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The Commercial Courts Act, 2015

Central

An Act to provide for the constitution of Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division in the High Courts for adjudicating commercial disputes of specified value and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
4 of 2016
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Department of Legal Affairs
Enacted
31 Dec 2016

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

26 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Constitution of Commercial Courts.
  4. Section 3ADesignation of Commercial Appellate Courts.
  5. Section 4Constitution of Commercial Division of High Court.
  6. Section 5Constitution of Commercial Appellate Division.
  7. Section 6Jurisdiction of Commercial Court.
  8. Section 7Jurisdiction of Commercial Divisions of High Courts.
  9. Section 8Bar against revision application or petition against an interlocutory order.
  10. Section 9Transfer of suit if counterclaim in a commercial dispute is of Specified Value.
  11. Section 10Jurisdiction in respect of arbitration matters.
  12. Section 11Bar of jurisdiction of Commercial Courts and Commercial Divisions.
  13. Section 12Determination of Specified Value.
  14. Section 12APre-Institution Mediation and Settlement.
  15. Section 13Appeals from decrees of Commercial Courts and Commercial Divisions.
  16. Section 14Expeditious disposal of appeals.
  17. Section 15Transfer of pending cases.
  18. Section 16Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in its application to commercial disputes.
  19. Section 17Collection and disclosure of data by Commercial Courts, Commercial Divisions and Commercial Appellate Divisions.
  20. Section 18Power of High Court to issue directions.
  21. Section 19Infrastructure facilities.
  22. Section 20Training and continuous education.
  23. Section 21Act to have overriding effect.
  24. Section 21APower of Central Government to make rules
  25. Section 22Power to remove difficulties.
  26. Section 23Repeal and savings.