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.
Protection Officers & the DIR – Advocate Manish Jha
The Protection Officer and the Domestic Incident Report are the working machinery of the DV Act — who they are, what the DIR contains, and how it shapes the case.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyChanging a DV Order: Section 25 – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 25(2) lets either party seek alteration, modification or revocation of DV Act orders on a proved change in circumstances — a remedy distinct from appeal.
Read → 17 September 2026 · Matrimonial & Family498A & DV Case Quashed on Settlement – Advocate Manish Jha
The Gujarat High Court quashes a 2016 cruelty-and-dowry FIR together with Domestic Violence Act reliefs after the complainant confirms an amicable settlement, calling continuation an abuse of process.
Read → 17 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDivorce Undone After Reconciliation – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench sets aside a cruelty-based divorce decree after the spouses reconcile in mediation during the appeal, restoring the marriage for the welfare of their minor daughter.
Read → 17 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyFather's Maintenance Claim Fails – Advocate Manish Jha
The Madras High Court sets aside maintenance awarded to an 83-year-old father who concealed rental income and deposits: Section 125 prevents destitution, it does not arbitrate family grievances.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyEconomic Abuse Under the DV Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Deprivation of maintenance, stridhan and household resources is domestic violence in itself under Section 3 of the DV Act. What economic abuse covers, and the reliefs that answer it.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyProving Emotional Abuse: DV Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Insults, ridicule, humiliation and threats are statutory domestic violence. How verbal and emotional abuse is pleaded and proved on the civil standard, and how exaggerated claims are met.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Against NRI Husbands – Advocate Manish Jha
The wife's residence anchors jurisdiction, courts permit electronic service abroad, and orders can be enforced against Indian assets — the complete map of maintenance claims against a respondent living overseas.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyInterim Maintenance: 60-Day Rule – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 144(2) BNSS directs that interim maintenance applications be disposed of within sixty days of service. What the timeline means, the affidavit machinery behind it, and remedies when proceedings drift.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDivorce Settlement Deed Clauses – Advocate Manish Jha
The settlement agreement behind a mutual consent divorce decides whether the peace holds: clauses on alimony, stridhan, custody and litigation withdrawal, and the sequencing that protects both sides.
Read → 16 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyEnforcing Matrimonial Settlements – Advocate Manish Jha
When a matrimonial settlement is breached: execution of consent terms, contempt for broken undertakings, and revival of withdrawn cases — and how to structure settlements so enforcement is rarely needed.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDivorce Appeal Fails on Proof – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court affirmed the refusal of divorce under the Special Marriage Act, holding that cruelty must be proved through specific instances and that a wife's separation under compelling circumstances, with willingness to return, is not desertion.
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.