IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 10.11.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. SENTHILKUMAR A. No. 5445 of 2025 M.Arumugam, No.60, Journalist Colony, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai-600 041. ..Applicant/Plaintiff Vs M/s.C.P. Foods, Represented by its Partner, Mr.S.Manikanda Prabhu, No.52, South Car Street, Virudhunagar-626 001. ..Respondent/Defendant Prayer: Application is filed to grant leave to the applicant to file the present suit against the Respondent/Defendant situated at Virudhunagar, before this Court. For Applicant: Mr.N.Baskaran for Mr.B.Sudarshan ORDER In a proposed suit for a direction to the defendant to pay the plaintiff the balance outstanding commission charges with interest, the intending plaintiff seeks leave to sue the respondent before this Court. __________ p. 2 2. In the draft plaint, it is stated that the plaintiff is a trader in pulses, sugar and palm oil and doing services of procuring purchase orders for the said commodities from the wholesale traders in bulk quantities to those firms supplying to the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (TNCSC). The defendant is the wholesale trader of those commodities. To engage the services of the plaintiff, the defendant has given the power to the plaintiff by executing Power of Attorney dated 05.12.2011. The defendant had also issued an offer letter dated 01.03.2015 agreeing to pay the charge for the prioritized services of the plaintiff. By a letter dated 02.05.2023 addressed to the Managing Director, TNCSC, the defendant authorised the plaintiff to attend, negotiate and finalise the rate for e-tender. 3. Upon examining the draft plaint and the affidavit in support of this application, it appears that at least a part of the cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of this Court. Therefore, this application is allowed by granting leave to the applicant to sue the respondent before this Court. Consequently, the Registry is directed to number the suit, if otherwise in order. 10.11.2025 Kj __________ p. 3 N.SENTHILKUMAR,J. kj A. No. 5445 of 2025 10.11.2025 __________