hnlu

Rules and Regulations

1. Aims and Objectives:
    To give effective professional training as per the Bar Council of India Regulation regarding Legal Education, emphasising the need for professional training and to expose the students to the practical aspects of law. In furtherance of this, HNLU proposes to equip its students with skills for court practice and chamber work.

2. General Rules:
2.1. Hidayatullah National Law University, Chhattisgarh shall have no financial liability. Expenses for the purposes of travel, stay, food and other incidental expenses for internship/ placement purposes shall be borne by the respective student.
2.2. Students shall maintain strict confidentiality of the Institution imparting internship/placement training.
2.3. Students are not to solicit for any remuneration/ honorarium and/or reimbursement of any expenses from the Advocates/Institution of internship/placement concerned.
2.4. Students shall be required to maintain a daily-diary during the internship/ placement period. The Advocate/Institute should countersign the diary every week.
2.5. In case of project work/ assignment superficially provided to the student during his/her internship/ placement by the concerned Advocate/Institution, all rights over such work/ report shall vest with that Advocates/Institution.
2.6. In case the student identifies an issue and proposes to prepare a write-up during the internship/placement then the student shall have the right to publish it, only if the Advocate/Institute certifies it so.
2.7. Any report written and submitted by a student as part of internship/placement assignment shall be the property of HNLU.

 

3. Categories of Internship/ Placement: Trial, Appellate and Chambers:
3.1. The Internship/Placement would be made in the following manner:-
3.1.1. First Internship/Placement:- Trial Court  Criminal/ Civil
3.1.2. Second Internship/Placement:- Appellate Court High Court/Trial Court (Civil-Criminal)
3.1.3. Third Internship/Placement:- Appellate Court (High Courts)
3.1.4. Fourth Internship/Placement:- NGOs/SC Advocates/ Corporate Firms
3.1.5. Professional / Career Placement

 

4. Rules and Procedures for Trial Court Internship/ Placement:
4.1. "Trial Court" here means District Court or Sessions Court.
4.2. The Trial internship/placement is mainly meant for giving exposure in the trial courts namely, civil and criminal. This will enable the candidate to be acquainted with the law which sets the court in motion.
4.3. The Trial internship/placement will be at the district head quarters of the place where the candidate belongs. The idea behind placing the students to their respective regional places is to enable them to appreciate the proceedings which are mostly in regional languages.
4.4. Each student is required to give, not less than 3 names of leading Advocates who are actively practising in the Trail Courts in their home districts, the names not being that of their parents or relatives.
4.5. Once the lists of names are handed over to the Committee, the Committee will communicate directly to the Advocates to ascertain their willingness to take a student for internship/placement.
4.6. The internship/placement is compulsory for a continuous period of 8 weeks.
4.7. Any misbehaviour during internship/ placement period will invite disciplinary action.
4.8. Students are required to submit a detailed report of their internship/placement.
4.9. A "Confidential Report" by the respective Advocates will be requested by the Committee, for which purpose a "Confidential Cover" (with postage stamps) will be provided to the Advocates.
4.10. On the basis of the "Confidential Report" the University will maintain a "Record of Performance".
4.11. Any recommendation letter for further studies or work would be based on the above mentioned record under 4.10 as well.