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.
Enforcing Maintenance Orders in Delhi – Advocate Manish Jha
What follows when a maintenance order is not obeyed: warrants, recovery as a fine and imprisonment under Section 144(3) BNSS, execution of Hindu Marriage Act orders as decrees, and direct payment by an employer under the DV Act.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAffidavit of Assets in Maintenance Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
Since Rajnesh v. Neha made financial disclosure mandatory in maintenance proceedings, the affidavit of assets, income and expenditure decides most cases. What it must disclose, the recurring failure patterns, and the documents to annex.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCruelty as a Ground for Divorce – Advocate Manish Jha
What cruelty means under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: physical and mental cruelty, the cumulative course-of-conduct test, recognised patterns, pleading and proof, and condonation.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyTransfer of Matrimonial Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
Where matrimonial petitions can be filed, and how a pending divorce, maintenance or custody case can be transferred - within Delhi under Section 24 CPC, and between States by the Supreme Court under Section 25 CPC or Section 446 BNSS.
Read → 19 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyInterim Maintenance: Not Income Alone – Advocate Manish Jha
In Ashutosh Rai Asthana v. Yamita Rai Asthana (CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 122/2024, decided 11 August 2026), the Delhi High Court reduced interim maintenance from ₹30,000 to ₹25,000, holding the quantum cannot rest solely on the husband's income while ignoring the wife's qualifications, income and assets.
Read → 15 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyChild Custody in Delhi Family Courts – Advocate Manish Jha
A practice guide to guardianship and custody petitions in the Delhi Family Courts: statutes, jurisdiction, interim visitation, counselling and mediation, evidence, final orders and appeals.
Read → 14 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyHow a DV Case Proceeds in Delhi – Advocate Manish Jha
The Section 12 application, the Domestic Incident Report, ex parte interim orders and the five reliefs — how a case under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 moves through the Delhi Magistrate Courts.
Read → 13 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMutual Consent Divorce in Delhi Courts – Advocate Manish Jha
The joint petition, the first and second motions, the six-month period and when it can be waived — how a mutual consent divorce actually proceeds in the Family Courts of Delhi.
Read → 10 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWhen a 498A Discharge Stands: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Two courts found no ground to frame charges in a 498A IPC prosecution, and the Delhi High Court declined a third look. What discharge means and why concurrent findings are hard to reopen.
Read → 10 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAnti-Suit Injunctions in Divorce: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
A Family Court restrained a husband from pursuing divorce proceedings in New Jersey. The Delhi High Court holds such an interim order appealable under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Under Two Statutes – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court modified a Family Court interim maintenance order to adjust an existing Domestic Violence Act award, so the wife receives one consolidated sum rather than overlapping payments.
Read → 4 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAdultery Plea at Interim Maintenance Stage – Advocate Manish Jha
In Himanshu Chordia v. State of Rajasthan (31 July 2026), the Supreme Court holds that a Section 125(4) CrPC plea of adultery must be examined at the interim maintenance stage where the material ex facie establishes the disqualification.
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.