IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 201 OF 2007 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 298 OF 2007 NARENDRA HIRAWAT & CO. ..APPELLANT (ORIG.PLAINTIFF) V/S BAHRY FILMS & ORS. ..RESPONDENTS (ORIG. DEFENDANTS) MR. AHMED ABDI, ADVOCATE, I/B M/S. ABDI & CO., FOR THE APPELLANT. MR. SAMEER KHADEKAR I/B M/S. THAKORE JARIWALA & ASSOCIATES, ADVOCATE, FOR THE RESPONDENT NO.2. MR. A.M. SARAOGI, ADVOCATE, FOR THE RESPONDENT NO.3. CORAM: J.H. BHATIA, J. CORAM: J.H. BHATIA, J. CORAM: J.H. BHATIA, J. DATE : 16TH APRIL, 2008. DATE : 16TH APRIL, 2008. DATE : 16TH APRIL, 2008. P.C. 1. After some discussion at the Bar on the point of jurisdiction of the City Civil Court to entertain the suit in question, the learned counsel for the Plaintiff/Appellant concedes that the jurisdiction lies with the High Court and makes a request to give direction to the trial court to return the plaint to the plaintiff for presentation before the court having : 2 : jurisdiction in the matter. In view of the above, the Appeal stands disposed of with following directions: 1. The trial court shall return the plaint to the plaintiff for presentation before the court having jurisdiction. The trial court shall return the plaint to the plaintiff on or before 2nd May 2008. The interim relief presently operating in favour of the plaintiff shall continue to operate till 5th June 2008. The learned counsel for the plaintiff shall serve the notice to the advocate for the respondents about the date of the presentation of the suit before the High Court. 2. The Appeal and the Civil Application stands disposed of. 3. The parties to act on authenticated copy of the order. (J. H. BHATIA, J) (J. H. BHATIA, J) (J. H. BHATIA, J)