COMMERCIAL COURTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018 CANNOT BE APPLIED RETROSPECTIVELY: DELHI HIGH COURT A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was of the view that it cannot be said that there is any lack of clarity or ambiguity in sec. 19 of the 2018 Amending Act which categorically states that its provisions will apply to cases relating to commercial disputes filed on or after the date of commencement of the Act, i.e. May 3, 2018. "Furthermore, interpreting the Amending Act to be retrospective in nature will affect the substantive rights of the parties who have already filed their suits in ordinary Civil Courts before the Amending Act was enforced. The Team of experts at Reddy and Reddy Law Firm are dealing with day to day litigation in various field of law.