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.
Agreement to Sell Does Not End a Tenancy – Advocate Manish Jha
In Nazim Shaikh Hasan v. Nasir Mushtaq Shaikh (2026 INSC 853), the Supreme Court held that an agreement to sell between landlord and tenant does not by itself determine the tenancy, and unregistered agreements offer no part-performance shield.
Read → 14 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyTransfer of a Suit for Bias: DHC – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court dismissed a Section 24 CPC petition to transfer a commercial suit, holding that oral observations during hearings, without any adverse adjudication, cannot establish bias — and imposed Rs 25,000 costs.
Read → 11 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyRent Control Revisions: A Narrow Door – Advocate Manish Jha
A tenant's challenge to an eviction order fails as the Delhi High Court restates the supervisory, non-appellate scope of revision under Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act.
Read → 10 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyEnemy Property Plea and Eviction: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Tenants resisting eviction claimed the premises were enemy property vesting in the Government. The Delhi High Court explains why a landlord needs only a better title than the tenant.
Read → 7 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyRail Passengers and Untoward Incidents – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court upholds NHRC-recommended compensation against the Railways: a violent attack on a ticketed passenger inside a stationary compartment is an untoward incident under the Railways Act.
Read → 6 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyMotor Insurance Overhaul by the SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Thungala Dhana Laxmi (2026 INSC 793, 4 August 2026), the Supreme Court holds that a comprehensive policy covers the owner travelling as a passenger and directs ANPR-VAHAN integration and longer third-party cover to tackle uninsured vehicles.
Read → 5 August 2026 · Civil & PropertySpecific Performance and Delay: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In V.N.A.S. Chandran v. S. Venila (2026 INSC 776), the Supreme Court refuses specific performance of a 2004 sale agreement, holding that a buyer must prove continuous readiness and willingness and that a lapse of over two decades militates against the equitable relief.
Read → 4 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyAccident Compensation for Child Victims – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court enhances a paraplegic child's motor accident award to Rs. 83.38 lakh, holding that functional disability, skilled-worker notional income and the multiplier of 18 govern claims for catastrophically injured children.
Read → 3 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyReach Stacker Is Not a Motor Vehicle: MACT Limits
A reach stacker operating inside the custom-bonded Inland Container Depot at Tughlakabad is not a motor vehicle and depot roads are not a public place, the Supreme Court has held, restoring the Delhi MACT's rejection of the claim.
Read → 3 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyProperty in a Wife's Name and Succession – Advocate Manish Jha
In Shakuntala v. Robert Anthony (30 July 2026), the Supreme Court holds that property purchased in the names of the two wives devolved as each wife's own estate — Sections 35 and 38 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 governed, not Section 33.
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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.