What are the provisions related to the determination of specified value of the subject matter of the commercial dispute in a suit, appeal or application under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015?

CS Executive · Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General Laws · PYQS · December 2025
What are the provisions related to the determination of specified value of the subject matter of the commercial dispute in a suit, appeal or application under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015?

Answer & Explanation:

According to section 12(1) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, the Specified Value of the subject-matter of the commercial dispute in a suit, appeal or application shall be determined in the following manner:- where the relief sought in a suit or application is for recovery of money, the money sought to be recovered in the suit or application inclusive of interest, if any, computed up to the date of filing of the suit or application, as the case may be, shall be taken into account for determining such Specified Value; where the relief sought in a suit, appeal or application relates to movable property or to a right therein, the market value of the movable property as on the date of filing of the suit, appeal or application, as the case may be, shall be taken into account for determining such Specified Value; where the relief sought in a suit, appeal or application relates to immovable property or to a right therein, the market value of the immovable property, as on the date of filing of the suit, appeal or application, as the case may be, shall be taken into account for determining Specified Value; and where the relief sought in a suit, appeal or application relates to any other intangible right, the market value of the said rights as estimated by the plaintiff shall be taken into account for determining Specified Value

Topics: Commercial Courts Act, 2015

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