[O.7 R.10 CPC] Defendant In A Suit Cannot File An Application For Return Of Plaint Due To Lack Of Territorial Jurisdiction: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that an application under Order 7 Rule 10 (Return of plaint) of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) can be maintained only by the plaintiff and not by the defendant in a suit.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj dismissed a plea by Acharya Pathasala Educational Trust by holding that "an application under Rule 10 of Order VII of the Code of...