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The document summarizes Parul Priya Nayak's internship diary from her 4-week internship with Advocate Ankur Sood in May and June 2022. Some key details: - Parul interned at Ankur Sood's law office in New Delhi, learning about legal research, drafting, and observing court proceedings. - Her duties included researching case laws, reading case files, assisting with drafting, and attending Supreme Court and High Court proceedings. - Over the internship, she gained experience with tasks like analyzing a contract dispute case, drafting a criminal complaint, and preparing a case paperbook index. - The diary provides insights into her daily activities and

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Intership Diary

The document summarizes Parul Priya Nayak's internship diary from her 4-week internship with Advocate Ankur Sood in May and June 2022. Some key details: - Parul interned at Ankur Sood's law office in New Delhi, learning about legal research, drafting, and observing court proceedings. - Her duties included researching case laws, reading case files, assisting with drafting, and attending Supreme Court and High Court proceedings. - Over the internship, she gained experience with tasks like analyzing a contract dispute case, drafting a criminal complaint, and preparing a case paperbook index. - The diary provides insights into her daily activities and

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NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY ODISHA

TRIAL AND APPELLATE ADVOCAY

INTERNSHIP DIARY

SEMESTER – IX

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY

MS. ANKEETA GUPTA PARUL PRIYA NAYAK

(Assistant Professor of Law) (18BA074)


INTRODUCTION
Name of the Lawyer – Ankur Sood, Advocate on Record, Supreme Court ofIndia

Areas of Practice – Civil and criminal litigation (before Courts and Tribunals in
Delhi), legal advisory, drafting Commercial Agreements, Advising on Corporate
Transactions, Securities law.

Empaneled with: Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee, Indian Oil
Corporation Ltd., EPF Organisation

Courts of Practice – The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and the Hon’ble High
Court of Delhi, the National Company Law Tribunal, National Company Law
Appellate Tribunal

Office – A19, Pamposh Enclave, Greater Kailash, New Delhi, Delhi 110048
Duration of Internship – 16th May, 2022 till 16 th June 2022

Duration specified in Diary–16th May, 2022 till 16th June,2022

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I, Parul Priya Nayak a fourth year student at, National Law University Odisha
interned under Mr. Ankur Sood, Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India, for a
period of 4 weeks in May and June, 2022.

I interned in the summer break and thus got ample opportunity to observe the court
proceedings and to learn the intricacies involved therein. The office staff consisted of
Mr. Ankur Sood, along with two other associates, own file clerks, and an office
boy.

Mr. Ankur Sood is an Advocate on Record, Supreme Court and has been practicing
in the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court for more than 15 years.

The work allotted to me included research work on case laws, reading case files,
assisting associates in drafting and visiting the court proceedings in Supreme Court and
High Court.

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Advocate Mr. Ankur Sood under
whose aegis and guidance, I was able to gain a very enriching internship experience.
His constant help and encouragement helped me gaingreat insights into the practical
workings of the field and further understand and improve upon the art of legal
drafting and research. His guidance made this a great learning and important
experience for future professional development.

I would also like to thank Advocate Mr. Ankush Bhardwaj who works in the
capacity of an associate with Mr. Sood . It was a delight to see his journey from the
Moot court hall to the Hon’ble High Court.

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INTERNSHIP DUTIES
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.

DAILY INTERNSHIP DUTIES:

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

2. Organizing list of dates, chronology and case synopsis.

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

4. Interacting to various lawyers in our office.

5. Research on judgments that are related to facts of cases.

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DAY WISE SUMMARY
16th May 2022, Monday

I had been asked to report to the office at 9:30 am sharp on my first day and I
reached half an hour in advance. I was asked to give a short introduction and was
explained some basic rules which I was supposed to adhere to, after which
everyone left to attend the matters in the Court. I was told that Monday and Friday,
being miscellaneous days in the Supreme Court, interns weren’t allowed in the
Court rooms on these two days of the week. Mr. Ankush Bardwaj an associate of
sir was asked to mentor me through the internship which would help me learn the
ropes faster. Sir assigned a case file to read for which the reply had to be framed.

