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.
Do 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.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWhat Micro and Small Enterprises Can Demand in Government Procurement — and How to Enforce It
The 25% procurement mandate, EMD and tender fee exemptions, the L1+15% purchase preference and the remedial ladder under the Public Procurement Policy for MSEs Order, 2012.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateDecree Without Trial: Judgment on Admissions under Order XII Rule 6
Clear admissions in pleadings, correspondence or accounts can produce a decree without trial. What qualifies, the tenancy and recovery applications, and the interplay with summary judgment.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe End of Unilateral Arbitrator Appointments: The CORE Constitution Bench Ruling
In CORE v. ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (2024 INSC 857), five judges held that unilateral appointment clauses and compulsory PSU panels violate party equality — prospectively reshaping every arbitration clause.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateUnstamped but Not Void: The Seven-Judge Ruling on Arbitration Agreements and Stamp Duty
In Re Interplay (2023 INSC 1066): non-stamping makes an instrument inadmissible, not void; stamping objections belong to the arbitral tribunal, and referral courts no longer stall appointments.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Strictest Duty of Candour: Ex-Parte Injunction Vacated for Suppression
A Delhi High Court Division Bench vacated an ex-parte injunction obtained by concealing a cease-and-desist notice and trademark opposition, imposing Rs. 2 lakh costs and restating Order 39 Rule 3 discipline.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Dues and the IBC: When Insolvency Pressure Works — and When It Backfires
The Section 8 demand notice, the one-crore threshold, the pre-existing dispute defence and Section 240A's protections for MSME debtors — choosing between the NCLT route and a Samadhaan reference.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWorks Contracts, Composite Supplies and the MSMED Act
Do supply-and-install and construction engagements count as 'goods or services' for Sections 15-18 MSMED claims? The characterisation fight, and how invoices, Udyam registration and GST records decide it.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCourt-Ordered Protection Around an Arbitration: Section 9 Interim Measures
Interim relief before, during and after arbitral proceedings, the ninety-day commencement rule, the Section 9(3) bar once a tribunal exists, and the Section 42 venue consequences of the first filing.
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.