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.
Interim Maintenance of ₹75,000 Upheld in Revision: Delhi High Court
The High Court declines to disturb a Family Court's interim maintenance award for a wife and minor child, leaving disputed income questions for final adjudication.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySection 28 of the DV Act: Which Procedure Governs a Domestic Violence Case?
The DV Act borrows criminal procedure but lets the Magistrate lay down a flexible course. How the hybrid works at each stage, and what it means for both sides.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMutual Consent Divorce When One or Both Spouses Live Abroad
Filing through counsel, appearance by video conferencing, consular-attested documents and settlement drafting — the Section 13B process for NRI couples, stage by stage.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Act vs Senior Citizens Act – Advocate Manish Jha
A Patiala House appellate court holds a daughter-in-law cannot be dispossessed of the shared household until her residence is secured by alternate accommodation under Section 19(1)(f) DV Act, harmonising the DV Act with the Senior Citizens Act.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWidow's Residence in Eviction Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
A Karkardooma court decrees a father-in-law's suit on title but conditions the widowed daughter-in-law's eviction on alternate accommodation or rent in lieu, importing Section 19(1)(f) DV Act into a civil possession decree.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDefence Struck Off for Unpaid Maintenance – Advocate Manish Jha
A Saket appellate court upholds striking off a husband's defence for wilful default of interim maintenance under the DV Act, applying Rajnesh v. Neha and confirming that arrears accrued while employed remain payable.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAsset Affidavits from In-Laws? – Advocate Manish Jha
A Karkardooma appellate court holds a mother-in-law cannot routinely be directed to file income and asset affidavits in DV maintenance proceedings — inquiries into relatives' finances need exceptional circumstances and solid grounds.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCustomary Divorce & S.29(2) HMA – Advocate Manish Jha
What a customary divorce is, how Section 29(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act preserves it, the strict proof a custom demands, and the bigamy and succession risks of relying on unproved panchayat divorces.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDeath During a Divorce Case – Advocate Manish Jha
What happens when a spouse dies during divorce proceedings — abatement of the petition, the fate of pending appeals, mutual consent cases between motions, maintenance arrears, stridhan and succession consequences.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Case Dismissed in Default? – Advocate Manish Jha
A DV Act complaint dismissed for non-appearance is not an acquittal — the routes to restoration, appeal under Section 29 and a fresh application, explained.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyTimelines in DV Act Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
The statutory clock in DV cases — three-day first hearing, two-day service, sixty-day disposal, thirty-day appeal — and how to hold a proceeding to it.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWorking Wife & Maintenance – Advocate Manish Jha
Employment is not a disqualification: how courts compare both incomes against the marital standard of living when an earning wife claims maintenance.
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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.