Internship Report (duration: 01-July to 31-July-2018)

Name: Mirza Azhar Hussain.

Class: B.A.LLB (Hons) – 3rd year.
College: Jamia Millia Islamia.
Email: azharhussain571@gmail.com
Contact: 8941995900
Designation: Intern.

Place
MARG (multiple action research group). 204/205, peacock court, Shahpur Jat (New Delhi).

Description
It is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) structured to provide Pro-bono voluntary
assistance to empower the victims of any Human Rights violation, enable them to demand
their right in the most efficient and legal manner. specially to the marginalised and vulnerable
women, children and people with disabilities, Dalits, poor etc. It believes in the ‘Justice
through Legal empowerment’.

Works assigned
On Desk:
 Researched and prepared a note on ‘Right to Shelter’ under the ambit of Right to life
inscribed in Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
 Prepared a note on the landmark judgement of Oliga tellies’ case. Its effect on the
resettlement of people living on pavements.
 Researched and prepared a note on the laws governing ‘surrogacy in India’, its
regulation and legality of commercial surrogacy.
 Researched and prepared a note on ‘Social securities to unorganised sector in India’,
Constitutional and legal provisions, government policies and their implementation
with the available remedies in case of violation.
 Prepared reports on the assigned field analysis of ‘Harshingar project’ of MARG in
‘Savda Ghevra’
 Work drafted on MS Word or MS Excel (spreadsheets).

Bare Acts referred:

 Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
 The Legal Services Authority Act, 1987.
 The Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
 The Mines Act, 1952. and more.
Field work:
 Attended the meetings held by MARG in various blocks of the ‘Savda’ Locality.
 Observe the situation of resettlement colonies on implementation of government
policies.
 Communicate the civilians and advised the Legal actions for receiving statutory
reliefs.
 Aware the people about RTI (Right to Information) and procedure to file the same.
 Invited people to join the Narcotics meet going to held in same locality to combat the
situation of drugs addiction and domestic violence.
Learned
 How to research and prepare a legal draft.
 How to fight a legal battle in the most efficient and formal manner.
 About various provisions and Acts for social security.
 Working of various government departments on grass root level.
 Working in cooperation with similarly situated volunteers.

Remarks
A very delightful experience to work in a legal NGO. It helped me a lot in learning the
Human rights aspect of the law and various constitutional mandates while researching and
observing the practicality of the Fundamental rights and The Directive principles inscribed
under Part III & IV of the Constitution of India. Along with this the field work of ‘Savda
Ghevra’ was also proved a commending experience. Hope to get the same opportunity twice
in future to work in MARG.