High Court Holds in Review Petition that CPC Amendments under Commercial Courts Act Do Not Apply to Commercial Disputes Below Specified Value. The 120‑day limit for written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of CPC, 1908 as amended by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 is inapplicable to suits where the Specified Value is below Rs. 3 lakhs, even if the suit is before the Commercial Division under the proviso to Section 7.
1 Jun 2019The dispute arose in a commercial suit where the Plaintiff had determined the Specified Value at Rs. 20,000, which was below the threshold of Rs. 3 la...
