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P files a suit in the Commercial Court which, if filed before the regular civil court, would have been…

Section 11 of the Commercial Courts Act excludes proceedings over which another law expressly or impliedly bars civil-court jurisdiction. Commercial subject matter, the…

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P files a suit in the Commercial Court which, if filed before the regular civil court, would have been barred by virtue of a provision in another statute. Can the Commercial Court entertain the suit?

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Section 11 of the Commercial Courts Act excludes proceedings over which another law expressly or impliedly bars civil-court jurisdiction. Commercial subject matter, the specified monetary value and a defendant’s consent cannot remove that statutory bar.

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