I had purchased industrial land on which the some portion of building was also constructed at Himachal Pradesh jointly with a person who is now deceased. The deceased person also set up a private limited company over the property jointly purchased by us. The agreement between myself and the deceased had materialised at Panchkula, Haryana. The deceased person’s parents who are residing at Panchkula have now sold of the entire business along with the land at Himachal Pradesh without paying my money spent on the property for the purchase of land running into lacs of rupees. Where can I now file a suit for recovery of money ?
Section 20 Code of Criminal Procedure,1908 talks about jurisdiction, where cause of action or part of cause of action has arisen. Sub clause (a) of Section 20 explains that a suit can be instituted in the court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction, defendant at the time of commencement of the suit, actually or…