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.
Interim Protection in MSME Claims – Advocate Manish Jha
The Facilitation Council cannot freeze a buyer's assets during conciliation, but once the dispute reaches the arbitration stage under Section 18(3), Sections 9 and 17 of the Arbitration Act open up. What protection is realistically available.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateExpert Evidence in Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
Signatures, valuations, foreign law, digital records — when expert opinion is relevant in a commercial suit, how party experts differ from court-appointed commissioners, and why the expert opines while the court decides.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCourt Fees in Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
A commercial plaint is valued twice: the Specified Value routes the suit between district commercial courts and the Delhi High Court's original side, while court fee is a separate ad valorem levy. Undervaluation consequences and settlement refunds.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSection 34(4): Curing the Award – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 34(4) of the Arbitration Act lets the court, on a party's request, pause a setting-aside petition so the tribunal can eliminate the grounds of challenge. What defects are curable, what cannot be rescued, and when to seek remission.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeHigh Court Review or SLP: The Choice – Advocate Manish Jha
Review before the High Court and a special leave petition answer very different questions — and taking them in the wrong order can forfeit one. The narrow grounds of review, the sequencing trap, the duty of candour, and the running limitation clock.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeThe Cost of a Hopeless SLP – Advocate Manish Jha
Article 136 is an extraordinary discretion, not a routine third round — and hopeless special leave petitions increasingly end in dismissal with exemplary costs. The categories that attract displeasure, and when a petition is genuinely worth filing.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeStay of Possession Decree in Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
A first appeal does not stop execution of a possession decree — a stay must be sought promptly and on conditions, or possession can change hands while the appeal waits. The three classic requirements and why restitution is a poor substitute.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Case Against In-Laws Partly Quashed – Advocate Manish Jha
Gujarat High Court partly quashes an 11-year-old Section 12 DV Act case, discharging a brother-in-law and sister-in-law named on vague allegations while sending the main case to trial.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyRecovering Stridhan: A Wife's Remedies – Advocate Manish Jha
Stridhan remains the wife's absolute property. The routes to recovery — DV Act directions, criminal breach of trust under BNS 316, and civil claims — explained with the foundational Supreme Court law.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance: Husband Estopped on Marriage – Advocate Manish Jha
Uttarakhand High Court upholds Rs 20,000 monthly maintenance, holding a husband whose suit to annul the marriage lapsed cannot dispute the marriage in Section 125 CrPC proceedings.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyFrom Which Date Is Maintenance Payable? – Advocate Manish Jha
Date of application or date of order? How the start date of maintenance is fixed after Rajnesh v. Neha, how arrears are computed, and how overlapping awards are set off.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCounterblast Plea Fails at Quashing Stage – Advocate Manish Jha
Calcutta High Court declines to quash a complaint filed amid divorce and DV litigation, holding that counterblast timing and alibi records are questions for trial, not Section 482.
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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.