High Court - Practice and Procedure

Unit I — Kinds of Jurisdiction

Original Jurisdiction, Appellate Jurisdiction, Civil Jurisdiction, Criminal Jurisdiction, Ordinary Jurisdiction and difference between the same.

• Court System under the Constitution of India: Supreme Court, High Court, Subordinate Courts &Writ Jurisdiction
• Cause of action and jurisdiction and its kind

Unit II — Case Filing

Civil case filing, Criminal Case filing, Filing of writs, filing of first and second appeals, Filing of PILs, Filing of appeal against conviction and acquittal, filing of bail and anticipatory bail applications

• Writ Petition U/A 32, 226 and 227 of the Constitution
• Public Interest Litigation Semester: III/VII
• Bail Applications
• Anticipatory Bail Applications
• Civil — Memorandum of Appeal and Memorandum of revision
• Criminal — Memorandum of Appeal and Memorandum of revision

Unit III — General Procedure of Civil Matters

Notice, Stay hearing, Pre admission hearing, admission hearing, disposal at admission, post admission hearing, reply, rejoinder, final hearing, reserve for order, order

Unit IV — General Practice and Procedure of Criminal Matters

Notice, Stay hearing, Pre admission hearing, admission hearing, post admission hearing, reply, rejoinder, final hearing, reserve for order, order

Unit V — General Practice and Procedure of Original Side and Appellate Side

Appellate and original side rules of High Court and their importance while filing a matter. How to see whether the matter is of original or appellate side?

Unit VI — Concept of E Filing and E - Hearing in High Courts

Advantages and disadvantages of e filing and e hearing, practical demo of e courts, recent Supreme Court judgments on E Filing and E Hearing

• Virtual Courts and E-Courts in India

Unit VII — Practical Visits to High Court and Observance of Every Stage From filing to

Final Disposal

• Attending and Observing Trial proceedings — civil and criminal
• Writing brief report on proceedings attended