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.
Conduct Alone Cannot Convict: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In Taher Vajiyuddin Rangwala v. State of Gujarat (2026 INSC 859) the Supreme Court acquitted two men convicted of murder, holding post-incident conduct cannot prove homicide where evidence points to accidental drowning.
Read → 17 August 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Conviction of a Teacher Upheld – Advocate Manish Jha
In Netram Kumar v. State of NCT of Delhi (CRL.A. 573/2026, decided 12 August 2026), the Delhi High Court upheld a drawing teacher's conviction under Section 10 POCSO — a worked example of child testimony, the Section 29 presumption, and a school's duty to report.
Read → 17 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyAccident Claims Without Dependency: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In Sameem Begum v. K. Venkat Swamy (2026 INSC 864), the Supreme Court held that legal representatives may claim motor accident compensation without proving dependency, and awarded consortium of ₹48,400 to the widow and each of three children.
Read → 17 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateObstructing a Trial Has a Price: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In Reliance Industries Ltd. v. NTPC Ltd. (2026 INSC 862), the Supreme Court held that final evidentiary rulings cannot be reopened through oral testimony, upheld redaction of witness affidavits, and imposed ₹10 lakh costs for two decades of obstruction.
Read → 17 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeExecuting a Decree in Delhi Courts – Advocate Manish Jha
A decree is only a right on paper until executed. A practical walkthrough of Order XXI CPC in Delhi — where to file, modes of execution, Section 47 objections, asset disclosure, and the twelve-year limitation under Article 136.
Read → 16 August 2026 · Criminal LawSection 42 NDPS: Substance Over Form – Advocate Manish Jha
Upholding a conviction for 200 kg of poppy husk, the Supreme Court in Kashmir Ram v. State of Punjab (2026 INSC 854) explained when substantial compliance with Section 42 NDPS Act suffices — and when its breach remains fatal.
Read → 16 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyAgreement to Sell Does Not End a Tenancy – Advocate Manish Jha
In Nazim Shaikh Hasan v. Nasir Mushtaq Shaikh (2026 INSC 853), the Supreme Court held that an agreement to sell between landlord and tenant does not by itself determine the tenancy, and unregistered agreements offer no part-performance shield.
Read → 16 August 2026 · Criminal LawJuvenility Found Late: What Survives? – Advocate Manish Jha
In Dinesh Kumar v. State of Haryana (2026 INSC 842), a juvenility finding placed on record decades after a 1998 murder left the conviction intact — but every adult sentence was set aside as incapable of operating.
Read → 16 August 2026 · Criminal LawBail When Trial Evidence Weakens: DHC – Advocate Manish Jha
Two Delhi High Court orders of 13 August 2026 granted bail in a stabbing and a firing case after the trial record itself weakened the prosecution — a complainant who resiled and a ballistics report matching a different weapon.
Read → 15 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail in Fraud FIRs – Advocate Manish Jha
Two Delhi High Court orders of 13 and 14 August 2026 — one refusing anticipatory bail in a ₹1.65 crore gold fraud, the other directing notice before arrest in an online investment scam — show that pre-arrest protection turns on the state of the evidence and the real need for custody.
Read → 15 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCheque Cases and Resigned Directors – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court quashed four cheque bounce complaints against a director who had resigned before the cheques were issued, holding that Section 141 NI Act requires specific averments of role and yields to unimpeachable ROC records.
Read → 15 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateGST for Insolvency Professionals – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench held that an advocate acting as an interim resolution professional supplies insolvency and receivership services taxable on forward charge — the reverse charge dispensation covers only legal services rendered as counsel.
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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.