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.
Section 37: A Narrow Second Look – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench dismissed a contractor's appeal against a house-construction award, reiterating that the Section 37 court exercises the Section 34 court's powers with the same constraints — no reappreciation of evidence.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateArbitrator For A Licence Dispute – Advocate Manish Jha
The Calcutta High Court appointed a sole arbitrator over unpaid licence fees for a mall unit, confining the Section 11 inquiry to a prima facie examination of the arbitration agreement's existence and validity.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateNo Set-Off Across Contracts: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In 2026 INSC 1072, the Supreme Court quashed a Rs 84.17 lakh recovery deducted from a contractor's running bills under three unrelated contracts without notice or hearing, directing refund with 6% interest.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Criminal Law498A FIR Quashed On Settlement – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court quashed a Seemapuri 498A FIR after a Delhi Mediation Centre settlement, mutual consent divorce and withdrawal of DV and maintenance cases, applying the Gian Singh principle to a fully performed compromise.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Criminal LawED Summons After Complaint Valid – Advocate Manish Jha
The Calcutta High Court held the ED's further investigation under PMLA to be a statutory, continuing power: fresh Section 50 summonses after the prosecution complaint need no prior permission of the special court.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWhat A DV Court Cannot Decide – Advocate Manish Jha
A Magistrate under the DV Act protects residence and shelter but cannot adjudicate ownership, title or partition. Where the civil line runs, and how to plead on the correct side of it.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Act And Past Relationships – Advocate Manish Jha
Conduct before 2006 and relationships that ended years ago can still support a DV application: how courts read 'has been in a domestic relationship' and the continuing character of economic deprivation.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAnswering A Cruelty Petition – Advocate Manish Jha
The written statement in a contested cruelty divorce: structure, para-wise denials, the Section 23 statutory bars, counter-claims, tone — and the drafting habits that quietly lose trials.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail In PMLA Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
Anticipatory bail in money-laundering cases is decided under Section 45's twin conditions, with statutory relaxations for women and the infirm. The framework, and the anatomy of a credible application.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMedium Units And Samadhaan Claims – Advocate Manish Jha
Chapter V of the MSMED Act protects 'suppliers', and Section 2(n) confines that status to micro and small enterprises. Why medium units cannot invoke Samadhaan, and the remedies they actually have.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporatePart Payments In MSME Claims – Advocate Manish Jha
Whether part payments extinguish principal or interest often decides an MSME award. The appropriation rules of Contract Act Sections 59-61, the interest-first principle and computation discipline.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMoving Suits To Commercial Courts – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 15 of the Commercial Courts Act transfers pending suits of the specified value to commercial forums — except where judgment is reserved. What moves, what does not, and what changes after transfer.
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.