M/S. Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd. vs M/S. Wockhardt Ltd. on 11 July, 2008
While relying
upon Sheila Devi and Ors. case (supra),
Commercial Aviation case (supra-6), Wockhardt
Veterinary Ltd. (supra-13) and other cases as
referred to in the judgment, the learned Single Judge of
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this Court in a suit for injunction where the valuation
for purposes of pecuniary jurisdiction was fixed at Rs.
25 lacs, held that no one can be permitted to exercise
discretion in such an arbitrary manner which may even
be opposed to the public policy. It was further observed
that in normal course, the plaintiff would be required to
institute the suit in the Court of lowest grade competent
to try it in terms of Section 15 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, but the exceptions to such rule are founded
on the plaintiff‟s intention to value the suit for the
purposes of pecuniary jurisdiction at a higher amount.
But for the averment in the plaint the plaintiff would not
have been able to institute the case in this Court. The
Court directed the plaintiff to pay the ad valorem court
fee on valuation fixed for jurisdictional purposes at Rs.
25 lacs.