INDUCTION TRAINING FOR FRESH OFFICERS OF DJS

Induction training for fresh officers of DJS is for one year and provides for training in the Academy for seven months, two months of field placements, one month and three weeks of Court placements, two weeks of excursion, and three weeks of vacation. The prime focus of the course is on Judicial Skills Development, Judicial Ethics, and Sensitisation to Social Issues. The knowledge areas are more focussed on procedural aspects of Court functioning.

 

 

Knowledge:

Day/s

1.   

Delhi Land Laws – Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 Delhi Land Revenue Act 1954, Delhi Panchayati Raj Act, 1954 – History and Jurisdiction of Civil Courts

2

2.   

DMC Act, 1957, NDMC Act, 1994

2

3.   

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – Jurisdiction, Settlements

1

4.   

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Sentencing, Superdari, Recovery and Deposit of Fine

1

5.   

Electricity Act 1910, in contrast to Electricity Act, 2003

1

6.   

Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

1

7.   

Minor Acts – Suit Valuation Act, 1887, Court Fees Act, 1870, Registration Act, 1908, Stamp Act, 1899

3

8.   

Interpretation of Statutes,  General Clauses Act, Specific Relief Act, 1963

2

9.   

CPC –

8

 
    1. Stages in a Civil Suit

 

 
    1. Jurisdiction – S. 9

 

 
    1. Maintainability of Suits – Order VII Rule 11

 

 
    1. Issuance and Service of summons - Order V

 

 
    1. CPC Amendments – Time limits, Production of documents

 

 
    1. Parties to Suits - Order I

 

 
    1. Examination of parties under - Order X

 

 
    1. Referral to ADR S. 89 r/w Order X A

 

 
    1. Discovery and inspections - Order XI

 

 
    1. Interrogatories – Order XI, Rules 14-15

 

 
    1. Admissions Order XII, Rules 2 and 2A

 

 
    1. Framing of Issues

 

 
    1. Amendment of  Issues, Order XIV, Rule 5

 

 
    1. Powers of Court to examine witnesses or documents before framing Issues Order XIV, Rule 4

 

 
    1. Appointment of Commissioners – Order XXVI

 

 
    1. Amendment Applications - Order VI, Rule 17, Summary suits – Order XXXVII, Costs

 

 
    1. Order XXII Rule 4 – Bringing on record legal representatives

 

 
    1. Stay of suits - Section X

 

 
    1. Review – Order XLVII

 

 
    1. Indigent suits - Order XXXIII

 

 
    1. Suits by or against minor and persons with unsoundness of mind - Order XXXII

 

 
    1. Injunctions XXXIX

 

                                                               i.       
    1. Execution of Decrees and Orders - Order XXI

 

                                                             ii.       

                                                               i.      Execution of money decrees

 

                                                            iii.       

                                                             ii.      Possession or occupancy of immovable property

 

                                                           iv.       

                                                            iii.      Restitution of Conjugal Rights

 

 

                                                           iv.      Arrest and attachment before judgment – Order XXXVIII Rules 1 and 5

 

 
    1. Res judicata

 

 

 

 

10.               

Special and Local Offences

6

 

a.       Arms Act, 1954

 

 

b.      Delhi Public Gambling Act, 1955

 

 

c.       Punjab Excise Act, 1914

 

 

d.      Delhi Police Act, 1978

 

 

e.       Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

 

 

f.        TADA, POTA,  MCOCA, NDPS – Responsibilities as Duty MMs

 

11.               

Inchoate Crimes

2

 

a.       Strict Liability -

 

 

b.      Attempt

 

 

c.       Joint Liability

 

 

d.      Conspiracy

 

12.               

Cr PC 

12

 

a.       Stages in a Criminal Trial

 

 

b.      Registration of FIRs, Powers u/ S.156 (3)

 

 

c.       Registration of FIR, Remand, Monitoring, Investigation S. 156 (3)

 

 

d.      Taking cognizance r/w Powers of S. 173 (8) Cr PC

 

 

e.       Procedure on First Appearance of Accused

 

 

f.        Committal of Cases

 

 

g.       Framing of Notice S.251 Cr PC

 

 

h.       Framing of Charges

 

 

i.         Jurisdiction – Ss. 4 and 5

 

 

j.        Bail and Bond – Soundness of Surety and Acceptance of Bail Bond; Procedure in Summary, Summon and Warrant Trials and Complaint Cases

 

 

k.      Statements under Ss. 281 and 313 Cr PC

 

 

l.         Plea Bargaining

 

 

m.     Conviction on Plea of Guilt S. 252 Cr PC

 

 

n.       Recording of Statements under S.164 Cr PC

 

