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.
Counterclaims in Commercial Suits
Order VIII Rules 6A-6G let a defendant sue back inside the written statement — with plaint-level court fees, an independent limitation clock and the commercial courts' timelines wrapped around it.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Criminal LawWhen the POCSO Accused Is a Child
Where the accused is a minor, the JJ Act displaces ordinary procedure: Board jurisdiction, bail on the welfare standard of Section 12, and the preliminary assessment for heinous offences.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAppealing Family Court Orders
Section 19 of the Family Courts Act sends judgments to a Division Bench, maintenance orders by revision, and interlocutory orders mostly nowhere — mapping the appellate routes from Delhi's Family Courts.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeChallenging an Acquittal Under Article 136
The State, the victim and the complainant each have routes against an acquittal — all facing the double presumption of innocence. What earns leave, and how acquittals are defended.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateChallenging an Arbitrator: Sections 12-13
Justifiable doubts run through the fifteen-day Section 13 procedure before the tribunal itself; Seventh Schedule ineligibility travels to court under Section 14. Using the right track on the right clock.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateInterest in Arbitral Awards: Section 31(7)
Pre-award interest bows to the contract; post-award interest defaults to current rate plus two per cent. How the money on the money is pleaded, awarded and challenged.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyCourt Fee Cannot Kill a Plaint: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In Neelam Sharma v. Amita Passan, 2026 INSC 913, the Supreme Court holds that where liability to pay ad valorem court fee depends on disputed facts such as joint possession, the plaint cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 — the fee question awaits evidence.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Criminal LawResisting a Medical Exam: S.186 – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court quashes an FIR under Sections 186 and 189 IPC, holding that initial resistance to one's own medical examination, followed by compliance, is not obstruction of a public servant.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateS.33 Misuse and S.34 Time Limits – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench holds that limitation for a Section 34 challenge runs from disposal of a Section 33 application whatever its merits — while imposing ₹5 lakh costs on DMRC for misusing Section 33 to buy time.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyEvidence in DV Act Proceedings – Advocate Manish Jha
DV Act cases run before a Magistrate but decide civil reliefs on the balance of probabilities. How affidavits, the DIR, documents and cross-examination actually build the record.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Act vs Section 85 BNS – Advocate Manish Jha
One is a civil protection regime before a Magistrate; the other a criminal prosecution punishable with imprisonment. How the DV Act and Section 85 BNS (old 498A IPC) differ, combine and settle.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance of Adult Children – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 144 BNSS largely stops at majority, but HAMA and Section 26 HMA carry a parent's obligation further — especially for the unmarried daughter, whose claim includes marriage expenses.
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.