Patents Act, 1970
104. Jurisdiction
No suit for a declaration under section 105 or for any relief
under section 106 or for infringement of a patent shall be instituted in any
court inferior to a district court having jurisdiction to try the suit:
PROVIDED that where a counter-claim for revocation of
the patent is made by the defendant, the suit, along with the counter-claim,
shall be transferred to the High Court for decision.