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.
Bail in Cyber Fraud FIRs: How Delhi Courts Approach the Money Trail
Mule accounts, layered transfers and frozen funds: the factors that decide regular bail in cyber fraud prosecutions under the BNS and IT Act, and the arguments that carry weight on both sides.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Criminal LawAfter a Cheque Bounce Conviction: Appeal, Bail and the Section 148 Deposit
Appealing a Section 138 NI Act conviction: suspension of sentence, the appellate court's power to order deposit of at least 20% of the compensation, and how settlement works at the appeal stage.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Criminal LawThe Clock on Anticipatory Bail: What Happens Once Arrest Takes Place
Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS is prospective: arrest closes the door, interim protection covers the gap, and Sushila Aggarwal governs how long granted protection endures.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Criminal LawLiberty Is Not for Sale: The Limits on Monetary Conditions in Anticipatory Bail
Deposit-linked protection orders and maintenance-as-bail-condition directions are repeatedly disapproved — bail conditions must secure the trial, not decide the dispute. The permissible and the impermissible, mapped.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Trader's Dilemma: Udyam Registration Without the Delayed-Payment Shield
Wholesale and retail traders can register on Udyam for priority-sector lending — but the MSMED Act's Section 15-18 machinery protects manufacturers and service enterprises. Where the line falls and what remains for traders.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Form-1: How the Companies Act Makes Delayed Payments Visible
Companies carrying dues to micro and small suppliers beyond 45 days must file half-yearly returns naming suppliers and reasons for delay — filings that become discovery in recovery litigation.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateDo It Yourself, at Their Cost: Substituted Performance under the Amended Specific Relief Act
Section 20 of the Specific Relief Act lets a promisee complete the contract through a third party and recover the costs — if the mandatory 30-day notice was served. The mechanics, the traps and the defences.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyKeeping the Claim Alive: Acknowledgment and Part Payment under the Limitation Act
Sections 18 and 19 of the Limitation Act give recovery claims fresh life through signed acknowledgments and part payments. Balance confirmations, emails, running accounts — and the traps.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Criminal LawMarried, Minor, and the Law: How PCMA and POCSO Operate Together
Validity of a minor's marriage under the PCMA, why marriage is no defence to POCSO, and how courts handle the elopement cases where the two statutes collide.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Criminal LawNo Bail Behind the Victim's Back: Notice and Hearing in POCSO Bail Applications
The informant-presence mandate, POCSO's support framework and Delhi practice have made victim participation part of every child sexual offence bail hearing — what it means for both sides.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Criminal LawLate to the Appeal: Condonation of Delay in Criminal Appeals
Limitation periods for criminal appeals, the liberal tilt for convicts and the stricter gaze on State delay, and how to build a day-by-day condonation application that succeeds.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeBeyond the High Courts: Special Leave Petitions Against Tribunal Orders
Article 136 reaches every court and tribunal except the armed forces regime — but statutory appeals and the exhaustion discipline shape the real route-map from NCLAT, TDSAT and other tribunals.
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.