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.
Rent In Lieu Of Residence: DV Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 19(1)(f) of the DV Act lets a Magistrate direct the respondent to secure alternate accommodation of the same level as the shared household — or pay rent for it. When the clause is invoked, how 'same level' is proved, and how orders are enforced.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySelling The Shared Household? – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 19 of the DV Act lets a Magistrate restrain alienation or encumbrance of the shared household while proceedings are pending — and supplies remedies when a transfer has already happened.
Read → 3 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyOne Spouse, Many Maintenance Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
Parallel maintenance claims under the DV Act, Section 144 BNSS and the HMA are lawful — but Rajnesh v. Neha requires disclosure of every earlier award and an adjustment or set-off across forums.
Read → 2 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyEviction Rules for Seniors Upheld – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court upholds the eviction provisions of the Delhi Senior Citizens Rules, 2009 and sustains a daughter-in-law's eviction, harmonising the Senior Citizens Act with the DV Act right of residence.
Read → 2 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintaining Children Past Eighteen – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 144 BNSS stops at majority unless there is disability, but Section 20(3) HAMA keeps a parent's obligation to an unmarried daughter alive until her marriage — the forum and proof mapped through Abhilasha v. Parkash.
Read → 2 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAlimony and the Taxman – Advocate Manish Jha
Lump-sum settlements and monthly maintenance are treated differently for income tax, and the payer gets no deduction either way — the general framework and the drafting choices that matter in settlement deeds.
Read → 2 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMental Disorder as a Divorce Ground – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 13(1)(iii) HMA demands a disorder of such kind and degree that cohabitation cannot reasonably be expected. What the ground requires, how it is proved, and the neighbouring annulment and cruelty provisions.
Read → 2 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyVoid or Voidable: Annulment Under HMA – Advocate Manish Jha
A void marriage is a nullity from the start; a voidable one stands until annulled. The grounds, the one-year bars, children's legitimacy under Section 16 and the strategic choice between annulment and divorce.
Read → 1 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Has No Deadline – Advocate Manish Jha
The Karnataka High Court holds that Section 125 CrPC prescribes no limitation period, setting aside a Family Court order that dismissed a wife's claim filed 21 years after abandonment.
Read → 1 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMother-in-Law Not Liable u/s 125 – Advocate Manish Jha
The Telangana High Court quashes Section 125 CrPC proceedings against a mother-in-law, holding the provision creates no statutory liability towards a widowed daughter-in-law or her children.
Read → 1 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Act Needs a Domestic Relationship – Advocate Manish Jha
The Kerala High Court quashes DV Act proceedings against a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, holding that a domestic relationship with shared living is the foundational requirement for arraying respondents.
Read → 1 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyA Wish Is Not Cruelty – Advocate Manish Jha
The Jharkhand High Court upholds dismissal of a husband's divorce petition, holding that a wife's mere wish that he live as gharjamai, without compulsion, does not amount to cruelty under the HMA.
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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.