The place or location of your money defaulter and the maximum amount of money over which a court can have power determine the jurisdiction for filing a money recovery case.

1. Territorial Jurisdiction

When deciding where to file a case, the most crucial consideration is whether the court has territorial jurisdiction over the person.

The geographical boundaries of a court’s authority are clearly delineated and specified under this type of jurisdiction. It cannot exercise authority beyond that geographical and territorial boundary.

A suit may be filed at any of the following territorial jurisdictions, per CPC 1908:

• The location of the defendant, or money defaulter.
• The location where the defendant operates a business or earns a living.
• The location of the complete or partial genesis of the action.

2. Jurisdiction Pecuniary

• It’s all about jurisdiction over territory, but we also need to think about jurisdiction over money. like the district court, the high court, or the supreme court, where the case should be filed.
• Jurisdiction Pecuniary refers to something “concerns to money.” Pecuniary jurisdiction tries to determine whether a court of law can decide whether a case or suit has a monetary value or amount.
• The pecuniary value— It determines with the amount of money you are dealing with. The case for money recovery can be filed based on the amount of money.