India, May 27 -- New Delhi

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) moved the Delhi High Court, challenging the full court's decision to constitute a committee to decide on increasing the pecuniary jurisdiction of trial courts from Rs.2 crore to Rs.20 crore.

The petition, filed by the DHCBA on Tuesday, a day after it abstained from work in protest against the high court taking cognisance of a proposal to raise the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts from Rs.2 crore to Rs.20 crore, was listed before a bench of justices Anil Kshetarpal and Tejas Karia on Tuesday. However, the matter was simply adjourned until Friday.

In its petition, the DHCBA contended that determining or enhancing the pecuniary jurisdiction of courts is an ex...