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Notes on procedure and practice before the Delhi courts, written for people trying to understand a proceeding they are already in.

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.

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28 August 2026 · Matrimonial & Family

Anatomy of a Contested Divorce

From petition and interim applications through mediation, evidence and decree — how a contested divorce actually moves through a Delhi Family Court, and where cases spend their time.

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28 August 2026 · Criminal Law

Case Diaries and Status Reports in Bail

The court reads the case diary; the defence cannot. What Section 192 BNSS protects, what a status report must disclose, and how both sides litigate around the asymmetry.

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28 August 2026 · Criminal Law

Anticipatory Bail in POCSO Cases

POCSO contains no statutory bar on anticipatory bail — but the presumptions, the child-protection architecture and legislative severity make these the most exacting applications in criminal practice.

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28 August 2026 · Criminal Law

Passports, LOCs and Leave to Travel

Bail conditions, Passports Act impounding and look-out circulars are three different instruments. Keeping them distinct — and negotiating calibrated travel conditions — at the grant stage.

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28 August 2026 · Commercial & Corporate

MSME Dues: Samadhaan or Suit?

Statutory compound interest and the 75% pre-deposit make the Facilitation Council route powerful — but not always right. Comparing the two recovery roads factor by factor.

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28 August 2026 · Commercial & Corporate

The Conciliation Stage Before the MSEFC

Every delayed-payment reference passes through Section 18(2) conciliation before arbitration. Why the table matters, the confidentiality that protects it, and the errors both sides make.

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28 August 2026 · Commercial & Corporate

Counterclaims in Commercial Suits

Order VIII Rules 6A-6G let a defendant sue back inside the written statement — with plaint-level court fees, an independent limitation clock and the commercial courts' timelines wrapped around it.

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28 August 2026 · Criminal Law

When the POCSO Accused Is a Child

Where the accused is a minor, the JJ Act displaces ordinary procedure: Board jurisdiction, bail on the welfare standard of Section 12, and the preliminary assessment for heinous offences.

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28 August 2026 · Matrimonial & Family

Appealing Family Court Orders

Section 19 of the Family Courts Act sends judgments to a Division Bench, maintenance orders by revision, and interlocutory orders mostly nowhere — mapping the appellate routes from Delhi's Family Courts.

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28 August 2026 · Procedure & Practice

Challenging an Acquittal Under Article 136

The State, the victim and the complainant each have routes against an acquittal — all facing the double presumption of innocence. What earns leave, and how acquittals are defended.

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28 August 2026 · Commercial & Corporate

Challenging an Arbitrator: Sections 12-13

Justifiable doubts run through the fifteen-day Section 13 procedure before the tribunal itself; Seventh Schedule ineligibility travels to court under Section 14. Using the right track on the right clock.

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28 August 2026 · Commercial & Corporate

Interest in Arbitral Awards: Section 31(7)

Pre-award interest bows to the contract; post-award interest defaults to current rate plus two per cent. How the money on the money is pleaded, awarded and challenged.

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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.

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