Gursharan Singh v. Mrs. Mohini Kaul

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CS(OS) 2540/2007 GURSHARAN SINGH ..... Plaintiff Through Mr. P.S. Bindra, Advocate versus MRS. MOHINI KAUL ..... Defendant Through Ms. Aastha Dhawan, Advocate

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VALMIKI J. MEHTA

O R D E R

% 18.01.2016 1.

Though this suit is with respect to the specific performance of a construction contract, however, valuation of the suit is less than Rs.1 Crore and valuation only for the purposes of recovery of money is over Rs.1 Crore, this Court, therefore, will not have pecuniary jurisdiction in view of Office Order dated 24.11.2015 as 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 CS(OS) No.2540/2007

transferred for decision to the jurisdictional Court under the District & Sessions Judge (West), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi. 3.

Let parties appear before the District & Sessions Judge (West), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi on 4th March, 2016. Suit file be made available to the District & Sessions Judge (West), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi on the date fixed. VALMIKI J. MEHTA, J JANUARY 18, 2016 nn CS(OS) No.2540/2007