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.
After an SLP Fails: Review and Curative Petitions in the Supreme Court
Two narrow, rule-bound remedies stand between a dismissed special leave petition and absolute finality — and both are designed to fail in all but exceptional cases.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeSLPs Against Interlocutory and Bail Orders: What Article 136 Permits
The constitutional text is wide enough to reach any order of any court — but the width of the power and the willingness to use it are two very different things.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAppeals Under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act
Which orders in the arbitration process can be appealed, which cannot, and where and within what time such appeals are taken in Delhi.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateArbitrator Ineligibility: Section 12(5) and the Seventh Schedule
How the 1996 Act secures the independence of arbitrators — disclosure under the Fifth and Sixth Schedules, the absolute bar of the Seventh, and what this means for appointment clauses.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawThe UP Gangsters Act Is “Stillborn”: It Punishes Without Creating an Offence
In Shiv Pratap Singh v. State of U.P., 2026 INSC 894, the Supreme Court holds that the UP Gangsters Act defines a gangster and prescribes punishment but never creates an offence, and quashes gang-chart prosecutions against two advocates.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawCaste Abuse Inside an Enclosed Room Is Not “Within Public View”: Supreme Court
In Ramkrishna Chauhan v. State of U.P., 2026 INSC 895, the Supreme Court quashes charges under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act where the alleged insult occurred in a closed school office, while the IPC prosecution continues.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawRejection of a 156(3) Application Does Not Bar a Later FIR: Supreme Court
In Pramod Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P., 2026 INSC 887, the Supreme Court holds that a Magistrate’s threshold refusal to direct investigation is not res judicata against the police’s independent duty to register an FIR.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Does Not Bar Cross-Examining a Child — It Regulates How: Delhi High Court
In Shankar Singh v. State, CRL.A. 662/2025, the Delhi High Court holds that Section 33 POCSO requires defence questions to be put to the child through the Special Court — not shut out — while upholding the conviction on the evidence.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyInterim and Ex Parte Orders Under Section 23 of the DV Act
How Magistrates grant urgent interim and ex parte relief in domestic violence cases — the affidavit route, the full menu of interim reliefs, enforcement, and appeals under Section 29.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMonetary Relief Under Section 20 of the DV Act: Wider Than Maintenance
Section 20 compensates lost earnings, medical expenses and property losses caused by domestic violence, over and above maintenance — and interacts with Section 144 BNSS and HMA maintenance through disclosure and adjustment.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance for Parents: Section 144 BNSS and the Senior Citizens Act
Two statutory routes for ageing parents — court-ordered maintenance under Section 144 BNSS and the faster Tribunal remedy under the 2007 Act, including the Section 23 power to void conditional property transfers.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyPermanent Alimony Under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act
Who can claim permanent alimony, what courts weigh, lump sum versus monthly payments, and how orders are varied or rescinded on changed circumstances or remarriage.
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.