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.
Sureties and Bail Bonds, Explained – Advocate Manish Jha
What happens between a bail order and the jail gate: personal bonds, surety verification, local-surety and excessive-amount problems, cash in lieu of surety, and forfeiture and discharge under the BNSS.
Read → 29 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeVC Cross-Examination for Elderly – Advocate Manish Jha
After three wasted journeys to Delhi, a 71-year-old witness will be cross-examined by video conferencing: the Delhi High Court explains how the 2021 VC Rules survive for pending cases under the Electronic Evidence and VC Rules, 2025, and prescribes safeguards.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeGetting the FIR Before Pre-Arrest Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
Website uploads within 24 hours, the sensitive-case exception, the three-day committee and the court route: every lawful way to read the FIR before drafting the application.
Read → 27 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeLife of an SLP in the Registry – Advocate Manish Jha
How a Special Leave Petition moves through the Supreme Court registry — filing, diary number, scrutiny, registration, categorisation, caveats and listing.
Read → 27 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCaveats Under Section 148A CPC – Advocate Manish Jha
What a caveat under Section 148A CPC does in Delhi courts — who may lodge one, its 90-day life, the right to notice and hearing, and drafting essentials.
Read → 27 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCourt Fee Refund on Settlement – Advocate Manish Jha
When court fees are refunded after settlement in Delhi — Lok Adalat, mediation and conciliation references, the refund certificate and the Collector process.
Read → 24 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeUndertakings to Court and Breach – Advocate Manish Jha
What an undertaking given to a court means, how it differs from a consent term, and how wilful breach becomes civil contempt under the 1971 Act.
Read → 23 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeVoters Can Prosecute False Affidavits – Advocate Manish Jha
In Rajkumar Madki v. Dr. Shailendra Beldale, 2026 INSC 1138, the Supreme Court held that Section 195 CrPC does not bar a private complaint under Section 125A RP Act over false election affidavits, while sustaining the closure of this complaint on facts.
Read → 22 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeIs Article 226 Civil Or Criminal? – Advocate Manish Jha
In Sanjay Prasad v. Madhusudan Dwivedi (2026 INSC 1128), the Supreme Court holds that the writ jurisdiction is sui generis, treats civil contempt as appealable within the High Court where merits are decided, and refers Ram Kishan Fauji to a larger bench.
Read → 22 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeLimits Of A Letters Patent Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court restores a writ court's order quashing a university officer's removal, holding that a Letters Patent Bench may interfere only with demonstrably erroneous findings — not merely because it would have taken a different view.
Read → 21 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeWhen The Court Is On Vacation – Advocate Manish Jha
Vacation benches, urgent listings and timelines that expire during court holidays — the working rules, with the Supreme Court's Kamran guidance for registries and cautionary note on ex parte vacation listings.
Read → 21 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeNew Grounds In A First Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Order 41 Rule 2 CPC confines the appellant to the memorandum of appeal, with leave as the exception: when new grounds and pure questions of law can be raised in a first appeal.
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.