2nd National Legislation & Case Commentary Drafting Competition Organized By Institute Of Legal Education, 2023; Register By April 25th, 2023 – No Registration Fee.

Table of Contents

• About Institute of Legal Education
• About the Case Commentary Drafting Competition Series
• Eligibility
• Legislation for the Competition
• Cases for the Competition
• Registration Procedure
• Evaluation of the Comment Draft
• Important dates
• Awards
• Important Links
• Contact

About Institute of Legal Education

Institute of Legal Education is a Legal Institute to Promote Legal Education managed by I.L.E. Educational Trust (Former Institution known as “Indian Journal of Legal Review”).

About the Case Commentary Drafting Competition Series

The Case commentary competition has been conceived with the point to deliver an introduction to the understudies to comprehend complex circumstances and distinguish the lawful issues or lacunae within the case. This competition can offer assistance to understudies in coming to the conclusion of any case by receiving any specific approach. This Case commentary Competition looks to advance unique thought and investigation among law students, research fellows, academicians, and legal professionals. Institute of Legal Education will conduct the case commentary Drafting competition Series In All aspects of the law in the future.

Eligibility

The Competition is open to Law Students, Advocates, Professionals, Jurists, and Members of the Academia only. Team participation and individual participation are allowed.

Legislation for the Competition

We welcome submissions from eligible persons on the following cases (anyone)

• The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961) (Amended in 1986) (Click Here)
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Click Here)
• The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (Click Here)
• The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 (Click here)
• The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION and REDRESSAL) Act, 2013 (Click Here)
• Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Click Here)
• The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 (Click Here)
• The Trade Unions Act, 1926 (Click Here)
• The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (Click Here)
• Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (Click Here)
• Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (Click Here)
• Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 (Click Here)
• The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (Click Here)
• The Advocates Act, 1961 (Click Here)
• The Limitation Act, 1963 (Click Here)

Cases for the Competition

• We welcome submissions from eligible persons on the following cases (anyone)
• Bandhua Mukti Morcha vs Union of India, 1984 AIR 802 Click Here;
• Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd vs Commercial Tax Officer And Ors, 2005, Click Here;
• Basheer @ N.P. Basheer vs State Of Kerala, 2004, Click Here
• Bhikaji Narain Dhakras And Others vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh, 1955 Click Here;
• A K Gopalan vs State of Madras, Click Here;
• ADM Jabalpur vs Shivkant Shukla Case, Click Here
• Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab, Click Here;
• Bennett Coleman & Co. & Ors vs Union Of India & Ors, Click Here;
• Basheshar Nath vs The Commissioner Of Income Tax, 1959, Click Here;
• Bijoe Emmanuel vs State of Kerala Case, 1986, Click Here
• Bodhisattwa Gautam vs Subhra Chakraborty , 1995, Click Here
• Brij Bhushan Sharma vs Delhi, 1950 Click Here
• Budhan Choudhry And Other vs The State Of Bihar, 1955, Click Here
• ChanpakamDorairajan V State of Madras, 1951 Click Here
• Chief Information Officer v. High Court of Gujarat, 2020, Click Here

Registration Procedure

• Participants must register with the Link –  https://iledu.in/2nlccdc/   
• The team composition for the Competition shall be either Individual Member Team or Maximum Two Members Team. Inter-Cross college or university team registration is allowed in this Competition.
• No Registration Fee for the Competition.
• Legislation Drafting and Case Comment Draft Format Guidelines, Terms, and Conditions
• All Drafts must satisfy the Institute of Legal Education’s Case Comment Submission Policy. If it is not satisfied with the Submission Guidelines and Terms and Conditions, it will be rejected instantly.
• Case Commentary Submission Rules – https://iledu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CASE-COMMENTRY-DRAFTING-RULES.pdf
• Legislation Commentary Submission Rules – https://iledu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LEGISLATION-DRAFTING-RULES.pdf)
• All the drafts must be submitted in both Microsoft Word Document format (.doc/.docx) and PDF Format (.pdf) [i.e., each Team is required to send 2 files One in MS Word format and one in PDF format].
• The body of the submissions must be in the font “Times New Roman” with font size 12, with line spacing of 1.5, and justified. (The Font size for the Headings can be formatted as per the choice of the participants)
• The Footnotes shall be in Times New Roman, size 10, single line spacing, justified. Authorities shall be cited as per the 20th edition of the Bluebook.
• The decision of organizers in deciding the winner(s) shall be final and binding and no query, correspondence, etc. in this regard shall be entertained by the organizers.

Evaluation of the Comment Draft

Each shall be evaluated on the following parameters:

Particulars	marks
Proper and Articulate Analysis	10 marks
Extent and Use of Research	10 marks
Strength of the Research	10 marks
Clarity and Organization	10 marks
Grammar and Style	5 marks
Utilization of Submission Rules	5 marks
TOTAL	50 marks

Important dates

Registration Starts	March 15, 2023.
Last Date to Register	April 25, 2023.
Last Date for Submit the Amendment Draft	April 30, 2023.
Result Declaration	May 05, 2023

Awards

• The top 3 Scoring Teams (overall) will be awarded certificates of excellence.
• Each Legislation’s and Judgment’s Top Scoring (One/Two) Team will get the Opportunity to Publish their work in a peer-reviewed journal.
• All Participants will get a Certificate of Participation + Free Publication Opportunity of their work at ILE Publications + Internship Opportunity with the Institute of Legal Education + Campus Ambassador Opportunity with the Institute of Legal Education.

Important Links

• Official Announcement Link – https://iledu.in/2nlccdc/   
• Registration Link – https://iledu.in/r2nlccdc/   
• Submission Link – https://iledu.in/s2nlccdc/   
• Case Commentary Submission Rules – https://iledu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CASE-COMMENTRY-DRAFTING-RULES.pdf
• Legislation Commentary Submission Rules – https://iledu.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LEGISLATION-DRAFTING-RULES.pdf)
• Model Case Commentary Article – https://scjr.iledu.in/delay-in-execution-or-clemency-a-case-commentary-on-renuka-rinku-ratan-kiran-shinde-and-anr-v-union-of-india-and-ors/
• Model Legislation Commentary Article – https://cr.iledu.in/legislation-review-medical-termination-of-pregnancy-act-1971/

Contact

Any time you can contact us relating to this Competition via +91 94896 71437 (WhatsApp Only) or info@iledu.in (Prasanna S, Co-Ordinator)

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