GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY

DAIRY REPORT FOR COURT INTERNSHIP

NAME : SAYYAD NOMAN ZAHEER

ADMISSION No : 22GSOL1010025

COURSE : LLB(HONS.)

SEMESTER : 2ND

NMAE OF THE ADVOCATE : IRSHAD A. SIDDIQUI

DURATION OF INTERNSHIP : 1st AUGUST TO 31st AUGUST

AREA OF PRACTICE : CIVIL AND CRIMINAL

OFFICE : CH. NO. 783A,FIRST FLOOR, WESTERN

WING, TIS HAZARI COURTS,NEW

DELHI 110054
 CONTENTS

 List of Cases
 Introduction
 Importance of legal internship

PART I
 General Observation of functioning of district courts
 Court Diary

PART II
 EXPERIENCE DURING THE INTERNSHIP

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW
It gives me immense pleasure to acknowledge my indebtedness and deep sense of gratitude and
respect to Advocate Mr.Irshad A. Siddiqui, without whose constant guidance this internship
would not have been possible.

I visited following places:

High Court
District Court

This Internship helped me knowing the application of law. I had seen the interpretation, function
of law in court. It does play a vital role in every individual's life. It gave life to those book which
I have read. In democratic india, laws are not only a written document but also implemented in
court of law.
INTRODUCTION

This report examines the internship program with Advocate. My internship with Advocate
started from 01/08/2023 to 31/08/2023 has immensely been a commendable learning expenence
for me. The internship delivered me insight look of the society through the medium of court
practice, where I dealt with people directly to look into their problems under the guidance of my
senior and other associates with the help of them I was able to complete my internship with an
excellent learning experience. I visited different District Courts, High Court as per the different
matters fixed in courts in daily routine. Where I got an opportunity to appear before the Hon'ble
Judges and Magistrates and also to interact with the prisoners and to know the reason for the
commission of their crime and prisoner's that seek to utilize the rehabilitative opportunities.
Imprisonment offers, combining it with the essential restorative justice a meeting between
offender, victim and community.

There is rule of law in our society followed in courts, is an aspect equality before the law which
suggest that no person is above law and that every person, whatever be his rank or condition, is
subject to jurisdiction of ordinary courts.

Rule of law requires that no person shall be subject to harsh, uncivilized or discriminatory
treatment even when the object is the securing of paramount exigencies of law and order.

FACTUAL AND ANALYTICAL EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP

IMPORTANCE OF LEGAL INTERNSHIP
Internship is an important part of academic curriculum because they help one again practical
knowledge and experience required to excel in their respective fields. Legal internship is not an
exception to this de. Legal internships help law students to decide their respective areas of
interest out a plethora of opportunities offered by legal education be it a career in a corporate law
firm, litigation, academics or working for NGOs.

1. Internship is one of the modes of practical training in the sphere of legal education. Apart from
the moots, legal aid and legal writing it forms the core component of practice acquisition and
assimilation of law teaching syllabus for the students.

2. The process of internship provides the students with an opportunity to study and examine the
structure and behavior of organizations. It shows to them the nature of legal framework of the
institutions and concerned issues. Students get the benefit of an exposure to law in action rather
than law in books (as acquired in class rooms) and thus help them in due acquisition of legal
expertise. Legal services are the tenth most popular field choice in our student internship
program Each year, a few dozen students from political science, law, and other majors do short
term internship in laws. Placements can be anywhere from criminal law firms, to the Department
of justice.
Importance of legal internship can be summarized through following threefold points: -

 Internship provides a platform for practical application of classroom knowledge.

 Legal internship helps in gaining practical skills and hence gives an edge in the job
market.
 Internship assists in choosing respective area of interest and hence in specialization.

LEGAL INTERNSHIPS ARE PRIMARILY RESEARCH AND DRAFTING

ORIENTED.
RESEARCH:

Research constitutes an important aspect of any internship whether it is a law firm or a

court

internship. Hence one needs to be well acquainted with various legal research tools, the
prominent being Manupatra, Lexis Nexis, Westlaw etc.

DRAFTING:

Drafting skills require lots of hard work and patience. One needs to be well versed with
the various drafting specimens and formatting skills in order to undertake and complete
such assignments properly. Apart from these, assignments may include proof reading of
various legal documents, observance of court proceedings, making notes on various legal
issues etc. and other task depending on the nature of the internship

DURATION OF INTERNSHIP:1st August TO 31st August

1.Supporting the lawyers that come into the office and program. Sitting in on meetings
and appointments and offering required assistance

2. Office type organizational work-photocopying, organizing papers, keeping files in

order, organizing the desk.