 

o.      Statements under s.161 and Contradictions under S.162 Cr PC

 

 

p.      Rights of Accused in Trial

 

 

q.      Compounding and Non-compoundable Offences

 

 

r.        Punishment

 

 

                                                               i.      Meaning and Types

 

 

                                                             ii.      Choosing Appropriate Sentence – S. 53-57 IPC

 

 

                                                            iii.      Imprisonment –

 

 

1.      Prison Reforms,

 

 

2.      Purpose and Functions

 

 

3.      Quantum of Imprisonment

 

 

4.      Mandatory Minimum Sentence

 

 

5.      Ss. 433, 433A – Commutation of Sentences

 

 

6.      S.428 – Set Off

 

 

7.      Abuse in Prison and Need of Supervision

 

 

8.      Rights of Accused Relating to Sentencing

 

 

                                                           iv.      Fines – Quantum, Recovery

 

 

                                                             v.      Compensation - S.357 Cr PC

 

 

                                                           vi.      Probation – Probation of Offenders Act, 1958; Ss. 360-361 Cr PC

 

 

s.       Maintenance u/s.125 Cr PC

 

 

 

 

13.               

Compensation – Torts, MV Act, Fatal Accidents Act

1

14.               

Evidence Act –

6

 

a.       Appreciation of Evidence

b.      Relevancy

c.       Admissibility

d.      Exhibition of Documents

e.       S.91 – Exclusion of oral evidence by documentary proof

 

 

f.        Admissions,

g.       Confessions r/w S. 27

 

 

h.       Presumptions

i.         Burden of proof

j.        Estoppel

 

 

k.      Competence of Witnesses, Child Witnesses

 

 

l.         Hostile Witnesses

 

 

m.     S. 165 - Power of Court to put questions or order production

 

15.               

Limitation – S.472 Cr PC, Continuing Offence, Limitation Act

1

16.               

Doctrine of Precedent

3

 

a.       Common Law system and Doctrine of ‘Stare Decisis’ r/w Art.141 of the Constitution

 

 

b.      Difference between Ratio and Obiter

 

 

c.       Identifying Precedent

 

 

d.      Conflicting Precedents

 

 

e.       Selection of Precedents

 

 

f.        Binding Value of per Incuriam Judgments

 

 

g.       Conflict between Equity and Precedent

 

17.               

ADR

1

18.               

Cyber Laws – Jurisdiction

4

19.               

IPR

3

20.               

Delhi High Court Rules and Orders, Oaths Act, 1969

2

21.               

Judicial Ethics – Personality of a Judge, Standards of Judicial Conduct and Behaviour

6

 
  1. Bangalore Principles

 

 
    1. Independence

 

 
    1. Impartiality

 

 
    1. Integrity

 

 
    1. Propriety

 

 
    1. Equality

 

 
    1. Competence and Diligence

 

 
  1. Duties of a Judge:

 

 
    1. Expeditious and fair decisions

 

 
    1. Punctuality

 

 
    1. Ensuring Transparency

 

 
    1. Maintaining Order and Decorum in the Court

 

 
    1. Accountability

 

 
    1. Role and Responsibilities, including those of Link and Duty MMs

 

 
  1. Dealing with

 

 
    1. Litigants

 

 
    1. Lawyers

 

 
    1. Staff

 

 
    1. Victims

 

 
    1. Witnesses

 

 
  1. Conduct that should be Avoided in Courts

 

 
  1. Principles of Fair Trial

 

 
  1. Recusal

 

 
    1. Desirable

 

 
    1. When Mandatory

 

 
  1. Duties of Judges

 

 

 

 

 

Skills:

 

22.               

Leadership

1

 

a.       Team Building

 

 

b.      Leading the Change

 

 

c.       Strategies to Deal with Resistance

 

23.               

Judicial Management

4

 

a.       Court Management –

 

 

b.      Dealing with Staff, Litigants, Victims, Lawyers, Colleagues, Senior Judicial Officers

 

 

c.       Prevention of Abuse of Process of Court

 

 

d.      Dealing with Adjournments

 

 

e.       Case Management

 

 

f.        Docket Management

g.       Financial Management

 

 

h.       Time Management

2

 

i.         Stress Management

 

24.               

Decision Making and Sentencing

2

25.               

Writing Judgments and Orders

 

 

a.       Legal Reasoning

 

 

b.      Research

 

 

c.       Writing Style

 

 

d.      Judgment Writing in Civil Cases

 

 

e.       Judgment Writing in Criminal Cases, Chapter XXVII Cr PC

 

 

f.        Writing Miscellaneous Orders

 

 

g.       Writing the First Order

 

 

Sensitisation:

 

26.   