I was eager to get my Court Pass made which would allow me entry into the Court
Rooms but since Mr. Sood had a busy day, the same couldn’t be done on the first
day. After Sir returned for lunch to the office, he asked if I could understand the
issues involved in the case which he had assigned me to read and if I could help
with the drafting of the reply to the same. Intimidated at first, I hesitated but Sir
gauged my nervousness and explained to me in brief the facts of the case and asked
me to read the same again. The case related to the vacation of injunction and having
read it as a part of my curriculum in CPC, I could identify the core issues once the
facts were made clear to me. By the time, I had completed reading the file, noting the
list of dates and making notes it was already 4:30 and I was asked to leave and to
work on the assigned task from the next day.

Observations:

The first day of internship left me with a lot of expectations since I was assigned a
significant task on the first day itself. Though the first half of the day was quite
uneventful since I could not appreciate the task of reading upof case files and I found
it too boring, the same feeling did not last post lunch. Post lunch, after I was
explained about the task at hand, I realized that without thoroughly reading the case
files, it is impossible to grasp thecore issues. Reading up the case file itself allowed
me to learn about some aspects of the court procedure too. I got the opportunity to see
basic legal documents such as the Vakalatnama as well and understood the particular
order in which the documents are arranged in a case file. I had taken a considerable
amount of time to read up the file and I hoped to be able to read through the files without
wasting much time the next time I am given the task.

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17th May 2022, Tuesday

On the second day of my internship, I was given three days’ time to prepare a detailed brief in the
case of ABC Vs XYZ. The case pertained to a contract between ABC and XYZ Construction Ltd.
for construction of a Medical College Campus of Medical College, Almora. However, during the
existence of the said contract, a dispute arose. The said contract included an ITB (information to
Bidder) and a General contract clause. The relevant clause of the GCC provided for selection of 3
arbitrators whereas the ITB included a provision for selection of a sole arbitrator. The instant case
relates to a dispute regarding how and by whom arbitration should be carried out. During day 2 to
4 of my internship, I prepared a detailed draft of the relevant terms and conditions of the said
contract as well as the time line of how the dispute had progressed and reached the current
situation. I also prepared a brief of the grounds which were taken by the petitioners for filing a
writ petition against the respondents.

18th May 2022 , Wednesday

Having submitted the brief to sir, I was called into his office to discuss the case. Sir explained
various legal issues involved in the case and took in out from me regarding how I thought we
should proceed with our arguments. I was then asked to research cases which could be used by us
in support of our arguments. I carried out detailed research with the help of Manupatra and SCC
Online.

19th May 2022 , Thursday

I was allotted the task of drafting a criminal complaint under section 156(3) of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973. The complaint invoked the jurisdiction of Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate of the Karkardooma. District Court under Section 156 (3) of the Cr. P.C to direct the
concerned police department to register FIR, investigate the matter properly and take appropriate
penal action against the accused persons who had been harassing the daughter of the client with
repeated demands for dowry and subjecting her to cruelty which ultimately led to her death. The
accused had tried to give the incident color of a suicide. Even after repeated requests, the police
officials deliberately and intentionally did not file the FIR and without carrying out the
investigation tried to hush up the matter by telling the Complainant that the deceased had
committed suicide. After this, I also helped in the making of the Index of the paper book in a
certain matter wherein I was asked to number the annexures and add the details accordingly in the
index.

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Observations:

I had learnt about the concepts contained in Cr.P.C regarding filing of First Information Report as
a part of our curriculum. We had learnt that if Police officer concerned (SHO), refuses to Register
complaint/FIR, than by virtue of section 154(3), a written Complaint may be sent by Post to the
Superintendent of Police or the Commissioner of Police (in Metropolitan areas) and the copy of
said Complaint may also be sent to the office of the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court of
the State. If Superintendent of Police or the Commissioner of Police (in Metropolitan areas) is
satisfied that the Complaint discloses cognizable offence, he may himself investigate the case or
cause the investigation of the case by any Police officer subordinate to him. A written Complaint
in the form of a Letter may be made to the concerned Judicial / Metropolitan Magistrate, and the
Magistrate is empowered to take cognizance of the said letter complaint by virtue of section 190
of CrPC, 1973. However, the Magistrate concerned is at discretion to act or not to act on the said
Letter Complaint. An Application can be made u/s 156(3) read with section 190 of CrPC, 1973,
before the Judicial Magistrate / Metropolitan Magistrate, thereby praying that Police to register
the FIR, Investigate the case and file the Report / Chargesheet before him.

