Cr.MMO 72, 128 to 132 of 2010 27.7.2010 Present: Shri Navlesh Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Shri Rajeev Sood, Advocate, for the respondent. The petitioner is aggrieved by summoning order passed by the learned Magistrate in proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The point urged by the petitioner in all these petitions is that learned Court at Joginder Nagar did not have the jurisdiction to take cognizance of the complaint instituted by the respondent interalia on the grounds mentioned therein. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner relies upon the decision of Supreme Court in Harnam Electronics Private Limited & another vs. National Panasonic India Private Limited, (2009) 1 SCC 720. I am not going into this aspect of the matter. It is trite that learned Magistrate can take cognizance of the complaint in accordance with law and jurisdiction, which fact goes to the root of the case. In these circumstances, all these petitions are disposed of with a direction that learned Magistrate shall determine the Court’s jurisdiction before proceeding with the case any further. These directions have been passed keeping in view the fact that jurisdiction determines the power of the Court to take cognizance and proceed further. All these petitions are disposed of accordingly. Liberty reserved to the petitioners to approach this Court again in accordance with law. The learned Magistrate shall also consider the application for exemption filed by the petitioners herein. July 27, 2010 (Dev Darshan Sud), ms Judge