Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 452 · Decided 1 July 2015
Indian Performing Rights Society LTD. v. Sanjay DALIA&ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 452 · [2015] 8 S.C.R. 210
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10643/2010
- Decided
- 1 July 2015
- Bench
- J.S. KHEHAR, ARUN MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 20, 20(c); Companies Act
Headnote
Jurisdiction - Territorial jurisdiction - Determination c of-In view of s.62 of Copyright Act and s.134 of Trade Marks Act- Held: Accrual of cause of action is sine qua non for a suit to be filed- s. 20 of CPC provides institution of suit where the cause of action arises - s. 62 and 134 additional forum - The provisions uls. 62 and 134 have to be D interpreted in a purposive manner - The interpretation has to be such which prevents the mischief of causing inconvenience to parties - The mischief or defect of inconvenience I deterrence to the plaintiff in the existing law (s.20
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