3. Reading any suggested law related materials for my own benefit.

4. Helping clients if possible and if I am able to since I don't know much about the field
yet.

5. Interacting to various lawyers in our office.

6. Research on judgments that are related to facts of case.

I started interning with Mr. Irshad A. Siddiqui from the 1" August 2023 to 31 August
2023. His office is located at Chamber No-783A, first floor, western wing, Tis Hazari,
Delhi

I secured this internship through a personal contact.

One skill that I immediately took note of was time management. Everybody was on his or
her Save On the very first day, I was taught the traits of a good advocate. Time
management, quick effort with well thought action, meeting with the deadlines; these
were the few things that I had to take note of During my internship, the things I learned
during my internship can be merated as:

1. PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A CASE FILE:The Junior

Advocates working associated with the firm, handed over me the case file and go
through it like how the documents are sequenced, the documents need to be filed up. I
learnt that the latest document related to the case to be placed at the top. In every file
the first sheet is the case summary prepared by the concerned advocates to make
themselves handy with the events took place in a chronological order. All the pages
are properly tagged with the sticky notes on which the heading of the documents was
written, this make the arguing advocate to refer the desired document before the court
very quickly. Thereafter, I was asked to prepare a file of a fresh case in a like manner
and I did the work to their satisfaction. I made summaries of the cases, tagged the
documents along with the dates

2. READING OF CASE FILE:

I was asked to read case files include those which came there for appeals. First time, I
was ungble to relate the documents placed in the file as it contained the petition, written
statement, lower courts order and judgement and if they are at advanced stage in the high
count itself, the various orders passed by the judges in various hearings. Then I took the
assistance of the lawyers working there to teach me the practical aspect of the WS court
proceedings and what exactly each document means. I learnt that various forms like
Vakalatnama, MOU; brief facts of the plaintiff along with the allegations and prayer to
the court, written statement by the defendant affidavit by both parties’ recording of
statements of the witnessesand their cross and re-examinations.
I read case files related to dispute, Divorce under section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act,
1955, Murder, Rape, Theft, Check Bounce, Property Disputes (Title Dispute).

As I did Internship in August, 2023, I didn't remember the details of each case but I made
notes of few cases which is related to the possession of the property. Brief facts of the
case were: the property was given for re-construction to the contractor by the client's
Brother who got expired few months after the agreement with the contractor. The client is
the legal heir of him. Now, the contractor failed to give the possession back to the
owner/client at the expiry of consented time period and he let out that property on rent to
someone else. So, the case was about to get the possession back from such unlawful
possession by the Contractor.

3. LEGAL RESEARCH:

One day I was asked to search for a case by one of the Junior Advocate working with the
vineet Kumar Dubey Sir while he was preparing on his case. He told me the main points
of his case and asked to search for similar judgements which were held in favor of her
client and also against him. That was the first time I ever did any research before that I
didn't know what the research is all about. In our law curriculum the research was taught
in 1st Semester . Thereafter I researched many times when being asked. I learnt that in
order to get the exact/similar case to our case it take so much of labour like putting the
key words in search engine of the relevant sites like Manupatra, Indian kanoon, Supreme
Court's Site and thereafter reading of resulted judgements with a wide array of law books
and bare acts and to find out whether the judgement is related to our case or not he in our
favour or against and I learnt that while I looking for favourable judgements it is also
necessary to look for the against judgement so that we can work more on laying our case
stronger by getting the knowledge/hint what the opposite party may argue before the
court.

I also went to the High Court's Library to look for the judgements of which we have
citations only and also not available on the browser.

4. COURT VISIT

On the first day, I was asked to visit court rooms to witness the Court proceedings. I was
advised to take note of everything that happens in a court room. I heard few cases. They
were related to divorce petition, property dispute and drugs. That day I learnt how a judge
entertain the arguments of an advocate and what the mannerism an advocate needs to
follow before the court.

• I visited the Court with my Lawyer. He was to represent a Divorce Case, Theft,Rape
etc. We were representing the appellant side and also from defendant side. It just went for
5 minutes and next date was given, which was after 2 months/ 1 month and argument
cross witnesses etc.

 I visited District Court along with my Lawyer, there I learnt regarding the
quashing the proceedings of the FIR under Section 406/420 of the Indian Penal
Code where the parties had settled the matter by obtaining the decree of divorce
by mutual consent and there was no survival of criminal cases as registered under
the said sections by the State. This was an important case for me to understand
the concept of FIR.

