Entire National Capital Territory of Delhi (11 Judicial Districts)
Tis Hazari / Saket / Patiala House District Courts โ High Court Single Bench โ Division Bench โ Supreme Court
Where the prescribed period for any suit, appeal or application expires on a day when the court is closed, the suit, appeal or application may be instituted or preferred on the day the court reopens.
Settlement Mechanism: Complainant and drawer agree on structured monthly installments or lump-sum settlement; criminal proceedings permanently closed.
Free copies of FIR, statements under Sec 180, and seizure memos delivered to the accused.
Defense argues lack of prima facie case. If accepted, accused is discharged without trial.
Judge reads formal charges to accused. Accused pleads "Not Guilty and claims trial".
Police witnesses examined. Defense counsel conducts forensic cross-examination.
Accused personally explains all incriminating circumstances without taking an oath.
Defense demonstrates reasonable doubt; court pronounces formal acquittal under Sec 258.
MODEL ARBITRATION CLAUSE (ARBITRATION & CONCILIATION ACT, 1996): "Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Contract, including the formation, breach, termination, or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The arbitral tribunal shall consist of a Sole Arbitrator appointed in accordance with the Act. The seat and venue of arbitration shall be [New Delhi / Mumbai / Bengaluru], India. The language of arbitration shall be English. The courts at [City] shall have exclusive jurisdiction over Section 9 and Section 34 proceedings."
Instant statutory Section 96 interim moratorium commences from date of filing, freezing all creditor actions. All pending legal proceedings, DRT trials, SARFAESI property attachments, and civil execution suits against the personal guarantor are deemed stayed by operation of law.
Under Section 129E of the Customs Act, 1962, once the mandatory pre-deposit (7.5% of Disputed Duty) is paid, no recovery proceedings shall be initiated by Customs authorities during the pendency of the appeal before Office of the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals). Cargo detention under Section 142 is legally barred.
Violation of natural justice (audi alteram partem), error apparent on the face of the record, or total lack of jurisdiction.
Syed Yakoob v. K.S. Radhakrishnan (1964) SC / Whirlpool Corporation v. Registrar of Trade Marks (1998)
Addresses fraudulent inducement and commercial deception causing wrongful loss or gain in property or financial transactions.
Mandates 30-day demand notice after bank return memo and summary criminal-civil trial with up to 20% interim compensation.
Governs joint petition for dissolution of marriage after 1 year of separation with structured First and Second Motion hearings.
Comprehensive legal walkthrough of Section 13B HMA, cooling-off waiver, streedhan settlement, and NRI virtual court appearance.
Statutory timelines for legal notice, territorial jurisdiction of magistrate courts, and interim recovery under Section 143A.
Ratio Decidendi: Clarified territorial jurisdiction for cheque dishonor prosecutions to be initiated strictly before the court within whose local jurisdiction the drawee bank branch is situated.
Ratio Decidendi: Reiterated that once the signature on the cheque is admitted by the drawer, statutory presumption under Section 139 arises that the cheque was issued in discharge of a legally enforceable debt.
Ratio Decidendi: Formulated the definitive 7-point legal guidelines where High Courts must exercise inherent jurisdiction to quash FIRs and criminal proceedings to prevent abuse of legal process.
Ratio Decidendi: Prohibited routine or automatic arrest of accused persons for offenses punishable with imprisonment up to 7 years without magistrates recording explicit satisfaction under Section 41 CrPC.
Ratio Decidendi: Struck down Section 66A of the IT Act as unconstitutional and void for being overbroad, vague, and violating freedom of speech under Article 19(1)(a). Clarified intermediary safe harbor under Section 79.
Ratio Decidendi: Unanimously affirmed that the Right to Privacy is a fundamental and inalienable right emanating from the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21.
Ratio Decidendi: Upheld the full constitutional validity of the IBC 2016, emphasizing that the primary objective of corporate insolvency resolution before NCLT is revival of the corporate debtor and not liquidation.
Ratio Decidendi: Confirmed retroactive application of RERA 2016 to ongoing real estate projects where completion certificates had not been issued prior to commencement of the Act.