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A damaged the car of B at Chandigarh. A lives in New Delhi and B lives in Amritsar. B can sue A for…

For a wrong to movable property, CPC section 19 permits suit where the wrong occurred or where the defendant resides/carries on business/works for gain in the specified…

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A damaged the car of B at Chandigarh. A lives in New Delhi and B lives in Amritsar. B can sue A for compensation in which of the following city/cities:

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For a wrong to movable property, CPC section 19 permits suit where the wrong occurred or where the defendant resides/carries on business/works for gain in the specified different-court situation. Thus Chandigarh and New Delhi are available on these facts; of the offered cities, only New Delhi is correct. B’s residence in Amritsar alone does not create this jurisdiction.

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