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.
Mentioning & Urgent Listing in SC – Advocate Manish Jha
How genuinely urgent matters get listed in the Supreme Court: AOR-certified proformas, Registry scrutiny, vacation benches, and the professional discipline that mentioning demands.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCan Courts Modify Awards? – Advocate Manish Jha
Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft (2025 INSC 605): the Constitution Bench recognised a limited power to sever, correct manifest errors and adjust post-award interest under Sections 34 and 37 — and what it forbids.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCosts in Arbitration: Section 31A – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 31A codifies costs-follow-the-event in arbitration and related court proceedings, makes conduct and refused settlement offers relevant, and invalidates pre-dispute clauses allocating costs in any event.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCompensation Orders under Section 22 of the DV Act
How compensation for mental torture and emotional distress is claimed under Section 22 of the DV Act, how it differs from monetary relief, and how Delhi courts fix quantum.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyBreach of a Protection Order: The Offence under Section 31 DV Act
Violation of a protection order is a cognizable, non-bailable offence. Ingredients, arrest and bail position, trial before the same Magistrate, and defences.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyFrom Which Date Does Maintenance Run? Effective Date and Arrears
Why maintenance is ordinarily awarded from the date of application, how arrears are computed and adjusted, and the one-year warrant rule under Section 144(3) BNSS.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance of Children: Section 144 BNSS, Section 26 HMA and Section 20 HAMA
Three overlapping routes to a child's maintenance — who can claim under each, what happens at majority, and how Delhi courts treat education costs and unmarried daughters.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyThe Cooling-Off Period in Mutual Consent Divorce under Section 13B HMA
The six to eighteen month window between the two motions: purpose, computation, waiver practice, and the pitfalls that surface between motions.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyRecognition of Foreign Divorce Decrees in India: The Section 13 CPC Framework
When India recognises a divorce granted abroad — the Section 13 CPC tests, why consent decrees travel well and unilateral ex parte decrees usually do not.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Criminal LawRelease of Undertrials under Section 479 BNSS: The Half and One-Third Rules
The statutory cap on undertrial detention — half the maximum sentence, one-third for first-time offenders — its exclusions, and how the entitlement is claimed.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Criminal LawSureties and Bail Bonds: What Happens After Bail Is Granted
From bail order to release: bond execution, surety verification in Delhi courts, local surety conditions, discharge of sureties and the consequences of forfeiture.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Criminal LawStatutory Bars on Anticipatory Bail: Where Section 482 BNSS Does Not Reach
The offences excluded from anticipatory bail — Section 482(4) BNSS, the SC/ST Act bar and the UAPA — and the remedies that remain when the door is shut.
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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.