EUPHEUS’21: Workshop and Quiz Competition on Public Interest Litigation by IDIA Mumbai Chapter [April 3-4]: Register Now!

Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA) Mumbai Chapter is elated to invite you to its first Annual Workshop Event, “EUPHEUS’21”, a two-day comprehensive workshop session along with a Legal Quiz Competition.

About the Workshop

Theme: Public Interest Litigation

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) amounts to litigation for the preservation of public interest. An individual or a group of persons can directly file PILs with the Supreme Court or High Courts. The practice of filing PILs has emerged as a vital constitutional remedy for even the most disadvantaged groups to attain justice. This workshop will help in getting to know your rights in an edifying manner.

Dates for the Workshop: 3rd & 4th April 2021 (Saturday- Sunday)

Time: 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM (each day) via Zoom Communications App

Key aspects

• 2-days of the intellectually stimulating workshop session on PIL
• Discussion on practical nuances and basics of drafting

About the Speaker

Advocate Abha Singh

A former civil servant and a practising lawyer at Bombay High Court. Ma’am is also a nationally renowned social activist and has contributed considerably in the realm of women’s rights, gender equality and justice through her NGO, RannSamar Foundation.

As a lawyer, Ma’am has been a part of some of the major celebrity cases, most notably as the intervenor in the Salman Khan hit-and-run case & the AIB Roast case for spreading obscenity.

Other prominent works of her include – a petition over the lack of wheelchair access and other facilities for the disabled which resulted in the installation of ramps for the disabled across Mumbai & most recently, a PIL in the Bombay HC against Manual Scavenging to ensure the protection of the right to life of sewage workers.

About the Quiz Competition

The workshop shall be followed by a Legal Quiz Competition to test the legal knowledge of participants

Date for the Quiz: 04th April 2021 (Sunday)

Time: 06:00 PM – 06:20 PM (20 Minutes) through Google Forms

Prize: Winners of the Quiz shall be awarded exciting prizes worth Rs. 10K and many more…

Registration Fees

Fee Details: Rs. 150/-

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/hUS4vvgiBJiHjBrs9

Mode of Payment: PayTM/Google Pay: 9770180410 (Saransh Awasthi, DTL)

Last date for Registration: 2nd April 2021

All participants attending the workshop shall be given an E-Certificate by IDIA

Contact

Soni Satti: +91- 8454833535 (Deputy Team Leader)

Akshita Tiwary: +91-6204860600 (Team Member)

E-mail ID: idiamumbai@gmail.com

Please note that all funds raised through this workshop will go to IDIA Charitable Trust which aims to empower unprivileged children by giving them access to quality legal education.