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.
Partition Plaint Rejection Upheld – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court upholds rejection of a partition plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC where an out-of-possession plaintiff refused ad valorem court fees and left the obstructing wills unchallenged.
Read → 12 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateS.11: Refer First, Argue Later – Advocate Manish Jha
A three-judge Bench appoints an arbitrator where the JVA and MoU carried their own arbitration clauses, sending overlap with a Korean-seated licence agreement and the non-signatory question to the tribunal.
Read → 12 October 2026 · Criminal LawAcquittal Restored: Seizure Flaws – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court restores an acquittal under Section 409 IPC: a seizure unsupported by panch witnesses and Section 100 CrPC safeguards cannot be proved on the investigating officer's word alone.
Read → 12 October 2026 · Cyber & FraudDeepfake Doctor Videos Restrained – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court decrees a commercial suit against AI deepfake videos of a renowned cardiac surgeon, granting a permanent injunction with a standing takedown mechanism involving the platforms.
Read → 12 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCompeting Maintenance Claims – Advocate Manish Jha
When a wife, children and dependent parents all press on one income, courts apportion capacity rather than rank statutes. How competing maintenance obligations are weighed and proved.
Read → 12 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyLump Sum Or Monthly Maintenance – Advocate Manish Jha
One cheque or a lifetime of instalments: when courts and settling parties choose one-time lump sum maintenance, how the figure is built, and the traps on both sides of the bargain.
Read → 12 October 2026 · Criminal LawWhen Bail Bonds Are Forfeited – Advocate Manish Jha
What happens when an accused on bail absconds: forfeiture of bonds under Section 491 BNSS, the surety's defences and discharge, remission of penalty and the appeal that lies.
Read → 12 October 2026 · Criminal LawDisabled Child Witnesses In POCSO – Advocate Manish Jha
Special educators, interpreters and competency assessments: how POCSO trials are meant to accommodate child witnesses with disabilities, and where prosecutions go wrong.
Read → 12 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateDebit Notes In MSEFC Claims – Advocate Manish Jha
The commonest defence to an MSME delayed-payment claim is an attack on quality. How debit notes, rejection memos and set-off defences are actually weighed in MSEFC proceedings.
Read → 12 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeWithdrawing A Civil Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Withdrawal confirms the decree below; compromise replaces it. Order XXIII CPC at the appellate stage — consequences, recording requirements and the bar on later challenges.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Criminal LawS.307 Charge Restored By SC – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court restores an attempt-to-murder charge diluted by the High Court, holding that injuries on non-vital parts do not by themselves exclude Section 307 IPC and that charge framing is no mini-trial.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateClean Slate, But Set-Off Allowed – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court lets a company revived through CIRP arbitrate its contractual claims, while the operational creditor's extinguished claim survives only as a set-off — with no positive recovery.
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.