttdichkon of 2_ciilcount is
altetnave, leaviog _it be _eleckan of a _Suilot ot
peksap oncekatalbchoose his zemeds 4et lhe zelie
hich is _Compefent b be gtànleol in a patkulatemedy
)aobeusttial_dicpade kelala bhe Lntatce.mtatof atqht
ot a obkgakon ctéateol _undek_fhe Ad, theo tbhe onu amedu
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avallhble a a Saiot is b get an acdjudi.caion undes.

Lthe Hct:

4L be ighi_which is soughi la be sagsaóeato toftad

aightCrealed_under Ihe Act h as lhap7-A h
1hs ztmtdytat ih 2odrtcemenlu is etbve der 33-Ct lhe
Alsina nan thdusltial dhspua, as the case mayhe
Gzo ual Prinupls
tom yatious deistons o 1hedupteme loute,the toleine
atoe tal ptindples relatog to jutisdickos ofa avilcast
emeta
A_l Coutt has_/utisaiclion o t aSui_of a auil
na ute unless thit Coqnizan I _battel _eiThe t
eeptessy ot mpliedy
ConsenicaoDei hek Contet not lake away jutisdrckis
Coutt
A dectepasseo bqa outet wlhout jutisdickon isa
mullity and Ihe valkdit thtee can 6echallengecd at
any sage o the pt e dings in exe ukoo
pteven in tallatekal ptocieolings btouedings-

Jhettels a disinchan belawetn want o

ihequlat txetise fhereof utisaikin and
ety Coutlhas mhetent_bowet to
o I Qwn utusdichon decide he queslans

Jutuisdichon_o Pa Cout dtpends cponthe avczmtns

madejn a_plaint àng no upon the defena 10 À
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wtfteo STatement

ot lecidinq utisdickon al a ount th substánunla

maonetdod Dt ib otm is tapotlant

hvctytesumplionShould be made infaout 6ljutisdiulan

aCiual 'coutt.
oa_coutt must be
A elaale_ousinq utisoic.koo_af
ShieyConstued

but den _ef ptooaf excusion tisdiclon ofa eoutt is

on lhe_patly who 2sset t

Kven uhete utisdiehon_af 2 civil louttk batted

itcan
_dedde whebet the ptouisin_0 àn Aihag heen
dehots
pased
Lompied oih_otwhelthet 2o Dtde| loar
The ptovisions of la0

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