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.
Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards in India: Sections 44 to 49 Explained
What qualifies as a foreign award, the Section 47 documents, the narrow Section 48 defences and the deemed-decree effect that leads straight to execution.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawBail, Delay and a Gruesome Charge – Advocate Manish Jha
Delay in trial is a relevant factor but never a passport to bail: the Delhi High Court refuses regular bail to a man accused of murdering his wife and disposing of her body in a septic tank.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyElectrocution Claims: Strict Liability – Advocate Manish Jha
In KPTCL v. Rekha, 2026 INSC 847, the Supreme Court holds electricity utilities strictly but not absolutely liable for electrocution, rejects the motor-accident multiplier, and sends disputed claims out of writ jurisdiction.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWinding Up Does Not Stop Limitation – Advocate Manish Jha
A winding-up petition seeks different relief from a money suit, so Section 14 of the Limitation Act gives no shelter: the Supreme Court dismisses a supplier suit on unpaid invoices as time-barred in 2026 INSC 839.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAssured Returns Award Upheld by Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court division bench upholds an arbitral award against a developer that unilaterally stopped paying assured monthly returns on a commercial unit, and directs deposit of the awarded amount with costs.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeThe Duty to Decide Additional Evidence – Advocate Manish Jha
Dismissing a first appeal while an application for additional evidence remains undecided is a jurisdictional error: the Supreme Court lays down the working parameters for Order 41 Rule 27 CPC and remands the appeal.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawMedical Interim Bail Under Scrutiny – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court refuses eight weeks of medical interim bail to a POCSO accused whose condition was stable under government care, and censures a jail doctor who signed a report under a rank he did not hold.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawDefault Bail under Section 187 BNSS – Advocate Manish Jha
Default bail under Section 187(3) BNSS arises from the calendar, not the merits: if the chargesheet is not filed within 60 or 90 days of first remand, the accused earns a right to release on applying and furnishing bail.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail in Economic Offences – Advocate Manish Jha
Courts apply a stricter lens to pre-arrest protection in cheating, forgery and financial fraud cases, but Section 482 BNSS relief is not barred: the factors that count on each side, and the conditions typically imposed.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnatomy of an Anticipatory Bail Order – Advocate Manish Jha
From filing and first listing through interim protection, status report and final order: the life-cycle of an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS, and what breach or withdrawal means.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyProtection Officers under the DV Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Protection Officers, service providers, shelter homes and medical facilities form the support machinery of the DV Act: their appointment, duties and accountability, and how a woman in Delhi actually reaches them.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCustody under Section 21 DV Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 21 of the DV Act lets the Magistrate grant temporary custody of children to the aggrieved person at any stage of the proceedings and settle visitation, without deciding final guardianship.
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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.