HIGH COURT OF DELHI: NEW DELHI

No.3089/DHC/Gaz./VI.E.2(a)2008
 Dated, the 22nd October, 2008

PUBLIC NOTICE

In   compliance   with   the   directions   of   Hon’ble   Supreme   Court   of   India,   the 

National Capital Territory of Delhi has been divided into nine Civil Districts vide Govt. 
of   NCT   of   Delhi’s   Notification   No.   F.6/10/2000­Judl/694­704   dated   28.06.2000   read 
with Notification No. F.6/15/08­Judl/Suptlaw/1980­1982 dated 21.10.2008 (shown below 
as Annexure).  The nine Civil Districts will start functioning w.e.f. 1st November, 2008, 
under   the   control   of   the   District   Judges   from   the   places   notified   vide   this   Court’s 
Notification   No.540/DHC/Gaz./VI.E.2(a)2008   dated   22.10.2008   as   mentioned   against 
each, as under :­

S.No. Civil District      Place     Headed by

1. Central Part of Tis Hazari  Ms.  Mamta Sehgal,
Courts District Judge–I–cum­Sessions Judge
2. North Part of Tis Hazari  Mr.  M.L. Mehta,
Courts District Judge–II–cum–Addl. 
Sessions Judge I/C.
3. West Part of Tis Hazari  Mr. Rakesh Kapoor,
Courts  District Judge–III­cum­Addl. 
Sessions Judge I/C.
4. New Delhi Part of Patiala House  Ms. I.K. Kochhar,
Courts District Judge–IV–cum­Addl. 
Sessions Judge I/C.
5. South Part of Patiala House  Mr. Gurdeep Kumar, 
Courts  District Judge–V­cum­ Addl. 
Sessions Judge I/C.
6. East Part of Karkardooma  Mr. A.K. Pathak,
Courts Complex District Judge–VI­cum­Addl. 
Sessions Judge I/C.
7. North­East Part of Karkardooma  Dr. R.K. Yadav,
Courts Complex District Judge–VII­cum­Addl. 
Sessions Judge I/C.
8. North­West Part of Rohini Courts  Mr.  B.B. Chaudhary, 
Complex District Judge–VIII­cum­Addl. 
Sessions Judge I/C.
9. South­West Dwarka Courts  Mr.  I.S. Mehta,
Complex District Judge–IX­cum­Addl. 
Sessions Judge I/C.
2.   The work of criminal courts will be distributed at the five District Court Complexes 
as under:­

S.No Police District / Agencies Courts   dealing   with   the 

work to be  located at
1 Central Police District Tis Hazari Courts
2 North Police District Tis Hazari Courts
3 West Police District Tis Hazari Courts
4 New Delhi Police District Patiala House Courts
5 South Police District  Patiala House Courts
6 South­East District Patiala Hosue Courts
7 East Police District Karkardooma Courts
8 North­East District Karkardooma Courts
9 North­West Police District Rohini Courts
10 Outer Police District  Rohini Courts
11 South­West Police District Dwarka Courts
12 IGI Airport and Palam Airport Police Stations Dwarka Courts

3.    The work of Customs, FERA and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence shall be dealt 
with by the criminal courts at Patiala House Courts.

4. The Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals shall continue to function from the 
existing place, i.e., Karkardooma Courts Complex, till further orders. 

5. The   Special   Courts   dealing   with   cases   under   Electricity   Act,   2003   thus   far 
functioning from the premises of Power Discoms as under will shift w.e.f. 1.11.2008 to 
regular District Courts Complex as indicated hereunder :­

S.No. Place where  the Court is  Jurisdiction  District Court Complex from where the 

presently functioning  (Discom) Court will start functioning w.e.f. 
1.11.2008.
1 Vikas Puri BRPL  Dwarka Courts Complex.
2 Malviya Nagar BRPL  Patiala House Courts Complex
3 Patparganj Industrial Area  BYPL  Karkardooma Courts Complex.
4 Shakti Kiran Building,  BYPL  Karkardooma Courts Complex.
Karkardooma
5 Rohini NDPL  Rohini Courts Complex.

