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Delhi High Court Bill raises civil case threshold to ₹2 crore
This Bill increases the minimum value of civil cases that the Delhi High Court can hear from 20 lakh rupees to 2 crore rupees.
The goal is to reduce the workload of the High Court and allow lower-value cases to be handled by District Courts, which are more accessible to citizens.
Who it concerns: The Delhi High Court, District Courts in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, and individuals or entities filing civil suits in these jurisdictions.
What the bill does
- Amends Section 5(2) of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 to raise the pecuniary jurisdiction limit from 20 lakh rupees to 2 crore rupees.
- Amends Section 25 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918 (as applicable in Delhi) to align the District Judge's jurisdiction limit with the new 2 crore rupee threshold.
- Grants the Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi the power to transfer pending suits to subordinate courts in Delhi if those courts would have had jurisdiction had the suits been filed after the Act comes into force.
Also in the document
- The Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha as Bill No. VI of 2014.
- The Statement of Objects and Reasons notes that the previous limit was set in 2003 and that the current threshold forces small property cases to the High Court, increasing distance and burden for litigants.
Where this bill is now: Became law (Act)
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Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha)
Bill / law · Ref. VI · 6 May 2015
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