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.
120-Day Rule Goes To Larger Bench – Advocate Manish Jha
A Delhi High Court Division Bench doubts that the 120-day outer limit for written statements in non-commercial original side suits is mandatory, and refers the question to a Larger Bench.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAward Restored, Directors Freed – Advocate Manish Jha
In a Section 37 appeal, the Delhi High Court restores an arbitral award against the borrower company but severs the directors' joint liability — non-signatories with no guarantee cannot be bound.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateExclusive Jurisdiction Clause Bites – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court returns a commercial plaint over share transfers under Order VII Rule 10 CPC: the MoU's Bareilly-only jurisdiction clause governed claims founded on it, despite a Delhi defendant.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Criminal LawBail In A Murder Case After Delay – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court grants regular bail in a Section 302 IPC case after nearly four years of custody: public witnesses stood examined, and gravity alone cannot defeat the right to a speedy trial.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Criminal LawNDPS Bail: Intermediate Quantity – Advocate Manish Jha
Bail granted in an airport ganja seizure case: the combined 1.976 kg was not commercial quantity, so Section 37 NDPS rigours fell away and ordinary bail principles — chargesheet filed, co-accused on bail — decided it.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Maintenance: No Double Recovery – Advocate Manish Jha
The Calcutta High Court refuses to quash a DV Act interim maintenance order challenged three years late, but directs set-off of the parallel Section 24 HMA award in execution, applying Rajnesh v. Neha.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDivorce Granted On First Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
The Jharkhand High Court sets aside a Family Court's dismissal of a wife's unrebutted cruelty case as perverse and grants the decree itself, holding a departure compelled by cruelty is not desertion.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDesertion Needs Two Full Years – Advocate Manish Jha
The Patna High Court dismisses a husband's divorce appeal: ordinary marital friction is not cruelty, and a desertion petition filed five months after separation was premature under the two-year rule.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Criminal LawBigamy Case: Cohabitation Presumption – Advocate Manish Jha
The Bombay High Court refuses to quash a Section 494 IPC prosecution: long cohabitation and a police verification naming the man as husband raised a presumption of marriage only unshakable evidence can rebut.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail: Land Dispute Clash – Advocate Manish Jha
The Patna High Court grants anticipatory bail to six accused in a land-dispute assault FIR, noting cross-assault, a simple injury to the informant and an undertaking to cooperate with the investigation.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSEFC Cannot Judge Termination – Advocate Manish Jha
The Calcutta High Court quashes a Section 18 MSMED reference: the Facilitation Council cannot adjudicate contract termination, and with no final bill raised there were no amounts due under Section 17.
Read → 11 October 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO: Child's Sole Testimony Enough – Advocate Manish Jha
The Madras High Court confirms a school correspondent's conviction under Section 9(m) POCSO on the ten-year-old victim's sole testimony, rejecting delay, CCTV and old-age mitigation arguments.
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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.