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.
Multi-Tier Arbitration Clauses – Advocate Manish Jha
Negotiation-first and mediation-before-arbitration clauses: how escalation ladders operate when disputes erupt, the limitation squeeze, and drafting that survives a fight.
Read → 21 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateNamed Arbitrator, Unilateral Appointment – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court holds that naming an arbitrator in a loan agreement does not save an award where the lender alone invoked and appointed him after disputes arose, without a Section 12(5) waiver.
Read → 21 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWhich Facilitation Council Has Jurisdiction? – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 18(4) MSMED Act lets a supplier file its delayed-payment reference before its home Facilitation Council against buyers anywhere in India, overriding contrary forum clauses.
Read → 20 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSC Voids One-Sided Arbitral Tribunal – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court invalidates an arbitral tribunal appointed without consent and sets aside its account-freezing interim orders, directing refund with 18% interest on default.
Read → 20 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateGold Flake Injunction Upheld On Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Calcutta High Court affirms interim protection for ITC’s Gold Flake trade dress against Gold Stag, holding a rival’s registration is only prima facie evidence of validity.
Read → 20 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateNo U-Turn In Pleadings: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court refuses an amendment that would replace a categorical denial with a contrary defence built on the defendant’s own pre-suit purchase orders.
Read → 19 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateDelayed Arbitral Award Restored – Advocate Manish Jha
A Delhi High Court Division Bench reinstates a ₹65 crore insurance award pronounced two years after being reserved: delay vitiates an award only when unexplained and adversely reflecting on its findings.
Read → 19 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Reclassification And Claims – Advocate Manish Jha
What happens to MSMED Act protection when an enterprise outgrows micro or small status: the revised 2025 limits, Udyam transition rules, and the time-of-supply principle for delayed-payment claims.
Read → 19 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateChoosing The Recovery Remedy – Advocate Manish Jha
Commercial suit, summary suit, arbitration, MSEFC reference, cheque-bounce prosecution or IBC notice — a decision framework for picking and sequencing the right recovery route for business dues.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEmployer Delay, Contractor Paid – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court upholds an arbitral award of prolongation costs against Delhi Jal Board where 312 of 334 delay days were attributable to departmental hindrances.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateRepeat Arbitrators, No Bias: HC – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench upholds the SAIL–British Marine award: repeat appointments from a specialised maritime pool create no justifiable doubts, and the challenge was waived.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAward Interest Severed by Court – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court severs an award's unreasoned interest directions as patently illegal while preserving the principal — Section 34 severability at work.
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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.