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Opportunity for law students- 10th Edition of DD Basu Essay Writing Competition by NUJS, West Bengal [Online]: Submit by July 10

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The themes in the previous years have ranged from the right to protest within the ambit of Part III of the Constitution to the use of constitutional power to disqualify a person from contesting democratic elections. 

This year, the topic has been chosen against the backdrop of the need for sedition laws and their relevance in modern India.

Theme

Desirability of Sedition Laws in Modern India

Competition Rules

  1. The Competition is open to all undergraduate students of law colleges/departments of law of all Universities pursuing the 5-year-course or the 3-year-course. Co-authorship (of a maximum of two authors) is allowed. The co-authors may be students of different universities. There can be multiple participants from the same university.
  2. The Competition does not include registration fees.
  3. The formatting specifications for the essay are as such:     
    1. Font: Time News Roman
    2. Font Size: 12     
    3. Spacing: 1.5     
    4. Margin: One inch on all sides     
    5. Paper size: A4
    6. Minimum Word Limit – 3500, Maximum word Limit- 5000 (including footnotes, authors may avoid using speaking footnotes). 

Submission Procedure

  1. All teams/ participants must send electronic copies of their essays in “.docx” (Microsoft Word) and “.pdf” formats by email to ddbasuessaywritingcompetition@gmail.com by 11:59 PM on July 10, 2022. No extension will be granted with respect to the deadlines.     
  2. It is the responsibility of each Team to ensure that the “.docx” copy of the submission can be opened legibly with Microsoft Office 2010 or Microsoft Office 2007, and the “.pdf” copy of the submission can be opened legibly with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  3. The “subject” of the submission email should read “Submission for DD Basu Essay Writing Competition 2022”. Participants shall also clearly mention their names, phone numbers, addresses, the names of their College/University, the course undertaken, and their year of study in the body of the email. The aforementioned details should only be highlighted in the email and should not be a part of the legislative draft. 

Submission Deadline

11:59 PM on July 10, 2022

Rewards

  • First place: INR 5000 and a merit certificate.
  • Second place: INR 3000 and a merit certificate.
  • Third place: INR 2000 and a merit certificate.

No participation certificates will be issued.

Relevant Link and Contact

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In case of queries, write at ddbasuessaywritingcompetition@gmail.com 

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