Sep 01, 2018

Update on Amendments to the Commercial Courts Act, 2015

The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018 (‘Amendment Act’) came into force with effect from May 3, 2018, amending the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015 (‘2015 Act’). Some of the notable amendments to the 2015 Act are: (i) decrease in the value of the subject matter in respect of which a commercial suit may be instituted from Rs. 1 crore (approx. US$ 135,000), to Rs. 3 lakh (approx. US$ 4,000); and (ii) a suit not contemplating urgent interim relief cannot be instituted unless the remedy of pre-institution mediation has been exhausted.

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