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.
Timelines in POCSO Trials: Sections 28 and 35 and the One-Year Discipline
Child evidence within thirty days of cognizance and trial within a year — how the POCSO clocks work, why they slip, and what delay means for bail and strategy.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeStay of Execution in First Appeals: Order 41 Rule 5 and the Deposit Question
An appeal does not stay the decree — the three-part test for stay, the deposit discipline for money decrees, and how stay applications are conditioned in Delhi.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeFirst Appeals from Orders: The Section 104 and Order 43 Catalogue
The closed list of appealable orders, forum and limitation for an FAO in Delhi, and how Section 105 preserves objections to everything outside the list.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCaveats in the Supreme Court: Guarding Against Ex Parte Orders in Expected SLPs
How a caveat prevents unheard interim orders in an expected SLP — the Section 148A principle, Supreme Court practice, drafting and the ninety-day renewal cycle.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeRegistry Defects and Refiling in the Supreme Court: From Diary Number to Registration
What the Registry scrutinises under the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, the defects that recur in SLP filings, and why refiling delay is taken seriously.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe Section 21 Notice: Commencing Arbitration Correctly
The invocation notice fixes limitation, defines the reference and activates appointment — what a sound notice contains and the errors that surface years later.
Read → 24 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEnforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards in India: Sections 44 to 49 Explained
What qualifies as a foreign award, the Section 47 documents, the narrow Section 48 defences and the deemed-decree effect that leads straight to execution.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawBail, Delay and a Gruesome Charge – Advocate Manish Jha
Delay in trial is a relevant factor but never a passport to bail: the Delhi High Court refuses regular bail to a man accused of murdering his wife and disposing of her body in a septic tank.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyElectrocution Claims: Strict Liability – Advocate Manish Jha
In KPTCL v. Rekha, 2026 INSC 847, the Supreme Court holds electricity utilities strictly but not absolutely liable for electrocution, rejects the motor-accident multiplier, and sends disputed claims out of writ jurisdiction.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateWinding Up Does Not Stop Limitation – Advocate Manish Jha
A winding-up petition seeks different relief from a money suit, so Section 14 of the Limitation Act gives no shelter: the Supreme Court dismisses a supplier suit on unpaid invoices as time-barred in 2026 INSC 839.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAssured Returns Award Upheld by Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court division bench upholds an arbitral award against a developer that unilaterally stopped paying assured monthly returns on a commercial unit, and directs deposit of the awarded amount with costs.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeThe Duty to Decide Additional Evidence – Advocate Manish Jha
Dismissing a first appeal while an application for additional evidence remains undecided is a jurisdictional error: the Supreme Court lays down the working parameters for Order 41 Rule 27 CPC and remands the appeal.
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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.