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6. Commercial Courts

The Law Commission of India, in its 253rd report, had recommended for the establishment of the Commercial Courts at various level for speedy disposal of commercial disputes. The bill for the same was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in April 2015 and passed through Lok Sabha on December 2015. Subsequently the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act was passed. The commercial courts have started functioning under the jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court, Bombay High Court, Himachal Pradesh High Court and the Gujarat High Court.

 

6.1. Key features of the 2015 Act6.2. Significance6.3. Issues ♤ Vagueness ♤ Exclusion6.4. The 2018 Amendment to the Act