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.
Witness Protection in POCSO Trials – Advocate Manish Jha
How the Witness Protection Scheme 2018, given binding force in Mahender Chawla v. Union of India, operates in POCSO cases — threat categories, district machinery, and pairing Scheme relief with bail conditions.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Criminal LawStay of Conviction, Explained – Advocate Manish Jha
Suspension of sentence keeps a convict out of jail; only the exceptional stay of the conviction itself arrests disqualification, dismissal and debarment. When and how appellate courts grant it under Section 430 BNSS.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeAfter the Supreme Court Remands – Advocate Manish Jha
Many successful SLPs end in a remand. Open versus limited remands, what stands concluded, whether fresh evidence can be led, interim arrangements and the discipline proceedings after remand demand.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeRatio, Obiter and Article 141 – Advocate Manish Jha
What part of a Supreme Court judgment binds under Article 141 — identifying the ratio decidendi, the weight of obiter, what SLP dismissals decide, bench strength and per incuriam in daily practice.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateLimitation Inside Arbitration: S.43 – Advocate Manish Jha
Arbitration does not suspend limitation: Section 43 applies the Limitation Act to arbitral claims, the Section 21 notice stops the clock, and contractual time-bar clauses carry their own traps.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyHomebuyers & Builder Default: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In the Granite Gate insolvency (2026 INSC 952), the Supreme Court held that NOIDA's time-extension penalty charges for the builder's delay cannot be loaded onto homebuyers or the resolution applicant.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSARFAESI & NBFC Loans: SC Ruling – Advocate Manish Jha
Kotak Mahindra Bank v. Trupti Sanjay Mehta (2026 INSC 943): a bank acquiring loans from a non-notified NBFC can invoke the SARFAESI Act for debts live and owing at acquisition.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Criminal LawConfession & Acquittal: SC Ruling – Advocate Manish Jha
Sahab Singh v. State of Haryana (2026 INSC 945): acquittal after sixteen years in prison, with the Supreme Court holding the extra-judicial confession and last-seen circumstances unproved.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Criminal LawJuvenility After Conviction – Advocate Manish Jha
Mahavir @ Avnish v. State of MP (2026 INSC 942): a juvenility plea can be raised even after conviction attains finality, and a conviction of a juvenile tried as an adult can be recalled.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Criminal LawRelease of Seized Vehicles: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
ABC Express v. State of Gujarat (2026 INSC 940): statutory embargos do not extinguish the court's power to release seized vehicles pending trial on conditions.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Case Dismissed in Default? – Advocate Manish Jha
A DV Act complaint dismissed for non-appearance is not an acquittal — the routes to restoration, appeal under Section 29 and a fresh application, explained.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyTimelines in DV Act Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
The statutory clock in DV cases — three-day first hearing, two-day service, sixty-day disposal, thirty-day appeal — and how to hold a proceeding to it.
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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.