In Brief
The appellant filed a civil suit in the Calcutta High Court seeking declaration and damages regarding the wrongful termination of two agreements. The respondents challenged the jurisdiction by applying to revoke the plaintiff's leave to file the suit, arguing the cause of action arose in Bangalore, not Calcutta. The High Court allowed this application. The Supreme Court held that territorial jurisdiction must be raised in the written statement under Order 14 of CPC, not through an application for revocation of leave. The Court approved the 1932 principle that jurisdictional pleas should be substantive parts of defence. The appeal was allowed and the matter remanded for fresh consideration.
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