India, May 23 -- The executive committee of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Friday resolved to abstain from work on Monday in protest against the Delhi high court taking cognisance of a proposal to raise the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts from Rs.2 crore to Rs.20 crore.

Pecuniary jurisdiction refers to the monetary limit up to which a court can hear civil disputes.

Trial court lawyers had also abstained from work on Thursday in support of the demand to increase the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts.

The proposal stemmed from a letter written by the coordination committee of the All District Courts Bar Association to the Union law ministry on May 23, 2025, seeking enhancement of the pecuniary jurisdict...