Plea filed before Delhi High Court to increase pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts
The plea stated that the present limit of ₹3 lakh is "meagre for civil courts" and results in a large number of cases filed before the district courts, with their wider jurisdictional limits.
A plea has been filed before the Delhi High Court, seeking directions to raise the pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts in Delhi and thus reduce the overload of cases before the district courts (Amit Sahni vs. The State).