5. FRAMING OF CHARGES:

As my Lawyer has office in New Delhi, he and his junior lawyers handle the matters at
Trial Court Level also. So, I got the opportunity to witness the process of framing of
charges. For the purpose of framing charge, therefore, the Judge is to consider judicially
whether on consideration of the materials on record, it can be said that the accused has
been reasonably connected with the offence alleged to have been committed and that on
the basis of the said materials there is a reasonable probability or chance, as we normally
call it, of the accused being found guilty of the offence alleged. If the answer is in the
affirmative, the Judge will be at liberty to presume that the accused has committed an
offence" as mentioned in Section 228 of the Criminal Procedure Code WS for the
purpose of framing charge. On the contrary, if the answer is in the negative forta want of
sufficient material, the Judge shall discharge the accused as no charge can be framed.
6. CROSS EXAMINATION

I also learnt how Cross examination is to be done. While cross examining the witness
never allow him/her to be confident ask them twisted question so that they become
nervous and are not able to answer properly. My Lawyer had asked mostly leading
questions which we were recently been taught in the class.

7. FINAL ARGUMENTS:

I learnt that it means the final statement of a professional debate, or the conclusion of a
speech. It takes place only after both sides of the case have presented evidence and
examined witnesses to the lawyer's satisfaction. Sometimes this process takes up a few
hours, but depending on the case and the specific charge, proceedings can go on for days,
weeks, or months. The only aspects remaining of the proceedings after the closing
statements have been delivered are the jury's deliberation, followed by the delivery of a
verdict. Both the content and the delivery of a closing statement are incredibly important,
because it is the last thing a lawyer can say to the jury or judge before a final decision is
made about the case.

8. CLIENT INTERVIEWING

I was also given the opportunity to sit during discussions with clients. I observed that my
Lawyer listened him patiently and allowed him to finish. He asked some questions from
the client in order to get the full facts and to get the clear picture of the client's WS case.
After listening the patiently, my lawyer assures the chant you no need to worry about
case is in our favour or going in our favour. I learnt that Lawyer must ensure the client
that he is listening and also understanding his situation. Lawyer can reflect these by
noting the paints and by interacting with the client. I witnessed the counselling related to
the matter of getting possession back of the property and divorce matter.
 Summary of Internship Work

Sl No. Dates of the Nature of Work done Learning Outcome

Week

1 Week 1 Saw court proceeding and Almost good but the

documentation work. documentation is differ from
court to court.

2 Week 2 Case research and Sometime its to difficult for the

drafting. related cases.

3 Week 3 Meeting client and In cross examination always

working for cross need help from senior advocate.
examination of witness’s.

4 Week 4 Filling case ,transfer the Almost good but some document
case from one court to are differ from court to court in
another court and work on transfer of a case from one to
bail bond orders’ . another court.

THINGS BOTHERED ME DURING THE INTERNSHIP (CONCLUSION)

Firstly, the fierce competition among advocates shows that sometimes the profession is not just
about fair representation of clients but to even outgrow the fellow advocates.

Secondly, I noticed that there is intense level of paper work involved which further is difficult to
manage for a long time period, as was observed by me during internship that some old case files
were kept in shelves which were eaten up by dust.

GOOD LESSONS

One must always be interactive and in building up good contacts with fellow senior's good
communication skill is required and try to gain knowledge from them. One should also have
basic knowledge of Criminal Procedure Code, Civil Procedure Code, Evidence Act as lack of it
creates a big hindrance towards the understanding of working of the courts. And as I was also
suggested that one must carry their hard copies of the concerned Acts and codes as they prove to
be very helpful during internship.
The experience was really amazing. I got to interact with a lot of people and I was lucky to learn
a lot from the associates. In law school you read the law but while interning you get to apply it,
so overall, I got to learn more about law and its application from my internships.

Experience Sharing

I was made to read various Orders & rules there under of Civil Procedure Code,
Negotiable Instrument Act, Indian Evidence Act, Criminal Procedure Code. Thereafter, I
was supposed to explain them what I understood & then they explained me the practical
aspect of these provisions.

I also learnt that filing of a case is done at Central Filing Office, where the plaint along
with documents were submitted and along with court fees, which was through court
tickets attached to such documents and plaint were submitted.

I also learnt that every lawyer maintains a court diary, which proved handy and very
useful as all the details of the cases were entered in the diary with proper date i.e.
previous date and next date of hearing. It proves to be useful as respective cases are
recorded by the lawyer date wise and it saves time to think and search for the cases as per
upcoming date.

I also learnt that it is important to read apex court judgements and keep yourself sound
WS minded and while dealing with a case read the facts of case very carefully and try to
it Windows find out loopholes and then use them in your favour.
 PART II

LEGAL DOCUMENTS DRAFTED DURING INTERNSHIP

CASES NAME DURING INTERNSHIP

1. AMIT JAIN PROPRIETOR VS. M/S GOPAL SUPPLY AGENCY

2. SURAJ SINGH VS.THE STATE(RPF)

3. STATE VS. YUSUF &Ors.(NASIR KHAN)

4. STATE VS. SANDEEP &Ors.

5. M/S PNB HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED VS. PRATEEK PODDAR

6. STATE VS. AMIT BHANDARI