Bombay High Court

TIMES LOGISTICS LTD.versusBEST ROADWAYS LTD. THR KETAN SHAMBHUPRASAD DESAI

Decided: 17 February 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: N JAMADAR

Holding

The High Court held that the question of territorial jurisdiction must be decided as a preliminary issue by the City Civil Court.

Summary

The applicants, Times Logistics Ltd. and others, filed a civil revision application before the Bombay High Court against Best Roadways Ltd. The dispute concerned whether the City Civil Court possessed territorial jurisdiction to entertain the suit. Both parties were represented, with Ms. Mahalakshmi Ganapathy and Mr. Gaurav Devdhekar appearing for the applicants and Mr. Mukesh J. Pabari for the respondent. After hearing the counsel, the High Court observed that the jurisdictional question must be resolved before the merits can be addressed. With the consent of the parties, the Court disposed the revision application and directed the City Civil Court to frame and decide the issue of territorial jurisdiction as a preliminary matter. The direction required the lower court to decide the issue expeditiously, preferably within six months of the order.

Issues considered

Whether the City Civil Court has territorial jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed by the applicants

Subjects

jurisdiction
civil revision
preliminary issue
city civil court
territorial jurisdiction

Judgment

  2026:BHC-AS:8320

                                                                                       27 cra 90 of 2026.doc

                                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                             CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                       CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO.90 OF 2026

                      Times Logistics Ltd. and Ors.                         ...   Applicants
                            versus
                      Best Roadways Ltd.                                    …     Respondent

                      Ms. Mahalakshmi Ganapathy with Mr. Gaurav Devdhekar, for Applicants.
                      Mr. Mukesh J. Pabari, for Respondent.

                                           CORAM:      N.J.JAMADAR, J.

                                           DATE :      17 FEBRUARY 2026
                      P.C.

                      1.       Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.

                      2.       With the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties, Civil Revision

                      Application stands disposed with a direction to the learned Judge, City Civil

                      Court, to frame and decide the issue of territorial jurisdiction of the City Civil

                      Court as a preliminary issue, as expeditiously as possible and preferably

                      within a period of six months from today.




                                                                                  ( N.J.JAMADAR, J. )




                      SSP                                                                   1/1



Signed by: S.S.Phadke
Designation: PS To Honourable Judge
Date: 18/02/2026 11:14:39

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