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.
No Arrest Needed With Chargesheet – Advocate Manish Jha
Police need not arrest every accused when filing a chargesheet: the Siddharth v. State of U.P. rule, its BNSS footing, and the first appearance after summons without arrest.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateOrder 39 Rule 10 Deposit Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
The interlocutory power to direct deposit of admitted amounts in recovery and commercial suits: the admission threshold, comparisons with Order XII Rule 6, and strategy.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeArticle 136 In Arbitration Matters – Advocate Manish Jha
Why special leave petitions in arbitration cases face the Supreme Court’s narrowest gate, the fact-patterns that win leave, and practical counsel for both sides.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateFixing Awards Under Section 33 – Advocate Manish Jha
Correction of errors, interpretation by consent and additional awards on omitted claims: Section 33’s strict timelines and its effect on the Section 34 challenge clock.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateDoes The Arbitration Clause Survive? – Advocate Manish Jha
Termination, frustration, voidness, novation and settlement affect the arbitration clause differently: separability under Section 16 and the drafting that removes doubt.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEx Parte MSEFC Awards – Advocate Manish Jha
Buyers who ignore MSME Facilitation Council notices face ex parte awards with compound interest, a 75% pre-deposit to challenge and execution — the process and the remedies.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateContract Bars Pre-Award Interest – Advocate Manish Jha
In NEEPCO v. Astra Construction, the Supreme Court held that a GCC clause independently prohibiting interest on delayed payments bars pre-reference interest under Section 31(7), distinguishing Harish Chandra on its text.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyNo Injunction Against UK Divorce – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court declined to restrain a wife's UK divorce proceedings, holding that anti-suit injunctions are granted sparingly and that London, as the couple's matrimonial home, was the natural forum.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawBribe Case Fails Without Demand – Advocate Manish Jha
Applying the Constitution Bench ruling in Neeraj Dutta, the Supreme Court acquitted a Patwari in a trap case where witnesses saw neither demand nor acceptance — recovery of tainted money alone cannot convict.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyWidow's Estate Turned Absolute – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that a Hindu widow's interest under the 1937 Act ripened into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act — no partition needed — validating her will and sale.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawResentencing After Appeal Succeeds – Advocate Manish Jha
After altering murder convictions to Section 304 Part II, a Delhi High Court Division Bench imposed ten years' RI, holding that custody already undergone is relevant but never determinative by itself.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEU Sanctions Meet Indian Contract – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court directed SAP India to restore Nayara Energy's software support, holding that EU sanctions cannot override an Indian-law contract performed in India and foreign law must be proved, not noticed.
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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.