Visiting court by students
Advocate G. Pavan Kumar, LL.B
(Querist) 21 October 2017
This query is : Resolved
Hi
I am doing LL.B ( 3 YDC ) and want to visit Courts ( district, civil, magistrate etc, not HC and SC ). Is there any rules or process for this? How to get permission? is there any prescribed form?
Guest
(Expert) 21 October 2017
If you want to visit court no one can stop you, if you go and seat, while proceedings are on no one, will stop you (Except In rooms where In Camera Proceedings are taking place or some places where very serious offense criminal is brought like MOCA etc. there is lot security ) Remaining place you can go and seat , Some time clerk next to Judge or Judge may ask you whether you have any case etc. You just tell myself Law College student wanted to see the proceedings that is. They will just smile and nothing more.
But I will suggest one thing at least in my state there is registration for clerk of Adv. this you can get on recommendations of some Practising adv. and then you can start doing some work of that Adv like taking notes from brief etc. with permission of Court or court staff, I will recommend you to take that permission and be under the guidance of some Adv. who can give you first small work. Please note at your level you will not get any pay and don't expect too (Practically), but slowly you will get habitual to it . I heard from experience adv , when fresher comes they are nervous or afraid of Court too so this fear eventually you will have to reduce , Very simply at first instance, good educated person is afraid of entering Police station also , but criminals because they are habitual they happily enter it
Additionally, you need to visit revenue offices and some offices which too have some powers under law to do some work like registration office, thesil office, Dist collector office,
Guest
(Expert) 21 October 2017
Many students work with Adv when they are from the second sem also to get practical experience, Some time Adv keep them as the typist but they understand procedure slowly.
Dr J C Vashista
(Expert) 22 October 2017
Well advised by expert Mr. Madhu.
I would like to add to it that you should (rather must) visit all Courts, Tribunals and Commissions situated in your locality, watch the proceedings and seek help from some junior advocate(s) or senior clerk/munshi working in the Court/Tribunal/Commission.
You must visit High Court(s) and Supreme Court during your course of studies.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 22 October 2017
Some Law students validly visit court as Munshi and pick experience.
Guest
(Expert) 22 October 2017
In Bombay High Court you need to carry I card ,
In Supreme Court you need to apply for E- visitor pass online then you can do.
As Vashishta Sir said I too will visit Supreme Court (Twice was in Delhi but visited other forum where work was there)
Guest
(Expert) 23 October 2017
It came in my mind so wish to share one more thing, Generally many people have an impression that Court only have powers, Certain law has made provision that state govt have control or power too, but they exercise these powers in a different name.
Take for eg. Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act
There is a section of control on Municipal Corporation by State Govt. This control is as per few section under that Act. Now State Govt. Urban Ministry is controlling Municipal Corporation.
When people are opposed to some decision or resolution of General body of Municipal Corporation or order. They approach local Court where Municipal Corporation cases run.
At the same time, some move to Urban Development dept too. There they have a provision that to suspend resolution etc. (In Court we call temporary injunction ) but the effect is almost same. Urban Development dept has powers to cancel the resolution as illegal (In the court like High Court if you move it may be called quashing ) But the effect is same. Additionally moving to state they don't call it as suit but call it complaint against corporation.
So various acts have an internal provision where you can avoid court but get it done in a different manner legally from state administration.
So this thing you should remember too now this is related to municipal, town planning etc.
Criminal matters also state Home dept has some powers, like power of Home secretary etc. which are useful in some matters like custody payroll etc.
So you need to get familiarize with both Court and all Govt offices.
And that is why there is two words in Marathi "Court - Kacheri" It means Court and Govt offices. They are somewhere sibling words
