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.
Restoring a Dismissed SLP – Advocate Manish Jha
When an SLP is dismissed for non-prosecution: what the dismissal decides, how restoration applications work in the Supreme Court, and the office systems that prevent the lapse.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeNew Evidence In A Civil Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
The three narrow gateways of Order XLI Rule 27 CPC for producing additional evidence in a first appeal — and the drafting discipline that separates granted applications from refused ones.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeUrgent Listing In The Supreme Court – Advocate Manish Jha
How urgent matters jump the Supreme Court's queue: mentioning practice, written slips, what counts as urgency, and the special channels for after-hours and vacation emergencies.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeWho Is The Appointing Authority? – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court upholds a 1983 RPF removal, holding the operative post-training appointment order fixes the authority for Article 311(1), and removal by an officer of equal rank is constitutionally valid.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeArticle 136 In Arbitration Matters – Advocate Manish Jha
Why special leave petitions in arbitration cases face the Supreme Court’s narrowest gate, the fact-patterns that win leave, and practical counsel for both sides.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeProving Foreign Law In India – Advocate Manish Jha
Indian courts take judicial notice of Indian law alone. Foreign law is a fact to be pleaded and proved through official texts and expert evidence — or the court presumes it identical to Indian law.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeSuppression Sinks Petitions – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court dismisses a recruitment challenge where petitioners concealed an earlier identical writ petition — suppression of material facts by itself disentitles relief in discretionary jurisdictions.
Read → 22 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeNew Writ Filing Rules at Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Practice Direction No. 201/Rules/DHC requires every writ petition to disclose alternative remedies and carry a structured opening sheet mapping the petition — with immediate effect.
Read → 21 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeThe Curative Petition, Explained – Advocate Manish Jha
After review is dismissed, one extraordinary remedy remains. The narrow grounds, Senior Advocate certification and in-chambers procedure of the curative petition under Rupa Ashok Hurra.
Read → 19 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeMatrimonial Transfer Petitions In SC – Advocate Manish Jha
How Supreme Court transfer petitions work in matrimonial litigation: Section 25 CPC, the grounds that persuade, interim stays, alternatives like travel-cost undertakings, and what happens after transfer.
Read → 17 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeRe-Evaluation Plea Fails on Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Where recruitment rules permit only retotalling, courts order re-evaluation of answer sheets in rare and exceptional cases alone — and a year's delay after disclosure is itself a reason to refuse.
Read → 17 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeTrial in Absentia: Section 356 BNSS – Advocate Manish Jha
The new code lets courts try, convict and sentence proclaimed offenders in their absence after a lattice of warrants, publication and a ninety-day wait — with hard limits on appeals for those who stay away.
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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.