Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014 gets approval from Parliamentary committee, pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts to become Rs. 2 crore

Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014, introduced by the UPA government in Rajya Sabha in February 2014, has received the nod from the Standing Committee. The Bill aims to raise the pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts in Delhi from Rs. 20 lakhs to Rs. 2 crore.The Delhi High Court was witnessing tremendous work pressure and the amendment bill seeks to share the workload amongst the...