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.
MSME Dues & Personal Guarantees – Advocate Manish Jha
The MSMED Act binds the buyer company, not its directors. When personal guarantees, cheque liability and veil-piercing genuinely reach the individuals — and how suppliers should build personal coverage from onboarding.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe 45-Day Rule for Buyers – Advocate Manish Jha
How the MSMED Act's 45-day ceiling actually runs — acceptance and deemed acceptance, the 15-day objection window, compliant procure-to-pay design, and the compound-interest and disclosure exposure of getting it wrong.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWhere to File a Commercial Suit – Advocate Manish Jha
Choosing the right Delhi forum for a commercial claim: the Rs 3 lakh specified-value floor, the Rs 2 crore original-side line of the High Court, valuation under Section 12 and what the commercial track changes.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateLimitation Inside Arbitration: S.43 – Advocate Manish Jha
Arbitration does not suspend limitation: Section 43 applies the Limitation Act to arbitral claims, the Section 21 notice stops the clock, and contractual time-bar clauses carry their own traps.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSARFAESI & 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 →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.