Intending plaintiff sought leave under clause 12 of the Letters Patent to sue HDFC Bank branches, ICBC China and Veneto Machinery to restrain encashment of a letter of credit and for an anti-suit injunction. The court found part of the cause of action arose within its jurisdiction and granted leave.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 30.03.2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY A No. 1542 of 2026
Sketch Quartz Private Limited Represented herein by its Authorised Signatory Mr. H.S Sharma Rao, Having its Registered Office at 605, DELPHI II, Prestige Acropolis, Hosur Main Road, Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka 560 029
Having principal place of business at SY No.161, PlotNo.E5, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Phase II, Expn1, Hosur, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu - 635 109.
..Applicant
Vs
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..Respondents
Application filed under Order XIV Rule 8 of O.S. Rules r/w Order III Rule 1 of O.S. Rules r/w Clause 12 of the Letters Patent praying to grant leave to the Applicant/Plaintiff to sue the 1st, 3rd and 4th Respondents in CS (Com.Div.) D.No.55489 of 2026 before this Court.
For Applicant: Mr.R.Sankaranarayanan, Senior Counsel for Mr.Harikrishnan Rajagopalan For Respondents: Mr.C.Mohan & Ms.A.Rexy Josephin Mary for M/s.King and Patridge for R1 and R2
ORDER
In a proposed suit to restrain the first and second defendants from parting with a sum of USD 1,678,364 or a part thereof under Letter of Credit No.004LC01222940019 dated 02.11.2022 and also seeking an anti-suit injunction, the intending plaintiff has applied for leave to sue.
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of action has arisen within the jurisdiction of this Court. Therefore, this application is allowed by granting leave to the applicant to sue the respondents before this Court. As a corollary, the Registry is directed to number the suit, if otherwise in order.
30.03.2026
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether leave to sue the respondents in Madras could be granted where at least part of the cause of action arose within the Court's jurisdiction.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Sketch Quartz Private Limited
HDFC Bank Limited (Branch Manager, Hosur Branch)
HDFC Bank Limited (Regional Manager, Trade Finance Operations)
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (Guangdong Provincial Branch)
Veneto Machinery Co. Ltd. (Zhaoqing Veneto Machinery Co Ltd.)
Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
As recorded by the court registry
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