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.
Getting the Money Actually Paid: Enforcing Monetary Relief Under the DV Act
Section 20(6) employer-deduction directions, the borrowed maintenance-recovery machinery and the limits of Section 31 — the enforcement toolkit for monetary relief orders under the DV Act.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Where the Marriage Itself Is Disputed: Void and Second Marriages
Section 144 BNSS, Sections 24-25 HMA and the DV Act treat imperfect marriages very differently. How claimants and respondents should choose and fight the forum when the marriage is attacked.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyRemarriage After Divorce: Section 15 HMA and the Appeal-Period Trap
The right to remarry springs from the decree's finality, not its date. The ninety-day appeal window, mutual consent nuances, and the risks of marrying too early under Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyForgiven, Not Forgotten? Condonation of Cruelty Under Section 23(1)(b) HMA
Resumed cohabitation after cruelty can bar a divorce petition — unless fresh misconduct revives the condoned conduct. The elements, the revival doctrine and pleading strategy for both sides.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawRegular Bail in Economic Offences: How the Gravity Argument Actually Works
Economic offences are a class apart at the bail stage — but gravity alone does not refuse bail. The triple test, the chargesheet turning point and the conditions Delhi courts actually impose.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail for Foreign Nationals: Managing the Flight-Risk Presumption
Foreign nationals have the same right to seek bail — with a heavier flight-risk headwind. Passport deposit, FRRO reporting, local sureties and the condition architecture that makes release workable.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail for Women Accused: Statutory Safeguards and Court Practice
Section 43(5) BNSS arrest safeguards, the Section 480 proviso and role-specific arguments: how gender figures in anticipatory bail applications under Section 482 BNSS in Delhi.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail in Dowry Death Cases: Litigating Against a Presumption
Section 80 BNS (old 304B IPC) cases pair a reverse-onus presumption with sentences up to life. Where anticipatory bail applications realistically succeed — and the conduct that decides them.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Dues and the IBC: When Insolvency Pressure Works — and When It Backfires
The Section 8 demand notice, the one-crore threshold, the pre-existing dispute defence and Section 240A's protections for MSME debtors — choosing between the NCLT route and a Samadhaan reference.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWorks Contracts, Composite Supplies and the MSMED Act
Do supply-and-install and construction engagements count as 'goods or services' for Sections 15-18 MSMED claims? The characterisation fight, and how invoices, Udyam registration and GST records decide it.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawAbetment and Attempt Under the POCSO Act: Sections 16 to 18 Explained
POCSO punishes the ecosystem around the offence: abettors face the substantive sentence, attempts carry half the maximum. What each charge requires and how they are tried and defended.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawThe Medical Examination of Child Victims: Section 27 POCSO and Its Evidentiary Weight
Woman doctors for girl victims, trusted-adult presence, the MLC's corroborative role and chain-of-custody scrutiny — the law and practice of medical examination in POCSO cases.
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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.