6. The cases pending prior to division of Delhi into nine Civil Districts under Land 
Acquisition Act, Delhi Rent Control Act and Public Premises Act are being transferred as 
per   the   jurisdiction   of   different   Civil   Districts.       All   other   pending   civil   cases   will 
continue to   be tried and heard in the courts already hearing them or their successor 
Courts at Tis Hazari Courts, Karkardooma Courts or Rohini Courts (as the case may be). 

7. All   cases   under   section   138   Negotiable   Instruments   Act   involving   financial 
institutions   will   be   treated   as   separate   category   and   all   cases   of   the   said   category 
pertaining to jurisdiction of four Police Districts, namely, New Delhi, South, South­East 
and   South­West pending at Patiala  House Courts, except where all  the accused have 
already put in appearance, shall be transferred by the Sessions Judge to A.C.M.M.­02 
(Airports) at Dwarka who shall allocate them to the courts of Metropolitan Magistrates at 
Dwarka Court Complex.  Fresh cases of the said category pertaining to entire Delhi shall 
be filed  and entertained by the courts at Dwarka Courts Complex w.e.f. 1st November, 
2008.

8. Accordingly, the Courts  of District  Judges, Senior Civil Judges, Judges Small 

Causes,   Rent   Controllers   and   Administrative   Civil   Judges   of   the   concerned   Districts 
would also start functioning from the places  as mentioned above with effect from 1 st 
November, 2008.    Thereafter, institution of civil cases will be District­wise, and at the 
places as aforementioned.

9. All   civil   suits,   applications,   revisions   and   appeals   may   be   presented   to   the 
competent Courts, District­wise and the title of each suit, application, revision or appeal 
should read as under:­

“In the Court of _________________ of __________________at ________________"
     (Name of the Court in which suit,        (Name of the Civil (Place of sitting of 
      application, revision or appeal is         District to which the the Court)
      preferred)         Court belongs)

For details, the individual can log on to the following websites :­
1.  http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/
2.  http://delhicourts.nic.in/

     BY ORDER,

sd/­
        ( AJIT BHARIHOKE )
     REGISTRAR GENERAL
(Annexure)
(Copy of Notification No. F.6/15/08­Judl/Suptlaw/1980­1982 dated 21.10.2008 
issued by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

                                                            "NOTIFICATION

No.F.6/15/08­Judl/­  In exercise of the powers conferred by sub­section (1) of section 19 
of the Punjab Courts Act,1918 (Punjab Act 6 of 1918) as extended to the National Capital 
Territory   of   Delhi,   and   all   other   powers   enabling   him   in   this   regard,   and   in   partial 
modification of this Government's notification number 6/10/2000­Judl/694­704 dated the 
28th   June,2000,   the   Lt.   Governor   of   the   National   Capital   Territory   of   Delhi,   in 
consultation with the High Court of Delhi, hereby notifies and specifies the boundaries of 
the nine Civil Districts of Delhi as per legends of the map annexed hereto, and describing 
in text the landmarks along which the boundary lines run, details of which are given in 
the Schedule below:

  SCHEDULE

1 District  North­West

West Haryana

North Haryana   from   New   Drain   starting   from   the   river  bank   of  Yamuna   till  the 
intersection point on GT Karnal Road near Budhpur Village

East From   intersection   point   on   New   Drain   &   GT   Karnal   towards   Samaypur 
Village following the GT Karnal Road (road excluded) and thence till Badli 
Railway   Station   following   the   Outer   Ring   Road   and   thence   following   the 
railway line till the railway intersection near Trinagar Colony.

South Delhi   Rohtak   railway   line   (railway   line   included)   from   the   railway   line 
intersection near Trinagar till State boundary.

