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.
NDPS Sentence After 24 Years – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court upholds a 2004 NDPS conviction for 105 grams of charas but reduces the sentence to time served, weighing 24 years of pendency, poverty and the reformative thrust of the 2001 Amendment.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Criminal LawElopement Case, 17 Years Later – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court upholds a kidnapping conviction in a 2009 teenage elopement but limits the sentence to custody undergone, citing the appellant's youth, the absence of force and both parties' settled married lives.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCustomary Divorce & S.29(2) HMA – Advocate Manish Jha
What a customary divorce is, how Section 29(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act preserves it, the strict proof a custom demands, and the bigamy and succession risks of relying on unproved panchayat divorces.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDeath During a Divorce Case – Advocate Manish Jha
What happens when a spouse dies during divorce proceedings — abatement of the petition, the fate of pending appeals, mutual consent cases between motions, maintenance arrears, stridhan and succession consequences.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail for Juveniles: S.12 JJ Act – Advocate Manish Jha
For a child in conflict with law, bail is the rule whatever the offence: the mandatory framework of Section 12 JJ Act, its three narrow exceptions, Delhi JJB practice and the appellate remedies.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Criminal LawGetting NBWs Recalled in Delhi – Advocate Manish Jha
Why courts issue non-bailable warrants, the anatomy of a recall application, and how an outstanding NBW undermines bail, anticipatory bail and every other application until it is addressed.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail in NDPS Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
Whether anticipatory bail is maintainable in NDPS matters, how Section 37's twin conditions travel into pre-arrest protection, and why quantity classification decides realistic prospects.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail Before an FIR – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 482 BNSS requires a reasonable apprehension of arrest, not a registered FIR. How pre-FIR anticipatory bail applications are founded, argued and drafted to survive the FIR when it comes.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Dues & Personal Guarantees – Advocate Manish Jha
The MSMED Act binds the buyer company, not its directors. When personal guarantees, cheque liability and veil-piercing genuinely reach the individuals — and how suppliers should build personal coverage from onboarding.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe 45-Day Rule for Buyers – Advocate Manish Jha
How the MSMED Act's 45-day ceiling actually runs — acceptance and deemed acceptance, the 15-day objection window, compliant procure-to-pay design, and the compound-interest and disclosure exposure of getting it wrong.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWhere to File a Commercial Suit – Advocate Manish Jha
Choosing the right Delhi forum for a commercial claim: the Rs 3 lakh specified-value floor, the Rs 2 crore original-side line of the High Court, valuation under Section 12 and what the commercial track changes.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyEnforcing Foreign Judgments – Advocate Manish Jha
How foreign money decrees are enforced in India — direct execution under Section 44A CPC for reciprocating territories, suits on foreign judgments for the rest, and the six defences of Section 13.
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.