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13. Mr Ramachandran, on the other hand, referred to paragraph 26 of the petition wherein it is stated that pursuant to the said advertisement, 21 employees had tendered their resignation. It is stated that in the Northern Region, which based in Delhi, there were 4 sales employees and 5 service employees. It is further stated that after the issuance of the said advertisement, the strength of the employees of the petitioner has come down Page 2683 to 5 from 9. According to the learned Counsel for the petitioner, the cause of action for the petitioner had arisen in all regions since the effect of the wrongful action of the respondent has been experienced all over the country. However, a substantial part of the cause of action has also arisen within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court inasmuch as employees of the petitioner company working in the Northern Region based at Delhi were attracted by the advertisement and sought to leave the services of the petitioner at Delhi. Therefore, a part of the cause of action had arisen within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court and, therefore, this Court would have territorial jurisdiction to entertain the present petition.