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.
Deposits in Arbitration: S.38 – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 38 structures advance deposits and lets the tribunal suspend or terminate claims on default, while Section 39 gives a lien on the award for unpaid costs — the funding rules of arbitration.
Read → 18 October 2026 · Criminal LawCooperation Wins Pre-Arrest Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
In Daksh Sharma v. State NCT of Delhi, the Delhi High Court allowed anticipatory bail in a cheating FIR after the applicant joined the investigation and the IO dropped the demand for arrest. How conduct between hearings decides pre-arrest bail.
Read → 18 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAward Set Aside By Consent – Advocate Manish Jha
In Director of Civil Aviation v. Dwarika Project, the Delhi High Court recorded the parties' consent to set aside an arbitral award and appointed a fresh sole arbitrator under DIAC rules. What a consent disposal under Section 34 looks like.
Read → 18 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEvidence by Affidavit in Trials – Advocate Manish Jha
Order XVIII Rule 4 CPC makes examination-in-chief by affidavit the norm in civil and commercial trials. How the mechanism works, the commercial-suit overlay, and the drafting traps that cost cases.
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Once an SLP is dismissed or withdrawn without liberty, Article 136 is ordinarily spent for that order.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 → 18 October 2026 · Cyber & FraudDigital Arrest Scams and the Law – Advocate Manish Jha
No Indian law recognises arrest by video call. The offences these impersonation-extortion scams actually involve under the BNS and IT Act, and the victim's legal first steps.
Read → 18 October 2026 · Cyber & FraudAccount Frozen by Cyber Cell? – Advocate Manish Jha
Account frozen over a cybercrime complaint you have never seen? The Section 106 BNSS basis, the difference between a blanket freeze and a lien, and the remedial ladder from the IO to the magistrate to the High Court.
Read → 18 October 2026 · Cyber & FraudOnline Fraud: The First 48 Hours – Advocate Manish Jha
Recovery in cyber fraud is a race against layering. The parallel tracks that save money: the 1930 helpline, the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, written bank notification and the FIR.
Read → 17 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Without Income Findings – Advocate Manish Jha
In Partha Sarathi Guha v. Supriya Guha (2026:CHC-AS:1813), the Calcutta High Court sets aside a Rs 25,000 Section 125 CrPC maintenance order passed without any determination of the husband's income, remanding for a fresh hearing on affidavits of assets with Rs 10,000 interim maintenance running meanwhile.
Read → 17 October 2026 · Criminal LawIllegal Arrest Means Bail: Gujarat HC – Advocate Manish Jha
The Gujarat High Court grants regular bail in a Rs 67 lakh digital-arrest cyber fraud case because the arrest itself was unconstitutional: no transit remand, production beyond twenty-four hours and grounds of arrest in a language the accused did not understand — with Rs 25,000 compensation recoverable from the officers.
Read → 17 October 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail in a Family Scuffle – Advocate Manish Jha
In Preeti Singh v. State (Bail Appln. 4096/2026), the Delhi High Court grants anticipatory bail in an intra-family assault FIR: simple injuries on the MLC, a four-day delay in complaint, cooperation with the investigation, clean antecedents and parity with a protected co-accused.
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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.