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.
POCSO Appeal Bail, Victim Paid – Advocate Manish Jha
The balance of a five-year POCSO sentence was suspended after 2 years 7 months served — with a ₹50,000 deposit to the Victim Compensation Scheme and ₹3 lakh directed to the victim’s rehabilitation.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Revival Plea Came Too Late – Advocate Manish Jha
An MSME must claim the 2015 Revival and Rehabilitation Framework promptly — ideally before NPA classification — and cannot re-invoke it after breaching committee undertakings to stall SARFAESI recovery.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateNPA Tag Upheld, RBI Norms Bind – Advocate Manish Jha
A borrower’s challenge to its NPA classification failed: RBI prudential guidelines have statutory force, and grievances about partial disbursement could not displace the contract’s repayment discipline.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateHindrance Register Wins the Award – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court dismissed DJB’s Section 37 appeal: an arbitrator’s delay findings built on the contemporaneous hindrance register — 312 of 334 days attributed to the department — are beyond appellate reach.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateToll Contract Award Set Aside – Advocate Manish Jha
An award holding a ₹62-crore NHAI toll contract void for uncertainty was set aside under Section 34: accepted commercial risk allocation cannot be recharacterised as misrepresentation.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateLender’s Own Arbitrator, Void Award – Advocate Manish Jha
An ex parte award by an arbitrator unilaterally appointed by the finance company was rightly set aside: unilateral appointment violates the statutory guarantee of an independent tribunal.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Criminal LawPassport Freed After SC Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
A passport impounded during a criminal case was ordered released: once the Supreme Court granted bail and no order sustained the impounding, demanding an acquittal order was ‘preposterous’.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySchool Fees in Child Maintenance – Advocate Manish Jha
How Delhi courts treat education costs in child maintenance: fees as a separate head, direct payment to schools, escalation clauses, and the receipts that fix the figure.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe 15-Day Window in MSME Dues – Advocate Manish Jha
Day of acceptance and deemed acceptance under the MSMED Act: how the 15-day objection window fixes the appointed day, the 45-day ceiling, and the interest that follows.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeSLPs Against Review Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
After a High Court dismisses review, what should the SLP challenge? Why the main judgment must be impugned, how review time affects limitation, and the drafting traps in between.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeRestoring a Dismissed SLP – Advocate Manish Jha
When an SLP is dismissed for non-prosecution: what the dismissal decides, how restoration applications work in the Supreme Court, and the office systems that prevent the lapse.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Criminal LawWho Can Bar Remission For Life? – Advocate Manish Jha
In Naval Kishore v. State of Punjab (2026 INSC 1048), the Supreme Court held trial courts cannot direct imprisonment till the rest of life, substituting 25 years' rigorous imprisonment without remission in a triple-murder case.
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.