The Delhi High Court Amendment act, 2015 Enacted

The Delhi High Court Amendment act, 2015 Enacted 

The Ministry of Law & Justice has notified that the Delhi High Court Amendment Act, 2015, which received the assent of the President on 10.8.2015, has been brought into force from today i.e. 26.10.2015. 


The Act provides for enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction of the District Courts of Delhi from Rs. 20 lakh to Rs. 2 crore. The last revision of pecuniary jurisdiction of District Courts in Delhi was done in 2003, when it was raised from Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh. 

Increasing the pecuniary jurisdiction of Districts Courts of Delhi would lessen the burden of Delhi High Court and there would be substantive improvement in disposal of cases in subordinate Courts. This will facilitate access of the general public to 11 District Courts located in 6 District Court Complexes within the vicinity of their location, ensuring speedy justice to the litigants at their door steps. 

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Shri Vijay Lakhichand Achliya Appointed as an Additional Judge in Bombay High Court 

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Vijay Lakhichand Achliya, to be an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court, for a period of two years with effect from 21st October, 2015. 

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Appointment of Additional Judges in Teangana & Andhra Pradesh High Court 

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Shri Bulusu Siva Sankara Rao, (2) Shri Mandhata Seetharama Murti, (3) Shri Saripella Ravi Kumar, (4) Shri Upmaka Durga Prasad Rao, (5) Shri Talluri Sunil Chowdary, (6) Shri Mallavolu Satyanarayana Murthy, (7) Shri Misrilal Sunil Kishore Jaiswal, (8) Shri Ambati Shankar Narayana, and (9) Smt. Anis, to be Additional Judges of High Court of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh, for a period of three months with effect from 23rd October, 2015.

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Appointment of Additional Judges in Karnataka Court 

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Arakalagudu Venkataramaiah Chandrashekara, (ii) Smt. Rathnakala, (iii) Shri Budihal Rudrappa Bhimappa, (iv) Shri Pradeep Dattatraya Waingankar, and (v) Shri Koratagere Narasimha Murthy Phaneendra, to be Additional Judges of Karnataka High Court, for a period of three months with effect from 24th October, 2015.

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Appointment of Additional Judges in Calcutta Court 

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Smt. Samapati Chatterjee, (ii) Shri Sahidullah Munshi, (iii) Shri Subrata Talukdar, (iv) Shri Tapabrata Chakraborty, (v) Shri Arindam Sinha, (vi) Shri Arijit Banerjee, and (vii) Shri Debangsu Basak, to be Additional Judges of Calcutta High Court, for a period of three months with effect from 30th October, 2015.