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.
A Notice, Not a Warrant: Responding to Section 35(3) BNSS and Deciding on Anticipatory Bail
The notice of appearance is the modern gateway between FIR and arrest. The Section 35 BNSS safeguard architecture, how to answer a notice well, and when a protective anticipatory bail application should accompany compliance.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawWhen Proclamation Closes the Door: Anticipatory Bail and the Absconding Accused
A person proclaimed under Section 84 BNSS is ordinarily disentitled to anticipatory bail. How proclamation happens, why it forecloses pre-arrest protection, and the realistic way back — recall, structured surrender and regular bail.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateArticle 226 and the Facilitation Council: Mapping the Writ Remedy in MSMED Disputes
Buyers reach for writ petitions to escape the 75% deposit under Section 19 MSMED; High Courts usually relegate them. Where Article 226 genuinely operates in the Section 18 process — and how suppliers should defend their awards.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Closed Corridor: Challenging Interlocutory Orders of Commercial Courts
Section 8 of the Commercial Courts Act bars civil revisions against interlocutory orders, and Section 13 confines appeals to a short catalogue. The remedies that remain — and how to protect the record for the decree appeal.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawNo Discount Below the Floor: How Sentencing Works in POCSO Cases
POCSO is a minimum-sentence statute: the punishment floors offence by offence, the Section 42 greater-punishment rule, the exclusion of probation, and where genuine mitigation still operates within the band.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawThree Grievances, One Proviso: The Victim's Appeal Under Section 413 BNSS
The victim's independent right of appeal against acquittal, conviction for a lesser offence or inadequate compensation — how it differs from State and complainant appeals under Section 419 BNSS, and how such appeals are run.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeBeyond the Convict and the State: Locus Standi in Criminal SLPs
Convicts, the State, victims, complainants and third parties all petition under Article 136 — with different surrender rules, limitation discipline and leave-stage filters. A map of who can file a criminal SLP and how.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeAppeal or Special Leave? Taking a Consumer Case from the NCDRC to the Supreme Court
Original NCDRC orders carry a statutory appeal under Section 67 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — thirty days and a 50% deposit — while appellate orders leave only Article 136. Identifying the route decides everything.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSix Months, On the Papers: Fast Track Arbitration Under Section 29B
The opt-in expedited procedure of Section 29B: a sole arbitrator deciding on written pleadings and documents with the award due in six months — which disputes suit it, how to opt in, and how to run it well.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Criminal LawParity in Bail: Role, Not Formula
In Rajendra Prasad v. State of Goa (2026 INSC 891, 18 August 2026) the Supreme Court held that parity is not a mechanical mathematical formula — bail for co-accused turns on the specific role attributed to each, with trial-expedition directions balancing the refusal.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Criminal LawSame Depositions, Similar Roles: All or None
In Nepal Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh (2026 INSC 869) the Supreme Court set aside a murder conviction where the trial court had convicted five accused and acquitted five others on identical depositions attributing similar roles.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyLimitation on the Face of the Plaint
In N. Asha Devi v. R. Aravind Kumar (2026 INSC 908) the Supreme Court rejected a plaint at the threshold under Order VII Rule 11 CPC — where the bar of limitation is glaring from the plaint itself, courts should not hesitate.
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.