The Madras High Court dismissed an application seeking leave to sue respondents residing in Haryana. The court held that mere registration of the plaintiff association at Chennai was insufficient to establish jurisdiction, as no material acts of the dispute occurred within the court\'s territory.
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A.No.1449 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 19-06-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE
A No. 1449 of 2025 in
C.S. DR. No. 148609 of 2024
All India Electricity Sports Control Board Registration No.SRG/Chennai Central/221/2023 Registered under the Tamil Nadu Society Act, 1975 Represented by its General Secretary Mr.K.Sivakumar, Having Registered Office at No.800, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.
..Applicant(s)
Vs
All at 2nd Floor, Shakti Bhavan Sector 6,
Panchkula 134113-Haryana.
..Respondent(s)
To grant the Applicant/Plainitiff herein the leave to sue the Respondents/Defendants 1-5 who are situated at Panchkula, Haryana outside the jurisdiction of this Honble Court.
For Applicant(s): M/s.G.Vijayanand Associates G.Vikash Anand G.Nicul Anand
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| Kiran Venkatesh Vedhashri Narasa S.Ganesh |
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|---|---|
| R.Aparna Akshara Kannan |
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| For Respondent(s): | Mr. Mahesh Kumar for R1 & R3. |
| Mr. R. Vishnu for R4. | |
| R2 & R5–exparte. |
ORDER
This application has been filed by the applicant/plaintiff seeking leave to sue the respondents/defendants, who are admittedly residing outside the jurisdiction of this Court at Panchkula, Haryana.
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are outside Chennai, and the plaintiff is relying only upon its registration at Chennai to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court.
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A.No.1449 of 2025 6. On a reading of the plaint and the affidavit filed in support of this
application, this Court finds that the dispute relates to the alleged use of the association name and the rival claims regarding the affairs of the association. The defendants are admittedly residing outside the jurisdiction of this Court. The material acts complained of are also not shown to have taken place within Chennai. Except the fact that the plaintiff association is registered at Chennai and has its registered office at Chennai, no material averment is made to show that any substantial part of the cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of this Court.
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Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No
AY
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DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE, J.
AY
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether leave to sue can be granted against defendants residing outside the court\'s territory when the cause of action arose only due to registration.
Whether registration of a society at a specific location constitutes a substantial part of the cause of action for jurisdiction.
All India Electricity Sports Control Board
Jignesh Ray
Mr. Lohit Anan
Mr. Lalif Gaikwad
Mr. Naresh Kumar
Mr. J.K. Dahiya
A.D. Maria Clete
As recorded by the court registry
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