: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION APPEAL NO.513 OF 2006 IN WRIT PETITION NO.341 OF 2006 Sahara India TV Network ....Appellant V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents Mr.S.K. Talsania, Senior Advocate i/b M/s.Markand Gandhi & Co. for the Appellant. Mr.P.M. Palshikar, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr.Mihir Desai for Respondent No.3. CORAM: DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & S.J.VAZIFDAR, JJ. DATED: 27TH JULY, 2006. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned Senior Counsel for the Appellant and the learned counsel for the Respondents. 2. By this Appeal, the Appellant is challenging the order dated 13.3.2006 whereby the learned Single Judge had declined to entertain the Petition which was filed by the Appellant challenging the jurisdiction on the ground that only the State of Uttar Pradesh is the appropriate Government and not the State of Maharashtra. : 2 : 3. The learned Single Judge has rightly observed in paragraph 4 for the reasons given therein, that cause of action has arisen within Bombay. In any event substantial part of cause of action has arisen within Bombay. We are in full agreement with the reasoning of the learned Single Judge. The Appeal is devoid of any merits hence the same stands dismissed. (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, J.) (S.J. VAZIFDAR, J.)