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.
Registered Too Late: Delhi High Court Holds MSMED Benefits Do Not Reach Pre-Registration Supplies
In Shri Krishan Grit Co. v. Continental Engineering Corporation, the Delhi High Court upheld an arbitrator's Section 16 ruling: 2016–17 supplies could not ride on a 2019 MSME registration, and an abandoned earlier arbitration barred re-litigation.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Council Sits in Kolkata, the Courts Sit in Delhi: Section 29A Meets an Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause
The Calcutta High Court dismissed a Section 29A extension petition in a WBMSEFC arbitration: the statutory reference overrides contractual procedure, but the contract's exclusive jurisdiction clause still decides which court supervises.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Clock Stops for Talking: Delhi High Court Excludes Mediation Time in a Section 11 Petition
In Flemingo (DFS) v. Airports Authority of India, the Delhi High Court appointed an arbitrator, holding limitation ran from the 2021 rejection of claims — not the first grievance — and excluding 147 days of mediation from the computation.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWhen the Conviction Falls, the Deposit Goes Back: Delhi High Court on Section 148(3) NI Act
The Delhi High Court held a cheque-bounce complainant must refund the 20% appellate deposit once the accused stands acquitted — Section 148(3) creates a mandatory repayment obligation, whichever court issues the direction.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyClaiming the Roof Costs the Shelter: Second Appeal on Tenancy Repudiation Fails in the Delhi High Court
In Mohd. Mahboob v. Arshi Qureshi (RSA 126/2026), the Delhi High Court held a tenant who stopped paying rent and claimed ownership repudiated his tenancy, forfeiting the lease under Section 111(g) TPA and facing eviction as an unauthorised occupant.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyA Law Office Is a Genuine Need: Delhi High Court Upholds Eviction in Rent Control Revision
In Naresh Kumar v. Sunny Kashyap (RC.REV. 330/2026), advocate-landlords' requirement of the premises for a law office was held bona fide; a court chamber, a distant residence and family-held shops were no answer as alternative accommodation.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyLive-In Relationships and the DV Act: Who Qualifies as an “Aggrieved Person”
When does cohabitation become a “relationship in the nature of marriage” under Section 2(f) of the DV Act? The Indra Sarma indicators — duration, shared household, pooled finances, children, public presentation — explained for Delhi practice.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyProving the Chat: Electronic Evidence in Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings
WhatsApp threads and call records win or lose family cases at the proof stage. The Section 63 BSA certificate regime, the mandatory-certificate rule of Arjun Panditrao, and a practical protocol for DV and matrimonial litigation.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyThe Other Direction: When a Husband Can Claim Maintenance from His Wife
Section 125 CrPC — now Section 144 BNSS — gives a husband no claim, but Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act are gender-neutral. When husbands can seek interim maintenance and litigation expenses, and how courts scrutinise such claims.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyThe Disqualification Clauses: When a Wife's Maintenance Claim Fails Under Section 144 BNSS
Living in adultery, refusal to live with the husband without sufficient reason, and separation by mutual consent — the three statutory bars in Section 144(4) BNSS, the burden they place on husbands, and the exceptions protecting genuine claimants.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWhen the FIR Becomes the Cruelty: False Criminal Complaints as a Ground for Divorce
K. Srinivas Rao v. D.A. Deepa holds that unfounded, defamatory allegations and false prosecutions can amount to mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) HMA — with long separation weighing as a very weighty circumstance. The framework and its limits.
Read → 13 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMutual Consent Divorce Under the Special Marriage Act: The Section 28 Route Explained
Couples married under the Special Marriage Act dissolve the marriage under Section 28: one year of separation, two joint motions six to eighteen months apart, subsisting consent — and settlement terms that become enforceable parts of the decree.
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.