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If the Lok Sabha re-passes it and the Rajya Sabha is still not
prepared to pass it, a deadlock occurs. If this deadlock
remains unresolved for six months, the President summons
a joint sitting of the two Houses. The decision of the joint
sitting is accepted by both the Houses.
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PECUNIARY
JURISDICTION OF
COMMERCIAL COURTS
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CONCLUSION
The amendment provides for establishment of Commercial
Courts at district Judge level for the territories over which
respective High Courts have ordinary original civil
jurisdiction i.e. in the cities of Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata,
Mumbai and State of Himachal Pradesh. The State
Governments, in such territories may by notification specify
such pecuniary value of commercial disputes to be
adjudicated at the district level, which shall not be less than
Rs. 3 lakhs and not more than the pecuniary jurisdiction of
the district court. In the jurisdiction of High Courts other than
those exercising ordinary original jurisdiction a forum of
Appeal in commercial dispute decided by commercial
courts below the level of District judge is being provided, in
the form of Commercial Appellate Courts to be at district
judge level.
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measure seen as second biggest reform for speedy trail in
commercial disputes after Arbitration & Conciliation Act
was amended to expedite the arbitration process in India.
The changes are in line with a vision to boost the foreign
investor's confidence and to facilitate an ease of doing
business in India. The year 2016 to 2018 has resulted into
some drastic changes in law and its structure which in
medium to long term will enhance the image of Indian
Legal System.
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REFERENCES AND
FURTHER READING
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2003, http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/188t
h%20report.pdf.
4. Report No.78, Standing Committee on Personnel,
Public Grievances, Law and Justice: ‘The
Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and
Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill,
2015, Rajya Sabha, December
2015, http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Com
mercial%20courts/SCR-
%20Commercial%20Courts%20bill.pdf.
5. The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and
Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act,
2015,https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/21
56/1/201604.pdf.
6. Rajya Sabha Starred Question No.14, Ministry of Law
and Justice, December 15, 2017.
7. “Arrears and Backlog: Creating Additional Judicial
(wo)man power”, Law Commission of India, Report
No. 245, July 7,
2014, http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/Rep
ort245.pdf.
8. Court News, Supreme Court of India, Volume 12,
No.1, January to March 2017.
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9. Vision Statement presented by the Law Minister to
the Chief Justice of India at the National Consultation
for Strengthening the Judiciary towards Reducing
Pendency and Delays, October 2009.
10. Advisory Council of the National Mission for
Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms, chaired by the
Union Law Minister, on May 15, 2012; Conference of
Chief Justices and Chief Ministers, 2012.
11. National Commission to Review the Working of
the Constitution, Volume. 1, Chapter
7,http://lawmin.nic.in/ncrwc/finalreport/v1ch7.htm.
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“Success usually comes to
those who are too busy to be
looking for it”
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