Legal Zems: 2nd National Virtual Bail Application And Argumentation Competition 2022 (03rd & 04th December 2022)

Legal Zems is India's Leading Litigation Based Law Firm Cum Legal Organization formulated with a vision of providing the platform for the youth to inculcate leadership skills and emerge as strong personalities who can stand with a strong opinion in society. We at Legal Zems promote mutual growth and development. We believe that knowledge is fundamental in shaping tomorrow's future and achieving uniform growth across regions. The youth is the backbone of the nation. We are the ones that lead our country towards prosperity and growth. The change we ought to bring begins with ourselves. Our aim is to build a platform that encourages educating the masses about the aspect of law and the importance, of law in society. Meaning and dynamics of justice have been evolving over time and new dimensions of human wants, rights, equality, and deprivation have been added to the narratives of law and policies.

ABOUT THE EVENT

The objective of this competition is to setup a simulation of the court proceedings including drafting briefs and participation in oral argument. This program is in order to give exposure to student pursuing the law course to improve their advocacy skills and provide a real-life experience.

The Bail Application and Argumentation competition experience will help the law students to develop the ability to identify the legal subject, arrange various law materials, plead arguments, the nature of the judicial system of India and answering the questions raised by the other side. This Competition will develop an art which will follow the student for the rest of his professional life.

RULES, PROCEDURES, GUIDELINES OF THE COMPETITION

• The competition is open for students who are studying LL.B. three year or LL.B. five- year course.
• A minimum of one to maximum 3 teams per college shall be admissible.
• Team composition – Team of 2; 1 Arguing Counsel & 1 Researcher
• Clarifications regarding the bail problem will be submitted by 20^th November 2022.
• The Competition will be conducted through the online platform Google Meet.
• All the teams should ensure they have strong internet connection along with proper audio and video facilities.
• Teams must make sure they don't have any background disturbance from their end that can disrupt the smoothness of the competition.
• If the team members are facing any network issues, they must inform the organizing committee in order to get reasonable time to join in.
• The teams must keep their video on throughout the round and must be on mute unless it is their chance to speak.
• Team members must enter all the rounds with their team codes as their name.
• All the participants should appear in a formal dress code.
• The decision of the judge is final and binding. No challenge to the decision will be tolerated.
• The Arguments shall be in English language only.
• All decisions made by the organizers are binding. Any usurpation of the above given norms will lead to direct disqualification from the competition.
• In case of any dispute arising out in the interpretation of the rules, or otherwise, the decision of the organizers would be final and binding. The organizers will have the exclusive authority to interpret these Rules.
• All the teams will have to draft the bail application and along with reply and mail it to: legalzems@gmail.com in or before 25^th November, 11:59pm.
• The Draw of Lots shall be conducted on 1^st December 2022.
• Any team who wishes to submit compendium can mail the same of legalzems@gmail.com on 30^th November 2022.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

• Online Registration will open from 22^nd October, 2022. The last date for registration is 19th November, 11:59 pm.
• The Participating team for the Competition shall duly fill the Registration form provided at along with the Registration fees of Rs.2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand only) which shall be non- refundable.
• Teams can avail the EARLY BIRD OFFER at Rs. 1500/- (Rupees One Thousand and Five Hundred only) Last Date for early bird registration is 30th October, 11:59 pm.
• The Registration fees shall be accepted through Online Transaction.
• Confirmation Mail and Team Codes shall be sent within 10-15 days.
• Post Confirmation the teams will be added in the official WhatsApp group of the said competition.
• Registration Form Link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/17INIIIXiPi5puFffYyY_F0zYmlnQUa9L3h4d-ZbuEHg/edit

TRANSACTION DETAILS:

Phone Pe/ Google Pay/ Paytm: 9891348721 (Prashant Kumar or Prashant Mishra)

BAIL APPLICATION & REPLY

• The submission is to be done for both the sides.
• It shall be strictly in the form of application, consisting of Maximum 3-10 Pages.
• Bail Application and Reply shall be submitted on: legalzems@gmail.com. Please note that no hard copies are to be submitted.
• It must contain Cover Page.

The Cover page shall include:

• The Name of the Court
• The Year of the Competition
• The Name of the Case
• The Name of the parties

The teams should use the 20th Blue Book edition for footnotes throughout the submission.

