20.Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of, action arises

Subject to the limitations aforesaid, every suit shall be instituted^ⓘ in a Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction (a) the defendant, or each of the defendants^ⓘ where^ⓘ there are more than one, at the time of the commencement of the suit, actually and voluntarily reside^ⓘs, or carries on business, or personally works for gain; or (b) any of the defendants^ⓘ, where^ⓘ there are more than one, at the time of the commencement of the suit, actually and voluntarily reside^ⓘs, or carries on business, or personally works for gain, provided that in such case either the leave of the Court is given, or the defendants^ⓘ who do not reside^ⓘ, or carry on business, or personally works for gain, as aforesaid, acquiesce in such institution; or (c)The cause^ⓘ of action^ⓘ, wholly or in part, arises^ⓘ. 1**** * 2[Explanation].-- A corporation shall be deemed to carry on business at its sole or principal office in 3 [India] or, in respect of any cause^ⓘ of action^ⓘ arising at any place where^ⓘ it has also a subordinate office, at such place. Illustrations (a) A is a tradesman in Calcutta, B carries on business in Delhi. B, by his agent in Calcutta, buys goods of A and requests A to deliver them to the East Indian Railway Company. A delivers the goods accordingly in Calcutta. A may sue B for the price of the goods either in Calcutta, where^ⓘ the cause^ⓘ of action^ⓘ has arisen, or in Delhi, where^ⓘ B carries on busines. (b) A reside^ⓘs at Simla, B at Calcutta and C at Delhi. A, B and C being together at Benaras, B and C make a joint promissory note payable on demand, and deliver it to A. A may sue B and C at Benaras, where^ⓘ the cause^ⓘ of action^ⓘ arose. He may also sue them at Calcutta, where^ⓘ B reside^ⓘs, or at Delhi, where^ⓘ C reside^ⓘs; but in each of these cases, if the non-reside^ⓘnt defendant objects, the suit cannot proceed without the leave of the Court.