SCHOOL OF LAW

Internship Program

Submitted as per the requirement of the course curriculum of

“Internship” in School of Law for internship at
LEGAL ZEMS
from 10-6-2021 to 10-7-2021

Submitted by: Submitted to:

R. Mathan Kumar Internship and Placement Committee
L19BALB019 Prof. Pallab Das
BA. LLB (Hons.) - B, 2019-2024 Assistant Professor and Convenor
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Acknowledgement 2
Declaration of Originality 3
Abstract 4
Objectives of Internship 5
Nature of Work 6
Tasks Assigned 7
Tasks Accomplished 8
Overall Learning Outcome 9
Conclusion 10

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to sincerely express my gratitude to Prof. (Dr.) Nuzhat Parveen Khan, Dean, School
of Law, Bennett University, Prof. Mr. Pallab Das, Assistant Professor and Convenor of the
Internship and Placement Cell, Bennett University and Advocate Mr. Rajmangal Mishra, Legal
Zems for contributing to making this internship experience possible for me in my second year at
Bennett University. I would like to specially thank all members at Legal Zems from advocates to
students, for accommodating me in the organisation for these 4-weeks that I interned from 10th
June 2021 to 10th July 2021. I sincerely appreciate all the efforts made by the organisation to
create an internship program for me that was filled with opportunities to attain knowledge and
exposure to legal practice experiences alongside experts in the field of Constitutional Law.

R. Mathan Kumar

L19BALB019

BA. LLB (Hons.) - B, 2019-2024

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 DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY

I, R. Mathan Kumar, with Enrolment No: L19BALB019, Student of BA. LLB (Hons.) – B,
2019-2024 at School of Law, Bennett University, do hereby declare that the material presented in
the internship report represents original work carried out by me during my internship at Legal
Zems from 10th June to 10th July.

With my signature I certify that: -

● I have not manipulated any of the data or results.

● I have not committed any plagiarism of intellectual property.
● I have clearly indicated and referenced the contributions of others.
● I have explicitly acknowledged all collaborative research and discussions.
● I have understood that any false claim will result in severe disciplinary action.
● I have understood that the work may be screened for any form of academic misconduct.

Date: 21/07/21 Student Signature

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 DETAILS OF RECRUITER

Name of Recruiter LEGAL ZEMS

(Firm/Company/Chamber/Others)

Address of the Recruiter F-202, Krishna Plaza, Pocket 1, Sector 6,

Dwarka, New Delhi, Delhi 110075, India

Name of Concerned Supervisor Ms. Ashitha Singh

Designation of Concerned Supervisor Founder

Contact Details of Concerned Supervisor Contact No.: +91 8376951009 or +91

(Email & Contact Number) 9315486852
Email: legalzems@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This internship report focuses on the major tasks assigned and accomplished during my
internship at Legal Zems over a four-week period. The report also discusses in my overall

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learning outcome from this internship program in a comprehensive manner. I completed my
internship under the Guidance of Advocate Mr. Rajmangal Mishra.

During the course of my internship, I was able to read various judgements of case laws and
provisions related to Constitutional Law, the organization assigned various tasks such as 1)
Writing of Legal Article. 2) Drafting of Writ Petition. 3) Drafting of PIL. 4) Case Commentary
and 5) Research Paper writing to be completed and submitted within deadlines. The format and
guidelines for the tasks were explained through briefing sessions and webinars by legal
professionals. A large part of my internship revolved around developing my Legal writing and
researching skills.

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 OBJECTIVES OF INTERNSHIP

Understanding important and vital concepts of constitutional law. Observing and noting the
expertise of eminent lawyers through webinars and developing legal research and writing skills.
Integrating myself into the work-life culture of a law firm by strictly abiding by the organization
rules and regulations such as prescribed structural formats, meeting deadlines and code of
conduct.

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 NATURE OF WORK

● Researching authentic online sources ranging from websites to scholarly articles.

● Reading judgments of various relevant cases.

● Attending webinars and briefing sessions for insights and expertise.

● Learning official formats of Legal Drafting.

● Attending Group discussions and making presentation of the completed Research paper.

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 TASKS ASSIGNED

Week 1: The first week of the internship was tasked with Legal article writing. 2 different
articles were to be submitted within a week’s time frame (June 10th -June 16th)

Topics:

1.) Constitutional Value of Preamble (10th – 13th)

2.) Emergency: The darkest vision of Indian politics (14th – 16th)

Week 2: The second week was focused on Legal Drafting exercises where I had to draft a public
interest litigation (Mandamus) under article 226 and a writ petition of Certiorari for two
hypothetical problems given to us.

Week 3: Case commentary writing was the task for the third week, where I had to submit 2
different commentaries for 2 landmark cases with specified writing structure.

Cases:

1.) Jairnail Singh vs. Lacchmi Narain Gupta & Ors. 2011
2.) Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil vs. Chief Ministers & Ors, 2020 (Maratha Reservation Case)

Week 4: The final week of the internship was tasked with one topic for which I had to write a
Legal Research Paper according to the prescribed guidelines given by the organization on the
topic “Role of Natural Justice in Judicial Process”.

