What is Pecuniary Jurisdriction?

Pecuniary jurisdiction is the jurisdiction of Courts depending on the amount or value of the subject matter including compansation askd for.

At present the pecuniary jurisdiction of Dostrict Consumer forums is between 1lkh to 20 laks.

State Commossions have jurisdiction to the cases whose vlaue is more than 20 lakhs to 1 crore.

National Commission has the jurisdiction for suit value which exceeds 1 crore.

So, now you have to file the complaint in the appropriate court depending upon the suit vlaue. 

I have not asked for any compensation.  Why will Pecuniary Jurisdriction will come into picture?

Sir/Madam, please try to understand that Courts are having fixed pecuniary jurisdiction within which they work. Your suit filed may not be within that limit and so it has been rejected. It is not only  about the amount of compensation you have asked. Let me know where you had filed the suit? District forum or State Commission ? What was your prayer in the suit?

Thanks Madam,  I have filed this suit in Andhra Pradesh State consumer disputes redressal commission and not in the court.  I do not think they have any District forum for conusmer disputes.  My prayer was to take action against the doctor for issuing fake certificate.

Madam, your case can be filed in District Forum. Consult any advocate at your area and file the case there. State Commission does not have pecuniary jurisdiction in your case, obviously.  And I advise you to pray for the compensation for the deficiency of service by the doctor. You can ask for the cost of the proceedings too. 

Prayer part is very importanat because, Court can only give those remedies which are sought for. So, prayer should be specific as possible.