Eastern Coalfields Ltd. & Ors vs Kalyan Banerjee

The Supreme Court held that the Calcutta High Court lacked territorial jurisdiction to entertain the writ petition filed by the respondent, an employee of Eastern Coal Fields Limited, as the cause of action arose in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, where the termination occurred. The Court emphasized that mere presence of the company's registered office in Calcutta does not confer jurisdiction unless the cause of action arises within that jurisdiction, referencing previous decisions including Oil & Natural Gas Commission Vs. Utpal Kumar Basu. The Court upheld the Division Bench's ruling that jurisdiction is determined by the location of the cause of action, leading to the dismissal of the writ petition.