LEDX JUDICIAL OPINION WRITING COMPETITION, Last Date to Register is 15th June

Together - We Can. We Will !!!!! June 08, 2022


 


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About the Competition

In this competition, the participants will be expected to write dissenting opinion to an existing landmark judgment. The participants will be expected to write a thorough and diligent appreciation of the factual matrix, precedents, obiter & ration decidendi of the judgment and provide a dissenting opinion. The competition encourages innovative opinions that have meticulously examined and applied relevant legal concepts.

The main advantage of this contest is to cultivate the art of writing opinions on judgments. The students are given the opportunity to build their judicious minds.



Registration

  • 1. Teams are required to complete the registration before 15th June 2022.
  • 2. The Registration Fee is Rs. 199/- for single author and Rs. 299/- for co-authorship. The registration fee is payable at time of registration.
  • 3. Once the form is submitted, an acknowledgement mail will be sent within 24-48 hours to the teams.
  • 4. Registration fees once paid are neither refundable nor non-transferable.
  • 5. Any change in authorship will not be entertained after submission of the registration form unless the Organizing Committee notices an exceptional circumstance.


Case List

  1. 1. Harish Uppal (Ex-Capt.) v. Union of India
  2. 2. Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerela
  3. 3. Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation AIR 2014 SC 563
  4. 4. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr v. Union of India & Ors.
  5. 5. M.Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra
  6. 6. ADM Jabalpur v. Shivakant Shukla
  7. 7. Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerela
  8. 8. Indra Sawhney & Ors v. Union of India
  9. 9. Joseph Shine v. Union of India 2018 SCC Online SC 1676
  10. 10. Nagaraj & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. (2006) 8 SCC 212


Eligibility

  • 1. All students pursuing 3 year or 5-year L.L.B. course or an L.L.M. course from a recognized Law School, University or Institution in India shall be eligible to participate.
  • 2. Single author or Co-Authorship up to 2 authors shall be permitted. Authors may belong to the same or different Law School, University or Institution in India.
  • 3. A team of single or two authors will be considered eligible to participate only if the registration is completed on or before 15th June, 2022


Prizes

  1. 1. Winner: Rs. 3,100/- + Certification + LedX Subscription Benefits
  2. 2. 1st Runner Up: Rs. 2,100/- + Certification + LedX Subscription Benefits
  3. 3. 2nd Runner UP: Rs. 1,100/- + Certification + LedX Subscription Benefits
  4. 4. Voice of Dissent Award – LedX Innovation Award: Rs. 2,100/- + Certification + LedX Subscription Benefits


Schedule

  • Commencement of Registration – 6th May, 2022
  • Last Date of Registration – 15th June, 2022
  • Last Date of Clarification – 10th June, 2022
  • Release of Clarification – 12th June, 2022
  • Last Date for Submission of Judgment Draft – 18th June, 2022
  • Declaration of Result – 20th June, 2022


Formatting Guideline

  1. 1. The author(s) shall strictly adhere to the 20th Bluebook Citation. 
  2. 2. Any citation found contrary shall amount to penalty.
  3. 3. The manuscript shall be in A4 Layout with 1.5 line spacing and Justified Alignment.
  4. 4. Headings: Times New Roman, Size – 14, Bold.
  5. 5. Main body: Times New Roman, Size – 12.
  6. 6. Footnotes: Times New Roman, Size – 10, Line Spacing 1.0 and Justified Alignment.
  7. 7. The language of the Judgment should be in English.
  8. 8. The file must be a Microsoft (Word and PDF format).


Marking Criteria

 

Adherence to Rule

15

Formatting

10

Arrangement Of Facts and Issues Addressed

10

Statement of Rival Contentions and Issues Addressed

15

Knowledge of Legal Principles, Citing of Relevant case, Statutes and Opinion

20

Analytical Reasoning

15

Language, Style of Presentation and Originality

15

TOTAL

100

 

Submission guideline

  • 1. The manuscript submitted must be an original work of the author(s) and must not have been submitted or published elsewhere.
  • 2. Any sort of plagiarism shall amount to penalty.
  • 3. Word Limit is 3500 words (inclusive of footnotes)
  • 4. The manuscript must not disclose identity of the author(s) (e.g. name, institution, etc.)
  • 5. The cover page of the manuscript shall mention the team code at the top right corner.
  • 6. The manuscript shall be submitted in PDF format only. The name of the file shall be the allotted team code.
  • 7. Author(s) shall not e-mail their submissions to the official email ID.

“The students are mandated to do research, to explore possible criticism against the judgment and to only write a judgement for this competition, which is a dissent opinion for an existing landmark judgment.”


REGISTRATION LINK: https://bit.ly/3Q425Jz

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