Posted by The Constitutional Law Studies and Orientation Committee (CLSOC), is devoted towards enduring the legacy of organizing activities that entail exploring realms of Constitutional law and engaging in discussions on contemporary issues of Constitutional importance. The Constitutional Law Studies and Orientation Committee, in the celebration of National Constitution Day, 2021, introduces the 1st National Writ Petition Drafting Competition. The competition aims at spreading awareness among students of law regarding the effective use of Constitutional tools for securing human and living rights particularly through the drafting of Writ Petition. It aims at enhancing the legal skills amongst students by simulating a real life case requiring participants to analyse and formulate a true-to-life draft of an appropriate Writ Petition.
Participants who wish to participate in the competition must first register using the following URL before November 30, 2011, 11:59 p.m.
ELIGIBILITY:
All participants must be LL.B. / B.L. students in either a three-year or five-year programme.
Persons may enter as individuals or as groups of two, with each entry containing either one or two participants.
THE COMPETITION’S RULES AND GUIDELINES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- The competition will not have any entry fees.
- The Proposition aims to imitate a real-life circumstance in which a client submits her case to her attorney, together with supporting documents, in order to file a suitable Writ at the proper Indian court of law.
- The participants must rely on the different annexures included in the Proposition to determine the core facts and legal problems at hand.The Participants are to refer to the Model Writ attached herewith as Attachment 1 to draft the following five parts of a Writ Petition, namely:
- Affidavit along with Grounds for issuing appropriate writ (Containing the submissions of the facts of the case, applicable case laws, prayer, grounds for seeking writ and prayer for appropriate writ, all in the form of an oath/deposition given by the Petitioner).
- Memorandum of Writ Petition (Containing Address for Service of Petitioner and Respondents along with the prayer seeking appropriate Writ)
- Index To Types Set of Papers (Containing in chronological order the list of documents relevant to the case including Certificates Issued, Bonds Signed, Regd. Notices Served, Acknowledgement Receipt of the served Regd. Notices)
- List of Dates and Events (Containing the list of relevant dates and events in chronological order as mentioned in the affidavit)
- Synopsis (Containing the summary/crux of the matter in a concise manner).
- Submissions missing any of the above mentioned parts shall not be considered for evaluation.
- While following the Model Writ attached herewith as Attachment 1, the spaces and blanks left unfilled in the same shall be left unfilled in the final submission as well. For Example: The “Page Nos.” column under the Index to Typed Set of Papers shall be left empty in the final submission.
JUDGEMENT CRITERIA:
The submissions would be judged based on the following parameters:
- Clarity of the subject matter of the petition in relation the facts as elucidated in the proposition.
- Application of the appropriate precedents in support of the petition.
- Appropriateness of the Type of Writ sought in the prayer.
- Merits, eloquence and conciseness of the overall draft.
- Accuracy of formatting of the submission in relation to the ModelWrit attached herewith as Attachment 1.
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT:
On 03.12.2021, the Winner and Runner Up, i.e. the Top Two submissions, will be announced at the Event URL listed below as well as via their respective emails.
PRIZES:
By email, all participants will get Participation Certificates.
Each of the top two submissions will get a Certificate of Excellence as well as a cash prize.
RELEVANT LINKS AND CONTACTS
For enquiries or more details, please send an email to: constitution.committee@law.christuniversity.in
STUDENT CONVENORS
Bhavini Sharma: +91 9996627771
Ambarish D: +91 9629020381
505