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GLOCAL LAW SCHOOL

Fifth Semester 2017
PROG: BA/BBA-LL.B

1.Course Detail:

Course No. Course Title L P U

Clinical-I(Moot Court) 2 2 4

2. Instructor:

Instructor Mr Amitra Sudan Chakrabortty

Email ID asc2law@gmail.com
Contact No. 8637300384

3. Scope & Objectives: To make the students familiar with:

i) the various documents required to be prepared for filing/instituting criminal/civil cases and
conducting trial in those cases;
ii) the various steps of judicial proceedings necessary to be followed in various judicial
proceedings and
iii) various etiquette, skills and art of advocacy including making of oral arguments in a judicial
proceeding.

4.Books:

Textbook : Dr.Kailash Rai, Moot Court, Pre-Trial Preparation and Participation in Trial
T1 Proceedings, Central Law Publications, Reprinted Edition 2002.
Ref. book(s): Hugh Brayne, Nigel Duncan & Richard Grimes, Clinical Legal Education, Oxford
R1 university Press, First Indian Edition 2003.
R2 Moot Court The Student Guide to Appellate Advocacy by John T Goubatz & Taylor
Mattis, LexixNexis
R3 Moot Court,Pre-Trial Preparation and Participation in Trial Proceedings and Viva-Voce
by Dr.S.R.Mynani,Asia Law House,2007.

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5. Course Contents:

Module Title Description

I Observance of Trial Observation of
proceedings/trials before the
courts and thereafter recording
of various steps in a diary (to
be supported by a certificate
from the guiding Advocate)
as observed by the students.
II Moot Court Preparation of case briefs of
THREE CASES including
their written arguments on the
cases (at civil/criminal
appellate level/Writ matter
including PIL) as assigned
by the Course Instructor and
have to make compulsory
presentation in the form of
oral argument on behalf of the
parties for whom the student/s
will stand/plead.

III Interviewing techniques and Observation of at least

Pre-trial preparations and THREE interviewing
Internship sessions of clients at the
diary Lawyers Office/Legal Aid
Office/Legal Aid Clinic and
recording of the proceedings
of the same by the students in
a diary diary (to be supported
by a certificate from the
guiding Advocate).

Apart from the above, each

student further has to observe
the preparation of at least
THREE documents and
court papers by the

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Advocate for filing/instituting

criminal/civil case and the
procedure for the filing the
same and the same observation
should be recorded in a diary
enclosing the documents
preparation of which they have
observed.
IV Viva Voce examination On Module I, II and III

6. Lecture /practical session of Observation of Judicial Proceedings and Participation in

Moot Court:

Lecture Place of Lecture /practical What to learn/Observe/Do Objects

No/Day session/ Observation of
of Court Judicial Proceedings and
Visit/Visit Participation in Moot Court
to
Lawyers
Chamber

Lecture 1- Class Room Hierarchy of Civil and criminal To make the students enlighten
4 courts about various judicial forums.

Lecture 5- Class Room Various stages in civil and criminal To give an insight to the
10 proceedings students about various steps to
be followed in civil and
criminal proceedings.
Lecture Class Room How to observe the judicial To make students prepare for
11-12 proceedings effective observation of
judicial proceedings (by
informing them about cause list
and how to see and follow it as
well as how to build a good
relation with the concerned

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court staff and guiding

Advocates)

Day 1-5 Honble Civil Courts
[Court of Civil Judge(Junior
Division), Court of Civil
Judge(Senior Division) and
Court of District Judge]
In First Half(10.30 A.M-1.30PM) In First Half(10.30 A.M-
1.30PM
Filing of civil cases, examination
of witness and arguments by To make the students familiar
Lawyers. with the procedures and
techniques of filing of civil
suits, to know the procedures
and art of examining the
witnesses(Examination-in-
chief, cross examination and
re-examination) and also to
know how to make argument
in a civil case.
In Second Half(2.00PM-5PM)
In Second Half(2.00PM-5PM)
Admission of civil cases and
hearing of interlocutory petitions To make the students familiar
e.g.,ad-interim and temporary with the procedures and
injunction petition,local inspection techniques for admission of a
petition,petition for addition of civil suit in a court of law and
parties to a suit and many other to become familiar with
petitions of like nature. different interlocutory stages in
a civil suit.

Note: Observation is to be made

Lecture Moot-Court Room of the
No.13-15 Law School in the
University Campus
according to the Cause List of the
visiting civil Court.
Preparation of case brief including
their written arguments on the
cases (at civil appellate level) as
will be assigned by the Course
Instructor and have to make
compulsory presentation in the
form of oral argument on behalf
of the parties for whom they will
stand/plead.
To make the students familiar
with the various steps
necessary to be followed in
adjudicating civil cases and
also to know how to make
arguments by applying law/s
on facts of a civil case.

