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.
The Clock Stops for Talking: Delhi High Court Excludes Mediation Time in a Section 11 Petition
In Flemingo (DFS) v. Airports Authority of India, the Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator, holding limitation ran from the 2021 rejection of claims — not the first grievance — and excluding 147 days of mediation from the computation.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWhen the Conviction Falls, the Deposit Goes Back: Delhi High Court on Section 148(3) NI Act
The Delhi High Court held a cheque-bounce complainant must refund the 20% appellate deposit once the accused stands acquitted — Section 148(3) creates a mandatory repayment obligation, whichever court issues the direction.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateJudgment Without Trial: Order XIII-A Summary Judgment in Commercial Suits
Commercial courts can decree claims without oral evidence where a party has no real prospect of success and no compelling reason for trial exists. The test, the pre-issues window, conditional orders and the tactics on both sides.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Price of Paying Late: Statutory Interest on MSME Dues Under Sections 15–17 MSMED Act
Forty-five days is the outer payment limit whatever the contract says; beyond it runs compound interest with monthly rests at three times the RBI bank rate, non-deductible for tax and protected by the Act's overriding effect.
Read → 12 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporatePersonal Guarantee, Composite Transaction: SC Restores Guarantor to Arbitration
In NSDC v. Surya Wires (2026 INSC 977), the Supreme Court held that guarantees executed as pre-disbursement conditions form one composite transaction with the loan agreement, binding the guarantor to its arbitration clause via Section 7(5).
Read → 12 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSufficient Interest, Public Interest: Third-Party Impleadment Before the CCI Upheld
A Delhi High Court Division Bench dismissed UltraTech's LPA, holding that Regulation 25 permits parties with sufficient interest — like the Builders' Association of India — to join cartel proceedings in furtherance of public interest.
Read → 12 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateTwo Engines for One Debt: Section 138 NI Act and the MSME Samadhaan Reference
An MSME supplier holding a dishonoured cheque can run the criminal prosecution and the Facilitation Council reference in parallel — sequencing, consistency discipline and settlement architecture explained.
Read → 12 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMaking the Plaintiff Stand Good for Costs: Order XXV CPC in Commercial Practice
When defendants can require security for costs — especially from foreign plaintiffs without Indian immovable property — how courts exercise the discretion, and dismissal as the sanction for default.
Read → 12 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateFive Agreements, One Dispute: Consolidating Connected Contracts into One Arbitration
India has no statutory consolidation provision — composite-transaction doctrine, Section 7(5) incorporation, appointment-stage engineering and institutional rules decide whether disputes travel together.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateProcedural Defaults Are No Ground to Set Aside an Award: Delhi High Court
The Court dismissed a Section 34 challenge, upholding the tribunal's plausible limitation finding and refusing to let an award-debtor rely on its own non-appearance and unfiled defence.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateProlongation Costs Without Evidence Cannot Stand: Delhi High Court on Section 34
Ruling on a DDA challenge, the Court upheld most of a construction award but set aside an unreasoned prolongation-cost claim and an award on an excepted matter outside the arbitrator's jurisdiction.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSpecific Averments Keep a Director in a Cheque Bounce Case: Delhi High Court
Quashing was declined in a Section 138 NI Act case because the complaint contained specific averments of the director's involvement in the underlying transactions — designation-based defences must await trial.
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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.