Objection To Court's Jurisdiction Must Be Raised At The Earliest Opportunity, Not After An Adverse Order: Karnataka High Court

In a recent judgment, the High Court reviewed the case of RP No. 598 of 2024, where a review petitioner sought to challenge the jurisdiction of the court based on Section 21 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC). The case arose out of a dispute in which the petitioner had earlier appealed a decision from the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Court regarding damages, which had been reduced from Rs. 26,34,569…