In Brief
A workman employed, working, and terminated at Ghaziabad later moved to Delhi and sent a demand notice to the company's head office there. He filed an industrial dispute complaint before the Delhi Labour Court. The Labour Court held it lacked territorial jurisdiction, as the cause of action arose at Ghaziabad. The High Court and this Court affirmed the decision. The Supreme Court held that territorial jurisdiction is determined by where employment, work, and termination occurred, not by the location of the head office or post-termination conduct. The Labour Court properly decided the jurisdictional issue as a preliminary matter.
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