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.
Condonation of Delay in Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 5 of the Limitation Act and sufficient cause in civil appeals: the periods, the Katiji principles, segment-wise explanation of delay, and how respondents oppose condonation.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeO.41 R.33 & Remand in First Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
Order XLI Rule 33 lets the appellate court pass the decree that ought to have been passed — even for non-appealing parties — and Rules 23, 23A and 25 govern when a suit goes back for retrial.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeExemption from Surrender in SLPs – Advocate Manish Jha
A criminal SLP against conviction is not listed unless the petitioner has surrendered or is exempted under Order XXII of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013. The sequence, the grounds and the timing traps.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeStay and Interim Relief in SLPs – Advocate Manish Jha
Filing an SLP does not stay the judgment below. How stay and interim relief are actually obtained in the Supreme Court, the conditions imposed, and what happens when the petition is dismissed.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeWithdrawing an SLP: Consequences – Advocate Manish Jha
An SLP withdrawn without liberty is ordinarily gone for good: the varieties of withdrawal, why there is no merger, and how to draft withdrawal requests that preserve the next remedy.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeMentioning & Urgent Listing in SC – Advocate Manish Jha
How genuinely urgent matters get listed in the Supreme Court: AOR-certified proformas, Registry scrutiny, vacation benches, and the professional discipline that mentioning demands.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeStay of Execution in First Appeals: Order 41 Rule 5 and the Deposit Question
An appeal does not stay the decree — the three-part test for stay, the deposit discipline for money decrees, and how stay applications are conditioned in Delhi.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeFirst Appeals from Orders: The Section 104 and Order 43 Catalogue
The closed list of appealable orders, forum and limitation for an FAO in Delhi, and how Section 105 preserves objections to everything outside the list.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCaveats in the Supreme Court: Guarding Against Ex Parte Orders in Expected SLPs
How a caveat prevents unheard interim orders in an expected SLP — the Section 148A principle, Supreme Court practice, drafting and the ninety-day renewal cycle.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeRegistry Defects and Refiling in the Supreme Court: From Diary Number to Registration
What the Registry scrutinises under the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, the defects that recur in SLP filings, and why refiling delay is taken seriously.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeThe Duty to Decide Additional Evidence – Advocate Manish Jha
Dismissing a first appeal while an application for additional evidence remains undecided is a jurisdictional error: the Supreme Court lays down the working parameters for Order 41 Rule 27 CPC and remands the appeal.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCross-Objections in First Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
A respondent who has not appealed can still attack the decree: Order 41 Rule 22 CPC cross-objections, the one-month window, court fee, and why they survive even withdrawal of the main appeal.
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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.