It was a great learning experience to see the actual machinery in motion about which we had
learnt. I realized how the solution to the problem of refusal to register FIR, which is a common
grievance of people, has already been given in the law. It’s only a matter of right guidance and
advice and once a person is aware of his legal rights and these remedies available to them,
these grievances can be reduced to a great extent.

20th May 2022, Friday

I accompanied an associate to Karkardooma Court for a matter related to withdrawal of a petition


under Domestic Violence Act since the parties had agreed for a mutual divorce. However, since
the Judge (Metropolitan Magistrate) was on leave, we had to return after taking the next date.
Since the parties had settled for a mutual divorce, the petition under the Domestic Violence Act
had to be withdrawn before the Divorce Petition could be filed. Thus, we requested for an early
date so that the proceedings are withdrawn before the matter for the Divorce Petition comes up
for hearing. The Associate helped me to understand how the cause lists are to be read and also
asked me to check for the cause lists online. Since this was my second visit to the District Court
at this internship, I took some time to observe the court rooms and the premises of the whole
building. I saw the Mediation Centre too and the office of the Delhi State Legal Aid Authority,
for Karkardooma and Shahdara District which is also located in the Karkardooma Court building.

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Observations:

I observed that the court rooms were not as systematic and Organised as the High Court and the
Supreme Court as one would expect. Moreover, the proceedings seemed quite informal. Judges,
were mostly inaudible, due to the din always surrounding the court rooms. The lawyers and even
the judges talk in both, Hindi and English and have interactions with the litigant as well in several
cases. The cause lists are pinned outside the court rooms, stating the name of the judge, his
designation and the matters listed for the day. A person in the courtroom keeps announcing the
matter numbers and the parties come forward. Each matter, on an average takes 3- 4 minutes and
presumably a judge hears 30-40 matters in a day.

21th May 2022, Saturday

Sir usually doesn’t come to the office on Saturdays until evening when it is time for briefing
lawyers to come for meetings. Interns could come a little late on Saturdays and I reached the
office at about 11 am. Since I had been working on the drafting of the reply I assumed the same
task after I reached there. I began the work on the para wise reply and took down the doubts
which I had so that I may clear them when Sir would be available.

Further, post lunch, I asked the clerk who seemed to be very adept at drafting and well aware of
all the intricacies of the Court formalities, to teach me basics of drafting. He gave me a case file
pertaining to a Special Leave Petition and explained the format of the same. I took notes and
helped him with the drafting of the grounds in a Special Leave Petition that he was busy drafting.

Observations:

The day was quite uneventful but I observed the deep understanding of the court room procedure
and formalities which the clerks in a lawyer’s chamber develop. I realized that even the best of
advocates are dependent upon these people and without them, it will be a very challenging task
for the advocates to smoothly operate. The clerks are issued an identity card which allows them to
attend the Registry on a regular basis and authorizes them to go for filing of cases and to
undertake other such work on the behalf of the Advocate. Since, I had to learn drafting in my
course curriculum in the same semester, I was happy to get an idea about the drafting of Special
Leave Petitions which I knew, would be of great help to me in future.

23rd May 2022, Monday

Since interns are not allowed in Supreme Court on Mondays and Fridays, I was asked to
accompany an Associate to The Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench. There, I got in touch
with how documents are filed in the filing section and how the Principle Registry Court works. I

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was also given the task of handling the files and noting down the next date of hearing for matters
that were listed. This made me realize that one should not be tried different combinations and
phrases and without much difficulty found some relevant cases. I took down their citations and
made briefs of the same and compiled that as a document for ready reference whenever it was
needed.

Thereafter, I was made to sit in a client meeting involving a simple matter of Domestic Violence.
Since, I had not read the file at that time, I only had to observe and take notes.

