The Ninth Judgment Writing Competition 2016 by ILS

ILS Law College has announced “The Ninth Judgment Writing Competition 2016 in memory of Judge Shri P N Behere”  on 3 December, 2016  for its students.

 Programme of the competition :

Case for the competition will be circulated a week before the competition. The brief consisting of pleadings, affidavits of parties and documents, will be circulated a day or two before the competition. Practising Advocates will argue the matter before a judge. Participants will hear these arguments. The judge will respond to questions from participants. Participants will write judgments.

Eligibility for participation: IV-V of BSLLLB, and II-III of LLB, LLM.

Court proceedings are open for all other students of ILS Law College.

 Schedule for the competition 2016 :

1. Distribution of fact sheet: 17 Nov 2016


2. Registration: 25, 26 and 28 Nov personally outside Hall No 9, 11.40 am to 12.00 pm.


3. Orientation: 28 Nov at 12.30 pm (Hall No 1).


4. Last date for registration / withdrawal: personally 28 Nov immediately, after Orientation.


5. Collection of briefs: 1 Dec, personally outside Hall No 9, 12.00 am to 12.40 pm.

Other rules for the competition :

1. Participants may access wi-fi facility in library while writing judgments. They may bring and use their own laptops or any other reference material. Electricity connection for charging laptops may not be available. The judgment itself must be written by hand and completed in the Library Hall on sheets provided by college. Anyone found to have prepared judgment in advance will be disqualified from the competition.


2. There is no registration fee. Participants who enroll but do not turn up at the competition, or do not effectively complete their judgment shall be liable to pay an amount Rs. 250/-(covering expenses of circulating materials and of lunch).


3. Dress code: Formal (White and black).

Prizes:

Two best judgments will receive prizes.

LLM: Separate Prize/s if number of participants exceeds five.

Marathi Judgment

: Special prize for a good judgment.


Language:Judgment may be written in English or Marathi. Judgment in English shall be written exclusively in English. Judgment in Marathi shall be written in Marathi, but quotations from cases and text of statute may be stated in English.

Contact :

Participants may address queries to :

(A) Faculty Co-ordinators :

1. Rajalaxmi Joshi, Faculty Coordinator, rajalaxmi.joshi@ilslaw.in


2. Nilima Bhadbhade, Coordinator

(B) Student Co-ordinator :

1. Pooja Thakekar, poojathakekar1@gmail.com, 8055407533

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