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.
COVID Window Saves a Recovery Suit – Advocate Manish Jha
In revision, the Delhi High Court upheld a ₹1 crore recovery suit as within time: the excluded period of 15.03.2020–28.02.2022 restores the full unexpired balance of limitation, not merely ninety days.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyExecuting Money Decrees In Delhi – Advocate Manish Jha
A decree is not cash. The Order XXI toolkit — judgment-debtor examination, attachment, garnishee orders, sale and civil detention — mapped for Delhi practice.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyBenami Claim Against Wife Fails In RFA – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court dismisses a husband's appeal claiming ownership of property registered in his wife's and mother-in-law's names, applying the Benami Act bar, limitation and constructive res judicata.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyGift To Minor Upheld On Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
A 1956 registered gift to a minor son survives second appeal: registration stood proved through the statutory scheme and parental gifts carry a presumption of acceptance.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyCaretaker Gains No Title: RFA Fails – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court affirms a possession decree against caretakers claiming an oral gift: unregistered gifts of immovable property fail and caretaker possession confers no right.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyWidow's Estate Turned Absolute – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that a Hindu widow's interest under the 1937 Act ripened into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act — no partition needed — validating her will and sale.
Read → 21 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyConsent Decree No Fresh Cause: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court upholds an Order VII Rule 11 rejection, holding a consent decree cannot revive claims that accrued years earlier — clever drafting cannot reset the limitation clock.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyEviction: Alternative Premises Plea Fails – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court upholds denial of leave to defend in a bona fide requirement eviction — bare pleas of alternative accommodation raise no triable issue.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyDecades of Occupation, No Title: The Supreme Court on Adverse Possession and Religious Dedication
In Bhag Singh v. Basant Kaur (2026 INSC 983), the Supreme Court held that long possession without affirmatively proved hostile animus cannot ripen into adverse possession, revenue entries do not confer title, and religious dedication demands unequivocal proof.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyClaiming the Roof Costs the Shelter: Second Appeal on Tenancy Repudiation Fails in the Delhi High Court
In Mohd. Mahboob v. Arshi Qureshi (RSA 126/2026), the Delhi High Court held a tenant who stopped paying rent and claimed ownership repudiated his tenancy, forfeiting the lease under Section 111(g) TPA and facing eviction as an unauthorised occupant.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyA Law Office Is a Genuine Need: Delhi High Court Upholds Eviction in Rent Control Revision
In Naresh Kumar v. Sunny Kashyap (RC.REV. 330/2026), advocate-landlords' requirement of the premises for a law office was held bona fide; a court chamber, a distant residence and family-held shops were no answer as alternative accommodation.
Read → 12 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyNo Error Apparent: Debit Notes, Cheque Acknowledgments and the Limits of Review
The Delhi High Court dismissed review of an RFA judgment in a goods-recovery dispute: unproved debit notes could not reduce the claim, cheques operated as limitation acknowledgments, and review is not a second appeal.
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.