Human Rights – UN Conventions and Indian Constitution

1

27.   

Victim Protection

1

28.   

Environmental Laws – Air Act, Water Act, Forests Act, Environment Protection Act

2

29.   

Women and Law

8

 

a.       Status of Women

 

 

b.      Women at Workplace: Labour Laws and Sexual Harassment

 

 

c.       Women in Criminal Law – Offenders and Victims

 

 

d.      Personal Laws

 

 

e.       PC and PNDT Act

 

 

f.        Labour Laws as Triable by Magistrates

 

30.   

Law and Poverty, Distributive Justice and Caste, Access to Justice: Legal Aid        

6

 

a.       Empoverishment by Law – Poverty Creation by Development

 

 

b.      Critical Analyses of Socially Beneficial Legislations: Experiences of Persons on the Streets

 

 

c.       Distributive Justice - Reservations

 

 

d.      Access to Justice - Legal Aid

 

 

e.       Access to Justice – The SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989; The Gram Nyayalaya Act, 2008, The Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959

 

31.   

Children and Law    

4

 

a.       Child Victims and Witnesses

 

 

b.      Children in Family – Marital Discord, Adoption, Guardianship, Custody

 

 

c.       Child Offenders

 

 

d.      Children in Need of Care

 

32.   

Gender Discrimination

2

 

a.       LGTB, Hizra Community

 

 

b.      Discrimination against LGTB, Hizra Community

 

 

c.       S. 377 IPC and Naaz Foundation Case

 

 

d.      Rights in Live-in Relationship

 

33.   

Discrimination on the Basis of Disability                                                                                                                   

6

 

a.       From Disabled to Differently Abled

 

 

b.      Convention on Persons with Disabilities and Right to Health under the Indian Constitution

 

 

c.       The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995: Critical Issues

 

 

d.      The National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999: Critical Issues

 

 

e.       Mental Health Act, 1983

 

 

f.        HIV / AIDS

 

 

 

 

 

Information and Computer Technology

1

34.   

E-Courts – Functioning and Procedures

 

35.   

Use of Computers and Internet in Judicial Work

 

 

 

 

 

Rules and Regulations for Judicial Officers:

1

36.   

CCA (CCS) Rules

 

37.   

Departmental Inquiry, Suspension, Penalties and Reinstatements

 

38.   

Leave Rules – TA and LTC etc.

 

39.   

Income Tax Rules regarding Salary

 

40.   

Evaluation System

 

 

 

Methodology:

Each day of training in the Academy will consist of:

·  Four sessions each day

o       Two sessions – Substantive law, Procedure, Philosophy of law

o       One session - Practical work including Mock Trials, Judgment Writing

o       One session – Computer training / Research / Assignment writing

·  Duration of each session = one hour and fifteen minutes

·  It is proposed that Feature Films, Documentaries, and other teaching materials in audio, video forms are proposed to be used at least once every week of Academy training.

·  Total number of days for classes in Academy = 21 weeks, i.e., 105 Days of classes + 21 days of audio / visual and discussion on them)

 

Induction Training - Yearly Schedule 2010

 

Training Divisions:

 

Academy Training

Seven months

Field Visits

Two months

Court Placements

One month and three weeks

Excursion

Two weeks – One week Team bonding + One week Community Placement for Sensitisation to Problems of Deprived People

Vacation (2 weeks + 1 week –coinciding with the Winter and Summer Vacations of the Academy)

Three weeks

 

Schedule:

 

Time Line

Duration

Activity

First month

Two weeks

Orientation

·  Being a Judge

·  Judicial Ethics

·  Basics of CPC

·  Basics of Cr PC

 

One week

Field placement with Civil Judge – DJS

 

One week

Field placement with MM – DJS

Second month

1 month

Academy training – The schedule for each week will have subjects from all the four streams of training, i.e., knowledge, skills, attitude, and ethics

Third – fifth month

Field training interspersed with classes at the Academy – ratio of 1: 2

Subject areas + Field visits + Reflection on Field visits

Sixth month

Two weeks

Excursion

Seventh – eight month

Field training interspersed with classes at the Academy – ratio of 1:1

Subject areas + Field visits + Reflection on Field visits

Ninth month

One week

Placement with MM (DJS)

 

One week

Placement with Civil Judge (DJS)

Tenth month

Two weeks

Subject study at Academy

Eleventh month

One week

Subject study at Academy

 

One week

Court placement – DHJS –Civil side

 

One week

Court placement – DHJS -Criminal side

 

One week

Court Placement – High Court – Original Side

Twelfth month

Two weeks

Reflective Training

 

Two Weeks

Specialised Training According to the Posting