18BBL056 Internship Report
18BBL056 Internship Report
18BBL056 Internship Report
Institute of Law
Utkarsh Goswami
18BBL056
Table of Content
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Sr. No Subject Page No
1 Preface 3
2 Acknowledgement 4
3 Certificate 5
4 List of abbreviations 6
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Preface
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Acknowledgement
First of all, I would like to thank the curriculum deciding authorities for having such
pragmatic approach programme because after four months of theoretical learning of
the various subjects it is important for us as students to view its practical aspect too.
Also I would like to thank Mrs. Purvi Pokhariyal, (Director of the Institute) for
giving me such a nice opportunity to do internship and to understand the practical
applicability of the various laws which I had studied in the complete semester.
I would like to faithfully thank Mr. Neeraj Bhardwaj Sir and Rajasthan State Legal
Service Authority, who during the period of internship helped me in every possible
way to understand the working of commission. The experience was enlightening and
I learn various perspective of law during my internship tenure
Utkarsh Goswam
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Certificate
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List of Abbreviations
6. v.- Versus
7. Sec- Section
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Executive Summary
This report contains all the things which I have I learnt during this wonderful
experience at the District Legal Services Authority and Rajasthan State Legal Service
Authority. It also contains my various experiences and my likes and dislikes regarding
them.
Day 01- the internship of fifteen days at District Legal Services Authority, Jaipur began.
The first day we need to report at the office situated inside District and Sessions Court,
Jaipur. After com-letting all the formalities, we were introduced to the Instructor Mr.
Someshwar Sir. No work was given to us on that day and we were treated just like the
new born cubs in this field. The instructions gave us information regarding the formation
and working of Legal Services Authority in India and specifically about working of
District Legal Services Authority, Jaipur.
Finally, we were given a book was to provide us with various kinds of problems which
are present in our society, such as the use of drugs by the children, various small crimes
such as that of cheating in the examination, et cetera.
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Day 02 of Internship: On this day we were taken to the central Jail
On this day we again went to the District Legal Services Authority Office for our
attendance and then from there we left for the Central Jail which is present on Agra road
near, Ghat gate, Jaipur. On reaching there we meet Mr. SohanAtal, who is a volunteer
there in the District Legal Services Authority office.
Then we went into the prison, there he told us that there are two types of prisoners, one
who are convicted by the court and are spending their prison time, and the other type is
that of the one who are under trial and are yet to be convicted by the court. There we
were told that there are various types of works which have to be performed by the
prisoners, these are only given to those prisoners who have been convicted by the court
and no work is being made to do by the prisoners who are yet to be convicted by the
court. Both the type of prisoners has some common rights, while only some of them are
different. Both of them are given the opportunity to talk to their loved ones for five a day
on the charged basis, but all their talks are recorded for the purpose of safety and as a
precaution. They are also allowed for the visits ones a week from their family members,
while the under trial prisoners are allowed to meet their loved ones twice a week. This is
because, it is still not proven if they are culprits of a crime or not. There is also a facility
of video chatting, but it is only for the purpose of the court, hence could only be used in
case the court has ordered for a video conference with the prisoner. The prisoners are also
provided with various kinds of duties such as that of cooking the food for themselves as
well as other prisoners, there is also a duty for the cleaning of the premises of the
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compound of the jail. Some are also given the duties at the canteen from where they can
buy food item by paying the marked price of the goods. Some are given duties of
gardening, while others who are well behaved are given the job to take care of those, so
that they may not hurt anyone using the weapons. We also met a prisoner name Manoj,
who was in the prison for life imprisonment. He told us that he had appealed in the High
Court two years ago, but till now no action has been taken over his appeal.
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charged basis and they are given five minutes to talk to anyone they want to all over the
country.
On our fourth day of internship we went to Gandhinagar Female police station, it controls
all the cases committed in the eastern portion of the city. It is also thefirst of its kind
police station in the state of Rajasthan. In its compound there is an NGO who works
towards the betterment of the women. They register the cases from all over the country,
such as from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, et cetera. The NGO provides the needy women with a
place to live in temporarily so that they can save themselves from the cruelty of their
family members in case there is any. It also helps the needy women to gain justice from
the atrocities which have been committed over them during their marriage.
