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.
Arbitrator Fees: Fourth Schedule – Advocate Manish Jha
Who fixes an arbitrator's fees, what the Fourth Schedule model scale provides, and the instruments — institutional rules, fee anchors, first procedural orders — that keep arbitration costs proportionate.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateTReDS and MSME Receivables – Advocate Manish Jha
How the Trade Receivables Discounting System works for MSMEs, the onboarding obligations on large buyers, and how the platform record strengthens delayed-payment claims under the MSMED Act.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSMED Act Overriding Effect: S.24 – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 15 to 23 of the MSMED Act override inconsistent contracts and laws: the 45-day cap, mandatory compound interest and the Facilitation Council remedy cannot be contracted out of.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateRejection of Plaint: Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
Order VII Rule 11 CPC in commercial litigation: the plaint-only test, the grounds, Section 12A pre-institution mediation defaults after Patil Automation, and the tactics on both sides.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateInterim Injunctions: Order XXXIX – Advocate Manish Jha
Temporary injunctions in commercial suits: the trinity test argued comparatively, ex parte relief and Rule 3 obligations, Rule 4 vacation for suppression, and undertakings as to damages.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporatePre-Deposit Clauses in Arbitration – Advocate Manish Jha
Clauses requiring a deposit before invoking arbitration: S.K. Jain upheld one, ICOMM Tele struck one down as arbitrary — the unsettled field, and how to test and draft such clauses today.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEmergency Arbitration in India – Advocate Manish Jha
After Amazon v. Future Retail, an emergency arbitrator's award in an India-seated institutional arbitration is a Section 17 order, enforceable as an order of the court. How the mechanism works and when to prefer it to Section 9.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateLimitation in MSME Claims: Silpi – Advocate Manish Jha
Silpi Industries v. KSRTC (2021): the Limitation Act applies to Section 18 MSMED arbitrations — stale invoices cannot be revived through the Facilitation Council, and acknowledgment trails decide close cases.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Registration & Counterclaims – Advocate Manish Jha
The other holdings of Silpi Industries: registration under the MSMED Act must precede the contract to claim its benefits, and buyers may bring counterclaims before the Facilitation Council.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCase Management in Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
Order XV-A CPC gives commercial suits a fixed calendar: the first case management hearing within four weeks of admission-denial, arguments within six months, and costs and foreclosure for default.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Statement of Truth in Pleadings – Advocate Manish Jha
Order VI Rule 15A requires commercial pleadings to be verified by a sworn Statement of Truth — an unverified pleading can be struck out and cannot be used as evidence.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCan Courts Modify Awards? – Advocate Manish Jha
Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft (2025 INSC 605): the Constitution Bench recognised a limited power to sever, correct manifest errors and adjust post-award interest under Sections 34 and 37 — and what it forbids.
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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.