17. Collection and disclosure of data by 1
[Commercial Courts, Commercial Appellate Courts],
Commercial Divisions and Commercial Appellate Divisions.—The statistical data regarding the
number of suits, applications, appeals or writ petitions filed before the 1
[Commercial Courts, Commercial
Appellate Courts], Commercial Division, or Commercial Appellate Division, as the case may be, the
pendency of such cases, the status of each case, and the number of cases disposed of, shall be maintained
and updated every month by each 1
[Commercial Courts, Commercial Appellate Courts], Commercial
Division, Commercial Appellate Division and shall be published on the website of the relevant High
Court.
18. Power of High Court to issue directions.—The High Court may, by notification, issue practice
directions to supplement the provisions of Chapter II of this Act or the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5
of 1908) insofar as such provisions apply to the hearing of commercial disputes of a Specified Value.
19. Infrastructure facilities.—The State Government shall provide necessary infrastructure to
facilitate the working of a Commercial Court or a Commercial Division of a High Court.
20. Training and continuous education.—The State Government may, in consultation with the
High Court, establish necessary facilities providing for training of Judges who may be appointed to the
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[Commercial Courts, Commercial Appellate Courts], Commercial Division or the Commercial Appellate
Division in a High Court.
21. Act to have overriding effect.—Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of this Act shall have
effect, notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in
force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law for the time being in force other than this
Act.
1. Subs. by Act 28 of 2018, s. 15, for “Commercial Court” and “Commercial Courts” (w.e.f. 3-5-2018).
2. Subs. by s. 16, ibid., for “Commercial Court” (w.e.f. 3-5-2018).
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[21A. Power of Central Government to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by
notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
provide for or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the manner and procedure of pre-institution mediation under sub-section (1) of section 12A;
(b) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which
provision is to be made by rules made by the Central Government.
(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after
it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which
may be comprised in one session, or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the
session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in
making any modification in the rule, or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that
any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done
under that rule.]
22. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of
this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions,
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for
removing the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of a period of two years
from the date of commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before each
House of Parliament.
23. Repeal and savings.—(1) The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial
Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance, 2015 (Ord. 8 of 2015) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance, shall be
deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.