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Date: 2025-04-04 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

AMENDMENT

Issued by Government of The National Capital Territory of Delhi · Delhi High Court

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification pertains to an amendment to the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018. It specifically modifies Clause 10 of Annexure E, which relates to the format for summons issued in commercial disputes.
  • The notification also includes a revised format for summons for settlement of issues in suits relating to commercial disputes, as per Section 6 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, amending Order V, Rule I of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

Key Changes

  • Clause 10 of Annexure E of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018, has been replaced with a new clause specifying the dates for various actions related to a process, including the date of the last order, date of receipt of process, date of filing process fee, date of service of process, date of issuance, and date of returning the process to the Dealing Assistant (DA).
  • The amended summons format emphasizes the requirement for the defendant to file a written statement, including a statement certifying the authenticity of documents filed. An affidavit of admission/denial of documents filed by the plaintiff must accompany the written statement.
  • The amended summons format specifies that if the defendant seeks inspection of documents filed by the plaintiff, they must file an application within 7 days of receiving the summons. The summons is only deemed complete after the plaintiff provides inspection. The written statement must then be filed within 30 days of the service of the summons.
  • The amended summons format states that failure to file a written statement within 30 days may result in the court allowing filing within 120 days from the date of service of summons upon showing sufficient cause. After 120 days, the right to file a written statement is forfeited.
  • The notification explicitly states that the amendment comes into force from the date of its publication in the gazette, which is April 4, 2025.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Litigants (Plaintiffs and Defendants)

  • Both: The emphasis on timelines and document authentication aims to expedite the resolution of commercial disputes. Litigants need to be aware of the new requirements to avoid penalties such as forfeiting the right to file a written statement.

Impact on Legal Professionals

  • The changes may require law firms to update their internal processes and checklists to ensure compliance with the amended rules.

Impact on the Delhi High Court

  • The court will need to adjudicate on requests for extensions of time to file written statements, which could add to the administrative burden.

Suggested Action Items

  • Monitor the impact of the amended rules on the efficiency of commercial dispute resolution and make further adjustments as needed.