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Day-6-10 Honble Criminal Courts
[Court of Judicial
Magistrate, Court of
Additional District Judge
including Fast Track and
special Court and Court of
Session Judge]
Lecture Moot-Court Room of the
15-17 Law School in the
University Campus
Day 11-15 Honble Delhi High Court
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In First Half(10.30 A.M-1.30PM) In First Half(10.30 A.M-
1.30PM
Institution of Criminal cases
(specially through Complains), To make the students familiar
examination of witness and with the procedures of
arguments by Lawyers. institution of Criminal cases ,
to know the procedures and art
of examining the witnesses
(Examination-in-chief, cross
examination and re-
examination) and also to know
how to make argument in a
civil case.
In Second Half(2.00PM-5PM)
Hearing of Bail-Petitions and In Second Half(2.00PM-5PM)
other interlocutory petitions.
To make the students familiar
with the procedures of filing
Bail and bail-Bond and
Note: Observation is to be made different interlocutory petitions
according to the Cause List of the in a criminal case.
visiting criminal Court.
Preparation of case brief including To make the students familiar
their arguments on the cases(at with the various steps
criminal appellate level) as will necessary to be followed in
be assigned by the Course adjudicating criminal cases
Instructor and have to make and also to know how to make
compulsory presentation in the arguments by applying law/s
form of oral argument on behalf on facts of a criminal case
of the parties for whom they will
stand/plead. .
Writ Proceedings, Appeal To make the students familiar
Proceedings both Criminal and with the writ, appeal and
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Civil and proceedings of cases original jurisdiction of the

Lecture Moot-Court Room of the
No.18-20 Law School in the
University Campus
arising out of original jurisdictions Honble high Court including
of the Honble High Court. their detailed procedures
followed in the Honble High
Note: Observation is to be made Court.
according to the Cause List of
Honble High Court.
Preparation of case brief including To make the students familiar
their arguments on the cases (writ with the various steps
matter) as will be assigned by the necessary to be followed in
Course Instructor and have to adjudicating the cases filed
make compulsory presentation in for redressing the violation of
the form of oral argument on fundamental ,constitutional and
behalf of the parties for whom legal rights and also to know
they will stand/plead. how to make arguments by
applying law/s on facts of writ
cases.

Lecture Moot-Court Room of the
No. 20-23 Law School in the
University Campus
Preparation of case brief including
their arguments on the cases
(Public Interest Litigation i.e.,
PIL) as will be assigned by the
Course Instructor and have to
make compulsory presentation in
the form of oral argument on
behalf of the parties for whom
they will stand/plead.
To make the students familiar
with the various circumstances
when a PIL is maintainable and
steps necessary to be followed
in adjudicating a PIL and also
to know how to make
arguments by applying law/s
on facts of the PIL cases.

Lecture Class Room Interviewing techniques To make students familiar with

No.24-25 the techniques and art of
interviewing a client.

Lecture Class Room Pre-trial preparations To make students familiar with

25-27 the documents required to be
prepared for filing civil and
criminal cases along with the

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procedure of filing of them.

Visit to Lawyers Chamber Observation of at least three To learn the art of interviewing
Lawyers interviewing session of client/s. a client
Chamber

Day1-3

Visit to Lawyers Chamber and Pre-trial preparations To learn the law, convention
Lawyers Court Observation of preparation of and skills required for drafting
Chamber documents required for the documents required for
filing/instituting of criminal/civil filing/instituting of criminal
Day 4-5 case including the procedure of [FIR, Petition u/s 156(3) of
filing of them. Cr.P.C and Complaint etc.]
/civil case
(Plaint/Divorce/Maintenance
petition etc.0including the
procedure of filing of them.

7. Evaluation Scheme:

Components Assessment Mode Marks

Observation of Trial/Judicial Submission of a diary 30

Proceedings recording the details of day to
day observation of judicial
proceedings

Moot Court Preparation of Case brief and

written and Oral
Submission/Arguments
(Three Appellate/Writ Cases)
as assigned by the instructor

For Written Argument

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15

For Oral Argument

15

Interviewing techniques Submission of a diary 15

recording the details of
observation made during three
interviewing session of a
client by the advocate/s.

&

Pre-trial preparations and

Internship 15
diary Submission of a diary
recording the details of
observation of the preparation
of at least THREE
documents and court papers
by the Advocate/s for
filing/instituting criminal/civil
case and the procedure for the
filing of those documents
attaching/enclosing the
documents preparation of
which the students have
observed.

Viva Voce To appear in a viva-voce test 10

8. Chamber Consultation Hour:

Name of Instructor Time Days
Amitra Sudan Chakrabortty 03pm-04pm Monday to Friday

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