*Jurisdiction of Civil Suits under Code of Civil Procedure, 1908*

*Jurisdiction of Civil Suits under Code of Civil Procedure, 1908* 

"Section 16 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 recognizes well established principle that actions against res or property should be brought in the forum where such res is situate. A court within whose territorial jurisdiction the property is not situated has no power to deal with and decide the rights or interests in such property. Thus, in other words, a court has no jurisdiction over a dispute in which it cannot give an effective judgment." "The question of jurisdiction is a fundamental issue which goes to the root of the matter." "Any decree passed by the court without jurisdiction is nullity and can be challenged at any stage." "A court cannot assume jurisdiction over a matter outside its territorial limits."  - *Rakesh Kumar v. Saraswati Devi [2025] GCtR 731 (Delhi)*