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.
Anti-Suit Injunctions in Divorce: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
A Family Court restrained a husband from pursuing divorce proceedings in New Jersey. The Delhi High Court holds such an interim order appealable under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act.
Read → 10 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyEnemy Property Plea and Eviction: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Tenants resisting eviction claimed the premises were enemy property vesting in the Government. The Delhi High Court explains why a landlord needs only a better title than the tenant.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeMarking an Exhibit Is Not Proof: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In S. Sangeetha v. Tmt. P. Ponni, 2026 INSC 813, the Supreme Court reiterates that an exhibit mark does not prove a document's contents, and cautions against rejecting documents at the threshold of a trial.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Criminal LawPreventive Detention Safeguards: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In Alfiya A v. State of Kerala, 2026 INSC 810, the Supreme Court quashed a PITNDPS detention because the detenu was never told of his right to represent directly to the detaining authority.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Criminal LawNDPS Bail and Section 37 Conditions – Advocate Manish Jha
Dismissing bail in a commercial quantity heroin case at IGI Airport, the Delhi High Court restates the twin conditions of Section 37 NDPS Act and why procedural objections rarely open that gate.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Under Two Statutes – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court modified a Family Court interim maintenance order to adjust an existing Domestic Violence Act award, so the wife receives one consolidated sum rather than overlapping payments.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Criminal LawTestimony of a Prosecutrix: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Upholding a rape conviction, the Delhi High Court explains why minor omissions do not demolish credible testimony, why belated medical silence proves little, and what a plea of alibi requires.
Read → 8 August 2026 · Criminal LawSuccessive Anticipatory Bail Pleas – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court dismissed a third anticipatory bail application where the Supreme Court had already declined relief and nothing had changed since — and flagged the police failure to arrest.
Read → 8 August 2026 · Criminal LawSanction for Former Public Servants – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench answers a criminal reference: the 2018 amendment to Section 19 PC Act protects retired public servants, but only where cognizance was yet to be taken as on 26 July 2018.
Read → 8 August 2026 · Criminal LawFood Safety Cases: The Maggi Quashing – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court quashed the 2015 Maggi noodles prosecutions after referral laboratory testing and a decade of judicial scrutiny discredited the analyst reports at their foundation.
Read → 8 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSeat, Venue and Section 9 Courts – Advocate Manish Jha
An exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of Jaipur reduced Delhi to a mere venue, and a Section 9 petition for interim measures was dismissed at the threshold.
Read → 8 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeSuccession Certificate in Delhi Courts – Advocate Manish Jha
What a succession certificate covers, where the petition is filed, and the stages between filing and grant in the Delhi district courts.
Read →What Is Covered Here
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.