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.
Court Receivers: Order XL CPC – Advocate Manish Jha
When civil and commercial courts appoint a receiver over disputed property or a business, the just-and-convenient discipline, the receiver's powers, accounts and personal liability, and how the remedy compares with injunctions and attachment.
Read → 17 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEnforcing Awards Against the State – Advocate Manish Jha
Executing arbitral awards against government departments and PSUs: Section 36 stay-and-deposit practice after the 2015 amendment, CPC Section 82 mechanics, the different footing of PSU assets, and sequencing that converts an award into payment.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Criminal LawBail Where the Probe Was Botched – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court grants regular bail in a murder case after finding an unexplained three-day FIR delay, a stranger's dock identification without any TIP, and forensic evidence that proved the ligature but not the hand.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Criminal LawEight-Year Chargesheet Delay Fatal – Advocate Manish Jha
A chargesheet prepared in 2018 reached the trial court only in 2022, nearly eight years after a 2015 excise FIR. The Delhi High Court quashes the proceedings, holding the delay violated Article 21.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAbsconding Is No Defence to Maintenance – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court restores a maintenance execution dismissed because the wife could not trace her husband, directing the Family Court to find him with police assistance and enquire into his assets.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDisability and the Duty to Maintain – Advocate Manish Jha
A husband's 100% disability predated his marriage and the birth of his child. The Delhi High Court trims the interim maintenance to Rs 6,000 but holds the disability alone cannot defeat the family's claim.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateOverlapping Contracts, One Referral – Advocate Manish Jha
In 2026 INSC 1098, the Supreme Court appoints a sole arbitrator for JVA and MoU disputes despite a Seoul-seated clause in a related licence agreement, holding overlap questions belong to the arbitrator.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Acquittal: Identity Unproved – Advocate Manish Jha
In 2026 INSC 1102, the Supreme Court acquits a POCSO convict where the child victim and her cousin both failed to identify him in court, the FIR came ten days late, and a material witness was withheld.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Residence Orders in Rented Homes – Advocate Manish Jha
A rented flat can be a shared household under Section 2(s) of the DV Act. How residence orders work when the matrimonial home is tenanted, and where the landlord's own rights begin.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAppealing a Divorce Decree in Delhi – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 28 HMA and Section 19 of the Family Courts Act route matrimonial appeals to a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court on a 90-day clock — the same clock that controls when remarriage becomes safe.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyPermanent Alimony: Section 25 HMA – Advocate Manish Jha
Who can claim permanent alimony, when, lump sum versus monthly, the factors courts weigh, and why a Section 25 order can be varied or rescinded when circumstances change.
Read → 16 October 2026 · Criminal LawBail on a Court Holiday in Delhi – Advocate Manish Jha
Arrested on a weekend? The 24-hour production rule does not pause. What Delhi's Duty Magistrates can do on holidays — remand, bailable-offence release — and what must wait for the regular court.
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.