There was also an Ngo which was working for the children who were suffering from drug
addiction helps them to recover themselves from the situation and lead a healthy life.
This police station deals with the crimes against women due to dowry and other crimes
which are related to it. The highest ranking officer in the police station is of an Inspector.
The police station mainly works over cases which are related to sections 498A, 406 of
Indian Penal Code. Along with it Section 323, 325, 354, 376, 377, 504, and 506 are also
used, but to use these provisions the above two provisions are mandatory other-wise case
couldn’t be registered in this police station.
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Day 05 of Internship: Information over Paralegals
Mr. Someshwar Meena, assistant officer of DLSA, gave us a lecture and told that Para-
legal Volunteer post has been carved out by the National Legal Services Authority with
the objective of providing legal aid and impart awareness regarding rights and duties of
the citizens. The District legal services authority appoint and engage Paralegal Volunteers
I Legal Aid Clinics under the district jurisdiction. Several meaningful attempts have been
made in recent times by the legal authorities to provide cheap, accessible and speedy
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Paralegal; Volunteers are tasked with educating the people and encouraging them to
exercise their legal rights. Paralegal Volunteers are also entrusted to generate awareness
regarding the benefits of solving disputes and grievances in pre-litigation stage through
Lok Adalats, Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. Apart from these, the paralegals
can also perform the duty of intermediates to help resolve public disputes through
arbitration. Efforts are made to overcome the bitterness between the parties and cultivate
good relation between them. While deciding any disputes, the paralegals are expected to
work very patiently and without any motive to defend the plaintiff or respondent.
Any person whom the District Legal Services Authority or Taluka Legal Services
Committee deems fit is considered for appointment as paralegal. They are usually
selected from professionals such as teachers, retired government officials, senior citizens,
M.S.W. students, Doctors, et cetera. In the prison such appointments are also made so as
to help the prisoners with their problems, in such cases prisoners with long term
punishments are considered, especially with good behavior.
The minimum educational qualification which is required for a person to be volunteer is
that he must be 10th /12th pass out or a graduate or a post graduate from a recognized
university. He must be of good moral conduct and must involve in any kinds of criminal
activities. He must be between 18 years to 38 years of age, to be considered for the post.
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Day 07 of Internship: Lecture on Panel Advocate Scheme
Mr.Chandmalji, the assistant officer at DLSA, gave us a lecture on Panel Advocate
Scheme.
He told us about panel advocate scheme that a Panel Lawyer means a lawyer selected
under regulation 8 of the National Legal Services Authority (Fee and Competent Legal
Services) regulation, 2010 to render free and competent legal services to the deserving
and needy persons under this scheme.
While the appointments of the Legal Services Advocate things are taken into
consideration are that the advocates should be legal professional, capable, honest and
amicable as well as amiciable.
Advocates are appointed by the members of Interview Board comprising of:-
1. Honourable Chairman, District Legal Services Authority
2. Senior Additional District Judge
3. Senior Additional Sessional Judge
4. Secretary, District Legal Services Authority
The Delhi Legal Services Authority and District State Legal Services Authorities provide
free legal aid to all the eligible persons as per section 12 of The Legal Services Authority
Act, 1987, read with regulations 9 of the Delhi Legal Services Authority Regulations,
2002; As per the mandate of law, this Authority has prepares a panel of advocated to
prosecute the cases in District Courts on behalf of the aided persons. This Authority has
separate panel of Advocates for MM courts, Session Courts, Civil Courts, ADJ Courts
and Family Courts. These Legal Services Advocates are paid as per the fee schedule
prepare by Central Office.
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Day 08 of Internship: Basic Introduction and Important rules and
regulations
In this part of our internship we were given literature to read which included Legal
Services Authority Act, 1987, schemes of NALSA (National Legal Services Authority)
and RALSA (Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority), Mediation and it uses, Lok
Adalats, et cetera. We were also given the information regarding Mediation process by
our instructor Mr Someshwar sir. We were also asked to visit courts. The literature
mostly dealt with the schemes introduced by NALSA for the protection of weaker class
in the society and to provide them with the free legal aid mentioned under Article 21-A of
the Indian Constitution that everyone is entitled to get free and fair.
