National Insurance Company Ltd. and Anr. v. Chetak Logistics Limited
Pecuniary jurisdiction – Commercial suit
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court order dated 06.05.2026 in CS(COMM) 1539/2016, National Insurance Company Ltd. and Anr. v. Chetak Logistics Limited (Avneesh Jhingan, J.): on plaintiff's concession that the amount involved was less than two crores, the Court found it had no pecuniinary jurisdiction and, on the joint request of counsel for both parties, transferred the suit to the commercial court concerned at South West Dwarka Courts. Brief transfer order; no statute or precedent discussed; no adjudication on merits; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Suit transferred to the commercial court concerned at South West Dwarka Courts for want of pecuniary jurisdiction. ¶¶14