The Rajasthan High Court in Annpurna Medical Training (College of Nursing) v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. criticized nursing colleges for engaging in “forum shopping” by filing petitions before the Jodhpur Bench despite belonging to districts under Jaipur Bench jurisdiction. Justice Sameer Jain observed that such petitions were filed with fabricated jurisdictional claims, adding dummy respondents to create artificial cause of action. The Court held that the cause of action arose entirely within Jaipur Bench’s jurisdiction, making the petitions non-maintainable at Jodhpur. Highlighting the growing trend of bench hunting and registry lapses, the Court imposed ₹1 lakh costs on twelve petitioners, payable to the Rajasthan Legal Services Authority within two weeks. It emphasized that territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 and the 1976 notification must be strictly observed, and misuse of judicial forums amounts to abuse of process undermining institutional integrity.