Delhi govt cleared proposal to increase pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts, HC told

The matter which recently came up for hearing is now listed for further proceedings on Oct 8

The Delhi government has informed the Delhi High Court that it has approved the proposal to enhance pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts here from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.

The Delhi government told the high court that a request was made to the Centre to raise the pecuniary appellate jurisdiction of the district judges in Delhi by amending Section 39(1) of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918 by the Parliament and for this purpose, the matter may be placed before the cabinet.

The matter, which recently came up for hearing before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Manmeet PS Arora, is now listed for further proceedings on October 8.

The court was hearing a plea by advocate Amit Sahni seeking enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts here from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.