Section 17: Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts

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1. 1. A suit to obtain relief respecting immovable property situate within the jurisdiction of different Courts may, under Section 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, be instituted in any Court within whose local limits any portion of the property is situate, provided that:

   A.the larger portion of the property, by area or value, is situate within that Court's limitsB.the entire claim, as regards the value of the subject-matter, is cognizable by that CourtC.the plaintiff first obtains the leave of the High Court before presenting the plaint thereD.the defendant also actually and voluntarily resides within the local limits of that Court
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