The Kerala High Court in G. Madhavan Nair v Union of India & others (W.P(c) No:30342 of 2014) has ruled that Kerala High Court cannot assume Jurisdiction, based on the mere fact that the alleged cause of action was communicated through website and it was accessed in Kerala. The petitioner an eminent Scientist, who had worked in the Department of Space from its very inception in the year 1972 and has headed the Indian Space Research Organisation [for brevity“ISRO”] as its Chairman for about half-a-dozen years had approached the High Court impugning orders passed by the respondents black listing him from undertaking any future Government assignment. Petitioner challenged these orders ;before the High Court Of Kerala trying to take cue from Article 226(2) of the Constitution of India, 1950 which permitted a High Court to issue directions,orders or writs to any Government , authority or person who resides outside the territorial jurisdicti...