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.
Child Custody in Delhi Family Courts – Advocate Manish Jha
A practice guide to guardianship and custody petitions in the Delhi Family Courts: statutes, jurisdiction, interim visitation, counselling and mediation, evidence, final orders and appeals.
Read → 14 August 2026 · Criminal LawNDPS Bail: Two Delhi HC Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
On 12 August 2026 the Delhi High Court granted bail in two NDPS cases from the same investigation — one because call records and co-accused disclosures alone could not establish complicity, the other because custody of almost five years with 8 of 22 witnesses examined violated the right to a speedy trial.
Read → 14 August 2026 · Criminal LawNotice Before Arrest: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Where the accused had joined the investigation and the IO saw no present need to arrest, the Delhi High Court disposed of an anticipatory bail plea by directing two weeks' prior notice before any arrest, preserving recourse to the Sessions Court.
Read → 14 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSection 34 Is Not an Appeal: DHC – Advocate Manish Jha
Dismissing the Union of India's challenge to an award that quashed a Rs 8.55 crore telecom demand against Sterlite Technologies, the Delhi High Court restated that a plausible arbitral view cannot be substituted under Section 34.
Read → 14 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyTransfer of a Suit for Bias: DHC – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court dismissed a Section 24 CPC petition to transfer a commercial suit, holding that oral observations during hearings, without any adverse adjudication, cannot establish bias — and imposed Rs 25,000 costs.
Read → 14 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyHow a DV Case Proceeds in Delhi – Advocate Manish Jha
The Section 12 application, the Domestic Incident Report, ex parte interim orders and the five reliefs — how a case under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 moves through the Delhi Magistrate Courts.
Read → 13 August 2026 · Criminal LawAlibi and Quashing an FIR: Supreme Court – Advocate Manish Jha
In Rahul v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 2026 INSC 825, the Supreme Court quashed a dowry death prosecution on the strength of BSF service records, holding there is no inflexible rule that an alibi can be proved only at trial.
Read → 13 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeOne Appeal for Suit and Counterclaim: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In Basudev v. Sanjay Kumar, 2026 INSC 831, the Supreme Court holds that a common judgment deciding a suit and a counterclaim can be challenged in one composite appeal, framed and court-fee stamped as two.
Read → 13 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSection 9 Relief After an Award: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In NPCC v. Ishvakoo, 2026 INSC 828, the Supreme Court holds that even the party which lost the arbitration may obtain interim protection under Section 9 in rare and compelling cases, upholding a Rs 3.5 crore deposit.
Read → 13 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMutual Consent Divorce in Delhi Courts – Advocate Manish Jha
The joint petition, the first and second motions, the six-month period and when it can be waived — how a mutual consent divorce actually proceeds in the Family Courts of Delhi.
Read → 11 August 2026 · Criminal LawPMLA Bail After a Compromise: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
On 10 August 2026 the Delhi High Court refused bail in a money laundering case, holding that a compromise in the predicate offence does not erase PMLA proceedings and applying the Section 45 twin conditions.
Read → 11 August 2026 · Criminal LawAcquittal Reversed Under S.354A: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court reversed a 2016 acquittal, convicting under Section 354A IPC while holding POCSO inapplicable for want of proof of age — with directions on dignity in cross-examination.
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.