Presentation of the research paper and a MCQ based test on the topics covered throughout the 4
weeks of Internship was held.

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 TASKS ACCOMPLISHED

Week 1:

Topic 1: The article had sought to study the Preamble from several angles by sifting through
discussions. The article was a compendium of well-researched case laws that includes a thorough
examination of many facets of the subject and focused on analyzing and addressing the
components in the preamble and the scope and legal validity the preamble holds in judicial
interpretation by examining its enforceability.

Topic 2: The article was written with the aim to address the legal and social aspects following
the events of Emergency and critically evaluated the impact it had on the future of Indian Politics
and constitutional value.

Week 2:

Public Interest Litigation: The case was based on Prohibition of Employments as Manual
Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. I Drafted a Public interest litigation under article
226 of the constitution of India praying for issuance of writ orders or directions in the nature of
mandamus directing the respondents to take effective steps against Telangana municipal
indirectly employing sub-contractors and providing inefficient safety gear not in accordance with
the law and further declaring that the process of employing manual scavengers directly or
indirectly cease to exist, meet the safety gear standards and the family members of the deceased
sewage workers get the compensation amount as directed by the law

Writ Petition of Certiorari: The case was based on The Sexual harassment of women at
workplace (prevention, prohibition and redressal) act, 2013 and other fundamental rights
constitutional provisions. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, I prayed that the
Hon'ble Court to: a) Issue a Writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ,
quashing the order passed by the Respondent b) Issue a Writ in the nature of Mandamus

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directing the Respondent to conduct the enquiry afresh into the sexual harassment complaint
filed by the Petitioner and pass appropriate orders within 2 months as per the provisions of the
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
and c) Any other relief, order or direction the court may deem fit and proper under the facts and
circumstances of this case.

Week 3:

Case commentary -

Two landmark cases on Reservation as mentioned in the tasks assigned were to be written.
Largely but not entirely those two cases were interrelated. The commentary of the cases were
divided into 9 main components. I wrote a brief introduction and the background of the cases
along with the constitutional provisions involved. The facts of the cases were pointed down
followed by the issues raised by the counsel. Arguments advanced by both the Petitioner and the
Respondent were laid down. The Judgement of the cases were elaborated and analyzed with
constitutional provisions and previous landmark rulings. The last segment of the commentary
was the conclusion where I summarized the case and gave suggestive measures for the issue
from my perspective.

Week 4:

Legal Research Paper –

I wrote an 8000 words paper with the objectives of the research being to illustrate natural justice
principles with constitutional interpretation and how they are applied in regions where no formal
law exists. Natural justice principles are also known as common sense justice, and when the term
"common sense" is employed in law, it does not refer to the view of all members of society, but
rather to the prudent ones' judgment. The paper aimed to demonstrate the necessity of Natural

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Justice Principles in judicial procedures, as well as the repercussions of adjudicating authority
violating Natural Justice Principles. Presentation of the same was done in a group discussion.

OVERALL LEARNING OUTCOME

● The internship experience at Legal Zems involved delving into various aspects of legal
provisions, statutes and judgements with prime emphasis on Constitutional Law. The
citation and footnoting criteria were based on the Oscola 20th Bluebook which contrasted
with the IJI citation format followed by the college. Learning this method of citation was
of immense use given the fact that it is being widely acknowledged and practiced around
the world.
● Understanding the legal prominence and the enforceability of preamble was the very first
takeaway from this internship. The perception and evolution of the legal enforceability of
the Preamble from Re Berubari to the landmark Kesavananda Bharati case opened up a
clarity on judicial interpretation.
● An insight to the emergency provision laid down in Article 352 of the Indian constitution
and its legal implications. This widened my knowledge on the relationship between the
judiciary and the executive.
● Legal Drafting as considered in the legal profession is one of the main skill-set to be
equipped by a law student. In that regard, the drafting exercises were helpful in learning
the format and various types of writs available as legal remedies as given in the
constitution of India.
● Reservation has been a hot debated topic since its implementation. The law revolving
reservation has taken various turns and glides across the years. Two such important
aspects were laid down in the case of Jarnail Singh v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Others
and Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Ministers and Others. Understanding of
Reservation in employments and the legal interpretation of the socially and economically
backward classes.
● The importance of Role of natural justice in judicial proceeding for a society governed by
the rule of law was a very important topic I learnt which widened my understanding on

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 the application and differentiation between positive and natural law. That understanding
was via the deeper insight on Article 14 and 21 of the Indian Constitution.

CONCLUSION

The work experiences I encountered during the internship allowed me to develop efficient legal
researching and writing skills. I think I still need to work on my pace of reading judgements and
sorting of multiple tasks for meeting deadlines. However, I was able to enhance my knowledge
and understanding in both theoretical and practical aspects of constitutional law. This internship
added to the phase in developing myself to become a professional in the field of practicing law.

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