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.
Copyright Injunction Refused – Advocate Manish Jha
In a family fight over 47 law titles, the Delhi High Court holds that a non-author must show a written assignment under Section 19 of the Copyright Act — wills from non-authors cannot supply title.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Criminal LawCredit Sales, Cheating Or Breach? – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court declines to quash a cheating FIR over ₹1.48 crore in unpaid jewellery credit purchases, holding that alleged inducement before delivery must go to investigation.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Civil & PropertyPossession Decree, Widow's Shelter – Advocate Manish Jha
An owner's possession decree stands, but is executable only after he secures comparable alternate accommodation for his widowed daughter-in-law — her shared-household right survives her husband's death.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Civil & PropertyDecree On Admissions In An RFA – Advocate Manish Jha
Where ownership, the will and an unchallenged grant of Letters of Administration are admitted, construing the bequest is a question of law — an Order XII Rule 6 decree survives the first appeal.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO FIR Quashed On Settlement – Advocate Manish Jha
With a single non-penetrative allegation, a complainant months short of majority who has settled and withdrawn, and no realistic prospect of conviction, the Delhi High Court ends the prosecution.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Bail: Shifting Statements – Advocate Manish Jha
Bail granted after three years of custody where the victim's accounts diverged, forensics did not connect the accused, and only two of nineteen witnesses had been examined.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySection 24 HMA: Retired Spouses – Advocate Manish Jha
A retired wife with pension and interest income of about ₹69,000 a month cannot claim pendente lite maintenance; a retiral corpus is capital, and only its actual returns count as income.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Maintenance: Quantum Remanded – Advocate Manish Jha
A Sessions Court upholds a wife's and child's entitlement to interim maintenance under the DV Act but remands an unexplained ₹50,000 income assessment for a fresh, reasoned determination.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Interim Maintenance Upheld – Advocate Manish Jha
Capacity to earn is not actual earning, EMIs are not deductible, and the four-portion apportionment formula sustains a ₹10,000 monthly award to a wife and child.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDenial of Conjugal Life As Cruelty – Advocate Manish Jha
The Rajasthan High Court affirms a cruelty divorce where the wife unilaterally refused physical relations without valid reason and threatened suicide, applying Samar Ghosh and 2026 INSC 620.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Criminal LawBail in a Wildlife Act Case – Advocate Manish Jha
Regular bail granted in an ambergris possession case under the Wild Life (Protection) Act: investigation complete, clean antecedents, parity with a co-accused, and bail as the rule.
Read → 14 October 2026 · Criminal LawSC/ST Act Bail Appeal Allowed – Advocate Manish Jha
The Patna High Court allows a Section 14-A(2) appeal and grants anticipatory bail in a land-dispute case under the SC/ST Act, with a six-week surrender window.
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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.