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.
First Surrender, Then Be Heard: The Surrender Rule in Criminal Special Leave Petitions
A convict with an operative sentence who petitions the Supreme Court must show surrender or file an exemption application under the Supreme Court Rules. The three filing postures, the craft of exemption applications, and the cost of default.
Read → 12 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeThe Appeal You Filed but Didn't: Registry Objections, Refiling Delay and Non-Est Filings
Delay in filing versus delay in refiling, the non-est filing doctrine, and the paperwork discipline that keeps appeals alive in the Delhi High Court — especially under the Commercial Courts Act.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeHallucinated Case Law Vitiates the Decision: Supreme Court on AI in Adjudication
The Supreme Court set aside a Rs 425 crore customs penalty and the High Court affirmance because the adjudicating officer relied on AI-generated fake citations, holding that even an iota of hallucinated material vitiates the decision.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCheque Bounce Cases: Arrest, Appearance and Bail Explained
There is no police arrest in a Section 138 NI Act case — but summons, bail bonds, exemption from appearance and the consequences of ignoring the court all follow rules every accused should know.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeAfter the Supreme Court Remands – Advocate Manish Jha
Many successful SLPs end in a remand. Open versus limited remands, what stands concluded, whether fresh evidence can be led, interim arrangements and the discipline proceedings after remand demand.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeRatio, Obiter and Article 141 – Advocate Manish Jha
What part of a Supreme Court judgment binds under Article 141 — identifying the ratio decidendi, the weight of obiter, what SLP dismissals decide, bench strength and per incuriam in daily practice.
Read → 4 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeFirst Appeals: Court's Duties – Advocate Manish Jha
Order XLI Rule 31 obliges the first appellate court to frame points, re-appreciate evidence and give reasons — and non-compliance is itself a ground of challenge.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeReformatio in Peius: The Supreme Court Says an Appeal Cannot Leave the Appellant Worse Off
In Saudi Arabian Airlines v. Union of India (2026 INSC 933), the Supreme Court quashed a penalty enhanced 590-fold on remand after the assessee's own appeal, holding that a litigant cannot be placed in a worse position for having availed a legal remedy.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeBeyond the High Courts: Special Leave Petitions Against Tribunal Orders
Article 136 reaches every court and tribunal except the armed forces regime — but statutory appeals and the exhaustion discipline shape the real route-map from NCLAT, TDSAT and other tribunals.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeWho Actually Files Your SLP: The Advocate-on-Record System of the Supreme Court
Only an Advocate-on-Record may act for a party in the Supreme Court. The system's origins, the AOR's functions, and how litigation teams are structured for SLPs.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeThe CM(M) Petition: Supervisory Jurisdiction under Article 227 in the Delhi High Court
When an interlocutory civil order is wrong but unappealable, the CM(M) is often the only door — and it opens only for jurisdictional error. Scope, standards and strategy.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeFull and Fair Disclosure in Special Leave Petitions: The Duty of Candour and Its Enforcement
Article 136 relief is discretionary and granted on the petitioner's papers alone. What must be disclosed in an SLP, how suppression is punished, and the drafting discipline that protects the petition.
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.