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 Section 47 Detour From 75% – Advocate Manish Jha
Telangana High Court holds a buyer resisting execution of an MSME Facilitation Council award through Section 47 CPC objections cannot escape the 75 per cent deposit under Section 19 MSMED Act.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Criminal LawProbation in a 17-Year-Old Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court upholds a kidnapping conviction but releases the appellant on probation, weighing his youth at the time of the offence and the long pendency of the appeal.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Criminal LawSection 368 IPC Needs Knowledge – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court acquits under Section 368 IPC: wrongfully concealing or confining a kidnapped person is punishable only where the accused knew of the kidnapping — a hostile prosecutrix left that element unproved.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporatePerjury in Arbitration: Which Court? – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court holds the court hearing the Section 34 challenge can decide a Section 340 CrPC perjury application over forged documents used to obtain interim relief in Section 9 proceedings.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyUndoing a Mutual Consent Decree – Advocate Manish Jha
Can a Section 13B mutual consent divorce decree be challenged? Appeal bars, fraud and coercion pleas, recall applications — and the far stronger position of a spouse who acts before the decree.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWithdrawing a Divorce Petition – Advocate Manish Jha
What withdrawal of a contested divorce petition really means — Order XXIII CPC in the Family Courts, liberty to file afresh, and when a second petition is maintainable.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateReturn of Plaint in Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
Order VII Rule 10 CPC in commercial litigation: the wrong-court problem, the mechanics of return, its effect on interim orders and limitation, and how return differs from rejection.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMulti-Tier Arbitration Clauses – Advocate Manish Jha
Negotiation-first and mediation-before-arbitration clauses: how escalation ladders operate when disputes erupt, the limitation squeeze, and drafting that survives a fight.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhere a Child Testifies in Delhi – Advocate Manish Jha
How a child's evidence is actually recorded in Delhi's POCSO trials — vulnerable witness deposition facilities, screens and live links, judge-routed questions, support persons and in-camera discipline.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeNew Writ Filing Rules at Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Practice Direction No. 201/Rules/DHC requires every writ petition to disclose alternative remedies and carry a structured opening sheet mapping the petition — with immediate effect.
Read → 21 September 2026 · Criminal LawAge Unproved: SC Alters POCSO Conviction – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court holds that a baptismal certificate cannot prove a victim's minority under Section 94 JJ Act, converting a POCSO conviction into rape under Section 376 IPC and halving the sentence.
Read → 21 September 2026 · Criminal LawChild's Testimony Sustains POCSO Term – Advocate Manish Jha
Patna High Court affirms a POCSO life sentence on the strength of a child victim's consistent core narrative, holding peripheral contradictions and investigative lapses immaterial.
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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.