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.
Kompetenz-Kompetenz: Section 16 – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 16 of the Arbitration Act makes the tribunal the first judge of its own jurisdiction: when the plea must be raised, and the two routes after a ruling — Section 34 if rejected, Section 37(2)(a) appeal if accepted.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateFacing an MSME Samadhaan Claim: The Buyer's Side of Section 18
What happens after a supplier files a reference before the Facilitation Council, the defences a buyer can place on record, and the interest and pre-deposit provisions that shape the exposure.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSMED Act Reference vs Contractual Arbitration Clause
What the statute itself says about the Facilitation Council route, its overriding effect over inconsistent laws, and where that leaves the arbitration clause the parties signed.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWhat Counts as a Commercial Dispute: Section 2(1)(c) and Specified Value
The statutory definition that routes a suit to the commercial courts, how Specified Value is computed, and what changes procedurally once a case carries the commercial tag.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSummary Suits Under Order 37 CPC for Recovery of Money
A recovery mechanism that reverses the usual sequence: the defendant must first obtain leave to defend, failing which the plaintiff becomes entitled to a decree.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAppeals Under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act
Which orders in the arbitration process can be appealed, which cannot, and where and within what time such appeals are taken in Delhi.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateArbitrator Ineligibility: Section 12(5) and the Seventh Schedule
How the 1996 Act secures the independence of arbitrators — disclosure under the Fifth and Sixth Schedules, the absolute bar of the Seventh, and what this means for appointment clauses.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Interest Engine of the MSMED Act: Sections 15, 16 and 17
The 45-day payment ceiling no contract can stretch, compound interest at three times the RBI bank rate with monthly rests, and the tax provisions — Section 23 MSMED and 43B(h) — that reinforce them.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateUdyam Registration: The Gateway to MSME Remedies
The revised micro, small and medium thresholds effective 1 April 2025, why registration timing shapes a delayed-payment claim, and what MSME status unlocks — and does not.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSummary Judgment Under Order XIII-A: Deciding Commercial Suits Without Trial
The “no real prospect” test, the window between service of summons and framing of issues, conditional orders, and how summary judgment applications are fought in Delhi’s commercial courts.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe 120-Day Limit for Written Statements in Commercial Suits
In commercial suits the right to file a written statement stands forfeited after 120 days from service of summons, and courts cannot relax it — what forfeiture entails and the battlegrounds it has created.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSection 29A: The Clock on Domestic Arbitral Awards
The twelve-month deadline from completion of pleadings, the six-month consent extension, and the court’s powers on extension applications — terms, fee reduction and substitution of arbitrators.
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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.