Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 381 · Decided 13 March 1996
M/S. South East Asia Shipping CO. LTD. v. M/S. Nav Bharat Enterprises PVT. LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 381 · [1996] 3 S.C.R. 405
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1116/1981
- Decided
- 13 March 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, K. VENKATASWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 20(c)
Headnote
B Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Section 20(c). Suit-Jurisdiction-Cause of action-Contract executed at Bom­ bay-f'eifonnance of contract also required to be done at Bombay-Bank guaralltee in furtherance of contract executed at Delhi-Transmission of C guarantee to Bombay for peifonnance of against enforcing bank guarantee-Held not maintainable-Held no part of cause of action had wisen at Delhi-Held execution of bank guarantee at Delhi and transmission to Bombay for pe1for­ mance of contract does not constitute cause of action to lay suit in D Delhi-Retum of plaint for
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