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.
Costs in Arbitration: Section 31A – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 31A codifies costs-follow-the-event in arbitration and related court proceedings, makes conduct and refused settlement offers relevant, and invalidates pre-dispute clauses allocating costs in any event.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateExecuting an MSEFC Award: From Samadhaan Order to Recovery
How an MSME supplier enforces a Facilitation Council award — execution as an arbitral award, compound interest, and the 75 per cent pre-deposit shield against challenges.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateDelayed Payments to MSMEs: The Disclosure and Tax Consequences for Buyers
Sections 22 and 23 MSMED Act make delay visible and expensive — audited-accounts disclosure, MSME Form-1 returns, and interest that income tax law refuses to deduct.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAppeals under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act: The Narrow Gate
Which judgments and orders of commercial courts are appealable, the sixty-day limitation, the Order XLIII filter and the bar on all other appeals.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCosts in Commercial Suits: The Loser-Pays Regime under Section 35 CPC
The costs-follow-the-event rule in commercial disputes, conduct-based orders, settlement-offer consequences, and how to build a costs record from day one.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Section 21 Notice: Commencing Arbitration Correctly
The invocation notice fixes limitation, defines the reference and activates appointment — what a sound notice contains and the errors that surface years later.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEnforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards in India: Sections 44 to 49 Explained
What qualifies as a foreign award, the Section 47 documents, the narrow Section 48 defences and the deemed-decree effect that leads straight to execution.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWinding Up Does Not Stop Limitation – Advocate Manish Jha
A winding-up petition seeks different relief from a money suit, so Section 14 of the Limitation Act gives no shelter: the Supreme Court dismisses a supplier suit on unpaid invoices as time-barred in 2026 INSC 839.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAssured Returns Award Upheld by Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court division bench upholds an arbitral award against a developer that unilaterally stopped paying assured monthly returns on a commercial unit, and directs deposit of the awarded amount with costs.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSMED Section 19: 75% Pre-Deposit – Advocate Manish Jha
No court entertains a challenge to an MSE Facilitation Council award unless the buyer first deposits 75 percent of the awarded amount: how the deposit is computed, partial release to the supplier, and non-deposit consequences.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSEFC Jurisdiction: Section 18(4) MSMED – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 18(4) MSMED Act gives the Facilitation Council where the supplier is located jurisdiction over delayed-payment references, wherever the buyer sits: what that means for Delhi MSMEs filing on Samadhaan.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateOrder XI Disclosure in Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
Commercial suits run on a front-loaded disclosure regime: every document in a party's power and control goes on record with the plaint or written statement, and undisclosed documents are shut out at trial.
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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.