LawgistThe Delhi High Court Act
5Jurisdiction of High Court of Delhi
(1) The High Court of Delhi shall have, in respect of the territories for the time being included in the Union territory of Delhi, all such original, appellate and other jurisdiction as, under the law in force immediately before the appointed day, is exercisable in respect of the said territories by the High Court of Punjab.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the High Court of Delhi shall also have in respect of the said territories ordinary original civil jurisdiction in every suit the value of which exceeds 1 [rupees two crore.]
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1. Subs. by Act 23 of 2015, s. 2, for "rupees twenty lakhs" (w.e.f. 26-10-2015).
All sections
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 High Court
- 3A Salaries and allowances or Judges to be expenditure charged on Consolidated Fund of India
- 4 Exceptions and modifications subject to which the provisions of Chapter V of Part VI of the Constitution apply to the High Court of Delhi
- 5 Jurisdiction of High Court of Delhi
- 6 Power to enrol legal practitioners, etc
- 7 Practice and procedure in the High Court of Delhi
- 8 Custody of the Seal of the High Court of Delhi
- 9 Form of writs and other processes
- 10 Powers of Judges
- 11 Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
- 12 Transfer of proceedings from the High Court of Punjab to the High Court of Delhi
- 13 Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to the High Court of Delhi
- 14 Interpretation
- 15 Savings
- 16 Pending proceedings before subordinate courts in Delhi
- 17 Extension of the jurisdiction of the High Court of Delhi
- 18 Rule of construction
- 19 Repealed
- 20 Power to remove difficulties
- 21 Power to adapt laws
