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.
TReDS and MSME Receivables – Advocate Manish Jha
How the Trade Receivables Discounting System works for MSMEs, the onboarding obligations on large buyers, and how the platform record strengthens delayed-payment claims under the MSMED Act.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSMED Act Overriding Effect: S.24 – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 15 to 23 of the MSMED Act override inconsistent contracts and laws: the 45-day cap, mandatory compound interest and the Facilitation Council remedy cannot be contracted out of.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateRejection of Plaint: Commercial Suits – Advocate Manish Jha
Order VII Rule 11 CPC in commercial litigation: the plaint-only test, the grounds, Section 12A pre-institution mediation defaults after Patil Automation, and the tactics on both sides.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateInterim Injunctions: Order XXXIX – Advocate Manish Jha
Temporary injunctions in commercial suits: the trinity test argued comparatively, ex parte relief and Rule 3 obligations, Rule 4 vacation for suppression, and undertakings as to damages.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporatePre-Deposit Clauses in Arbitration – Advocate Manish Jha
Clauses requiring a deposit before invoking arbitration: S.K. Jain upheld one, ICOMM Tele struck one down as arbitrary — the unsettled field, and how to test and draft such clauses today.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEmergency Arbitration in India – Advocate Manish Jha
After Amazon v. Future Retail, an emergency arbitrator's award in an India-seated institutional arbitration is a Section 17 order, enforceable as an order of the court. How the mechanism works and when to prefer it to Section 9.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCondonation of Delay in Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 5 of the Limitation Act and sufficient cause in civil appeals: the periods, the Katiji principles, segment-wise explanation of delay, and how respondents oppose condonation.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeO.41 R.33 & Remand in First Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
Order XLI Rule 33 lets the appellate court pass the decree that ought to have been passed — even for non-appealing parties — and Rules 23, 23A and 25 govern when a suit goes back for retrial.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeExemption from Surrender in SLPs – Advocate Manish Jha
A criminal SLP against conviction is not listed unless the petitioner has surrendered or is exempted under Order XXII of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013. The sequence, the grounds and the timing traps.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeStay and Interim Relief in SLPs – Advocate Manish Jha
Filing an SLP does not stay the judgment below. How stay and interim relief are actually obtained in the Supreme Court, the conditions imposed, and what happens when the petition is dismissed.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Claims After a Settlement: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In Reji Baby v. Subi Mary, 2026 INSC 918 (24 August 2026), the Supreme Court held that monetary claims a wife waived in a divorce settlement cannot be revived through DV Act proceedings — while preserving the daughter's independent right to relief.
Read → 25 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyExecution Cannot Outrun the Decree – Advocate Manish Jha
In State of H.P. v. Jameet Singh, 2026 INSC 885, the Supreme Court set aside execution orders granting allowances the decree never awarded, restating that an executing court cannot travel beyond the order it enforces.
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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.