Commercial Courts Act, 2015 · Chapter VI: Amendments to the Provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Section 16: Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in its application to commercial disputes
(1) The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) shall, in their application to any suit in respect of a commercial dispute of a Specified Value, stand amended in the manner as specified in the Schedule.
(2) The Commercial Division and Commercial Court shall follow the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), as amended by this Act, in the trial of a suit in respect of a commercial dispute of a Specified Value.
(3) Where any provision of any Rule of the jurisdictional High Court or any amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), by the State Government is in conflict with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), as amended by this Act, the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure as amended by this Act shall prevail.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 16 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 16
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Aditya Khaitan & Ors. v. Il and Fs Financial
Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the application for extension of time dated 20.01.2021 and in not taking the written statements on record.
- Owners and Parties Interested in the Vessel M.V. Polaris Galaxy v. Banque Cantonale De Geneve
- Prakash Corporates v. Dee Vee Projects Limited
- Sudhir Kumar @ S. Baliyan v. Vinay Kumar G.B.
- Government of Maharashtra (Water Resources Department) Represented by Executive Engineer v. M/S Borse Brothers Engineers & Contractors Pvt. Ltd.