COMP NO.7 of 2006 Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Heard Mr. S. K. Posti, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. P. S. Mer, the learned counsel for the respondent. The writ petition has been filed under Section 434 of the Companies Act for winding up of the company known as M/s Bailwal Spinning Mills Ltd. Admittedly, the registered office of the company is at 15 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. The jurisdiction of the court to entertain a petition has been specified under Section 10(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 1956, which for facility is extracted hereunder:- “10. Jurisdiction of Courts. (1) The Court having jurisdiction under this Act shall be – (a) the High Court having jurisdiction in relation to the place at which the registered office of the company concerned is situate, except to the extent to which jurisdiction has been conferred on any District Court or District Courts subordinate to that High Court in pursuance of sub-section (2); and (b) …………….” From a perusal of the aforesaid provision, it is apparently clear that a winding up petition can be filed before the High Court where the registered office of the Company is located. In the present case, the registered office of the company, which is sought to be wound up, is located in New Delhi and, consequently, the company petition would lie before the Delhi High Court. This court does not have the territorial jurisdiction to decide the matter. In view of the aforesaid, the company petition is dismissed. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) Dated 14.07.2011 LSR