Observations:

The respondents had yet not filed their written statements in reply to the petition, even after
seeking time for the same on previous occasions, and sought more time for filing the same. The
bench gave ear to the continuous inconvenience caused to the petitioner due to the delay on the
respondent’s part as he had been coming to the court for every hearing with the same result.
The bench come down hard on the respondents and asked them to file the written statement
by a certain date or have the case go down in the favor of the petitioner.

24th May 2022, Tuesday

Since there were no matters in any court today, I was asked to report directly to the office.

The senior counsel asked me to research on the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013, focusing on Section 2(a), which defines ‘aggrieved
woman’, Section 2(f), which defines ‘employee’, Section 2(g), which defines ‘employer’, Section
2(n), which defines ‘Sexual Harassment’, Section 2(o), which defines ‘Workplace’. This was in
regards to an SLP where the question of law involved adjudging whether the ‘Notional Extension
of Workplace’ theory could be applied to the aforementioned Act as well, while deciding
whether a case falls under the Act.

I was also asked to find relevant cases and that talked about the ‘Notional Extension of
Workplace’ theory and prepare a brief report on the same. After researching for the same on SCC
and Manupatra, I came up with the following cases:

1. The New India Assurance Company v Tmt.S.Jayanthi

2. Regional Director, E.S.I Corpn. v Francis De Costa And Anr,

3. Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. Pvt. Ltd v Ibrahim Mahommed Issak,

4. Employees' State Insurance Corporation v. Francis De Costa

5. National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Suman Devi and another

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25th May 2022, Wednesday

Since it was an unusually slow day at work, I had not been assigned any specific work for the day
and I helped the clerk in the drafting of several documents and helping in the proofreading of the
drafts already prepared. Today I also drafted a Will the facts of which were given to me by one of
the associate. Proofreading though is a tedious and boring task yet one could not overlook its
significance since even seemingly minor errors may lead to unnecessary delay in the proceedings
and much embarrassment for the advocate, especially before the Apex Court. I was asked to leave
early as there was not much work to do.

Observations:

I had the opportunity to strengthen my research skills but the problem given to me was fairly
simple and I had no difficulty in finding straight case laws available on the point. It didn’t take
me much time and effort to figure out the correct position of law.

Attending the process of client interviewing was a new experience for me. I observed how the
lawyers have to interact with the client. This being a privileged communication, the professional
ethics that have to be followed can be learnt only by observing these things in practice. The
client interview is the very first step and this is how the lawyer starts to works on a problem from
the very grass root level. Interacting with a client is an important part of being a lawyer. I was
also explained how one should use different ways to extract the information from the client like
asking probing questions while at the same time making the client comfortable. Moreover,
making the most feasible case strategy depending on the facts of the case is very important.

26th May 2022, Thursday

I was given a list of cases pertaining to Pension Provisions and was asked to prepare case briefs.
The same had to be used by the associate while attending to a matter relating to the denial of
Pension to a client.

Further, I also helped another Associate in the drafting of a consumer complaint relating to a
matter of fraud by a construction company which had duped the clients and fled away after taking
money from them. The company after taking huge amounts of money from several clients and
after making false assurances and promises about timely delivery of possession had disappeared
and even after repeated attempts by the clients to contact them, there was no response from their
side.

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27th May 2022 , Friday

I was asked to draft a legal notice for the same and then work on the draft of the consumer
complaint as well. The case file was to be prepared and I was asked to note down the details of
the photocopies of the Memorandum of Understanding, the receipts of the payments, the
copies of the cheques and the cheque numbers, the brochures of the company, the copies
of F.I.R., if the same had been filed by the client which were to be attached as annexures with
the consumer complaint. Also, any email correspondence which took place between the client
and the company was to be traced and the copies of the same to be attached to establish how false
assurances were repeatedly given by the company to dupe the clients.

Later that day, Sir asked me about my experience of attending the Court proceedings and asked
me to sum up the arguments which I had observed. I had taken copious notes of the same and
presented the same before her. Impressed by my keen interest in the issue, he asked me to
attend the matter regularly and to submit at the end of the internship an analysis of the
issue.

