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.
Rent Control Revisions: A Narrow Door – Advocate Manish Jha
A tenant's challenge to an eviction order fails as the Delhi High Court restates the supervisory, non-appellate scope of revision under Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act.
Read → 11 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEx Parte Interim Orders in Arbitration – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court set aside an unreasoned ex parte status quo order of an arbitral tribunal under Section 37(2)(b), restating what interim relief under Section 17 requires.
Read → 10 August 2026 · Criminal LawBail in Murder Trials: Two Delhi HC Orders – Advocate Manish Jha
On 7 August 2026 the same bench refused bail in one murder case and granted it in another. What the contrasting orders teach about evidence, parity and long custody.
Read → 10 August 2026 · Criminal LawQuashing FIRs After Settlement: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court quashed cross-FIRs from a road rage incident after the parties settled, subject to costs of Rs. 20,000 each. How compromise quashing works under the BNS and BNSS.
Read → 10 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWhen a 498A Discharge Stands: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Two courts found no ground to frame charges in a 498A IPC prosecution, and the Delhi High Court declined a third look. What discharge means and why concurrent findings are hard to reopen.
Read → 10 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAnti-Suit Injunctions in Divorce: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
A Family Court restrained a husband from pursuing divorce proceedings in New Jersey. The Delhi High Court holds such an interim order appealable under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act.
Read → 10 August 2026 · Civil & PropertyEnemy Property Plea and Eviction: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Tenants resisting eviction claimed the premises were enemy property vesting in the Government. The Delhi High Court explains why a landlord needs only a better title than the tenant.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeMarking an Exhibit Is Not Proof: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In S. Sangeetha v. Tmt. P. Ponni, 2026 INSC 813, the Supreme Court reiterates that an exhibit mark does not prove a document's contents, and cautions against rejecting documents at the threshold of a trial.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Criminal LawPreventive Detention Safeguards: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In Alfiya A v. State of Kerala, 2026 INSC 810, the Supreme Court quashed a PITNDPS detention because the detenu was never told of his right to represent directly to the detaining authority.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Criminal LawNDPS Bail and Section 37 Conditions – Advocate Manish Jha
Dismissing bail in a commercial quantity heroin case at IGI Airport, the Delhi High Court restates the twin conditions of Section 37 NDPS Act and why procedural objections rarely open that gate.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Under Two Statutes – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court modified a Family Court interim maintenance order to adjust an existing Domestic Violence Act award, so the wife receives one consolidated sum rather than overlapping payments.
Read → 9 August 2026 · Criminal LawTestimony of a Prosecutrix: Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Upholding a rape conviction, the Delhi High Court explains why minor omissions do not demolish credible testimony, why belated medical silence proves little, and what a plea of alibi requires.
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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.