PRACTICAL TRAINING – IV: MOOT COURTS, PRE-TRIAL PREPARATIONS INTERNSHIP AND OBSERVATION OF TRIAL
Kakatiya University · LL.B. Semester 6 · P-IV
Unit A
A) Moot Courts (30 marks): Every student shall participate in three (3) moot courts in the. Each moot court shall carry 10 marks for each. The moot court work will be on an assigned problem and it will be evaluated for 5 marks for written submissions and 5 marks for oral advocacy. Attendance in three moot courts shall be compulsory. Written submissions shall include brief summary of facts, issues involved, provisions of laws and arguments, citation, prayer, etc. Marks for oral advocacy may be awarded for communication skills, presentations, language, provisions of law; authorities quoted, court manners, etc. The performance of student in the moot court shall be evaluated by a committee consisting of (i) Principal of the College (ii) an Advocate with 10 years experience at the Bar and (iii) University examiner appointed by the Controller of Examinations in consultation with the Chairman, BoS in Law.
Unit B
B) Pre-Trial Preparations Internship and Interviewing Techniques (30 marks): Each student should observe two 'interview sessions' of clients either in the Lawyer’s Office or in the Legal Aid Office and record the proceedings in a diary and which will carry 15 marks. Each student has to further observe the preparation of documents and court papers by the Advocate and the procedure for the filing of the suit / petition. This shall be recorded in the diary which will carry 15 marks. The Internship shall be for a period of minimum of 30 days and it shall be mandatory. The diary, duly signed by the Advocate/Officer, shall clearly indicate the dates on which the above observations are made and they shall be authenticated by the advocate concerned. Record submitted by the student shall be evaluated for 30 marks by the teacher concerned. The Records of the students duly certified by the University Examiner appointed by the Controller of Examinations in consultation with the Chairperson, Board of Studies in Law shall be submitted to the University before the commencement of the theory examinations.
Unit C
C) Observance of Trial in Civil and Criminal Cases (30 marks): Students are required to attend courts for a period of minimum of 30 days for observation of civil and criminal case trials. Every student shall maintain a record of various steps observed during their attendance on different days in the court on at least one civil and one criminal case. The Court Observation Record submitted by the students should be evaluated by the teacher concerned. Court attendance shall be compulsory and attendance has to be recorded in a register kept there for. This may be carried under the supervision of the subject teacher of the college. This scheme will carry 30 marks. The above records and diary certified by the University Examiner appointed by the Controller of Examinations in consultation with the Chairman, BoS in Law shall be submitted to the University before the commencement of the theory examinations. Note: Attendance of the students in above all three components of the paper shall be compulsory. If any student fails to attend any one of the three components, marks will not be awarded to reaming components and treated as absent for entire paper.
Unit D
Viva-voce (10 marks): There shall be viva-voce examination on all the above three components for the students who have attended and submitted records on all components of the paper. The Viva-voce Board consisting of (i) University Examiner appointed by the Controller of Examinations in consultation with the Chairman, BoS in Law; and (ii)an advocate with 10 years experience at the Bar shall evaluate the student in the Viva and average will be taken. The proceedings of the viva-voce shall be recorded. Note: Attendance of the students for viva-voce shall be compulsory and shall get minimum 40% of marks in the Viva-Voce examination.