A Comparative Study Of The Commercial Courts In India With Its Counter Parts In Singapore And The United Kingdom

Abstract

This dissertation examines the functioning of specialized commercial courts in India, newlineSingapore, and the United Kingdom, with the aim of improving commercial dispute resolution newlineand ease of doing business in India. Motivated by India s relatively low global ranking on newlinecontract enforcement standing at 63rd on the World Bank s ease of doing business index (and newline163rd on enforcement of contracts) the study explores how dedicated commercial courts can newlineenhance investor confidence and legal certainty. It critically evaluates the legal frameworks, newlinecase-management procedures, judicial expertise, and technological tools in each system. The newlineresearch objective is to critique the efficiency and effectiveness of India s commercial courts newlinerelative to the well-established Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) and the newlineLondon Commercial Court, identifying best practices from these jurisdictions that India might newlineadopt. This comparative analysis is justified by a notable gap in the literature: despite statutory newlinereforms in India, little empirical work has assessed whether the intended efficiencies are newlinerealized in practice. newlineThe study employs a mixed qualitative methodology. Doctrinal legal research reviews statutes, newlinerules, case law, and scholarly commentary in each country (e.g. India s Commercial Courts newlineAct, 2015; Singapore s Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1969/2014; the UK s Civil Procedure newlineRules). It adopts a comparative approach, systematically examining common dimensions such newlineas procedural timelines, case-management practices, and use of technology. Detailed case newlinestudies of representative commercial disputes in each jurisdiction illustrate real-world court newlineoperations (for example, complex contract or arbitral-award enforcement cases).