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.
Compromise Behind Your Back Is Void – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court holds that a compromise decree in a partition matter passed without impleading a necessary party is a nullity, and the omitted heirs can seek its recall despite Order 23 Rule 3A CPC.
Read → 1 October 2026 · Civil & PropertyTwo Months' Notice to the State – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 80 CPC requires two months' prior notice before suing the government or public officers for official acts. Contents, the urgent-leave exception under Section 80(2), waiver and drafting practice.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyRevision Is Not a Second Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court upholds a Kamla Nagar eviction for bona fide requirement, holding rent-control revision is supervisory and cannot reappreciate evidence.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyHolding Over Has a Price – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court dismisses a tenant's RFA: one co-owner could terminate and sue, and possession retained after lease expiry attracted mesne profits until keys were handed over in court.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyLost Ticket, Claim Still Alive – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court (2026 INSC 1056) restored ₹8 lakh compensation to the parents of a passenger who fell from a crowded train, holding that non-recovery of the ticket cannot defeat a bona fide passenger's claim.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyTenant's Appeal Fails; Rent Enhanced – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court dismissed a tenant's RFA against a possession decree: his own admissions proved the tenancy, and mesne profits were fixed at the last rent with 15% enhancement every three years.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyCOVID Window Saves a Recovery Suit – Advocate Manish Jha
In revision, the Delhi High Court upheld a ₹1 crore recovery suit as within time: the excluded period of 15.03.2020–28.02.2022 restores the full unexpired balance of limitation, not merely ninety days.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyExecuting Money Decrees In Delhi – Advocate Manish Jha
A decree is not cash. The Order XXI toolkit — judgment-debtor examination, attachment, garnishee orders, sale and civil detention — mapped for Delhi practice.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyBenami Claim Against Wife Fails In RFA – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court dismisses a husband's appeal claiming ownership of property registered in his wife's and mother-in-law's names, applying the Benami Act bar, limitation and constructive res judicata.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyGift To Minor Upheld On Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
A 1956 registered gift to a minor son survives second appeal: registration stood proved through the statutory scheme and parental gifts carry a presumption of acceptance.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyCaretaker Gains No Title: RFA Fails – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court affirms a possession decree against caretakers claiming an oral gift: unregistered gifts of immovable property fail and caretaker possession confers no right.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyWidow's Estate Turned Absolute – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that a Hindu widow's interest under the 1937 Act ripened into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act — no partition needed — validating her will and sale.
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.