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.
Demurrage Award Survives Challenge – Advocate Manish Jha
SAIL's Section 34 challenge to a DIAC demurrage award failed: patent illegality is unavailable against international awards, and COVID-19 was no force majeure where shipping was an essential service.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Matrimonial & Family498A Quashed, Family Reunited – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court quashed a 498A/406 FIR under Section 528 BNSS after a mediation settlement led the spouses to resume living together with their three daughters.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Despite Void Marriage – Advocate Manish Jha
The Madras High Court confirmed monthly maintenance of Rs 1,00,000 for a woman deceived by a man who concealed his subsisting marriage, and Rs 1,50,000 for their child, applying Badshah v. Urmila Badshah Godse.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Case Fast-Tracked – Advocate Manish Jha
The Patna High Court refused to cancel a husband's bail in a 498A case but ordered the Family Court to decide the wife's 2021 maintenance case within three months on day-to-day hearings.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawOther Cases No Bar To Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
Applying Prabhakar Tewari, the Rajasthan High Court granted bail in an investment fraud case: gravity and pending cases alone cannot justify custody where the chargesheet is filed and a co-accused is on bail.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail At The Commercial Margin – Advocate Manish Jha
Bail granted in an NDPS case where the poppy husk recovered marginally exceeded the 50 kg commercial threshold: clean antecedents, months in custody and a distant trial tipped the balance.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail In 498A Case – Advocate Manish Jha
The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to a husband in a dowry-cruelty case, noting the wife's own pending divorce petition and his undertaking to appear in the matrimonial proceedings.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawSC/ST Case: Pre-Arrest Bail Granted – Advocate Manish Jha
Allowing a Section 14A appeal, the Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail in an SC/ST Act case where the individualised allegations were vague and the informant stayed away despite notice.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Sentence Suspended On Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
The Rajasthan High Court suspended the 20-year POCSO sentence of a 21-year-old woman pending appeal, noting the male victim's age above sixteen and his own testimony of a consensual relationship.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Conviction Doubted, Bail Given – Advocate Manish Jha
The Madras High Court suspended sentences in a POCSO appeal, doubting prima facie whether the proved acts amounted to aggravated sexual assault and whether the trespass and intimidation counts could stand.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyThe DV Act Applies To All Faiths – Advocate Manish Jha
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act is a secular statute: its definitions are religion-neutral, and its reliefs operate in addition to remedies under every personal law.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAppearing In DV Cases By Video – Advocate Manish Jha
Personal appearance is rarely mandatory in DV Act proceedings: how exemption applications, appearance through counsel and video conferencing work for outstation and NRI parties.
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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.