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.
Tribunals Are Not Appeal Courts – Advocate Manish Jha
Supreme Court holds an arbitral tribunal under Section 17 cannot sit in appeal over a court's Section 9 order — a pending Section 37 appeal cannot be remitted to it, even by consent.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateExecution Court or Arbitrator? – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court declines to appoint an auditor in execution of the family settlement decree dividing the Hamdard businesses, holding the dispute is referable to the pending arbitration.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateNo Deposit, No Challenge: MSME Awards – Advocate Manish Jha
Calcutta High Court holds the 75% pre-deposit under Section 19 MSMED Act is mandatory and jurisdictional; a dismissed Section 34 challenge cannot be restored without it.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyClaimed Expenses Are Not a Decree – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court refuses to enhance ₹15,000 interim maintenance, holding that every claimed expense does not automatically become payable maintenance and revision needs perversity.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDenying the Marriage Did Not Work – Advocate Manish Jha
Allahabad High Court upholds maintenance where the husband called the marriage forged: a certified certificate and photographs sufficed, and up to 25% of net salary is a safe measure.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyHis Own Deeds Sank the Divorce – Advocate Manish Jha
Himachal Pradesh High Court dismisses a husband's divorce appeal where compromise deeds he signed admitted beating his wife and denying her basic facilities — his cruelty, not hers.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySettled, Divorced, Quashed – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court quashes a 498A/406 FIR after a ₹40 lakh settlement and mutual consent divorce, with the final ₹10 lakh instalment handed over in court.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Criminal LawImproved Allegations, Suspended Sentence – Advocate Manish Jha
Uttarakhand High Court suspends a POCSO sentence pending appeal where the rape allegation appeared for the first time at trial and the FIR came five months late.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail Meets Mediation – Advocate Manish Jha
Patna High Court refers a matrimonial anticipatory bail case to mediation, extending interim protection on condition of ₹5,000 monthly payments to the complainant wife.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Cyber & FraudBail in an Aadhaar Fraud Case – Advocate Manish Jha
Patna High Court grants regular bail to a computer shop owner in a cyber and Aadhaar fraud case: the recovered items were ordinary stock and a co-accused already had bail.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyRevision Is Not a Second Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court upholds a Kamla Nagar eviction for bona fide requirement, holding rent-control revision is supervisory and cannot reappreciate evidence.
Read → 30 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyHolding Over Has a Price – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court dismisses a tenant's RFA: one co-owner could terminate and sue, and possession retained after lease expiry attracted mesne profits until keys were handed over in 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.