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.
What Counts as a "Judgment" for LPA – Advocate Manish Jha
Shah Babulal Khimji (1981) still decides which Single Judge orders can be carried to a Division Bench: the three categories of judgment, the traits-of-finality test, and the statutory overlays of Section 100A CPC and the Commercial Courts Act.
Read → 19 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeWrong Label, Right Court – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 442(5) BNSS lets the High Court treat a revision filed under an erroneous belief that no appeal lay as a petition of appeal — the conversion power, its conditions and the traps.
Read → 19 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeAppeals After a Guilty Plea – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 416 and 417 BNSS bar appeals after a plea of guilty and in petty cases — but sentence appeals, challenges to the plea's validity and revision survive. The full map.
Read → 19 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeWithdrawing a Suit, Safely – Advocate Manish Jha
Order XXIII Rule 1 CPC: abandonment without liberty extinguishes the claim; liberty to refile needs a formal defect — and never refreshes limitation. The rule and its traps.
Read → 18 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeA Second SLP? The Hard Limits – Advocate Manish Jha
Once an SLP is dismissed or withdrawn without liberty, Article 136 is ordinarily spent for that order. What each first-round outcome leaves behind, and the remedies that genuinely remain.
Read → 18 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCaveats in Delhi Courts: S.148A – Advocate Manish Jha
A caveat under Section 148A CPC compels notice before an ex parte interim order is passed in an expected proceeding. Who can file, its 90-day life, and where caveats earn their keep in Delhi practice.
Read → 17 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeSLPs in Matrimonial Matters – Advocate Manish Jha
When the Supreme Court entertains special leave petitions in divorce, maintenance and custody cases, what Article 142 settlement and transfer petitions offer that no other forum can, and the grievances that belong in review or appeal instead.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeIntra-Court Appeals in Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
RFA(OS), FAO(OS) and their commercial variants: how appeals from a Single Judge of the Delhi High Court reach a Division Bench, and the corridors Section 13(2) of the Commercial Courts Act has closed.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeUndoing an Ex Parte Decree – Advocate Manish Jha
Order IX Rule 13 application or first appeal under Section 96(2)? The two concurrent remedies against an ex parte decree, their different tests, and the Explanation that can shut one door forever.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeTagged Matters in the Supreme Court – Advocate Manish Jha
What it means when an SLP is tagged with a pending batch: how tagging happens, its effect on hearings and interim relief, protecting distinct facts, and when to seek de-tagging.
Read → 15 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeAppeals Against Contempt-Stage Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court holds an intra-court special appeal can lie against interim orders in civil contempt proceedings, identifies four appealable situations, and refers Ram Kishan Fauji to a larger Bench. 2026 INSC 1128.
Read → 13 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeRefiling Delay In Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
Delay in refiling after Registry objections in Delhi High Court appeals: how it differs from delay in filing, the non-est doctrine, and the stricter commercial-appeal regime.
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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.