PATEL ROADWAYS LIMITED, BOMBAY vs PRASAD TRADING COMPANY.

The Supreme Court held that the courts at Bombay did not have jurisdiction over the disputes arising from contracts for the transportation of goods, as per Section 20 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908. The Court clarified that the exclusive jurisdiction clause in the contract was ineffective since the courts at Madras were competent to hear the suits based on where the cause of action arose. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the lower courts' decisions that jurisdiction lay with the courts in Madras, not Bombay.