(1.) THESE two civil revision applications involving similar questions of fact and law were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.
(2.) IN both these applications, the impugned order dated 18-1-1991 has been passed by the Subordinate Judge, 1st Court, Saraikella in Title Suit Nos 7 of 1990 and 8 of 1990 arising out of two applications filed by the plaintiff/opposite party under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 whereby and whereunder the said learned court rejected an application filed by the petitioner that the said court had no jurisdiction to try the suit in view of Clause 11 of the Agreement entered into by and between the parties thereto ; as a result whereof jurisdiction was conferred only upon the Delhi Court.
(3.) IT was further submitted that as the petitioner-company has a breach of office at Adityapur, the court below has the jurisdiction also in terms of Fxplanation II appended to Section 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure.