Act Establishes Commercial Divisions in High Courts to Expedite Disputes
What happened
The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of the High Courts Act, 2015, was enacted. The Act establishes Commercial Courts at the District level and Commercial Divisions in High Courts to handle commercial disputes of a specified value, which must be no less than Rs. 1,00,00,000. Appeals from these divisions lie before the Commercial Appellate Divisions.
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Why it matters
The legislation is intended to encourage investment and boost the 'ease of doing business in India.' By providing a mechanism for speedy legal recourse, the Act aims to make the recovery of monetary claims and enforcement of contracts less cumbersome.
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Who's involved
- high courtThe courts where the Commercial Division was established.
- WaltonHas a transactional relationship with the high court.
- IGPHas a transactional relationship with the high court.
- supreme courtFunctions as the final appellate body, reviewing judgments of the high court.
- Judicial Service CommissionHolds the formal power to appoint judges who serve in the high court.
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The entities involved
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high court
courts with higher status than some of other courts, sometimes refer to supreme court
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