2 District North

East UP,   Western   bank   of   Yamuna   river   along   right   marginal   embankment   till 
State boundary of UP and thence till Jama Masjid Parda Bagh on the Western 
bank of river Yamuna

South From Filmistan Cinema Hall on Rani Jhansi Road till the crossing of Northern 
railway   with   Metro   railway   line   (near   Sabji   Mandi   Railway   Station)   till 
intersection   of   Amritsar   section   of   Northern   Railway   line   with   that   of 
Rohtak/Firozpur Rail Line.
West Bifurcation of Ambala railway line near Tri Nagar along the  railway line till 
the intersection at Outer Ring Road from there along the Outer Ring Road till 
its intersection with GT Road from intersection along the GT road till 'T' point 
with New Drain (Outer Ring Road from intersection with Ambala railway line 
till   intersection   with   GT   road   included   with   pavement,   GT   road   from 
intersection with Outer Ring Road till 'T' point with New Drain included with 
pavement)

North 'T point of New Drain with GT road to Western Bank of river Yamuna along 
the New Drain

3 District  North­East

North Uttar Pradesh

East Uttar Pradesh

South Shahdara, Delhi railway line of the Southern side

West The Yamuna Bed along with both the bank of river Yamuna

4 District  East

North Delhi­Shahdara   railway   line   from   Western   side   of   railway   bridge   of   river 
Yamuna till State Boundary (including the railway line)

East UP

West Western side of river Yamuna from railway bridge till State boundary with 
UP (including both the bank of river Yamuna)

South UP & Western side of Yamuna river till the State boundary with UP

5 District  Central

North Jama   Masjid  Parda   Bagh   Western   side   of Delhi­Rewari line  DCM   market 
Kishan Ganj, Gaushala Road (included in Central District)

East Till Yamuna river from Parda Bagh to IP Depot
South IP Depot included in District Central
Tilak Bridge
Minto Bridge
Railway station (New Delhi)
Northern side Punchkuin Road
Jhandewalan Extn.
Ramnath Ridge
Bans Koli
Link road round about

West  Military Road    Road with pavement included
Bapa Nagar Road
Western side of Gaushala Road
Road between East Patel Nagar

6 District  New Delhi

East Punchkuin Road (Road with pavement included) from intersection of Upper 
Ridge Road till intersection with Basant Road (road with pavement included) 
till   before   the   intersection   with   Basant   Road   &   Chelmsford   Road,   thence 
crossing   over   the   railway   line   near  New   Delhi   Railway   Station   till   Minto 
Bridge on the Northern Side from there to Southern side of   till IP Depot.

South From railway line near IP Depot the the mid point between Gate No.­2 & 3 of 
ACP (Traffic) Office then crossing over to Ring Road on its Eastern side till 
Nizamuddin Bridge on river Yamuna till the area between Western Bank of 
river Yamuna on South and New Delhi ­ Shahdara Ghaziabad railway line
West  From   Nizamuddin   Bridge   on   river   Yamuna   to   Bhairon   Road   then   upto 
Western side of Mathura Road at its intersection with Bhairon Road, thence 
till   the   intersection   of   Mathura   Road   with   Subramaniyam   Bharti   Marg 
(Subramaniyam   Bharti   Marg   with   pavement   included)   till   intersection   of 
Subramaniyam Bharti Marg with Gold Link Road (pavement included Lodhi 
Road). From intersection of Gold Link Road with Lodhi Road till intersection 
of   Lodhi   Road   with   Aurobindo   Marg   Opposite   Safdarjung   Tomb,   from 
intersection   of   Aurobindo   Marg   with   Safdarjung   Road   till   intersection   of 
Safdarjung   Road   with   Kamal   Attaturk   Marg   till   Roundabout   of   7­Race 
Course, Security Line from Round about of 7­Race Course Road till the Nalla 
Behind Race Course, from Nalla till the intersection of Railway Line with 
Shanti   Path   (near   Rail   Museum),   from   railway   bridge   on   Shanti   Path   to 
railway bridge on Upper Ridge Road.

North From railway bridge on Upper Ridge Road till intersection of Upper Ridge 
Road with Pusha Road on Punchkuiyan Road. (Upper Ridge Road included 
with pavement).

