A

PROJECT REPORT ON

SUMMER INTERNSHIP TRAINING COURT FOR THE

ACADEMIC YEAR (2014-15).
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sr. No Subject Page No

1 Preface 3
2 Acknowledgement 4
3 Certificate 5
4 List of abbreviations 6
5 Brief about Courts visited 7
6 Brief reporting of the cases attended & 8
observed during the Training
7 Experience during the Training 9
 PREFACE

This report is an outcome of the eight weeks summer internship Programme of Amity
Law School for the students of First Year. The main constituents of the report are on
cases observed at the trial courts during the internship, the research on related issues and
the weekly report of my work. I have tried my best to do justice with my activities and
put it in black and white with the same effort.

________________________

Date: Name & Signature of Intern

 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I would first of all like to thank Mr. Rajender Verma Advocate under whose guidance I have
entered the practical world of the legal profession. He has been a guide, a mentor and has
taught me all that I know about the practical aspects of civil law today. I am also grateful to
Mr. Sanjay Sharma Advocate (Junior Advocate) during my internship.

Also, I am thankful to Mr. Bineesh Kumar for making this internship both educational
enlightening and enjoyable at the same time.

And lastly, I would like to thank my parents, Mr. Vijay Tuteja for facilitating my internship
under Mr. Rajender Verma Advocate.
 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS IN CASE OF TRIAL COURT

PLA Permanent Lok Adalat

Sec. Sections
CPC Civil Procedure Code, 1908
S.C Supreme Court
No. Number
u/s under section
DCDRF District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum
IPC Indian Penal Code
CJM Chief Judicial Magistrate
SDO Sub Divisional Officer
WC Workmen Compensation
 BRIEF ABOUT COURTS VISITED

Before the internship my knowledge about Trial Court was minimal and when it comes to
related procedures, I knew nothing at all. Now that my 8-week internship is over, I feel I have
really learned a lot. Before Internship I think that the there is only one court only which is
District Court. But actually the there is complex hierarchy of court in the District Courts. For
consumer cases there is separate court which is known as District Consumer Dispute
Redressal Forum (DCDRF), for services cases like banking, transport etc, there is Permanent
Lok Adalat, for criminal matters there is Magistrate Courts and Session Courts, for civil and
all other disputes relating there is District Court. Despite the District and Session Judge there
is Additional District and session judges according to the workload of the court. I have done
my internship under the civil lawyer from that I visited mainly in Consumer Court,
Permanant Lok Adalat and District Court.

On the first day of the internship, I was asked to report to office at 8 am. After waiting for
about two hours, a junior briefed me about the ‘dos’ and ‘don’t s’ of the internship.

I was told that during the course of the internship, I would be required to report to the court,
in which the matter for the day would be scheduled, after which, we would have to report to
the office and read up on the matters scheduled to take place on future dates. However, very
few of the duties communicated to us, actually materialized during the internship as sir does
not appreciate interns having access to the briefs, reading of which, by the way, was our last
resort in order to find something constructive to do at the internship.

It followed second day onwards involved the reaching the court as scheduled, and attending
the court room proceedings. Post which, at times, I was asked to get true copies of the order
passed previously, and bring it to office.

The junior advocates were usually free for the day after 4-5pm. At the end of the first week, I
was asked not to come to office at all and to leave for the day after a particular matter was
over. Therefore, the main tasks at the internship involved reaching the court for a particular
matter, and leave after it was done.

I was not allowed any access to the briefs of the cases and therefore had no idea as to the
facts or the contentions of the case when it came up for hearing. There is very limited
interaction between me and my advocate and I was unable to talk with Sir throughout my
internship due to his extremely busy schedule.

If anything, this internship would help me comprehend a little of the courtroom proceedings
and formalities. If lucky, I might get to witness Sir argue a case, most of which are quite
high-profile. One thing that I really did enjoy during the internship was the company of
Junior Advocates. They had come from outside my Hometown and together, we would
usually go after office or order Chinese food from a nearby restaurant.
 Brief reporting of the cases attended & observed during the internship

This was the summary of the some of the cases of the Trial Court in which decision held
that:-

Court Case Issue Decision

PLA K.M.Rajni v. State Bank of Related to the non deposit of The case will be
India instalments of loan taken by the
decided on 20-05-
applicant. 2014
CJM Omparkash v. Vijay Related to dishonour of cheque s.
The case is on for the
Electronics 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act.
written statement on
3-08-2014.
In The Neeta Agarwal v. State of Whether the accused has Court Heard the
Court of Haryana committed crime under sec. 406 matter about that and
Justice IPC. some delay on various
R.k. legal issues.
Bhankar
PLA Haryana Gramin Bank v. Related to the non deposit of loan Ex parte evidence in
Anupam instalment comes u/ s. 22 (c) the Court
Legal Services Authorities Act,
2002.
DCDRF Rajender v. Raghu Hyundai Complain file under s. 11, 12 of The Case is for
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 appearance of the
for the insurance charges. Respondent on 11-06-
2014
SDO Haryana Gramin Bank v. Related to non deposit of loan Court Summoned to
Rakesh instalment u/s 8(1) Haryana Respondent Party
Agricultural Credit Operation Act.
SDO Punjab National Bank v. Related to non deposit of Bank Court held that
Ramchander Loan Ramchander pay bank
loan with interest.
DCDRF Ramphal v. Cholamandlam Related to the Insurance Claim Court Decided Case
for Argument on 1-07-
2014
DCDRF Rankishan v. Mahindra & Related to finance of vehicle Court placed it for the
Mahindra written arguments on
6-07-2014

Apart from that cases I learned about the how to file a case, how to draft the plaint, written
statement , affidavit, written arguments, Courts Applications etc. and also what documents
are require when we are filing a case in the Court. Firstly the plaint comes after that
documents related to them attached with it and VAKALATNAMA and TALVANA is
required in the court.
 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Now that my 8-week internship is over, I feel I have really learned a lot. First of all, I became
more familiar with the advocate. Secondly, I got acquainted with functions and
responsibilities of the advocate and, of course, got highly involved in the daily life of our
Division. I didn’t just learn to do my daily tasks, but also learn about drafting, as well as its
weaknesses and the need for improvement.
On the other hand, I can’t say that this internship was challenging and I had to put a lot of
hard work. A few weeks after the beginning I started hoping for a wider variety of
assignments to keep myself busy and motivated. What is more, I felt like my work did not
matter that much and I could have put my potential to a better use, but that’s just probably a
matter of my ambitions.
Despite the fact that this internship didn’t keep me as much interested as I wished, I admit
that there still is quite a lot to learn, for example, I would like to know more about the
proceedings, what exactly renders them ,drafting, as well as more about the arguments
preparations. Another thing of great value would be to get more familiar with arranging the
documents. First of all, I’d to get involved in the work of Consumer Court cases issues.
Secondly, of Permanent Lok Adalat cases in which I learn about the conciliation cases of
services. I think being a part of such group of people would be a unique and promising
experience.

In review this internship has been an excellent and rewarding experience. I have been able to
meet and network with so many advocates and people that I am sure will able to help me with
opportunities in the future. One main thing I have learned through this internship is time
management skills as well as self motivation. When I started did not think that I was able to
going sit in an office for eight hours a day. Once I realized that what I had to do I organized
my day and work so that I was not overlapping or wasting my time. I will continue to work
hard and learn about the advocacy skills. I sincerely thanks to Amity Law School for giving
me such a precious opportunity to discovering my talent and making me better at it.

Biggest Lessons

Law is a jealous mistress!