Observations:

I learnt the art of drafting a consumer complaint and how the several exhibits have to be
attached and how the case file is prepared. Case files need to be maintained in proper order.
It will become an extremely difficult task to work on any matter if the relevant documents and
papers regarding the same are not in order, thus, a lawyer needs to be very Organised and
meticulous. In the midst of hundreds of files in the Chamber, it can get very confusing and thus
sequencing of documents within individual file folders has to be done systematically. Things
like the any correspondence or the Court records have to be in reverse chronological order
and the individual case files have to be arranged alphabetically for ease of access. Record
Management is yet another skill which a lawyer needs to excel in, in order to operate smoothly in
the field.

30th May 2022, Monday

This being a Monday, a miscellaneous day at the Supreme Court, I was expecting another boring
day in the office itself. However, I was asked to accompany the clerk while he went to the Filing
Counter for filing of a matter. Interns though not allowed in the Court Rooms, can get the entry in
the Supreme Court premises and be there for the tasks such as of filing of the matters. The files
were tied properly and the clerk made sure that all the things were in order complete with two
copies of the Index of the Paper book. I was explained that every main case, interlocutory
application, miscellaneous application or other documents had to be presented by the party in-

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person or by his duly authorized agent or by his advocate-on-record at the Filing Counter during
working hours and wherever necessary, had to be accompanied by the documents required under
the Rules of the Court.

The Assistant at the Filing Counter identifies the person filing the case on production of identity
card in case of advocate on-record, advocate authorized in that behalf or his registered clerk or on
identification through any permissible identification card in respect of a party in-person and then
enters in the computer complete description of the first petitioner/ applicant/appellant and first
respondent/non-applicant and names of their advocate. Further, in case of writ petition and
transfer petition, details through cause title and filing memo respectively are checked. It is also
checked if the Vakalatnama and affidavit are duly signed and executed or not. Then a Diary
Number is generated and the date of filing is stamped. However, that is not all. If the case is
found to be defective, the scrutiny Assistant enters the defects in the computer and notifies them
to enable the advocate on-record or the party, as the case may be, to remove the defects within a
period of twenty eight days in aggregate. Defects may range from non-filing of proper and
required number of paper books, non-filing of the brief list of dates/events, numbering of
paragraphs and pages of paper books and whether the same has been correctly noted in Index
and may even be related to the proper attestation and execution of the documents.

Observations:

I got the opportunity to observe the process of filing. Monday being the day designated for
Miscellaneous matters, the Court premises were unusually crowded and there were lines at the
filing counter. I observed that the work of filing was done by the filing clerks mainly and hardly
any advocate could be seen in those lines. I saw some interns too who were present there to
observe and learn the process just like I was there. It seemed to be a difficult task since all the
people were in such hurry. There were some people clueless about several procedural formalities
and the Assistants at the Counters were getting irritated as they had to explain the same in great
detail to them. There was a separate counter reserved only for Advocates which was relatively
free. I also learned that facility for E-Filing of the matters is also there.

31th May 2022, Tuesday

I was asked to go to Patiala House Court and to file the process fee for the process of fresh issue
of summons to the opposite party in a matter relating to dishonor of cheque under Negotiable
Instruments Act. I was completely lost since I had never been to Patiala House Court and there
was no associate accompanying me. Patiala House Courts Complex is also known as New Delhi
Courts Complex. It is housed in the erstwhile palace of Maharaja of Patiala near India Gate and

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National Stadium. A small number of criminal courts were earlier functioning at Parliament
Street and they were shifted to Patiala House in March 1977.

I had to inquire from the Court master if there had been an order in the matter, for filing of
process fee and to inquire if the court fee filed was deficient. Since the order had been passed
only in the morning and the copy of the same had not been printed when I reached, the Court
master and also the Ahlmad could not answer my queries. However, I took the process fee form
and called up an associate asking for help in order to fill the same. Having filled the same, I
went to complete the other formalities only to return disappointed since the required formalities
could not be completed by us.

The Ahlmad explained the entire process to me. I was told that for the purpose of summoning
of the witnesses/other party, process fee form along with process fee is to be deposited with the
Ahlmad of the court. After the court has ordered for service of the notice/summons through
registered A/D also, sufficiently stamped registered A/D envelopes along with number of copies
required for service are to be deposited with the Ahlmad within one week of the order or within
the time granted by the Court. Summons can also be ordered to be issued through Courier/E-
mail. Since these formalities had not been completed by us, the process fee could not be filed on
the day.

