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.
₹35 Lakh Alimony Ends All Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
In Shikha v. State of Odisha (2026 INSC 1060), the Supreme Court gave effect to a matrimonial settlement with ₹35 lakh permanent alimony in two tranches, closing the litigation bundle between the estranged spouses.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyShared Household Beats Eviction Plea – Advocate Manish Jha
The Bombay High Court set aside a Senior Citizens Tribunal eviction of a daughter-in-law: in-laws with pensions and alternative accommodation cannot defeat DV Act shared-household rights through summary orders.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Guilt Sinks Husband's Divorce Plea – Advocate Manish Jha
The Telangana High Court reversed a divorce decree after 34 years of marriage: a husband found guilty under the DV Act with ₹8 lakh compensation cannot build a cruelty and desertion case on his own wrong.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance and the Working Wife – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court upheld ₹5,000 monthly interim maintenance under Section 24 HMA but shifted its start date, denying maintenance for the period the wife was employed.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyTransfer Is No Cure for Bad Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court refused to transfer a maintenance case after an adverse interim order: disagreement with interlocutory rulings shows no bias and must be raised against the order, not the court.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySettlement Ends FIR After Divorce Deal – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court quashed a 498A/406 FIR under Section 528 BNSS after mediation produced a comprehensive settlement and the spouses proceeded to divorce by mutual consent.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyFalse 498A Case Costs the Marriage – Advocate Manish Jha
The Telangana High Court confirmed divorce for mental cruelty where the wife's criminal complaint ended in acquittal, while enhancing the minor daughter's permanent maintenance to ₹10 lakh.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Maintenance Cut Reversed – Advocate Manish Jha
The Uttarakhand High Court restored a ₹10,000 DV Act maintenance award slashed to ₹3,500 on appeal: reductions must be justified against the husband’s proven means — here a ₹65,000 government salary.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Case & FIR End on Settlement – Advocate Manish Jha
One settlement closed two proceedings: the Rajasthan High Court quashed a Section 12 DV Act case and a 498A/406 FIR together under Section 528 BNSS after the parties made peace.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance for the Deceived Wife – Advocate Manish Jha
₹2.5 lakh monthly maintenance to a woman and child confirmed where the man concealed his subsisting first marriage: a man cannot take advantage of his own wrong, and strict proof of marriage is not required.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAnnulment for Concealed Illness Fails – Advocate Manish Jha
A husband’s plea to annul his marriage over an allegedly concealed medical condition failed on appeal: matrimonial fraud demands clear, cogent and strict proof, and his own pleadings undid him.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySchool Fees in Child Maintenance – Advocate Manish Jha
How Delhi courts treat education costs in child maintenance: fees as a separate head, direct payment to schools, escalation clauses, and the receipts that fix the figure.
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.