Principle Civil Suit can be filed where defendant resides or carries on business or where cause of a...........

Legal Concepts Civil Procedure Code (CPC)

Principle: Civil Suit can be filed where defendant resides or carries on business or where cause of action arises.

Facts:An agreement is signed and executed in New Delhi between A and B for supply of goods wherein B is to supply goods to be delivered at New Dehli to client of A. A carries on business at Haryana and B carries on Business in UP. Civil suit by ?B‘ for payment of consideration can be filed against ?A‘ at

Only at New Delhi, where cause of action arises

Only at Haryana where ?A‘ carries on business

Only at UP where ?B‘ carries on business

At Haryana or at New Delhi

Explanation:

The agreement is signed at New Delhi, and the business run by the defendant i.e. A is Haryana.
Hence the suit may be filed at either Delhi or at Haryana.