Delhi High Court Adjudicates On Forum Non-Convenience: GSK's Plaint Returned

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Delhi High Court Adjudicates On Forum Non-Convenience: GSK's Plaint Returned

The doctrine of "Forum non-convenience" is to render

litigants an appropriate jurisdiction to file a suit, without

causing undue hardship to any party. The dicta being well

established in law was revisited in the case of Glaxo Smithkline

Consumer Healthcare Ltd. v. Heinz India (P) Ltd. 2009 (39) PTC 498

(Del)

Two suits were filed against M/s Heinz India (P) Ltd by Glaxo

Smithkline Consumer Health Care Limited (GSK) as a sole plaintiff

in the first and joining as a co-plaintiff along with...

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