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.
Altering Maintenance: Section 146 BNSS – Advocate Manish Jha
A maintenance order under Section 144 BNSS can be increased, reduced or cancelled on a change in circumstances: the grounds under Section 146 BNSS (formerly Section 127 CrPC), and the procedure to invoke them.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyHow Courts Fix Maintenance Quantum – Advocate Manish Jha
Neither destitution nor a windfall: the factors Delhi courts weigh in fixing the monthly maintenance figure, the affidavit of assets and liabilities, and how income is imputed to a spouse who conceals earnings.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAdultery as a Divorce Ground After 2018 – Advocate Manish Jha
Adultery has not been a criminal offence since 2018 and finds no place in the BNS, but it remains a complete civil ground for divorce under Section 13(1)(i) HMA: proof, condonation and its effect on maintenance.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDivorce Grounds Only the Wife Can Use – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 13(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act reserves four divorce grounds for the wife alone, including the little-used route that converts a maintenance decree plus a year of separation into a ground for divorce.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawRecording Child Statements Under POCSO – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 24 to 26 POCSO, read with Section 183 BNSS, lay down a child-friendly procedure for recording the statement of a child: who records it, where, in whose presence, and what non-compliance means.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSMED Section 19: 75% Pre-Deposit – Advocate Manish Jha
No court entertains a challenge to an MSE Facilitation Council award unless the buyer first deposits 75 percent of the awarded amount: how the deposit is computed, partial release to the supplier, and non-deposit consequences.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSEFC Jurisdiction: Section 18(4) MSMED – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 18(4) MSMED Act gives the Facilitation Council where the supplier is located jurisdiction over delayed-payment references, wherever the buyer sits: what that means for Delhi MSMEs filing on Samadhaan.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateOrder XI Disclosure in Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
Commercial suits run on a front-loaded disclosure regime: every document in a party's power and control goes on record with the plaint or written statement, and undisclosed documents are shut out at trial.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateKompetenz-Kompetenz: Section 16 – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 16 of the Arbitration Act makes the tribunal the first judge of its own jurisdiction: when the plea must be raised, and the two routes after a ruling — Section 34 if rejected, Section 37(2)(a) appeal if accepted.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCross-Objections in First Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
A respondent who has not appealed can still attack the decree: Order 41 Rule 22 CPC cross-objections, the one-month window, court fee, and why they survive even withdrawal of the main appeal.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCertified Appeals vs SLP – Advocate Manish Jha
Before the SLP became the workhorse of Supreme Court practice, the Constitution provided appeals on certificate: Articles 132, 133 and 134, the oral-application route of Article 134A, and how they compare with Article 136.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeDrafting and Filing an SLP – Advocate Manish Jha
The SLP paper-book under the Supreme Court Rules, 2013: synopsis and list of dates, questions of law, grounds and prayers, the Advocate-on-Record system, and clearing Registry defects before listing.
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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.