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The Commercial Courts Act, 2015

Appeals from decrees of Commercial Courts and Commercial Divisions

In force From 23 Oct 2015 Act 4 of 2016 As on 14 Oct 2026

Act 4 of 2016 Ministry Law and Justice Enacted 31 Dec 2016 In force 23 Oct 2015 Cited by 1 provision

Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 deals with appeals from decrees of Commercial Courts and Commercial Divisions. [Any person aggrieved by the judgment or order of a Commercial Court below the level of a District Judge may appeal to the Commercial Appellate Court within a period of sixty days from the date of judgment or order. The Act came into force on 23 Oct 2015.

(1) 1[Any person aggrieved by the judgment or order of a Commercial Court below the level of a District Judge may appeal to the Commercial Appellate Court within a period of sixty days from the date of judgment or order.

(1A) Any person aggrieved by the judgment or order of a Commercial Court at the level of District Judge exercising original civil jurisdiction or, as the case may be, Commercial Division of a High Court may appeal to the Commercial Appellate Division of that High Court within a period of sixty days from the date of the judgment or order:

Provided that an appeal shall lie from such orders passed by a Commercial Division or a Commercial Court that are specifically enumerated under Order XLIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) as amended by this Act and section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1996).]

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or Letters Patent of a High Court, no appeal shall lie from any order or decree of a Commercial Division or Commercial Court otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

Section 13, The Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (Act 4 of 2016).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Arbitration and Conciliation Act s. 37 Appealable orders

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 8 Bar against revision application or petition against an interlocutory order

Related judgements & precedents

These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.

  1. Kandla Export Corporation v. OCI Corporation

    Supreme Court of India 07 Feb 2018 Binding (Supreme Court) Reportable (2018) 14 SCC 715

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    Judgement order-4.pdf 2018-02-07 DATE VERIFIED. CA 1661-1663/2018 (SLP(C) 28582-28584/2017). R.F. Nariman / Navin Sinha REPORTABLE. PDF starts with a pronouncement ROP header then the full signed reportable (same Ghisalal/Swapnanjali pattern of a labelled Judgement file containing the merits). Isolate: an appeal not maintainable under Arbitration Act s.50 (no appeal from an order enforcing a foreign award) is not maintainable under Commercial Courts s.13(1); the Arbitration Act is a self-contained code and s.13(1) is a general appeal provision that yields to s.50. Do not pad Arb 37 (already filled by BGS SGS Soma) or Commercial Courts 10/11/21.

    On this section: Commercial Courts 13(1): a general Commercial Courts appeal does not lie from an order enforcing a foreign award that is not appealable under Arbitration Act 50 (Kandla). Do not pad 10/11/21.

    Read the full order on eCourts India

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Questions about Section 13

What have the courts held on Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act?

Kandla Export Corporation v. OCI Corporation (07 Feb 2018) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Commercial Courts 13(1): a general Commercial Courts appeal does not lie from an order enforcing a foreign award that is not appealable under Arbitration Act 50 (Kandla). Do not pad 10/11/21.

How do I find court cases under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Commercial Courts Act 2015 13, section 13 Commercial Courts Act 2015, section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Kandla Export Corporation v. OCI Corporation (07 Feb 2018).

What should I read with Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Arbitration and Conciliation Act 37 (Appealable orders), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act come into force?

Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, cited as Commercial Courts Act 2015 13, came into force on 23 Oct 2015, having been enacted on 31 Dec 2016. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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