I came back to the Chamber after applying for the certified copy of the order after completing all
the requisite formalities.

Observations:

I saw the functioning of the Court and visited that Ahlmad Room for the first time. Ahlmad is a
person employed in an office or government agency who performs various tasks such as keeping
records or accounts, filing, letter writing, or transcribing. One who works in a store and whose job
might include working as a cashier, selling merchandise, or waiting on customers. I got to know
the procedure for filing of process fee.

Also, I learnt the procedure for applying for certified copies of orders. The application is to be
filed in the prescribed form. There are different forms for applying certified copies. Requisite fee
has to be paid for the same which is nominal. In case of urgent copy, if the same has been applied
before 11’o clock in the morning, it is generally prepared and supplied on the same day. Other
copies are supplied within 4-5 working days. As and when copies are ready, one can collect the
same from the delivery counter of the respective Copying Agency. If there is any deficiency in
the copying fees, the same is to be deposited at the time of delivery. This was a day of great
practical learning.

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1st June 2022 , Wednesday

I was a little early and found the office to be locked. I called an associate up to ask for the
keys and the tasks that I was supposed to undertake. She asked me to take the keys from the
Guard Room which was on the ground floor. She then sent me questions to research upon. I was
asked to read up on Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure, Rules 54, 58 and 59. Order
21 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with the execution of the decrees passed by the Courts
from grassroots to the top. Rule 54 deals with the attachment of immovable property. It
provides that where the property is immovable, the attachment shall be made by an order
prohibiting the judgment debtor from transferring or charging the property in any way, and all
persons from taking any benefit from such transfer or charge. Rule 58 provides for the provisions
relating to adjudication of claims to, or objections to attachment of, property.

Observations:

I was only assigned research work and I completed the same and left early since there was no
major task assigned to me.

2nd June 2022, Thursday

I was asked to research on Sections 74, 76 and 77 of the Indian Evidence Act. The question dealt
with the issue of proof of public documents in court. In the matter, the Society registration
certificate for the society hadn’t been filed and I was asked to research on the issue that if such a
situation arises where the original certificate which is a public document, has not been filed, how
could the registration of society be proved. I found that a public document can always be proved
by production of certified copies prepared under Section 76 Evidence Act as provided in Section
77 of the same Act and that a certified copy of a public document need not have been proved by
calling a witness. Sec 76 provides that every public officer having the custody of a public
document, which any person has a right to inspect, shall give that person on demand a copy of it
on payment of the legal fees therefore, together with a certificate written at the foot of such copy
that it is a true copy of such document or part thereof, as the case may be and such copies so
certified shall be called certified copies and certified copies may be produced in proof of the
contents of the public documents or parts of the public documents of which they purport to be
copies as given under Sec 76. After that I accompanied an Associate to Patiala House Court and
observed some court proceedings relating to Negotiable Instruments Act.

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Observations:

It was a normal day with mainly research work for me. I was well versed with the provisions of
Indian Evidence Act and had no difficulty in finding out the relevant case laws. The day at the
Court was also usual. It was quite an uneventful day.

3rd June 2022, Friday

I took an off for the weekend as I had to attend my cousin wedding. For the leave I had told sir a
day in advance and dropped him a message regarding the same before leaving.

4th June 2022, Saturday

Was on leave

6th June 2022 , Monday

I had to accompany an associate to the Saket District Court wherein a matter related to eviction
proceedings was listed. The petition had been filed under Sec 14(1) (e) of the Delhi Rent Control
Act. The petitioner sought to evict the Respondent from the premises of the Petitioner on the
ground of bonafide requirement. Notice had been served upon the Respondent and in response to
the same, he had prayed for the leave to defend. It had to be proved before the Court that the
relationship of landlord & tenant existed between the parties and that the petitioner bonafide
required the tenanted premises for himself or for any member of his family dependent upon him.
Leave to defend filed by the Respondent was dismissed and the Judge decreed the eviction order
in respect of the premises in favour of the Petitioner.

Observations:

The Saket District Court, being the new court, is much cleaner as compared to other district
courts like the Tis Hazari court or Rohini Court. The matter that was listed that day did not
require the advocate to do anything. The judge merely pronounced the order in brief. It was a very
smooth proceeding.