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Day 10 of Internship: Visit to Juvenile Justice Board
On 13th of January 2020, we were taken to the Juvenile Justice Centre, so that we may
understand the working of the judicial system in case of a juvenile. One paralegal
volunteer named Mr. Suresh ji helped us through-out our visit and first we observed that
how they work and moreover how these courts are quite different from normal procedure
Code and Indian Evidence Act was given by the one.
A visit to old age home an learnt about the government policies for the senior citizens
who are homeless or thrown out of their houses by their off springs and also made a
conversation with them. We talked to inmates and queried about the facilities which are
present in the home and whether they are suffering from an problem which is not
resolved or not. Both male and female inmates were there living in separate rooms. We
meet an old man and an old woman who were living there. The home had the capacity of
twenty five persons at maximum, at that time, there were twenty two people were living
there. All the facilities were in good condition and food was also good and prepared in
hygienic surroundings by the inmates themselves. The cleaning of the house was also
done by the inmates themselves.
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Day 12 of Internship: Lecture on Lok Adalat and Mobile Van
On our 12th day of internship a lecture was given to us on the topic Lok Adalat and
Mobile Van by Mr.Gajendra Singh Rathore, Assistant officer at DLSA Jaipur. He told us
that NALSA along with other Legal Services Institutions conduct Lok Adalats. It is one
of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms, it is a forum where disputes/cases
pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled amicably.Lok Adalat have
been given the statutory status under the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987. Under the
said Act, the award made by Lok Adalats is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and is
final and binding on all parties and no appeal against such an award lie before any court
of law. If the parties are not satisfies with the award of the Lok Adalat though there is no
provision for an appeal against such an award, but they are free to initiate litigation by
approaching the court of appropriate jurisdiction by filing a case by following the
required procedure, in exercise of their right to litigate.
There is no court fee payable when a matter is filed in a Lok Adalat. If a matter in the
court of law is referred to the Lok Adalat and is settled subsequently, the court fee
originally paid is the court on the petition is also refunded back to the parties. The
persons deciding the cases in the Lok Adalat are called the members of the Lok Adalat,
they have the role of statutory conciliation only and do conclusion for settling the dispute
outside the court in the Lok Adalat and shall not pressurize or coerce any of the parties to
compromise or settle cases or matters either directly or indirectly. Following Cases to be
referred to Lok Adalat:
1. Any case pending before any court.
2. Any dispute which has not been brought before any court and is likely to be filed
before the court.
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Providing that any matter relating to an offence not compoundable under the law shall not
be settled in the Lok Adalat.
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On our sixth day internship we were taken to the district court and we were made to
observe the proceedings there quietly. When we reached there we were given instructed
to sit quietly in the court room and asked to listen to the court proceedings quietly and
attentively. The case which was going in the court at that time was regarding to some
carelessness which the government had made during the Diwali celebration last year.
Due to this carelessness the plaintiff had suffered heavy losses due to the destruction of
his goods, hence he wants some compensation.
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trial, mediation doesn’t involve decision,asking by the neutral third party, ADR
procedure can be initiated by the parties or may be compelled by legislation, the courts,
or the contractual terms.
When to Mediate
Mediation is usually a voluntary process, although sometimes statutes, rules, or court
orders may require participation in mediation. Mediation is common in small claims,
courts, family court, and some criminal court programs and neighbourhood justice
centres.
Unlike the litigation process, where a neutral third party (usually a judge) imposes
decision over the matter, the parties and their mediator ordinarily control the mediation
process deciding when and where the mediation takes place, who will be present, hoe the
mediation will be paid for, and how the mediator will interact with the parties.
