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.
The Closed Corridor: Challenging Interlocutory Orders of Commercial Courts
Section 8 of the Commercial Courts Act bars civil revisions against interlocutory orders, and Section 13 confines appeals to a short catalogue. The remedies that remain — and how to protect the record for the decree appeal.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSix Months, On the Papers: Fast Track Arbitration Under Section 29B
The opt-in expedited procedure of Section 29B: a sole arbitrator deciding on written pleadings and documents with the award due in six months — which disputes suit it, how to opt in, and how to run it well.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Dues: Samadhaan or Suit?
Statutory compound interest and the 75% pre-deposit make the Facilitation Council route powerful — but not always right. Comparing the two recovery roads factor by factor.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Conciliation Stage Before the MSEFC
Every delayed-payment reference passes through Section 18(2) conciliation before arbitration. Why the table matters, the confidentiality that protects it, and the errors both sides make.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCounterclaims in Commercial Suits
Order VIII Rules 6A-6G let a defendant sue back inside the written statement — with plaint-level court fees, an independent limitation clock and the commercial courts' timelines wrapped around it.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateChallenging an Arbitrator: Sections 12-13
Justifiable doubts run through the fifteen-day Section 13 procedure before the tribunal itself; Seventh Schedule ineligibility travels to court under Section 14. Using the right track on the right clock.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateInterest in Arbitral Awards: Section 31(7)
Pre-award interest bows to the contract; post-award interest defaults to current rate plus two per cent. How the money on the money is pleaded, awarded and challenged.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateS.33 Misuse and S.34 Time Limits – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench holds that limitation for a Section 34 challenge runs from disposal of a Section 33 application whatever its merits — while imposing ₹5 lakh costs on DMRC for misusing Section 33 to buy time.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Dues from Government Buyers – Advocate Manish Jha
Government departments and PSUs are buyers under the MSMED Act: the 45-day ceiling, compound interest and the Samadhaan route apply to the State — with some added craft in enforcement.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Classification Criteria – Advocate Manish Jha
Micro, small or medium? The composite investment-and-turnover test, the thresholds revised from 1 April 2025, and why classification decides access to the delayed-payment remedy.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAdmission-Denial of Documents – Advocate Manish Jha
In commercial suits every disclosed document must be admitted or denied on affidavit under four specified heads. How the Order XI regime works, and the cost of casual denials.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateInterest in Recovery Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
Pre-suit, pendente lite and future interest are governed by different sources — contract, the Interest Act, 1978 and Section 34 CPC. How to plead each period, and the commercial-transaction gateway.
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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.