Question

Principle: Civil Suit can be filed where defendant resides or carries on business or where cause of action arises.
Facts: An agreement is signed and executed in New Delhi between A and B for supply of goods wherein B is to supply goods to be delivered at New Delhi to client of A. A carries on business at Haryana and B carries on Business in UP. Civil suit by ‘B’ for payment of consideration can be filed against ‘A’ at

• A. Only at New Delhi, where cause of action arises
• B. Only at Haryana where ‘A’ carries on business
• C. Only at UP where ‘B’ carries on business
• D. At Haryana or at New Delhi

Hint:

A civil suit can be filed where the defendant resides, carries on business, or where the cause of action occurs.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The principle states that a civil suit can be filed where the defendant resides, where they carry on business, or where the cause of action arises. In this case, B can file the civil suit against A either in Haryana where A carries on business or in New Delhi where the cause of action arose (due to the delivery of goods).
Thus, the correct answer is (D).
Option (A) is incorrect because it only considers New Delhi but does not account for Haryana. Option (B) is incorrect because UP is not relevant in this case. Option (C) is incorrect because it focuses solely on UP where B carries on business.