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.
Shelter and Services: DV Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 4 to 10 of the DV Act build a support apparatus of shelter homes, medical facilities, Protection Officers and registered service providers that operates before any court order — an explainer on activating it.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Under the SMA: Ss.36-37 – Advocate Manish Jha
Couples married under the Special Marriage Act have their own maintenance code: alimony pendente lite under Section 36 and permanent alimony under Section 37, alongside the neutral remedy of Section 144 BNSS.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWhere to File a Maintenance Case – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 145 BNSS lets a maintenance petition be filed where the respondent is or resides, where the wife resides, or where the couple last lived together — the venue options and the strategy of choosing among them.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyJudicial Separation: S.10 HMA – Advocate Manish Jha
Judicial separation suspends cohabitation without dissolving the marriage — grounds, effects, rescission under Section 10(2), and the route from separation to divorce under Section 13(1A).
Read → 31 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDivorce When a Spouse Is Abroad – Advocate Manish Jha
Filing or defending a Delhi divorce with one spouse overseas: jurisdiction under Section 19 HMA, service across borders, appearance by video-conference and power of attorney, and the recognition of foreign decrees.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawRegular Bail: Sessions or High Court? – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 483 BNSS gives the Sessions Court and the High Court concurrent power over regular bail — the Sessions-first convention, successive applications, and the power to modify onerous conditions.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawTwin Conditions in Bail Statutes – Advocate Manish Jha
NDPS Section 37, PMLA Section 45 and UAPA Section 43D(5) invert ordinary bail law — what the twin conditions require, and the threshold, statutory and constitutional arguments that remain open.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail & the SC/ST Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 18 and 18A of the Atrocities Act bar anticipatory bail — but only where the allegations prima facie disclose an offence under the Act. How the bar and its gateway operate.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail from Abroad – Advocate Manish Jha
An FIR in Delhi, an accused overseas: seeking anticipatory bail from abroad, responding to Section 35(3) BNSS notices, challenging look-out circulars, and planning a protected return.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe MSEFC’s 90-Day Timeline – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 18(5) MSMED Act directs Facilitation Councils to decide references within ninety days — what the clock covers, why references stall, and the levers that move a stalled claim.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWho Can Invoke the MSMED Act? – Advocate Manish Jha
Delayed-payment claims rise or fall on the Section 2(n) supplier definition — enterprise category, Udyam registration timing, the trader exclusion, and what buyers attack first.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAmending Pleadings: Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
Order VI Rule 17 in the commercial courts climate: the trial-commencement proviso, due diligence, late documents under Order XI, and statements of truth for amended pleadings.
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.