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.
Two Engines for One Debt: Section 138 NI Act and the MSME Samadhaan Reference
An MSME supplier holding a dishonoured cheque can run the criminal prosecution and the Facilitation Council reference in parallel — sequencing, consistency discipline and settlement architecture explained.
Read → 12 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMaking the Plaintiff Stand Good for Costs: Order XXV CPC in Commercial Practice
When defendants can require security for costs — especially from foreign plaintiffs without Indian immovable property — how courts exercise the discretion, and dismissal as the sanction for default.
Read → 12 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateFive Agreements, One Dispute: Consolidating Connected Contracts into One Arbitration
India has no statutory consolidation provision — composite-transaction doctrine, Section 7(5) incorporation, appointment-stage engineering and institutional rules decide whether disputes travel together.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateProcedural Defaults Are No Ground to Set Aside an Award: Delhi High Court
The Court dismissed a Section 34 challenge, upholding the tribunal's plausible limitation finding and refusing to let an award-debtor rely on its own non-appearance and unfiled defence.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateProlongation Costs Without Evidence Cannot Stand: Delhi High Court on Section 34
Ruling on a DDA challenge, the Court upheld most of a construction award but set aside an unreasoned prolongation-cost claim and an award on an excepted matter outside the arbitrator's jurisdiction.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSpecific Averments Keep a Director in a Cheque Bounce Case: Delhi High Court
Quashing was declined in a Section 138 NI Act case because the complaint contained specific averments of the director's involvement in the underlying transactions — designation-based defences must await trial.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateClaim Elements Decide Everything: Injunction Against Xiaomi's Find Device Refused
A Division Bench affirmed refusal of interim injunctions in a patent suit over Xiaomi's Find Device feature, finding essential claim elements absent and restating element-by-element infringement analysis.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAfter the Council Refers: DIAC Arbitration Under Section 18(3) MSMED Act Upheld
The Delhi High Court rejected a structural challenge to an award made on an MSEFC reference to the DIAC, holding the arbitral institution proceeds with full competence under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateExclusive Jurisdiction Clauses in Commercial Contracts
Parties cannot create jurisdiction by contract, but they can choose among competent courts — and the choice binds even without the word 'exclusive', as the Supreme Court held in Swastik Gases.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateTermination of Arbitral Proceedings: Sections 32 and 25 Explained
Final award, withdrawal, agreement or default — the four exits from an arbitration and the consequences of each for claims, costs and limitation.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe MSMED (Amendment) Act, 2026: What Changes for Delayed-Payment Recovery
Fixed mediation and arbitration timelines, recovery of awards as arrears of land revenue, mandatory part-release pending challenges and a TReDS mandate for CPSEs.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateS.37 Restores a NIL Award: DHC – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court restores an arbitral award rejecting a Rs 28.37 crore claim, holding the Section 34 court impermissibly reinterpreted the contract and re-appreciated evidence — the arbitrator's plausible view is final.
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.