Assistance in Courtroom Proceedings
Courtroom Proceedings
- Courtroom proceedings concerns official process of solving legal clashes or criminal charges in the court of law.
- These proceedings are strictly governed by regulations on evidences and procedures to make sure neutrality and justice.
- They are surrounded by the chains of legal gestures, hearings and judgements that results in outcome of a case.
Courtroom Proceedings can be
- Civil Proceedings: These directs conflicts among private parties, it can be companies, organisations or can be individuals. Normally civil cases involves issues of compliances and non-compliances of agreements and contracts, recovery of money, property disputes like mutation, claim of title, partition, possession, eviction, and many, claims for damages etc.
- Criminal Proceedings: These proceedings concerns the individual’s prosecution or entities accused of committing offences or omissions against the laws. Criminal cases are surrounded by a broad range of offences or omissions from penalties to rigorous imprisonment.
- Special Law Proceedings: It pertains to legal processes grasping specific types of cases those are governed by specific laws like POCSO, PC act, NDPS, FEMA, PMLA, ED cases, FSSAI Act, NI act and many more. These are special criminal laws. Though there are special laws in civil matters, they are governed in the similar matter as per the provisions of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 more or less in the similar manner as other suits are tried. But the crimes under the above mentioned maximum laws are treated with the principal of ‘Presumption of Law’ where the burden is always on defense to disprove the charges. These proceedings are somehow different from regular criminal matters. Usually these proceedings are done or tailored to concerns specific matters which requires quick and special address.
- Writ Proceedings: The exclusive power to exercise the jurisdiction for Writ petitions are with the High Courts only. These are the special proceedings generally initiated against government bodies, administration, and certain category of orders passed by the trail or appellate courts. This is formal written order to direct individual, lower courts or any government body to perform or avoid from performing specific action. These are prior utilised to protect constitutional rights and ensure justice in issues which involves violation of fundamental or legal rights.
- Public Interest Litigations: This means process initiated in a court for justice in matter in general public. PILs aims to protect interest of public, concerning issues like environmental protection, violation of human rights etc.
- Special Leave Petitions: This is a legal procedure that allows an individual or organisation to take special authorisation from the apex court to appeal against any judgement of any court, except military tribunals.
Assistance
- Assistance means supporting someone in completing a task or conquering the difficulty. This assistance might come in different forms like, guidance, directing action, it can be formal or informal also. Assistance is relevant in various forms and we here provides legal assistance.
- In legal assistance or matters, assistance contains helping someone while acknowledging them or navigating in legal matters.
How We Assist?
We provide assistance in various legal proceedings by our legal professionals. Here’s how we provide assistance:
- Civil Proceedings: We have expertise in preparing pleadings like plaint (suit), written statements, replications, rejoinders, interim applications and replies, affidavits, additional affidavits and almost every document that pertains to civil proceedings to ensure smooth access for the advocates in fresh or ongoing trails. Examination of documents to be exhibited, Annexures in the matter, organising of other relevant documents demonstrating as evidences, and grasping their submissions in the proceedings. Guidance with witness preparations for chief examination, cross examination and re-examination (if any), by making sure they understand the procedure and their roles in the cases. We take detailed notes of ongoing court proceedings, like witness testimonies, opposition counsel’s arguments etc to guide and follow up with actions and appeals. We also deal with interim applications while ensuring that the advocates’ get all the mandatory documents, materials like: statutes, case summaries, legal precedents, relevant case laws for references to respond efficiently in the meantime ongoing trials.
- Criminal Proceedings: We help with the preparations of criminal case by assessing the entire charge-sheet including FIR, statement of witnesses, documentary evidences, enclosures and expert evidences like MLC report in assault cases, Post Mortem Report and FSL report in murder or death cases, Medical and DNA report in rape and relevant cases, electronic and expert evidences in fraud and relevant cases, and in fact all evidences present in any form in the record of the court which are essential. Researching on criminal statutes, cases, and precedents that might affect the defense or prosecution. It is pertinent to mention here that in any criminal case whether IPC, BNS or any special law, the cross-examination is the utmost essential part of criminal proceeding for defense, and here we can help you with our expertise in preparing the cross-examinations and breaking the document and above mentioned evidences. We support clients by helping lawyers with interviews of client and helping clients perceive the process of court. We also take responsibility of drafting motions, bail applications, and other legal documents. We also assist in filling of appeals for post-trial support, if necessary.
- Special Law Proceedings: We offer assistance in probate, family law, administrative law etc in civil matters, and bankruptcy law, juvenile proceedings, POCSO, PC act, NDPS, FEMA, PMLA, ED cases, FSSAI Act, NI act etc in criminal matters. The support of legal professionals includes everything as mentioned above in civil and criminal proceedings.
- Writ Proceedings: We play a crucial role in writ proceedings by helping lawyers in drafting and submission of writ proceedings in High courts. These petitions are normally for addressing violations of fundamental rights or legal errors made by lower courts. We help you by preparing various types of writs, habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, and quo-warranto, by making sure that they meets with procedural ends and clearly states the legal basis for relief.
- Public Interest Litigations: This is the case with requires immense support of the professionals and we, are hereby to help you with this. As this is a matter of public concern like: human rights, protect of environment and social justice. For this kind of issues we firstly do thorough research and collect data for the same inclusive of reports, opinions of experts and also some evidences from NGOs or social activists if necessary to boost up the case. We helps in drafting PILs and make sure it clearly represents public interest, facts, legal provisions and constitutional rights. We also coordinate with witness and expertise to make them ready for testimony or affidavits. Along with this process, we also help in public communication to make sure that they understood the court orders or rulings, as PILs frequently affect communities in large or social interests.
- Special Leave Petitions: We help you with SLPs that seek Apex court’s interference in lower court decisions. Our responsibilities are we clearly highlight the legal error or violations of justice in lower court’s judgements. We do extensive research of constitutional provisions that justifies the need of apex court to head out our case. We make sure the strict compliance to procedural requirements and evidences inclusive of time like, serving documents to opposing party.
Conclusion
The proceedings in the courtroom demands deep preparations and knowledgeable management to gain favourable results. We provide thoroughly assistance during this process, from making sure that the legal professional and guidance mandatory to navigate the complexities of courts. To know more, contact us.