Under Section 16 C.P.C. a suit relating to immovable property can be filed in act within whose local jurisdiction
Verified Answer
A. Defendant voluntarily resides or personally works for gain
B. Defendant voluntarily resides or carries on business
C. Property is situate
D. either (A) or (B) or (C)
Explanation:
Section 16 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, specifically deals with the jurisdiction of courts in suits relating to immovable property. It mandates that such suits (e.g., for recovery of immovable property, partition, foreclosure, redemption, sale, determination of any other right or interest in immovable property, or compensation for wrong to immovable property) shall be instituted in the Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the property is situated.