7th June 2022, Tuesday

I was given a case file pertaining to a matter concerning the breach of the terms and conditions of
an agreement entered into between a contractor and a society for the construction of the building
of a hospital. Since most of the court documents were in Hindi, I had a little difficulty in
understanding several legal terms which were used. We had to translate large parts of the orders
which had been passed by the lower courts. I started work on the preliminary objections. The
preliminary objections related to issues such as deficient court fee and lack of locus standi on
the part of the society. It was alleged that the society was not a registered society.
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The Contractor in the present case had duped the Respondent by assuring him about the
construction of the hospital building on a land of which he did not even hold the title. The
Appellant was having no authority to give the land in dispute either for rent or to carry on any
construction work on the land in dispute. Even after having knowledge of the same, he illegally
had given the land and building on lease to Respondent society. I read the case file properly and
discussed with Sir how the reply is to be framed and worked the entire day on the same.

Observations:

I had a new experience of learning some words of the Court procedure in Hindi. I found it
relatively more complex and had to spend some time looking up for exact substitutes for many
words. Since I had already drafted counter affidavits and replies, this did not pose any major
difficulty and I found myself at ease with the basic draft. I left after completing the replies to the
preliminary objections and drafting the background of the facts of the case.

8th June 2022 , Wednesday

Sir was in the office because of some urgent matter. I was told to continue with the drafting of the
reply of the case that I had begun with the previous day. I started working on the reply to the
grounds in the case. Also, a draft had to be prepared urgently in the matter of dishonor of cheque.
I prepared the draft for the suit under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for the
recovery of the sum. I asked the clerk about the format which has to be followed and the details
of the court before which the matter was listed. I also helped in the making of the paper book in
another matter which was to be filed on the coming Monday. By the time I left, I had completed
the draft of the recovery suit and the reply to some of the grounds of the case.

Observations:

It was a usual day and I did several random tasks along with the preparation of some drafts. I
learnt a new draft and about the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

9th June 2022, Thursday


I was alone in the Chamber when the clerk from the Supreme Court Registry came to hand over
the case file for curing of defects. He asked me to sign against the details in the register which he
had so as to show the receiving of the same. Later, I was told by the clerk of the Chamber that this
was a normal process of the court and once the case is filed, the Registry of Supreme Court
verifies if the same is in proper order or not and if defects are found to be present, the case file is
sent back to the advocate’s chamber for rectification. I saw the page that was

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attached on the top of the bundle of the case file. It was the list of defects that had to be cured.

The entire day was spent in the correction of the defects. There was some ambiguity with respect
to certain defects that were mentioned and certain documents were mentioned to be missing. I was
asked to go to Sections XI and XVI in the Supreme Court to clarify regarding the same.

Observations:

I had only been to the Court rooms and the filing counters in the Supreme Court building till now. It
was an experience to see the internal administrative wing of the Apex court . Their building are
beautiful piece of architecture and having to run around from one section to the other, from the
Accounts office to the administrative office, I got a chance to explore the Supreme Court premises.

10th June 2022, Friday

I accompanied an Associate to the Patiala House Court in a matter concerning the custody of two
minor children. However, the judge was on leave and we had to return after taking a future date.
We also had to apply for certified copy of the order which was passed in another matter and after
filling the form for the same we left for the office.

In the office, Sir was busy in a client meeting and I was asked to sit and observe the process. The
matter was related to commission of fraud by an advocate on an old lady. The lady was illiterate
and had been duped by an advocate who had taken her signatures on a blank sheet of paper and
then had formulated documents of sale deed of her property on the same sheet. The lady even
broke down a few times while describing her ordeal. I observed how Sir calmly dealt with the lady
and noted down the relevant points which could help her case.

Observations:
This was a normal day and I wasn’t expecting much work. While attending the client
interviewing session, I realized how things can get awkward and uncomfortable at times but the
efficient advocate should know the art of dealing with such things and make the client comfortable
so that he/she may repose complete faith in the advocate.

