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.
Maintenance of Children: Section 144 BNSS, Section 26 HMA and Section 20 HAMA
Three overlapping routes to a child's maintenance — who can claim under each, what happens at majority, and how Delhi courts treat education costs and unmarried daughters.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyThe Cooling-Off Period in Mutual Consent Divorce under Section 13B HMA
The six to eighteen month window between the two motions: purpose, computation, waiver practice, and the pitfalls that surface between motions.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyRecognition of Foreign Divorce Decrees in India: The Section 13 CPC Framework
When India recognises a divorce granted abroad — the Section 13 CPC tests, why consent decrees travel well and unilateral ex parte decrees usually do not.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Criminal LawRelease of Undertrials under Section 479 BNSS: The Half and One-Third Rules
The statutory cap on undertrial detention — half the maximum sentence, one-third for first-time offenders — its exclusions, and how the entitlement is claimed.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Criminal LawSureties and Bail Bonds: What Happens After Bail Is Granted
From bail order to release: bond execution, surety verification in Delhi courts, local surety conditions, discharge of sureties and the consequences of forfeiture.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Criminal LawStatutory Bars on Anticipatory Bail: Where Section 482 BNSS Does Not Reach
The offences excluded from anticipatory bail — Section 482(4) BNSS, the SC/ST Act bar and the UAPA — and the remedies that remain when the door is shut.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail or Quashing: Choosing the Remedy When an FIR Surfaces
One remedy protects the person, the other attacks the case — how the two are compared, sequenced and combined in Delhi practice.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateExecuting an MSEFC Award: From Samadhaan Order to Recovery
How an MSME supplier enforces a Facilitation Council award — execution as an arbitral award, compound interest, and the 75 per cent pre-deposit shield against challenges.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateDelayed Payments to MSMEs: The Disclosure and Tax Consequences for Buyers
Sections 22 and 23 MSMED Act make delay visible and expensive — audited-accounts disclosure, MSME Form-1 returns, and interest that income tax law refuses to deduct.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAppeals under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act: The Narrow Gate
Which judgments and orders of commercial courts are appealable, the sixty-day limitation, the Order XLIII filter and the bar on all other appeals.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCosts in Commercial Suits: The Loser-Pays Regime under Section 35 CPC
The costs-follow-the-event rule in commercial disputes, conduct-based orders, settlement-offer consequences, and how to build a costs record from day one.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Criminal LawVictim Compensation in POCSO Cases: Section 33(8) and Rule 9 Explained
Interim compensation, special relief and final awards for child victims — the criteria Special Courts apply and how amounts are disbursed in Delhi.
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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.