Key Entities Referenced

Delhi High Court: The primary entity issuing the notification and responsible for implementing the amended rules. Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018: The set of rules being amended by this notification. Specifically, Clause 10 of Annexure E is modified. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: The procedural law governing civil court proceedings in India. Section 129 empowers the High Court to make rules. Delhi High Court Act, 1966: The Act establishing the Delhi High Court. Section 7 grants the High Court rule-making powers. Commercial Courts Act, 2015: The Act that provides for the constitution of commercial courts and tribunals for adjudicating commercial disputes of a specified value. Section 6 is referenced in the summons format. Notification No. 100/Rules/DHC dated 27.02.2018: The original notification of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018. Notification No. 722/Rules/DHC dated 16.10.2018: A previous amendment to the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33002/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 भारत सर कार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA एस.जी.-डी.एल.x-xअxG.-I0D5H0xx4x2 025-262314 SG-DL-Ex-x0xG50ID4E20xx2x5 -262314 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 20] दिल्ली, िुििार, अप्रलै 4, 2025/ चत्रै 14, 1947 [रा.रा.रा.क्षे.दि. स.ं 05 No. 20] DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025/ CHAITRA 14, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 05 भाग II—I PART II—I राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय: नई दिल्ली अजधसचू ना दिल् ली, 4 अप्रलै , 2025 स.ं 15/जनयम/डीएचसी.—जसजिल प्रदिया संजिता, 1908 की धारा 129 तथा दिल्ली उच् च न्यायालय अजधजनयम 1966 (1966 का अजधजनयम 26) की धारा 7 द्वारा प्रित्त एि ं इस जनजमत्त समथथ बनाने िाली अन्य शक्तियों सभी िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, दिल्ली उच् च न्यायालय एति्द्वारा, “दिल्ली उच् च न्यायालय (ओररजिनल साइड) जनयम, 2018” म,ें जिन्ि ें दिल्ली रािपत्र असाधारण भाग IV संख्या 50 (एन.सी.टी.डी. संख्या 454) दिनांक 28.02.2018 म ें अजधसूचना संख्या 100/जनयम/डीएचसी दिनांक 27.02.2018 द्वारा अजधसूजचत एि ं दिल्ली रािपत्र असाधारण भाग IV स.ं 201 (एन.सी.टी.डी. स.ं 635) दिनांक 18.10.2018 म ें अजधसूचना संख्या 722/जनयम/डीएचसी दिनांक 16.10.2018 द्वारा दिर संिोजधत कर प्रकाजित दकया गया था, जनम् नजलजित संिोधन करता ि ै:- 2380 DG/2025 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I] सिं ोधन दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय (ओररजिनल साइड) जनयम, 2018 के अनलु ग्नक ‘इ’ के मौििू ा िडं 10 के स्ट्थान पर जनम्न जलजित को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा: अंजतम आिेि की जतजथ: आिेजिका प्राजि की जतजथ: आिेजिका िल्ु क िाजिल करने की जतजथ: आिेजिका की तामील की जतजथ: िारी करन े की जतजथ: सम्बंजधत सिायक को आिेजिका िापस करने की जतजथ : सम्बंजधत सिायक - स्ट्पीड पोस्ट्ट/ पंिीकृत डाक दिल्ली उच् च न्यायालय, नई दिल्ली (साधारण ओररजिनल जसजिल क्षेत्राजधकार) िाजणजज्यक जििाि स ेसबं जं धत िाि म ें जििाद्यक के जनपटारे के जलए समन (िाजणजज्यक न्यायालय अजधजनयम, 2015 की धारा 6 के तित जसजिल प्रदिया संजिता, 1908 के आिेि V, जनयम I म ें संिोधन) जस. िा. (ऑ. सा.) िा. स.ं ......... 20…. CS (OS) COMM NO. ………….of 20…. के मामले म:ें श्री/सुश्री/श्रीमती …िािी (गण)/आिेिक (गण) बनाम श्री/सुश्री/श्रीमती ... प्रजतिािी(गण)/ प्रत्यथी (गण) सेिा म ें प्रजतिािी (गण) (िािपत्र/ पक्षकारों के ज्ञापन के अनुसार नाम, जििरण और जनिास स्ट्थान) िबदक िािी(गण) न े आपके जिरुद्ध िाजणजज्यक जििाि स े संबंजधत िाि िायर दकया ि,ै आपको एतद्द्वारा अपना जलजित बयान िाजिल करने के जलए बुलाया िाता ि,ै जिसम ें आपके द्वारा िायर दकया गया िस्ट्तािेज़ की प्रामाजणकता को प्रमाजणत करने िाला बयान, यदि कोई िो, भी िाजमल िोगा। िािी (गण) द्वारा िायर िस्ट्तािज़े के स्ट्िीकृजत /प्रत्याख्यान का िपथ पत्र आपके जलजित बयान के साथ िोना चाजिए, जिसके जबना, आपका जलजित बयान ररकाडथ पर निीं जलया िाएगा। ििां िस्ट्तािेि की प्रजतजलजप आपके द्वारा िाजिल की िाती ि,ै ििा ं आपके जलजित बयान की अनुिमजणका म ें यि भी जिजनर्िथष्ट दकया िाएगा दक इसकी मूल प्रजत दकसकी अजभरक्षा, अजधकार और जनयंत्रण म ेंि।ै यदि आप िािी द्वारा िायर िस्ट्तािेज़ का जनरीक्षण चाित े ि,ैं तो आप ऐस े समन की प्राजि स े 7 दिनों के भीतर आिेिन िायर करके ऐसा कर सकते ि।ैं ऐस े मामल े म,ें ऐसे समन की प्राजि तभी परू ी मानी िाएगी िब िािी (गण) द्वारा जनरीक्षण उपलब्ध कराया िाएगा। जनरीक्षण के बाि, समन को जिजधित तामील हुआ माना िाएगा और आपका जलजित बयान पूिोि अनुसार ितथमान समन की तामील के 30 दिनों के भीतर िाजिल दकया िाएगा। यदि आप 30 दिनों की उपरोि अिजध के भीतर अपना जलजित बयान िाजिल करन े म ें जििल रित े ि,ैं तो कारण बतान े पर, न्यायालय आपको इन समन की तामील की तारीि स े 120 दिन के भीतर, िसै ा जिजनर्िष्टथ दकया िाए और न्यायालय द्वारा आिेजित ितों पर दकसी अन्य दिन इस े िाजिल करन े की अनमु जत िे सकता ि।ै उि 120 दिनों की अिजध समाि िोन े पर आप अपना जलजित बयान िाजिल करन े का अजधकार िो िेंग े तथा न्यायालय उस े ररकाड थ पर लने े की अनमु जत निीं िेगा। आपसे यि भी अपेजक्षत ि ै दक आपको दिनांक......... को......... बि े इस न्यायालय म ें व्यजिगत रूप स,े अथिा दकसी िकील द्वारा, िो सम्यक रूप स े अनुदिष्ट िो तथा मुकिम े स े संबंजधत सभी मित्िपूण थ प्रश्नों का उत्तर िेने म ें सक्षम िो, अथिा िाि े का उत्तर िेने के जलए दकसी ऐस े व्यजि के साथ िो ऐसे सभी प्रश्नों का उत्तर िेने म ें सक्षम िो, उपजस्ट्थत िोना िोगा। आपको यि भी जनििे दिया िाता ि ै दक आप उि दिन अपन े पास या अपन े अजधकार म ें उपलब्ध सभी िस्ट्ताििे प्रस्ट्तुत करें, जिनके आधार पर आप अपना बचाि या मुिराई का िािा या प्रजत-िािा करते ि।ैं कृपया ध्यान िें दक पूिोि अनसु ार दिन पर आपके उपजस्ट्थत न िोने पर, िाि की सुनिाई और जनणथय आपकी अनुपजस्ट्थजत म ेंदकया िा सकता ि।