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Reference to arbitration---Territorial jurisdiction---Determination---Plaintiff filed application under S.20 of Arbitration Act, 1940, before court at place "M"--

 2012 MLD 95

S.20---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 20(c)---Reference to arbitration---Territorial jurisdiction---Determination---Plaintiff filed application under S.20 of Arbitration Act, 1940, before court at place "M"---Defendant assailed the application on the ground that such application could only be filed at place "K"---Validity---Provision of S.20(c), C.P.C. provided that civil courts within whose territorial jurisdiction the cause of action wholly or partly had arisen could exercise jurisdiction in the matter---Agreement between the parties was executed at place "M" and plaintiff was to render services all over Pakistan including place "M"---Part of cause of action having arisen at place "M", civil courts at place "M" were vested with territorial jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the matter---High Court declined to interfere in the order passed by Lower Appellate Court---Revision was dismissed in circumstances.

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