FORMATTING SPECIFICATIONS

For Main Text

• Font type: Times New Roman
• Font size: 12
• Line spacing: 1.5
• Alignment Justified
• Pages: 10

FOR HEADING

• Font type: Times New Roman
• Font size: 14

FOR COVER PAGE

• Font type: Times New Roman
• Font size: 14
• The contents of the application should not be plagiarized.
• Team Code (The name of the college and the name of the participants must not be disclosed.)

THE MARKING CRITERIA

S. No	Criterion	Marks
1.	Knowledge of Facts	20 Marks
2.	Interpretation of Laws and Research	20 Marks
3.	Reasoning	20 Marks
4.	Vocabulary and Grammar	20 Marks
5.	Adherence to Guidelines	20 Marks

ORAL ROUNDS

• Preliminary Rounds (15 minutes for arguments)
• Quarter Final Round (18 minutes for arguments)
• Semi-Final Round (20 minutes for arguments)
• Final Round (25 minutes for arguments)

NOTE: All rounds shall be knockout rounds.

THE PRELIMINARY ROUND / QUARTER FINAL ROUND

Each Team shall be given total of 15 & 18 minutes to argue for the bail application. Any Exceeding the Allotted time will lead to deduction of 0.25 Marks per minute. However, extension of time is permissible at the discretion of the judges. Strict adhering to court manners shall be observed by all the participants. This shall be a knockout round.

THE SEMI FINAL ROUND

Each Team shall be given total of 20 minutes to argue for the bail application. Any Exceeding the Allotted time will lead to deduction of 0.25 Marks per minute. However, extension of time is permissible at the discretion of the judges. Strict adhering to court manners shall be observed by all the participants. This shall be a knockout round.

THE FINAL ROUND

Each Team shall be given total of 25 minutes to argue for the bail application. Any Exceeding the Allotted time will lead to deduction of 0.25 Marks per minute. However, extension of time is permissible at the discretion of the judges. Strict adhering to court manners shall be observed by all the participants. This shall be a knockout round.

MODE OF ONLINE ROUNDS

• The rounds will be conducted via Google Meet. All teams are requested to download Google Meet on their laptops/phones beforehand.
• Participants must ensure high speed 4G internet connection with good audio and video facilities. It is advisable to the participants to use laptops or PC for the oral rounds.
• The background of the participants should be preferably plain. The background / surroundings of the participants should not be or project either through signage, color, logo, emblem, infrastructure or any other form of display which would reveal the identity of the participants and / or the institution they represent.
• Utmost care to be taken as regards to external sound or noise while the proceedings are on. During the oral round proceedings ensure that the same is conducted from a noise free room.
• At the time when the other participant is speaking, you are expected to keep your mic mute. In case a participant is found disturbing the other pleader anyway, he/she may be disqualified.

MARKING CRITERIA

S. No	Criterion	Marks
1.	Knowledge of Facts	20 Marks
2.	Application of Laws to the Fact & Interpretation	40 Marks
3.	Vocabulary & Clarity of Thoughts and Expression	10 Marks
4.	Court Etiquettes	10 Marks
5.	Rebuttal and Response to Questions	20 Marks

AWARDS

• Winners: Internship Opportunity+ Merit Certificate +Trophy + Cash Prize of Rs. 5000/-
• Runner-Ups: Trophy + Merit Certificate + Cash Prize of Rs. 4400/- + Internship Opportunity
• Best Advocate: Trophy + Merit Certificate+ Cash Prize of Rs. 1400/-+ Internship Opportunity
• Best Bail Application: Trophy + Merit Certificate+ Cash Prize of Rs. 1200/- + Internship Opportunity
• Certification of Participation for All.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Adv. Prashant Mishra, Founder & Managing Director at Legal Zems, Mobile: 8376951009, 9891348721

Mohini Trivedy, Student Head in Charge

Tamana, Assistant Student Head in Charge

Sunidhi, Assistant Student Head in Charge

Saksham, Assistant Student Head in Charge

OFFICIAL BROCHURE LINK:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wy_1QCD-TWDe1V7ptaOR4rUmSBRYY_m9/view?usp=drivesdk

BAIL PREPOSITION LINK:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WvpLUuJ2bl8Ar9P9EnESC0A_eslUznG1/view?usp=drivesdk

For any other Query feel free to contact Prashant Mishra at 8376951009 or 9891348721 or adv.prashantmishra@legalzems.com