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Mayach & Co. is chambered in New Delhi. Matters before the Delhi High Court and its subordinate district courts are handled directly, without correspondent counsel.

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The Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court was established on 31 October 1966 under the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, carved out of the erstwhile Punjab High Court's jurisdiction over the territory. It is one of a small number of High Courts in India that hold original civil jurisdiction — meaning certain civil suits, including intellectual property matters, can be filed directly before the High Court rather than starting in a district court, subject to a pecuniary threshold. The other High Courts with this original jurisdiction are Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, and Himachal Pradesh.

Below the High Court sit seven district court complexes serving the National Capital Territory, including Tis Hazari, Patiala House, Karkardooma, Saket, Rohini, Dwarka, and Shahdara — each covering defined geographic districts of Delhi.

Matters Commonly Arising
What Typically Comes Up
IP
Intellectual Property
Trademark, copyright, and patent suits filed directly on the original side, given the Court's IP Division and its concentration of IP litigation nationally.
Commercial
Commercial Division
High-value commercial disputes under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, heard by the Commercial Division on the original side and the Commercial Appellate Division on appeal.
Arbitration
Arbitration Applications
A substantial share of Section 9 and Section 34 applications nationally, given Delhi's concentration of head-office and cross-border commercial activity.
Writ
Writ Jurisdiction
Article 226 petitions against central government departments and regulators, many of which are headquartered in Delhi.
Regulatory
Regulatory & Competition Matters
Appeals and writs touching regulators based in the capital — financial, telecom, and competition authorities among them.
Criminal
Bail & Criminal Appeals
Bail applications, criminal appeals, and revisions from the district court complexes across the NCT.
How Matters Are Handled
Direct Practice, No Correspondent Counsel Required

Delhi is where Mayach & Co. is chambered. Matters before the Delhi High Court, its Commercial Division, or any of the seven district court complexes are handled directly by Himanshu Soni, without the correspondent counsel arrangement used for matters outside Delhi. See Matters Outside Delhi for how out-of-state matters are coordinated.