Nafe Singh & ANR v. Subhash Chander & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CS(OS) 2249/2011 & I.A.No. 699/2016 (U/o 6 Rule 17 CPC by plaintiff no.2) NAFE SINGH & ANR ..... Plaintiffs Through:

Ms. Deepa Rai, Adv.

versus SUBHASH CHANDER & ANR ..... Defendants Through

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VALMIKI J. MEHTA

O R D E R

% 15.01.2016 1.

That a settlement is going to be arrived at is not a ground for this Court to continue exercising jurisdiction although this Court no longer has pecuniary jurisdiction to try the present suit.

2.

An Office Order dated 24.11.2015 has been issued by Hon'ble the Chief Justice in exercise of powers conferred by Section 4 of the Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 2015, whereby ordinary suits which are not commercial matters having pecuniary jurisdiction up to the value of rupees two crores cannot be tried by this Court and commercial matters up to the value of rupees one crore cannot be tried by this Court. Accordingly, this suit is transferred for decision to the jurisdictional Court under the District & Sessions Judge (South West), Dwarka

Courts, Delhi.

3.

Let parties appear before the District & Sessions Judge (South West), Dwarka Courts, Delhi on 3rd March, 2016. Suit file be made available to the District & Sessions Judge (SouthWest), Dwarka Courts, Delhi on the date fixed. VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J JANUARY 15, 2016 ib