After a mediation
If a resolution is reached, mediation agreements may be oral or written, and content
varies with the type of mediation, whether a mediation agreement is binding depends on
the law in the individual jurisdiction, but most mediation agreements are considered
enforceable contracts. In some court orders mediation, the agreement becomes a court
judgement. If an agreement is not reached, however, the parties may decide to pursue
their claims in other forums.
The mediation process is generally considered more prompt, inexpensive, and
procedurally simple than formal litigation. It allows the parities to focus on the
underlying circumstances that contribute to the dispute, rather than on narrow legal
issues. The mediation process does not focus on truth or falsity. Questions of which party
is right or wrong are generally less important than the issue of how the problem can be
resolved. Disputing parties who are seeking vindication of their rights or a determination
of fault will not likely be satisfied with the mediation process.
Day 16- Visit to Rajasthan State Legal Service Authority, High Court, Jaipur
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After completing internship in DLSA office in session court Jaipur, we visited office of
RSLSA, High Court, Jaipur to learn the further working of Rajasthan State Legal Service
Authority. In RSLSA, lecture was given by Deputy Chairman RSLSA and judge Mr.
Neeraj Bhardwaj related to service provided by RSLSA. He elucidated how parties can
approach RSLSA for legal aid and RSLSA appoint advocate for their help. How RSLSA
provide mediation facility to smoothly dispose their case and provide solution to their
case through mutual agreement. He further explain ehy mediation process is a effective in
case of Indian scenario and how mediation is done.
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for the interns in RSLSA to volunteer in that event. Some participated in singing, some in
dance and special guest of that event was Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.
After the meeting, he gave briefing about concept of Lok Adalat and we were made to
attend Lok Adalat proceeding. The best attribute of Lok adalat is that it provides speedy
dispute resolution to any case before it.
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Brief about the Rajasthan State Legal Service Authority
Legal aid is an essential part of the Administration of Justice. “Access to Justice for all”
is the motto of the Authority. The goal is to secure justice to the weaker sections of the
society, particularly to the poor, downtrodden, socially backward, women, children,
handicapped etc. but steps are needed to be taken to ensure that nobody is deprived of an
opportunity to seek justice merely for want of funds or lack of knowledge. To ensure this
the Authority organizes Legal Literacy and Awareness Camps in different parts of
Rajasthan.
The Government of Rajasthan in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court,
framed the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority Rules, 1995, and this Authority also
framed the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority Regulations, 1999 to give effect to
the provision of the Legal Services Authority Act , 1987.
The Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority came into existence on 07.07.1998 by
notification issued by the State Government.
The basic work undertaken by RSLSA is to provide doss house facility to the people
sleeping in street, free legal aid service to the needy person, provide advocate for
representation at free of cost, conduct lok adalat and mediation services.
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Brief about the reports submitted and the work undertaken
The only report submitted to RSLSA in which we have to write the learning of all the
lecture and review about the visits which was conducted by RSLSA. The basic work
there was to learn the working of commission and learn something from the proceedings
of mediation centre and lok adalat.
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Experience During The Training
The main thing I learn from this internship is how mediation is done. I attended many
proceedings of mediation and I learned that in mediation firstly judge listen to case very
carefully then analyze the case and finally list down the alternatives available to parties.
After that, he put forward alternatives before the parties and parties decide what should
be done. If they did not get there conflict resolved through mediation then they can
approach to the court again. So, I believe mediation is the speedy, reliable and
satisfactory process to resolve disputes arriving before the court. It is the win win
situation for both the parties.
Lok Adalat is separate form of court which deal in certain areas. This is the marvelous
step to provide solution to disputes fastly and reduce the burden of the court.But, I
believe the sphere of Lok Adalat should be expand as it deals only in particular cases and
it ambit is quite narrow. Moreover, the lok adalat is conducted only in major cities so its
scope geographically should also expand.
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Appendix
1. WORKSHEET
NIRMA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF LAW
INTERNSHIP COMMITTEE
Email : rj-slsa@nic.in.
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Lecture on Lok Adalat and Mobile Van
Visit to Court
Visit to Mental Hospital
Week 3 Lecture on mediation
Mediation Centre visit
Lecture by member secretary
Volunteering in National Girl Child day
Certificate taking
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