__ Semester

B.A./B.COM./B.B.ALL.B.
(Hons.)Course

Report of Internship Training

With the Trial Court/NGO/_____
for the Academic year.

Prepared & Submitted By

..
 Table of Contents

Sr. No Subject Page No

1 Preface

2 Acknowledgement

3 Certificate

4 List of abbreviations

5 Brief about Courts visited/NGOs

6 Brief reporting of the cases

attended & observed during the
Training

Civil Cases/Criminal cases

7 General Observations of the

Functioning of the Trial
Court/NGOs

8 Experience during the Training

9 Appendix
1. Weekly Reports

10 Final Report
 Preface

This report is an outcome of the two weeks placement

Programme of.. The main constituents of the report are
on cases observed at the trial court/ngos 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 ------------ (Mention name of the
Advocate or NGOs)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 ---------- (Mention
name of the other persons who have been a constant support
and guide) during my internship.
Also, I am thankful to --------- (Name of the personsif any)for
making this internship both educational enlightening and
enjoyable at the same time.
And lastly, I would like to thank my parents, --------------- (any
other, faculties)for facilitating my internship under --------------
(Name of the advocate/ngos.)
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr/Ms. ------ (Name of the student)

of R.N.PATEL IPCOWALA SCHOOL OF LAW AND
JUSTICE OF -------- (B.A./BB.A/B.COM LL.B (HONS))
has completed his/her internship IN DEC.2012, sincerely
under my guidance and supervision.
 Name of the
Advocate/NGOsList of Abbreviations in case of
Trial Court/ NGOs

1. HC High court
2. Sec. Sections
3. CPC Civil procedure Code, 1908
4. Exh. Exhibit
5. S.C Supreme court
6. No. Number
7. P.O.A. Power of Attorney
 Brief about Courts visited /NGOs visited

For a period of three weeks, I had the opportunity to intern under B.M.
Chatterji, Senior Standing Counsel for the Department of
Taxation, Bombay in the Bombay High Court. He is a respected lawyer
with numerous feathers in his cap, the latest being the verdict
in Vodafone International Holdings B.V. v. Union of India.
Working hours were strict, and extended from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Work in court mostly involved assisting Mr. Chatterji while he argued in

court, keeping his documents in order and sitting in on his meetings
with clients. Through this aspect of my work, I was able to watch him
and other eminent lawyers at close quarters. Over the duration of my
internship, Mr. Chatterji was involved in several appeals against the
orders of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, heard before a Division
Bench of Justices J. P. Devadhar and R. M. Savant. These proceedings,
held in Court Room Fifty-three, were usually long-drawn and
exhausting, with the bench grilling the advocates from morning to
afternoon with only a one-hour break for lunch. Most matters heard
before the Bench had been pending for five to six years, and invariably,
numerous documents were missing. Therefore, the observable trend was
a repetitive process where the advocate would plead forgiveness for the
missing documents; the Judge would chastise his carelessness and then
rule that the matter was to be heard again in two weeks.
Another matter in which Mr. Chatterji was involved in was a Public
Interest Litigation filed by the Cuffe Parade Residents
Association, heard before Justice D.K. Deshmukh. The matter
involved some land reserved for a childrens playground, which had
been illegally usurped by a local trust. It was a revelation to hear Mr.
Chatterji and Mr. Aspi Chenoy argue the matter with such alacrity, skill,
and dexterity that the case of the respondents was completely
decimated. Justice D.K. Deshmukhs understanding of the matter,
coupled with his astute knowledge of the law, ensured that the
petitioners received a favourable verdict. My role in the whole process
was to sit in the proceedings and take down copious notes of the
proceedings, which Mr. Chatterji perused in his chambers later. Often,
members of the respondent trust, seeing me scribbling furiously in my
notebook, assumed that I was one of the journalists reporting the matter
and tried to sway my understanding of the case in order to read a
favourable article in a newspaper the next day. I often played along,
debating over the right of the Trust to usurp the impugned public
property before finally disclosing my identity as Mr. Chatterjis
assistant, at which they would beat a hasty retreat the things we do to
keep ourselves entertained in court!

Mr. Chatterji was also kind enough to introduce me to several senior

advocates. While I was awestruck and speechless on finally meeting
stalwarts like Aspi Chenoy and Mahesh Jethmalani, they were mostly
affable and genial, asking me about my interest in taxation law, and my
experience as an intern with Mr. Chatterji.
Court work was incredibly hectic and I had worn out a good pair of
shoes running up and down the winding stone steps of the Bombay High
Court building. With the ongoing Kasab trial, the building had begun
to resemble a fortress and therefore, it was important to have valid
identification on you at all times, as I learnt to my dismay when I was
refused entry to the court on my very first day, till Mr. Chatterjis
personal intervention. My internship also co-incided with the dispute
over the eligibility of two Indian Premier League teams to play in
the tournament. When I had an hour free, I would attend these hearings
in Justive Vazifdars courtroom, often finding myself sitting next to
some celebrity or the other.

The second leg to my daily routine began after work in the courtrooms
was over and done with. It was then that I, laden with voluminous
paperwork, retreated to Mr. Chatterjis small but comfortable chambers.
While I had usually surrendered to fatigue by the time we were back in
the chambers, Mr. Chatterji amazed me with his energy as he conducted
all of his daily affairs with the same levels of energy that he started the
day with.

Despite my inexperience in the subject, he entrusted me with a lot of

research to be undertaken in order to answer the numerous legal queries
of the Income Tax Department. Although he had the final say, he
granted me considerable freedom to explore the resources at his
disposal, and develop an answer to the query on my own. During my
stint, I was the sole intern in Mr. Chatterjis chambers, though he often
takes up to three students as assistants. I could not complain though, as I
had the very entertaining company of Vaishali the typist, and Bhima,
who seems to be Mr. Chatterjis Man Friday. Bhima, in particular,
made my life very easy, acquainting me with the filing process and
ensuring that I had a steady supply of snacks coming my way, all the
while regaling me with pictures of his weightlifting days, a visual that I
could have done without. After fifteen years in Mr. Chatterjis service,
Bhima was well known to everyone in the High Court and is certainly
the person to ask if you needed to navigate the intricate corridors of
the High Court administration.
Brief reporting of the cases attended & observed
during the Training