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.
Mediation in Matrimonial and Maintenance Disputes: How Delhi Courts Actually Settle Cases
Referral, confidentiality, the composite settlement covering divorce, maintenance, custody and criminal cases, and how a signed settlement becomes an enforceable court order.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDivorce under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936: India's Most Distinctive Matrimonial Statute
Section 32 grounds with built-in limitation windows, mutual consent divorce under Section 32B, and the unique matrimonial courts in which delegates of the community decide the facts.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySecretly Recorded Calls Between Spouses Are Admissible in Matrimonial Cases: Vibhor Garg v. Neha
In Vibhor Garg v. Neha, 2025 INSC 829, the Supreme Court held that covert spousal recordings are admissible in divorce proceedings under the Section 122 Evidence Act exception, privacy objections notwithstanding.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhen the FIR Does Not Support the Section Invoked: A Regular Bail Ruling
In Saksham Kaushik v. State, the Delhi High Court granted regular bail where the FIR contained no allegation of forced intercourse despite a Section 64 BNS charge, imposing strict no-contact conditions.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawOrganised Crime Cases in Delhi: Section 111 BNS, MCOCA, and the Bail Consequences
The BNS now contains a general organised crime offence alongside MCOCA as applied in Delhi. How the definitions, punishments and bail regimes differ, and where the first battles are fought.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawProclaimed Offender or Merely Proclaimed Person? A Delhi High Court Revision Draws the Line
In Mohd Aman Rana v. State, the Delhi High Court held that a pending anticipatory bail plea does not bar proclamation — but the proclaimed offender designation applies only to offences listed in Section 82(4) CrPC.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhy There Is No Anticipatory Bail for Bailable Offences — and What to Do Instead
Section 482 BNSS applies only to non-bailable accusations. For bailable offences, release is a right under Section 478 — the correct remedies, from police station bail to bonds and appearance strategy.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhen the Family Resiles but the Science Does Not: A POCSO Appeal Decided on DNA
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court upheld a Section 6 POCSO conviction where the victim and her mother turned hostile, holding that conclusive DNA evidence and the Section 29 presumption prevail.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhat the Defence Cannot Ask: Character and Past-Conduct Bars in Sexual Offence and POCSO Trials
Section 48 BSA and the cross-examination bars make the victim's character and sexual history off-limits. What remains legitimate defence work inside the statutory perimeter.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Tax Lever Behind MSME Payment Discipline: Section 43B(h) of the Income-tax Act
Payments to micro and small enterprises beyond the MSMED Act timeline cost the buyer its deduction for the year. How the clause works and how it interlocks with Samadhaan recovery.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWhat Micro and Small Enterprises Can Demand in Government Procurement — and How to Enforce It
The 25% procurement mandate, EMD and tender fee exemptions, the L1+15% purchase preference and the remedial ladder under the Public Procurement Policy for MSEs Order, 2012.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyFreezing the Defendant's Assets Before Decree: Attachment Before Judgment under Order XXXVIII Rule 5
The strict intent-to-defeat-execution test, the security-first procedure, the commercial and arbitration contexts, and how defendants get attachments lifted.
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.