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.
Beyond the Convict and the State: Locus Standi in Criminal SLPs
Convicts, the State, victims, complainants and third parties all petition under Article 136 — with different surrender rules, limitation discipline and leave-stage filters. A map of who can file a criminal SLP and how.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeAppeal or Special Leave? Taking a Consumer Case from the NCDRC to the Supreme Court
Original NCDRC orders carry a statutory appeal under Section 67 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — thirty days and a 50% deposit — while appellate orders leave only Article 136. Identifying the route decides everything.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSix Months, On the Papers: Fast Track Arbitration Under Section 29B
The opt-in expedited procedure of Section 29B: a sole arbitrator deciding on written pleadings and documents with the award due in six months — which disputes suit it, how to opt in, and how to run it well.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Criminal LawParity in Bail: Role, Not Formula
In Rajendra Prasad v. State of Goa (2026 INSC 891, 18 August 2026) the Supreme Court held that parity is not a mechanical mathematical formula — bail for co-accused turns on the specific role attributed to each, with trial-expedition directions balancing the refusal.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Criminal LawSame Depositions, Similar Roles: All or None
In Nepal Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh (2026 INSC 869) the Supreme Court set aside a murder conviction where the trial court had convicted five accused and acquitted five others on identical depositions attributing similar roles.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyLimitation on the Face of the Plaint
In N. Asha Devi v. R. Aravind Kumar (2026 INSC 908) the Supreme Court rejected a plaint at the threshold under Order VII Rule 11 CPC — where the bar of limitation is glaring from the plaint itself, courts should not hesitate.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeClient Confidences Survive the Brief
Upholding a two-year suspension, the Supreme Court held on 21 August 2026 that an advocate cannot use information received in confidence against his client — even after the client becomes his adversary.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyEx Parte Proceedings Under the DV Act
How Delhi magistrates proceed when a respondent ignores notice in a Domestic Violence Act case, the orders that can follow under Sections 18 to 23, and the correctives — recall, appeal and alteration.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCounselling, Welfare Experts and Closed Doors
Sections 14 to 16 of the DV Act equip courts with counselling directions, welfare-expert assistance and in-camera hearings — the statute's quieter provisions, used deliberately.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Without Divorce: Section 18 HAMA
A Hindu wife's substantive right to be maintained — including while living separately on the grounds in Section 18(2) — independent of any matrimonial or criminal proceeding.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyPleading Poverty in Maintenance Cases
Claiming joblessness rarely defeats maintenance: how Delhi courts impute income to able-bodied payers, the affidavit discipline that exposes suppression, and what each side must prove.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWithdrawing Consent in a 13B Divorce
Consent must subsist until the decree. What happens when a spouse resiles between the first and second motion, the fate of part-performed settlements, and the remedies that remain.
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.