Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
Section 2(1)(c)(vii) Commercial Courts Act | Expired Commercial Lease Disputes Retain Commercial Character for Jurisdiction : Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court ruled that eviction suits arising from expired commercial leases remain under the Commercial Courts Act's jurisdiction if the property was used for commerce, even post-expiry. The court emphasized that the original lease's commercial purpose is key evidence, and pre-institution mediation remains mandatory for such disputes.