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.
SARFAESI & NBFC Loans: SC Ruling – Advocate Manish Jha
Kotak Mahindra Bank v. Trupti Sanjay Mehta (2026 INSC 943): a bank acquiring loans from a non-notified NBFC can invoke the SARFAESI Act for debts live and owing at acquisition.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEvidence in MSEFC References – Advocate Manish Jha
The documents that decide MSME delayed-payment references — the supplier's bundle, the buyer's realistic defences, and the fifteen-day objection discipline.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSMED Section 18(3) Arbitration – Advocate Manish Jha
Statutory arbitration without an arbitration agreement: how the Section 18(3) stage runs after conciliation fails, and how its awards are challenged.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEnforcing Guarantees in Court – Advocate Manish Jha
Enforcing personal and corporate guarantees through suits in Delhi — co-extensive liability, the surety's real defences under Sections 133 to 141, and limitation.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateInterim & Partial Awards – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 31(6) lets tribunals decide disputes in instalments — how interim and partial awards differ from Section 17 orders, and the limitation traps they create.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSection 27 Arbitration Evidence – Advocate Manish Jha
When the court lends arbitral tribunals its coercive machinery — Section 27 applications for witnesses and third-party documents, step by step.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Trader's Dilemma: Udyam Registration Without the Delayed-Payment Shield
Wholesale and retail traders can register on Udyam for priority-sector lending — but the MSMED Act's Section 15-18 machinery protects manufacturers and service enterprises. Where the line falls and what remains for traders.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Form-1: How the Companies Act Makes Delayed Payments Visible
Companies carrying dues to micro and small suppliers beyond 45 days must file half-yearly returns naming suppliers and reasons for delay — filings that become discovery in recovery litigation.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateDo It Yourself, at Their Cost: Substituted Performance under the Amended Specific Relief Act
Section 20 of the Specific Relief Act lets a promisee complete the contract through a third party and recover the costs — if the mandatory 30-day notice was served. The mechanics, the traps and the defences.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateNinety Days and a Short Rope: Limitation for Setting Aside an Arbitral Award
Section 34(3)'s three months plus thirty days — 'but not thereafter' — excludes ordinary condonation. When the period starts, the exclusions that survive, and limitation as the award-holder's shield.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateFighting Back in the Same Forum: Counterclaims and Set-Off in Arbitration
Section 23(2A) brings the respondent's claims into the same reference. Scope, limitation, fees and the six-month pleading discipline — with strategy for both sides.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Tax Lever Behind MSME Payment Discipline: Section 43B(h) of the Income-tax Act
Payments to micro and small enterprises beyond the MSMED Act timeline cost the buyer its deduction for the year. How the clause works and how it interlocks with Samadhaan recovery.
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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.