ै[PART II—I DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3 दिनांक….. 20…..को मरे े िस्ट्ताक्षर एि ंन्यायालय की मुिर स ेिारी दकया गया। न्यायाधीि/जनबधं क नोट: यदि आप माननीय न्यायालय के समक्ष व्यजिगत रूप स े उपजस्ट्थत िोना चाित े ि,ैं तो आपको उच्च न्यायालय म ें प्रिेि िते ु गेट पास प्राि करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजित िस्ट्तािेि प्रस्ट्तुत करने िोंगे:- 1. आपको दिया गया नोरटस या उच्च न्यायालय म ें आपकी आिश्यकता/आपकी उपजस्ट्थजत को प्रमाजणत करन े िाला कोई अन्य िस्ट्तािेि। 2. पिचान प्रमाण (आधार काडथ/चनु ाि पिचान-पत्र/रािन काड/थ ड्राइविंग लाइसेंस/पासपोटथ) नोट: यि संिोधन रािपत्र म ेंइसके प्रकािन की तारीि स ेलागू िोगा। न्यायालय के आिेिानुसार कंिल िीत अरोडा, मिाजनबंधक HIGH COURT OF DELHI: NEW DELHI NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 4th April, 2025 No. 15/Rules/DHC.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 129 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and Section 7 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 (Act 26 of 1966) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the High Court of Delhi, hereby makes the following amendment in the “Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018” which were notified vide Notification No. 100/Rules/DHC dated 27.02.2018, in Delhi Gazette Extraordinary, Part IV No. 50 (N.C.T.D. No. 454) dated 28.02.2018 and further amended vide Notification No. 722/Rules/DHC dated 16.10.2018 published in Delhi Gazette Extraordinary Part IV No. 201 (N.C.T.D. No. 635) dated 18.10.2018 : - AMENDMENT THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE EXISTING CLAUSE 10 OF ANNEXURE E OF DELHI HIGH COURT (ORIGINAL SIDE) RULES, 2018 :- Date of Last Order: Date of receipt of Process: Date of filing of P.F.: Date of Service of Process: Date of Issuance: Date of Returning of Process to DA: DA - Speed Post/ Regd. AD IN THE HIGH COURT-OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI (ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION) Summons for Settlement of Issues in Suit Relating to a Commercial Dispute (U/s 6 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 amending Order V, Rule I of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908) CS (OS) COMM No……….of 20……. In the matter of: Mr./Ms./M/s ... Plaintiff(s)/ Applicant(s) Versus Mr./Ms./M/s .... Defendant(s)/ Respondent(s) To Defendant(s) (Name, description and place of residence as per Plaint/ Memo of Parties)4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I] Whereas the plaintiff(s) has/ have instituted a suit against you relating to a commercial dispute, you are hereby summoned to file your Written Statement that also contains a statement certifying authenticity of document, if any, filed by you. An affidavit of admission/ denial of document filed by the plaintiff(s) shall accompany your Written Statement without which, your Written Statement shall not be taken on record. Where copy of document are filed by you, the Index to your Written Statement shall also specify as to in whose custody, power and control are the original thereof. If you seek inspection of document filed by the plaintiff, you may do so by filing an application, not later than 7 days from receipt of these summons. In such case, receipt of these summons shall only be deemed to be complete only after inspection is provided by the Plaintiff(s). Upon inspection, summons shall be deemed to be duly served and your Written Statement shall be filed within 30 days of the service of present summons as aforesaid. In case you fail to file your Written Statement within the aforesaid period of 30 days, upon showing cause, the Court may allow you to file the same on such other day, not later than 120 days from the date of service of these summons, as may be specified and on terms ordered by Court. On expiry of the said 120 days, you shall forfeit the right to file your Written Statement and the Court shall not allow the same to be taken on record. You are also required to appear in this Court in person, or by a pleader duly instructed and able to answer all material questions relating to the suit, or be accompanied by some person able to answer all such questions, on the .…..... day of ......... at ........... O'clock in the ...... noon, to answer the claim. You are further directed to produce on the said day, all documents in your possession or power upon which you base your defence or claim for a set-off or counter-claim. Take notice that, in default of your appearance on the day before mentioned, the suit may be heard and determined in your absence. Given under my hand and the Seal of the Court, this ....... day of .... ... 20 .. .. . Judge/Registrar Note: If you want to appear in person before the Hon'ble Court, you are required to produce the following documents in order to obtain a gate pass for your entry to the High Court:- 1. Notice served upon you or any other document proving your requirement/ your presence in the High Court. 2. Identity proof (Aadhar Card/ Election Identity Card/ Ration Card/ Driving Licence/ Passport)] NOTE: THIS AMENDMENT SHALL COME INTO FORCE FROM THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE GAZETTE. BY ORDER OF THE COURT KANWAL JEET ARORA, REGISTRAR GENERAL Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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