THE COMMERCIAL COURTS, COMMERCIAL DIVISION AND COMMERCIAL APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURTS BILL, 2015
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What does this law do?
This law establishes specialized Commercial Courts, Commercial Divisions in High Courts, and Commercial Appellate Divisions to handle commercial disputes more efficiently, aiming to reduce delays in resolving business-related legal cases.
Who it affects
Businesses, traders, financial institutions, and individuals involved in commercial disputes; High Courts and their judges; State Governments (for constituting these courts)
Key provisions
- Establishes Commercial Courts, Commercial Divisions in High Courts, and Commercial Appellate Divisions
- Jurisdiction limited to commercial disputes of Specified Value (minimum one crore rupees)
- Bar on revision applications against interlocutory orders
- Transfer of suits with counter-claims of Specified Value to Commercial Courts
- Judges must have experience in commercial disputes
- Commercial disputes include matters like contracts, intellectual property, insurance, and infrastructure projects
Points worth noting
- This is a bill (not yet enacted law)
- Applies to whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir
- Repeals no older law (not stated in text)
- Creates new judicial structures (not a constitutional amendment)
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | XXV |
| Status | closed (section: bill) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |
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Bill_introduced
2015-04-29
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