These notes are written for litigants and for younger members of the Bar. They explain procedure as it operates in the Delhi courts — the sequence of steps, the timelines that matter, and the points at which a matter is commonly lost. They are general information, not advice on any particular case.
Victims Must Be Heard On Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court set aside a bail order passed without notice to the prosecutrix in a rape case, holding that victims must be permitted to participate at every stage of the proceedings, including bail.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Criminal LawJail Before Trial Is Not Punishment – Advocate Manish Jha
Granting bail in the ₹979 crore Jal Jeevan Mission tender case, the Supreme Court held that pre-trial incarceration cannot masquerade as punitive detention when the trial is not imminent.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Criminal LawWhatsApp Counts As Public View – Advocate Manish Jha
The Bombay High Court held that circulating a victim's intimate images on WhatsApp is humiliation within public view under the SC/ST Act, attracting the Section 18 bar on anticipatory bail.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Criminal LawNo Settling A POCSO Case – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court refused to quash an FIR under Section 6 POCSO on the strength of a settlement, holding that neither the child victim nor the family can compromise such an offence.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Criminal LawLOCs Are Not Routine Tools – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court quashed look out circulars against two cooperating subjects of a money-laundering investigation, holding an LOC is a coercive measure that cannot issue as a matter of routine.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Criminal LawSC Orders Delhi Safety Overhaul – Advocate Manish Jha
In a suo motu proceeding on recent rape incidents in Delhi NCR, the Supreme Court directed time-bound safety audits, patrolling, infrastructure repair and fast-track trials targeted at one year.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSection 45: Foreign Arbitration – Advocate Manish Jha
When an Indian court must refer parties to a foreign-seated arbitration under Section 45 of the Arbitration Act — the prima facie test, the three exceptions and the appeal under Section 50.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAnti-Arbitration Injunctions – Advocate Manish Jha
Indian courts restrain arbitrations only through a narrow door: no agreement at all, non-arbitrable subject matter, or proceedings that are vexatious and oppressive. A practice map.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySelling The Shared Household? – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 19 of the DV Act lets a Magistrate restrain alienation or encumbrance of the shared household while proceedings are pending — and supplies remedies when a transfer has already happened.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyOne Spouse, Many Maintenance Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
Parallel maintenance claims under the DV Act, Section 144 BNSS and the HMA are lawful — but Rajnesh v. Neha requires disclosure of every earlier award and an adjustment or set-off across forums.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Criminal LawNo Default Dismissals On Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
A criminal appeal cannot be dismissed merely because the appellant or counsel is absent: the appellate court must decide on the merits after perusing the record. What that means in practice.
Read → 2 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyEviction Rules for Seniors Upheld – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court upholds the eviction provisions of the Delhi Senior Citizens Rules, 2009 and sustains a daughter-in-law's eviction, harmonising the Senior Citizens Act with the DV Act right of residence.
Read →What Is Covered Here
The chamber writes on the areas in which it appears: criminal procedure under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, bail practice, matrimonial and family proceedings before the Delhi Family Courts, cheque dishonour and recovery, and proceedings before the NCLT and the Motor Accident Claims Tribunals. Notes on reported judgments of the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi are published with a link to the official text of the decision, so that a reader can verify the position rather than rely on a summary.
No article on this page identifies a client or discusses a pending matter conducted by the chamber. Where a statutory provision is cited, the section number is given so that a reader can verify it against the bare Act.