The Rajya Sabha yesterday deferred passing the bill to increase the pecuniary jurisdiction of the Delhi high court, with some members saying that the reform should be clubbed with pending legislation to create commercial divisions in high courts (the Commercial Division of High Courts Bill 2009), with law minister DV Sadananda Gowda conceding to the demands, reported the PTI.
Two politicians by the JD(U) and the BJP made the suggestion, which Gowda seemed happy to accept according to the report.
The commercial divisions bill is currently being redrafted in line with law commission recommendations that have been taken up by the government in the budget.
A series of strikes for and against the bill by bar associations have plagued Delhi, with high court lawyers most recently striking in December 2014, giving six reasons that they are against the measure, which would move matters with a value of less than below Rs 2 crore from the Delhi high court to the district court.
Update: The Rajya Sabha debates stated the following: