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.
SC/ST Appeal: Pre-Arrest Bail Granted – Advocate Manish Jha
Patna High Court allows a Section 14-A(2) appeal and grants anticipatory bail in an SC/ST Act case arising from a village altercation over a vehicle driven through a field.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail In Minor Offences – Advocate Manish Jha
How courts approach anticipatory bail in simple hurt, insult and intimidation FIRs, anchored in a recent Uttarakhand High Court grant on standard conditions.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Criminal LawOmnibus 498A Cognizance Quashed – Advocate Manish Jha
General and omnibus allegations with no specific roles cannot sustain process against a husband’s relatives: Patna High Court quashes cognizance in a matrimonial cruelty case.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Criminal LawCognizance Quashed In Trivial Row – Advocate Manish Jha
A neighbours’ quarrel over spilled husk, no injury reports and a fifteen-day delay: Patna High Court holds continuation of the prosecution an abuse of process.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyGift To Minor Upheld On Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
A 1956 registered gift to a minor son survives second appeal: registration stood proved through the statutory scheme and parental gifts carry a presumption of acceptance.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyCaretaker Gains No Title: RFA Fails – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court affirms a possession decree against caretakers claiming an oral gift: unregistered gifts of immovable property fail and caretaker possession confers no right.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateDamages Need Proof And Mitigation – Advocate Manish Jha
A landlord’s five-year lost-rent claim against a bank tenant fails in RFA: Section 73 damages require proved causation, reasonable certainty of quantum and mitigation.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyResponding To A DV Act Notice – Advocate Manish Jha
What a summons in a Domestic Violence Act case means for the respondent: the first hearing, the para-wise reply, income affidavits, interim orders and the mistakes that cost.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyProving Salaried Spouse Income – Advocate Manish Jha
Salary slips, Form 16, bank statements and employer summons: the documentary route to a salaried spouse’s true income in maintenance proceedings, and the usual understatements.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAcquittal And Maintenance Claims – Advocate Manish Jha
An acquittal in the 498A or DV-linked criminal case does not by itself end maintenance: why the two proceedings answer different questions by different standards.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyInterim Custody And Visitation – Advocate Manish Jha
How courts arrange interim custody and visitation while divorce and custody cases are pending: forums, welfare factors, supervised access, virtual contact and enforcement.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySection 27 HMA Property Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act lets the matrimonial court settle property presented at or about the marriage within the divorce case itself — scope, limits and drafting.
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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.