In Brief
The plaintiff (Isha Distribution House) filed a suit in the Calcutta High Court seeking declaration and damages for wrongful termination of agreements. The defendants moved to revoke the plaintiff's leave to file the suit, claiming lack of territorial jurisdiction since the cause of action arose at Bangalore. The High Court revoked the leave and dismissed appeals. The Supreme Court held that a jurisdictional plea must be raised in the written statement under Order 14 CPC, not through an application for revocation of leave under the Letters Patent. The Court allowed the appeal, set aside the revocation orders, and remanded the case for the Single Judge to decide the jurisdictional issue on merits after the defendants file their written statement.
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