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.
Remarriage and Maintenance – Advocate Manish Jha
How remarriage affects maintenance: a divorced wife's claim under Section 144 BNSS ends prospectively, Section 25(3) HMA allows rescission of alimony, and the children's entitlement survives either parent's remarriage.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCan a Husband Claim Maintenance? – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act are gender-neutral: a husband can claim maintenance and litigation expenses, but courts apply a demanding standard to able-bodied claimants.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyIrretrievable Breakdown Divorce – Advocate Manish Jha
Shilpa Sailesh v. Varun Sreenivasan (Constitution Bench, 2023): the Supreme Court may dissolve a dead marriage under Article 142 and waive the Section 13B waiting period — but no writ petition can demand it.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyThe Forgotten Divorce Grounds – Advocate Manish Jha
Conversion, incurable mental disorder, renunciation of the world and seven years unheard of: the less-used grounds in Section 13(1) HMA, what each requires, and the deletion of leprosy as a ground in 2019.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCompensation Orders under Section 22 of the DV Act
How compensation for mental torture and emotional distress is claimed under Section 22 of the DV Act, how it differs from monetary relief, and how Delhi courts fix quantum.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyBreach of a Protection Order: The Offence under Section 31 DV Act
Violation of a protection order is a cognizable, non-bailable offence. Ingredients, arrest and bail position, trial before the same Magistrate, and defences.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyFrom Which Date Does Maintenance Run? Effective Date and Arrears
Why maintenance is ordinarily awarded from the date of application, how arrears are computed and adjusted, and the one-year warrant rule under Section 144(3) BNSS.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance of Children: Section 144 BNSS, Section 26 HMA and Section 20 HAMA
Three overlapping routes to a child's maintenance — who can claim under each, what happens at majority, and how Delhi courts treat education costs and unmarried daughters.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyThe Cooling-Off Period in Mutual Consent Divorce under Section 13B HMA
The six to eighteen month window between the two motions: purpose, computation, waiver practice, and the pitfalls that surface between motions.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyRecognition of Foreign Divorce Decrees in India: The Section 13 CPC Framework
When India recognises a divorce granted abroad — the Section 13 CPC tests, why consent decrees travel well and unilateral ex parte decrees usually do not.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyProtection Officers under the DV Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Protection Officers, service providers, shelter homes and medical facilities form the support machinery of the DV Act: their appointment, duties and accountability, and how a woman in Delhi actually reaches them.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCustody under Section 21 DV Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 21 of the DV Act lets the Magistrate grant temporary custody of children to the aggrieved person at any stage of the proceedings and settle visitation, without deciding final guardianship.
Read →What Is Covered Here
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.