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Specified Value Calculation Master

Money, interest, movable/immovable property, intangible rights, arbitration claim/counterclaim and State higher-threshold overlays.

Commercial Courts Act, 2015Reviewed through 2026-07-18India-first professional reference
Source control: The official India Code Act PDF, current Rules, Gazette notifications, State/High Court instruments and event-date court orders prevail. This publication is an implementation guide and source map, not a substitute for signed official text or matter-specific legal advice.
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Dedicated Finin2min Summary - Chapter in 2 Minutes

  • Money, interest, movable/immovable property, intangible rights, arbitration claim/counterclaim and State higher-threshold overlays.
  • Convert the relief type into a dated evidence-backed control.
  • Convert the interest to filing into a dated evidence-backed control.
  • Convert the property market value into a dated evidence-backed control.
  • Convert the intangible value into a dated evidence-backed control.

Section-by-section provision map

Provision / gateSubjectStatusFinin2min decodeImplementationEvidence
Gate 1Relief typeMatter-specificTest relief type using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.Assign an owner, deadline, approval and exception route for relief type.Retain the source, working paper and decision evidence for relief type.
Gate 2Interest to filingMatter-specificTest interest to filing using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.Assign an owner, deadline, approval and exception route for interest to filing.Retain the source, working paper and decision evidence for interest to filing.
Gate 3Property market valueMatter-specificTest property market value using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.Assign an owner, deadline, approval and exception route for property market value.Retain the source, working paper and decision evidence for property market value.
Gate 4Intangible valueMatter-specificTest intangible value using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.Assign an owner, deadline, approval and exception route for intangible value.Retain the source, working paper and decision evidence for intangible value.
Gate 5Claim plus counterclaimMatter-specificTest claim plus counterclaim using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.Assign an owner, deadline, approval and exception route for claim plus counterclaim.Retain the source, working paper and decision evidence for claim plus counterclaim.
Gate 6State thresholdMatter-specificTest state threshold using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.Assign an owner, deadline, approval and exception route for state threshold.Retain the source, working paper and decision evidence for state threshold.

Finin2min clause-by-clause decode

Gate 1 - Relief type
Test relief type using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.
Status: Matter-specific
Gate 2 - Interest to filing
Test interest to filing using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.
Status: Matter-specific
Gate 3 - Property market value
Test property market value using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.
Status: Matter-specific
Gate 4 - Intangible value
Test intangible value using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.
Status: Matter-specific
Gate 5 - Claim plus counterclaim
Test claim plus counterclaim using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.
Status: Matter-specific
Gate 6 - State threshold
Test state threshold using current Act, Rules, notifications, CPC Schedule and local practice.
Status: Matter-specific

Finin2min implementation explanation

Opening control

Freeze the transaction, relief, cause of action, limitation, specified value, territorial facts, current notified court, urgent-relief position and arbitration/special-statute interface.

Execution control

Assign legal, finance, records, business and authorised-signatory owners. Use one dated matter file and a court-calendar owner with exception escalation.

Practical examples and calculations

A finance and legal team uses the master before demand notice or filing. The team reconciles contract authority, invoices, GST/TDS, interest, settlement offers, evidence custodians, forum notification, limitation and litigation economics.

CalculationMethodEvidence
Specified valuePrincipal or market/intangible value plus interest computed only up to filing; arbitration uses claim plus counterclaim.Invoices, contract, interest schedule, valuation and arbitration pleadings.
InterestState legal/contract basis, rate, from/to dates, total to filing and daily accrual afterwards.Contract clause, MSMED/statute analysis, ledger and bank records.
Litigation economicsClaim, defence/set-off, court fees, PIMS cost, legal/expert cost, interest, recovery probability and time value.Approved claim model and settlement authority.

Practical transaction application

  1. Classify the transaction and every relief.
  2. Compute specified value and limitation using a reproducible working.
  3. Identify the currently notified commercial forum and appeal route.
  4. Complete PIMS or document genuine urgent interim relief.
  5. Preserve pleadings, disclosure, electronic evidence, court calendar and settlement authority.

Authority, consent and execution controls

Authority

  • Correct legal entity and counterparty.
  • Board, partner, delegated authority or power of attorney.
  • Named deponent acquainted with facts.
  • Settlement and payment authority matrix.

Execution

  • Statement of Truth and verification.
  • PIMS application/appearance authority.
  • Electronic signature and filing credentials.
  • Execution, notarisation and court-specific requirements.

Stamp duty and registration alerts

The Act does not create one national stamp or registration rule for underlying contracts, powers, settlement deeds, property instruments or security documents. Apply the relevant State stamp law, Registration Act, court-fee law and settlement-enforcement route. Do not treat PIMS or court filing as curing an inadequately stamped or unregistered underlying instrument.

Evidence and document-retention checklist

Performance, delivery and payment controls

Performance

Map milestones, specifications, variation approvals, delivery, inspection, acceptance, defects, cure, termination and mitigation to contemporaneous records.

Payment

Reconcile principal, GST, TDS, retention, credits, debit notes, interest basis, payment appropriation and MSMED exposure before pleading.

Breach, loss, mitigation and remedy framework

Separate breach, causation, remoteness, proof, avoided cost, mitigation, liquidated sum, restitution, interest, specific relief, interim protection, set-off/counterclaim, costs and enforceability. A large invoice or contractual figure is not by itself proof of recoverable loss.

Limitation and forum controls

Limitation

Record accrual, invoice/due date, breach/refusal, acknowledgement, part payment, PIMS exclusion, arbitration commencement, certified-copy time and filing date.

Forum

Verify commercial category, specified value, territory, original side, court level, State notification, statutory bar, arbitration allocation and appealability.

Arbitration and mediation interface

Section 10 allocates qualifying Arbitration Act applications and appeals to the commercial forum. Section 12A PIMS applies to qualifying suits not contemplating urgent interim relief. Contractual mediation, MSMED conciliation, consumer mediation, arbitration and court-annexed settlement must be classified separately rather than blended into one procedure.

Company, partnership, GST and tax overlays

Entity overlay

Check company/LLP/partnership authority, related-party restrictions, insolvency moratorium, assignment, guarantees, insurance and officer admissions.

Finance and tax overlay

Reconcile GST supply/credit notes, TDS, interest accounting, provision/contingent liability, bad-debt/recovery treatment, stamp duty and settlement allocation.

Finin2min Q&A

What is the first question?

Classify the dispute, relief, specified value, urgent-relief requirement and currently notified forum.

What creates the greatest procedural risk?

Late written statement, incomplete disclosure, defective Statement of Truth, missed PIMS, wrong forum and non-appealable interlocutory challenges.

What should the professional retain?

A single source-controlled matter file containing current law, notifications, valuation, authority, pleadings, evidence, dates and court outputs.

Chapter-specific decision flowchart

Decision flow for Specified Value Calculation Master
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