7 District  South

North From intersection of Aurobindo Marg & Lodhi Road to intersection of Lodhi 
Road with Golf Link Road (road & pavement of Lodhi Road included), from 
Golf   Link   Road   to   its   intersection   with   Subramaniyam  Bharti   Marg,   from 
intersection of Subramaniyam Bharti Marg & Mathura Road to intersection of 
Mathura   Raod   and   Bhairon   Marg,   from   intersection   of   Bharion   Marg   & 
Mathura Road to interstion of  Ring Road & Bhairon Marg and till Western 
side of river yamuna on perpendicular line.

East Western bank of river Yamuna near Nizamuddin Bridge on the western bank 
till State boundary of UP.

South Haryana (Faridabad) till Mehrauli­Gurgaon Road.

West State   Boundary   from   the   intersection   of   Mehrauli   ­   Gurgaon   Road   till   its 
intersection   with   Mehrauli­Badarpur   Road,   from   MG   Road   ­   MB   Road 
intersection,   Aurobindo   Marg   till   intersection   with   Lodhi   Road   near 
Safdarjung Tomb (road and pavement included)

8 District  South­West
North From   intersection   of   State   boundary   Najafgarh­   Bahadurgarh   Road   till 
Najafgarh  (road and pavement included), from Najafgarh to Daya Basti to 
Patel   Road   &   Najafgarh   Road   intersection,   from   Patel   Road   &   Najafgarh 
Road intersection to Ch.Girdharilal Marg & Patel Road intersection thence 
Dev Prakash Shastri marg till its intersection with Todapur Road thence till 
Sidharth   Hotel   via   Todapur   Road,   from   Sidharth   Hotel   to   Link   road   till 
Shankar Road, Upper Ridge Road till its intersection with Railway Line, from 
railway   line   &   Nalla   intersection   till   round   about   of   7­Race   Course   from 
Kamal   Atta   Road   &   Jang   Road,   from   Jang   Road   &   Kamal   Atta   Marg 
intersection till the intersection of Aurobindo Marg (near Safdarjung Tomb), 
Safdarjung Tomb (road & pavement included)

East Aurobindo Marg intersection upto MB Road, from MG Road intersection upto 
State boundary

South From State boundary at the intersection of MG Road on the Western side

West Haryana State boundary till intersection of State boundary with Najafgarh­ 
Bahadurgarh Road (via Jharoda Kalan Village)

9 District ­ West

North Delhi Rohtak railway line, from the railway line till Filmistan

East From Filmistan via Guru Ravidash Road till Pusa Road roundabout (crossing 
with Metro railway line) near Sidharth Hotel

South From   intersection   of   State   boundary   Najafgarh   ­   Bahadurgarh   Road   till 

Najafgarh (road & pavement included), from Najafgarh to Daya to Patel Road 
&   Najafgarh   Road   intersection,   from   Patel   Road   &   Najafgarh   Road 
intersection   to   Ch.Girdharilal   Marg   &   Patel   Road   intersection   thence   Dev 
Prakash   Shastri   Marg   till   its   intersection   with   Todapur   road   thence   till 
Sidharth   Hotel   via   Todapur   Road,   from   Sidharth   Hotel   to   Link   Road   till 
Shankar Road, Upper Ridge Road till its intersection Nalla & Railway Line, 
from   Railway   Line   &  Nalla   intersection   till   roundabout   of  7­Race   Course 
from roundabout via Kamal Atta marg (excluding road & pavement) upto the 
intersection of Kamal Atta Road & Jang Road, from Jang Road & Kamal Atta 
Marg intersection till the intersection of Aurobindo Marg (near Safdarjung 
Tomb), Safdarjung Tomb (road & pavement included)

West Haryana
 This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st November,2008.

                                                               By order and in the name of the 
                                                               Lt. Governor of the National 
                                                               Capital Territory of Delhi,

                                                                               sd/­

                                                                  (Savita Rao)
                                                               Joint Secretary (Law)

No.F.6/15/08­Judl/Supdtlaw/1980­1982    Dated the 21st October,2008"