THE COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015

ACT NO. 4 OF 2016 · Enacted [31st December, 2015.] · 23 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

CONSTITUTION OF COMMERCIAL COURTS, COMMERCIAL DIVISIONS ANDCOMMERCIAL APPELLATE DIVISIONS

Section 3.Constitution of Commercial Courts.

Section 4.Constitution of Commercial Division of High Court.

Section 5.Constitution of Commercial Appellate Division.

Section 6.Jurisdiction of Commercial Court.

Section 7.Jurisdiction of Commercial Divisions of High Courts.

Section 8.Bra against revision application or petition against an interlocutory order Bar.

Section 9.Transfer of suit if counterclaim in a commercial dispute is of Specified Value.

Section 10.Jurisdiction in respect of arbitration matters.

Section 11.Bar of jurisdiction of Commercial Courts and Commercial Divisions.

SPECIFIED VALUE

Section 12.Determination of Specified Value.

APPEALS

Section 13.Appeals from decrees of Commercial Courts and Commercial Divisions.

Section 14.Expeditious disposal of appeals.

TRANSFER OF PENDING SUITS

Section 15.Transfer of pending cases.

AMENDMENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908

Section 16.Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in its application to commercial disputes.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 17.Collection and disclosure of data by Commercial Courts, Commercial Divisions and Commercial Appellate Divisions.

Section 18.Power of High Court to issue directions.

Section 19.Infrastructure facilities.

Section 20.Training and continuous education.

Section 21.Act to have overriding effect.

Section 22.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 23.Repeal and savings.