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.
Section 42: One Court for Arbitration – Advocate Manish Jha
The first Part I application anchors every later court application in the same court. What triggers Section 42 of the Arbitration Act, what does not, and why the first filing is a jurisdictional commitment.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporatePartner's Share on Dissolution: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In V. Sumitra Reddy v. K. Ranganadha Reddy (C.A. 8167/2017), the Supreme Court upholds liquidation of a dissolved firm's property by public auction, with the outgoing partner's share computed on current value — not frozen at the 1983 dissolution date.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateRBI Board Supersession Upheld: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In Sandeep S. Ghandat v. RBI, the Supreme Court holds the six-month limit in Article 243ZL does not restrict the RBI's power under the Banking Regulation Act to supersede — and extend supersession of — a multi-State co-operative bank's board.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Demand Notice Drafting – Advocate Manish Jha
The demand notice before an MSME Samadhaan reference: invoking Sections 15 and 16 correctly, computing compound interest, the annexures that matter, and drafting errors that hand the buyer defences.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateRetention Money & the MSMED Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Can buyers withhold retention money and security deposits from MSME suppliers? How the 45-day rule and Section 24's overriding effect treat deferred price versus genuinely contingent obligations.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateInstitutional Arbitration & DIAC – Advocate Manish Jha
Institutional versus ad hoc arbitration in Delhi: what the Delhi International Arbitration Centre administers, how to draft the clause that gets you there, and running an administered case inside the Section 29A clock.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateExecuting an Arbitral Award – Advocate Manish Jha
An award is enforced as if it were a decree, and after Sundaram Finance v. Abdul Samad execution lies wherever the debtor's assets are. Timelines, stay applications, forum choice and attachment strategy.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAward Set Aside: Tainted Findings – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court set aside a construction arbitration award as patently illegal: the tribunal had relied on conciliation-stage settlement talks, allowed claims without evidence, and substituted its own experience for proof of damages.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Claims on Running Accounts – Advocate Manish Jha
A running account does not merge dozens of supplies into one debt — the MSMED Act's 45-day clock and compound interest run invoice by invoice. Building a consolidated MSEFC claim on an invoice-wise chart and meeting quality and set-off defences.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateInterim Protection in MSME Claims – Advocate Manish Jha
The Facilitation Council cannot freeze a buyer's assets during conciliation, but once the dispute reaches the arbitration stage under Section 18(3), Sections 9 and 17 of the Arbitration Act open up. What protection is realistically available.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateExpert Evidence in Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
Signatures, valuations, foreign law, digital records — when expert opinion is relevant in a commercial suit, how party experts differ from court-appointed commissioners, and why the expert opines while the court decides.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCourt Fees in Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
A commercial plaint is valued twice: the Specified Value routes the suit between district commercial courts and the Delhi High Court's original side, while court fee is a separate ad valorem levy. Undervaluation consequences and settlement refunds.
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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.