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PARLIAMENT OF INDIA

RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT

DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE |
ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE
INVITE SUGGESTIONS
ON

THE DELHI HIGH COURT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2014

The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014 under examination of the|
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public
Grievances, Law and Justice, headed by Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, MP,
Rajya Sabha.

2. _ The Bill inter-alia intends to increase pecuniary jurisdiction of the High Court}
of Delhi from rupees twenty lakhs to two crore by amending the Delhi High Court
‘Act, 1966 and the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, as in force in the National Capital
Territory of Delhi

3. Those desirous of submitting Memoranda to the Committee may send two copies}
lof the same, neatly typed (either in English or Hindi) to Shri Ashok Kumar Sahoo, Joint!
Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, 222, Second Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New)
Delhi-110001 (Tel, 23035365, E-mail: rs-cpers@sansad,nic.in), within fifteen days
{from the date of publication of this advertisement. Those who are willing to appear!
before the Committee for oral evidence, besides submitting the memorandum,
may also indicate the same in their memorandum. However, the Committee's}
‘decision in this regard shall be final.

4. The memoranda submitted to the Committee, would form part of the records
lof the Committee and be treat nfidential. Any violation in this regard would
‘constitute a breach of privilege of the Committee.

5. The Bill has been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II,
Section 2, dated the 26" February 2014. Copies of the Bill can be obtained on
written request to the abovementioned Officer or can be downloaded from the
‘official website of the Rajya Sabha http://rajyasabha.nic.in under the link
Committees, sub-link “Bills with the Committees”.

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