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Supreme Court slams forum shopping, transfers suit to Madras HC
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court has allowed a transfer petition and ordered a commercial intellectual property suit moved from the Delhi High Court to the Madras High Court, condemning the practice of forum shopping. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan on 28 October ruled that the mere existence of territorial jurisdiction in multiple courts does not justify choosing a particular forum or perpetuate notions of hierarchy among High Courts.
The suit was instituted by M/s Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Agro Foods, based in Nelmangala, Karnataka, against Sai Maghalakshmi Traders and others based in Chennai. The bench said courts in the location of the parties and the dispute's factual genesis are best suited to understand the case. The respondents can appear in the Madras High Court in person or through video conferencing.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The three sources uniformly report the same facts and quotes from the Supreme Court order of 28 October 2026, with no divergence in framing, emphasis, or omission. All lead with the Court's condemnation of forum shopping and reproduce the same key observation that perceptions of hierarchy among High Courts are 'misguided and erroneous'. Each source names the same parties, firms, and bench, and all three report the transfer of the commercial suit from the Delhi High Court to the Madras High Court. The only structural difference is that thehansindia.com adds a procedural detail about a notice and stay issued on 10 August 2026, while the other two do not. This is uniform straight reporting of a judicial order. The transfer was allowed with liberty for the respondents to appear in person or through video conferencing before the Madras High Court, where the case now stands transferred.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): newindianexpress.com (neutral report), thehansindia.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
