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.
Accident Compensation for Child Victims – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court enhances a paraplegic child's motor accident award to Rs. 83.38 lakh, holding that functional disability, skilled-worker notional income and the multiplier of 18 govern claims for catastrophically injured children.
Read → 3 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyReach Stacker Is Not a Motor Vehicle: MACT Limits
A reach stacker operating inside the custom-bonded Inland Container Depot at Tughlakabad is not a motor vehicle and depot roads are not a public place, the Supreme Court has held, restoring the Delhi MACT's rejection of the claim.
Read → 3 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyProperty in a Wife's Name and Succession – Advocate Manish Jha
In Shakuntala v. Robert Anthony (30 July 2026), the Supreme Court holds that property purchased in the names of the two wives devolved as each wife's own estate — Sections 35 and 38 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 governed, not Section 33.
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.