- The Lieutenant governors (LGs) and the administrators of Union territories have been empowered by the central government to designate civil courts as special courts to adjudicate contracts relating to infrastructure projects.
- This comes under Section 20B of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (47 of 1963).
- According to this the state government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High court, can designate
- one or more civil courts as special courts within the local limits of the area to exercise jurisdiction
and to try a suit under this Act in respect of contracts relating to infrastructure projects.