Territorial Jurisdiction: To Situate, Or To Be Situated? An Analysis On Harshad Chiman Lal Modi Vs. DLF Universal Ltd.

Aditi Naik, Jindal Global Law School Facts: A "plot buyer agreement" was signed on August 14, 1985, between DLF Universal Ltd. and Anr., the respondent in the present case (henceforth referred to as the "respondent"), the first defendant, and the original plaintiff, Harshad Chiman Lal Modi, the appellant in the present case (henceforth referred to as the "appellant"). The arrangement was for the acquisition of a Gurgaon, Haryana, residential land. This agreement was allegedly negotiated and...