Srinagar, Mar 3, March 5 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that territorial jurisdiction is determined by essential facts of a dispute, not a litigant's convenience, and dismissed a CRPF constable's writ petition on jurisdictional grounds. A bench led by Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal observed that the expression "cause of action" cannot be interpreted liberally to allow forum shopping. The petitioner, a CRPF constable, challenged his dismissal, which occurred in New Delhi, along with appellate and revisional orders passed outside Jammu & Kashmir.The court held that mere residence in the Union Territory or receipt of orders there does not confer jurisdiction. It emphasised that only substantial facts connected to the d...