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.
Working Wife & Maintenance – Advocate Manish Jha
Employment is not a disqualification: how courts compare both incomes against the marital standard of living when an earning wife claims maintenance.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyChallenging Maintenance Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
Revision, appeal or Article 227? The correct route against maintenance orders under Section 144 BNSS, the HMA and the DV Act — and why compliance comes first.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWhatsApp Evidence in Divorce – Advocate Manish Jha
Proving WhatsApp chats, emails and call records in matrimonial trials under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — and the Section 63(4) certificate litigants forget.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyEx Parte Divorce Decrees – Advocate Manish Jha
How divorces come to be decreed in a spouse's absence, the remedies under Order IX Rule 13 and Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, and the remarriage risk in between.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Criminal LawDelayed Release After Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
Why prisoners stay inside after bail is granted — bonds, sureties, verification — and the remedies, in the spirit of Satender Kumar Antil, when conditions prove unworkable.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Criminal LawNDPS Bail by Quantity – Advocate Manish Jha
Small, intermediate and commercial quantity decide the legal test for NDPS bail — when Section 37's twin conditions apply and when ordinary BNSS principles govern.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Criminal LawParity in Anticipatory Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
When protection granted to a co-accused helps an anticipatory bail applicant — role comparison, cross-relief parity and the limits of the doctrine.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail in Forgery FIRs – Advocate Manish Jha
Anticipatory bail in forgery and document offence FIRs under BNS Sections 336 to 340 — custodial interrogation, specimen signatures under Section 349 BNSS, and conditions.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEvidence in MSEFC References – Advocate Manish Jha
The documents that decide MSME delayed-payment references — the supplier's bundle, the buyer's realistic defences, and the fifteen-day objection discipline.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSMED Section 18(3) Arbitration – Advocate Manish Jha
Statutory arbitration without an arbitration agreement: how the Section 18(3) stage runs after conciliation fails, and how its awards are challenged.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEnforcing Guarantees in Court – Advocate Manish Jha
Enforcing personal and corporate guarantees through suits in Delhi — co-extensive liability, the surety's real defences under Sections 133 to 141, and limitation.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Criminal LawCWC's Role in POCSO Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
The Child Welfare Committee's parallel track in POCSO cases — 24-hour reporting, custody and placement, support persons and coordination with the Special Court.
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.