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.
When Injunctions Are Defied: O.39 R.2A – Advocate Manish Jha
Attachment of property and civil detention up to three months: how Order 39 Rule 2A CPC enforces interim injunctions in commercial and property litigation, and the quasi-criminal rigour courts apply.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateLimitation In MSEFC References – Advocate Manish Jha
The MSMED Act has no limitation clause of its own, but the three-year discipline reaches Section 18 references through the Arbitration Act. Computing the clock invoice by invoice, and saving old dues.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWrits Against MSEFC Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
Article 226 cannot be used to dodge the 75% deposit under Section 19 MSMED Act — but writs remain open for true jurisdictional nullity and Council inaction. Where the line runs.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Criminal LawS.183 BNSS Statements In POCSO – Advocate Manish Jha
The magistrate-recorded statement — formerly Section 164 CrPC — is mandatory in POCSO investigations. How it is recorded, the child-friendly safeguards, and the evidentiary work it can and cannot do.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Criminal LawWhat Makes POCSO "Aggravated" – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 5 and 9 POCSO upgrade offences by who the offender is, who the victim is and what the act caused — driving twenty-year minimums, bail prospects and charge-framing battles.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeSingle Judge Or Division Bench? – Advocate Manish Jha
RFA to a Single Judge, MAT.APP. and commercial appeals to Division Benches, LPAs in between: how bench strength is fixed in the Delhi High Court and why it shapes strategy.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeThe SLP Limitation Clock – Advocate Manish Jha
Ninety days, properly counted: certified-copy exclusions, the sixty-day certificate trap, and the condonation affidavit that actually works in the Supreme Court.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeLegal Aid For SLPs: The SCLSC – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 12 categories, panel Advocates-on-Record and the middle-income scheme: how the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee puts an SLP within reach of litigants without means.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateChallenging An Arbitrator: S.13 – Advocate Manish Jha
Fifteen days, written reasons, decided by the tribunal itself: the Section 13 challenge procedure, its contrast with Section 12(5) ineligibility, and how a failed challenge travels to the Section 34 court.
Read → 10 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEnforcing Awards: Section 36 – Advocate Manish Jha
No automatic stay, deposit as the price of one, and the full Order XXI toolkit: how a domestic arbitral award is enforced as a decree, from both sides of the caption.
Read → 7 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyBank Credits Are Not Income – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court declines to enhance interim maintenance of ₹15,000, holding that bank account transactions alone do not establish disposable income and that maintenance is fixed by holistic assessment, not formulae.
Read → 7 October 2026 · Criminal LawSettlement In Stages, FIR Quashed – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court quashes a 498A/406 FIR under Section 528 BNSS after a ₹15.5 lakh staged settlement and mutual consent divorce, making clear that the compromise does not affect the minor child's rights.
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.