Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Court committee condemns HC bar opposition to pecuniary limit enhancement
A committee in Delhi wants to increase the money limit for cases that district courts can handle from 2 crore to 20 crore rupees.
This is because the current limit is too low and causes delays and high costs for people going to the High Court.
The High Court Bar Association doesn't agree and opposes this change.
The committee says the change is important to make justice faster, cheaper, and easier to access for regular people.
They also say it's better for people to go to district courts because there are more judges there and it's less of a trip.
The New Delhi Bar Association agrees that this change would help people get justice more quickly and easily.
The Coordination Committee of All District Courts Bar Associations supports enhancing the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts from Rs 2 crore to Rs 20 crore.
The Delhi High Court Bar Association opposes this enhancement, leading to a condemnation from the committee.
The committee argues that the current limit is outdated and causes delays and high costs for litigants.
The enhancement is proposed to make justice more accessible, affordable, and timely for common litigants.
The New Delhi Bar Association supports the enhancement, stating it would provide speedy justice and justice at the doorstep.
- Who
- Coordination Committee of All District Courts Bar Associations and Delhi High Court Bar Association
- What
- Opposition to enhancing the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts
- When
- January 30
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- To reduce the burden on the Delhi High Court and provide more accessible and affordable justice to litigants
- Current pecuniary limit
- Rs 2 crore
- Proposed pecuniary limit
- Rs 20 crore
- Committee's stance
- Supports enhancement
- High Court Bar Association's stance
- Opposes enhancement
- Committee's meeting date
- January 30
- Committee's convenor
- Nagendra Kumar
- New Delhi Bar Association's secretary
- Tarun Rana
- Coordination Committee's secretary general
- Karan Veer Tyagi