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.
Curing SLP Defects – Advocate Manish Jha
Registry scrutiny of special leave petitions under the Supreme Court Rules 2013: common defects, curing timelines, the non-est risk and the advocate-on-record's role.
Read → 12 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeWithdrawing A Civil Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Withdrawal confirms the decree below; compromise replaces it. Order XXIII CPC at the appellate stage — consequences, recording requirements and the bar on later challenges.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Procedure & Practice120-Day Rule Goes To Larger Bench – Advocate Manish Jha
A Delhi High Court Division Bench doubts that the 120-day outer limit for written statements in non-commercial original side suits is mandatory, and refers the question to a Larger Bench.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeSingle Judge Or Division Bench? – Advocate Manish Jha
RFA to a Single Judge, MAT.APP. and commercial appeals to Division Benches, LPAs in between: how bench strength is fixed in the Delhi High Court and why it shapes strategy.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeThe SLP Limitation Clock – Advocate Manish Jha
Ninety days, properly counted: certified-copy exclusions, the sixty-day certificate trap, and the condonation affidavit that actually works in the Supreme Court.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeLegal Aid For SLPs: The SCLSC – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 12 categories, panel Advocates-on-Record and the middle-income scheme: how the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee puts an SLP within reach of litigants without means.
Read → 6 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeAppealing A Lenient Sentence – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 418 BNSS lets the State appeal a sentence as inadequate — but the convict shown cause may plead for acquittal or reduction. Who files, where, and how inadequacy is judged.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeNeutral Citations Explained – Advocate Manish Jha
What 2026 INSC and year:DHC:number citations mean, how to verify judgments in official repositories, and the citation discipline that protects advocates from fabricated references.
Read → 2 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeAfter Notice Issues in an SLP – Advocate Manish Jha
Issuance of notice is an invitation, not a finding. Counter affidavits, interim orders and their conditions, tagging, and the difference between disposal at the notice stage and the grant of leave.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticePreliminary Issues Have a Deadline – Advocate Manish Jha
In John Mathew v. Santha Paul (2026 INSC 1020), the Supreme Court held that once a court embarks on trial of the issues generally, limitation can no longer be carved out as a preliminary issue under Order XIV Rule 2(2) CPC.
Read → 29 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeFull Court-Fee Refund on Settlement – Advocate Manish Jha
The Court Fees (Delhi Amendment) Act 2026 entitles litigants to a 100% refund when disputes settle. A Delhi High Court commercial suit shows the amended Section 16 applied — including to pending matters.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeSLPs Against Review Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
After a High Court dismisses review, what should the SLP challenge? Why the main judgment must be impugned, how review time affects limitation, and the drafting traps in between.
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.