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.
The POCSO Special Court: Designation, Powers and the Special Public Prosecutor
How Special Courts under Sections 28 and 35 of the POCSO Act are designated, the child-protective procedure that governs them, and the statutory role of the Special Public Prosecutor under Section 32.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Criminal LawDelhi High Court Upholds Victim's Right to Appeal Without Leave
A Division Bench dismisses the constitutional challenge to the proviso to Section 372 CrPC / Section 413 BNSS, confirming a victim may appeal an acquittal without seeking leave.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyInterim Maintenance of ₹75,000 Upheld in Revision: Delhi High Court
The High Court declines to disturb a Family Court's interim maintenance award for a wife and minor child, leaving disputed income questions for final adjudication.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Criminal LawSupreme Court: Courtroom Identification Is Substantive; TIP Only Corroborative
A POCSO life sentence is set aside because the child victim was never asked to identify the accused in court — a fatal flaw the Supreme Court lays at the prosecution's door.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Criminal LawGravity of Offence Cannot Eclipse Speedy Trial: Bail After 13 Years
The Delhi High Court grants regular bail to a kidnapping-murder undertrial jailed for over thirteen years, holding continued detention unconscionable under Article 21.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySection 28 of the DV Act: Which Procedure Governs a Domestic Violence Case?
The DV Act borrows criminal procedure but lets the Magistrate lay down a flexible course. How the hybrid works at each stage, and what it means for both sides.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMutual Consent Divorce When One or Both Spouses Live Abroad
Filing through counsel, appearance by video conferencing, consular-attested documents and settlement drafting — the Section 13B process for NRI couples, stage by stage.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhen Anticipatory Bail Is Rejected: The Roadmap That Follows
Moving from Sessions to the High Court, successive applications on changed circumstances, the Supreme Court, or surrender and regular bail — the options after a rejection.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateExclusive Jurisdiction Clauses in Commercial Contracts
Parties cannot create jurisdiction by contract, but they can choose among competent courts — and the choice binds even without the word 'exclusive', as the Supreme Court held in Swastik Gases.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateTermination of Arbitral Proceedings: Sections 32 and 25 Explained
Final award, withdrawal, agreement or default — the four exits from an arbitration and the consequences of each for claims, costs and limitation.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateThe MSMED (Amendment) Act, 2026: What Changes for Delayed-Payment Recovery
Fixed mediation and arbitration timelines, recovery of awards as arrears of land revenue, mandatory part-release pending challenges and a TReDS mandate for CPSEs.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Act vs Senior Citizens Act – Advocate Manish Jha
A Patiala House appellate court holds a daughter-in-law cannot be dispossessed of the shared household until her residence is secured by alternate accommodation under Section 19(1)(f) DV Act, harmonising the DV Act with the Senior Citizens Act.
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.