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.
Death of a Party: Abatement Rules – Advocate Manish Jha
Order XXII CPC gives ninety days to bring legal representatives on record before a suit or appeal abates; Section 435 BNSS governs criminal appeals on the death of the accused — both regimes explained.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawAdditional Evidence in Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 433 BNSS lets an appellate court take further evidence where necessary, recording reasons — the test, the scenarios that succeed, and how such applications are built and resisted.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeArticle 32 vs Article 136 – Advocate Manish Jha
The guaranteed fundamental-rights remedy and the discretionary special leave jurisdiction are very different doors to the Supreme Court — when each opens and how the choice is made.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeBail Pending SLP After Conviction – Advocate Manish Jha
After conviction the presumption of innocence is gone — how suspension of sentence and bail are sought from the Supreme Court in criminal SLPs, and the factors that actually move such prayers.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateEnding an Arbitrator’s Mandate – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration Act govern termination of an arbitrator’s mandate for inability, delay, withdrawal or agreement, and the substitution machinery that keeps the reference alive.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateConfidentiality in Arbitration: S.42A – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 42A imposes statutory confidentiality on arbitrators, institutions and parties — what it covers, where it runs out, and the contractual architecture that closes the gaps.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySixty to Ninety Days to Frame Charges: The Supreme Court's Ten Directions for Dowry and Cruelty Cases
By order dated 20 August 2026 in State of U.P. v. Ajmal Beg, the Supreme Court issued ten nationwide directions on Sections 304B and 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act cases — 60-90 day charge framing, witness calendars, dashboards and thrice-yearly compliance reports.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyNot a Charter of Indefeasible Occupation: Section 17, the Shared Household and Due Process
In KN v. AN (2026:DHC:6802), the Delhi High Court upheld a father-in-law's possession decree, holding the DV Act bars only eviction without due process — while securing the wife's residence through the husband: alternative accommodation or ₹35,000 monthly rent.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCapacity to Earn Is Not Actual Earnings: The Delhi High Court on Maintenance Under the DV Act
In D v. S (2026:DHC:6090), the Delhi High Court calibrated DV Act maintenance to a pilot husband's income period by period — and held that a qualified wife directed to seek work does not lose maintenance automatically when the year expires.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawDistress in the Witness Box Is Not Evidence of Identity: A POCSO Life Sentence Set Aside
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court (2026:DHC:6876-DB) acquitted a man serving life under Section 6 POCSO: contradictory identification, a negative FSL report and implication through a custodial disclosure in an unrelated case left the charge unproved.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawRushing the Victim to Hospital: Post-Incident Conduct and Intention Under Section 307 IPC
In Nafe Singh v. State (2026:DHC:7091), the Delhi High Court allowed a 2004 appeal against an attempt-to-murder conviction — prompt medical help, a negative gastric lavage and a contradictory seizure record undercut the intention Section 307 requires.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawRoping In the Family: The Supreme Court Quashes a False-Promise Case Against the Accused's Mother
In Ilaben v. State of Gujarat (2026 INSC 879), the Supreme Court quashed proceedings against a mother accused of connivance in her son's alleged false promise of marriage — the complainant's subsisting marriage and chat records left the allegations inspiring no confidence.
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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.