13th June 2022 , Monday

I was given another case file where an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438, CrPc,
1973 was to be drafted. I was given a few days’ time to read the case, make a brief on the events
that took place and eventually draft the application for grant of anticipatory bail. The case

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Suresh v State, pertained to a situation where the applicant apprehended an arrest.

FACTS: The applicant has been married to his wife for a period of one year and also have child
from the marriage. A few months back, he found out that she was having an extra-marital affair
with a friend of hers. Though he was shocked, he chose to forgive her for the sake of protecting
their marriage and their child. However, she refused to stop her illicit affair and even refused to
seek divorce because the husband was financially secure. She has constantly being asking the
applicant for money for her illicit activities, which the applicant eventually refused. She has been
threatening to file a fake case against him under Section 498-A IPC, in a bid to falsely implicate
him under the said offence unless he pays heed to her demands. The wife is extremely violent and
would go the extent of hurting herself physically to weave a fake case against him. The applicant
apprehends arrest on the same and wants to apply for grant of an anticipatory bail in case of an
arrest.

In the course of the day, I drafted the said application for grant anticipatory bail under Section 438
CrPC, 1973.

14th June , 2022 Tuesday

I was asked to report to the high court at 10:30 a.m. to attend the court hearings. I attended the
proceedings of the following case:

In the Hon’ble High Court of New Delhi

In the matter of: Ravneet Singh & Ors. V. State FACTS:

A girl named Aastha Kapoor, wife of Appellant No.1 committed suicide within one year of her
marriage at her matrimonial home. Husband and in laws of the deceased the Appellants
apprehended arrest by the police so, filed anticipatory bail in lower court which was rejected and
hence, this appeal.

PROCEEDINGS:

This Hon’ble court earlier on various dates heard both the parties, called for status report by the
SHO concerned and kept granting anticipatory bail to the Appellants till next date of hearing with a
condition to cooperate in the investigation. The father of the deceased was unhappy with the
conduct of the Hon’ble Court and represented his displeasure to the Court which was highly
admonished by the Court.

In the Hon’ble High Court of New Delhi In the matter of: A V. Z

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FACTS: The Appellant was accused of raping a woman on the pretext of treating her stomach by
Reiki method. The Appellant was a man of 70 years of age, was already in jail for more than two
months. His bail application was rejected by the lower court, hence this appeal.

PROCEEDINGS:

This Hon’ble Court after hearing the matter for hardly 5 minutes put it for next hearing after two
months. On request by the counsel of the Appellant for early hearing of the Application, the
matter was fixed for next hearing after 10 days. After court hours, I was asked to draft a license
agreement for an outhouse to be let out by the owner.

15th June 2022, Wednesday

This was a Consumer case related to the deficiency of service against the automobile company,
its service center and the insurance company. Prima facie the jurisdiction was of Ballabgarh. But
the client wanted to prosecute the case in Delhi only. Legal notice was sent to the respondents. And
after making some clever modification in the complaint one of the several cause of action showed
to arise in Delhi.

Observation:

On the day when case was listed for admission before the Consumer Court sir very cleverly argued
only on the point that where cause of action was of Delhi. He also showed the documents related to
Delhi only. Presiding officer admitted the case and issued process.
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16 June 2022 , Thursday

As this was my last day at the internship I had to prepare a worksheet wherein I had to write all
the tasks which I had worked upon during the course of my internship. Sir took some time to ask
me some questions pertaining to the things that I had learnt during the internship gave me
feedback about my performance as an intern and wished me luck.

Observations:

Though there wasn’t anything new that I had to work upon, I observed how Sir was particular
about assuring the confidentiality of the details of all the matters that I had been working on or to
which I had been exposed to during the period of my internship. I was specifically asked to keep
the details confidential and since some of the cases that I had contributed to were listed for
hearing in future, I was told to be available for correspondence in case any need arises with respect
to any clarification about the work that was tendered by me. These I found to be the

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marks of a careful and efficient professional. The work ethics of the profession have to be followed
with diligence and one has to be sincere to one’s client. The communication between the advocate
and the clients is privileged and the same has to be respected at all costs. The client’s interests
cannot be jeopardized because of any casual approach towards these things. I along with the other
interns was asked to learn these aspects so that we may become efficient and responsible
professionals in the field.

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INTERSHIP CERTIFICATE

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