1ST NATIONAL ONLINE

JUDGEMENT WRITING

COMPETITION-2018.

RULES & REGULATIONS FOR 1ST NATIONAL

ONLINE JUDGEMENT WRITING

COMPETITION-2018

ORGANISED BY:

THE JOURNAL FOR INDIAN RESEARCHERS (ISSN: 2581-3595) (TJIR)

OUR SPONSORS:

OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER:

ABOUT:

The Journal for Indian Researchers (ISSN: 2581-3595) in collaboration

with various organisations, such as, Legal Desire (Sponsor), Actus Legal

(Sponsor), Trayambak Overseas Pvt Ltd (Sponsor) & Live Law (Media

Partner), organizing 1st National Online Judgement Writing

Competition- 2018. Judgment Writing Competition looks at a

comprehensive characteristic of how laws learnt about in schoolrooms or

colleges are in fact put to effect and implemented in courtrooms where

facts and situations play a vital role and law is applied in its true sense

to these facts to set required legal precedents and pave way for judge-

made law. This competition pursues to capture the essence of Judges

and decision-making from young Law Students ambitious to join the

respected Judicial Services and also is a slight effort to impart the

dynamic role that judgments play in a society, particularly when Judicial

Activism is on a rise and is paving way in India.

ELIGIBILITY:

1. The participants must be currently pursuing their Bachelor’s Degree in law i.e. 3-Year

LL.B. course or 5-Year LL.B. course from any recognized university/school or pursing LLM

from any recognized University or person who is preparing for judiciary.

2. In one team, not more than two participants are allowed or may also seek Single

registration. A team comprising of two students from different colleges are not eligible to

participate in the competition.

3. Any Law College or Law University can send any number of entries. There is no

restriction on the number of entries from any college or university.

4. The competition shall be in English only.

5. Write-ups shall have no plagiarism and should be an original work of the participants.

THE COMPETITION:

1. The Competition will consist of only single round. The top 3 students/teams & 1st & 2nd

runner ups, will be awarded with cash prizes and certificates and other participants will

get participation certificate.

2. It shall be an online event.

REGISTRATION PROCESS:

1. The Registration Fee is 200 for an Individual/Single Registration & 400 for a Team

Registration.

2. Mode of Payment: Registration Fees should be paid via Paytm @ 8351033361 or deposit

the registration fees into a bank account through net banking. Bank account details are:

Name of the Account Holder: Varun Kumar, Account No: 918351033361, IFSC Code:

PYTM0123456.

3. The participants must submit the duly filled registration form via JotForm after making

Payment and attach the screenshot of Payment while filling up the registration form. The

link to registration form is: https://form.jotform.me/80574462384462.

4. A confirmation mail will be sent on approval of registration.

5. All submissions should be mailed to tjir@thejournalforindianresearchers.com.

FORMAT OF THE JUDGMENT:

1. A cover page stating the name of the competition, the name of your Institution and the

names of student authors, with the signatures of each student author.

2. The Judgment shall begin on the next page. The first page of Judgment must contain

Team Code, Name of the Court, Title, Number of the Case, Date of Delivery of Judgment ,

Nature of the Case(s) (Civil/Criminal/Writ).

3. Admissibility/Maintainability of Petitions/Suits/Appeal.

4. History and Procedural History of the Petition/Suit/Appeal.

5. Issues and Points for Determination.

6. Framing Specific Questions for determination.

7. Reference to Precedents, Other Sources (both authoritative and persuasive).

8. Decision on issues framed or points formulated or Decretal /Operative Part

THE JUDGMENT MAY BE SUBMITTED AS

FOLLOWS:

1. Word limit – 3000 words (including foot notes)

2. Format – MSWord

3. Font – Times New Roman

4. Font size- 12 for text, 10 for footnotes

5. Page numbers – bottom center

6. Line Spacing- 1.5 for text and 1.0 for footnotes

7. Alignment- Justified

8. Margin- One inch each side

9. The citation methodology to be followed is Harvard Bluebook (19th Edition)

10. All the Judgments must be sent as DOCX file and PDF file. The title of the file must be

in the following format AUH_TEAM CODE on tjir@thejournalforindianresearchers.com.

ANONYMITY:

Each team will be provided with a unique code upon registration. The identity of the teams

shall not be disclosed at any stage; such disclosure shall invite penalties including

disqualification. The decision for the same shall be at the discretion of the Organizing

Committee.

SCHEDULE & OTHER DETAILS:

All details of the competition, including, Schedule or declaration of Results or any other

material information shall be displayed and constantly updated, as and when required, on

the Website located at https://thejournalforindianresearchers. Any update on the website

shall be a communication deemed to be served upon all interested.

DECISION:

Decision of the jury shall be final and binding. Decision of the Organizing Committee shall

be binding in interpretation of any rules or for any query or otherwise.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

PARTICULARS: MARKS:

Beginning & Opening of the Judgment 10

Issues and Points for Determination 20

Citing of relevant laws viz. case-law, statutes & opinions of jurists 20

Decision on issue Framed 20

Decretal/Operative Part 20

Presentation, style, clarity, appearance, & over-all impression 10

PENALTIES:

Notwithstanding any other rule, the following penalties may be levied on participants:

1. Disqualification on grounds of

i. Non-Submission of Judgment

ii. Breach of Anonymity Rule

iii. Submission of Judgment beyond five days of the date of submission.

2. Submission of Judgments not complying with Rules shall attract a penalty of two marks

per aberration and two marks per 100 words (word limit).

3. Submission of Judgment (Soft Copy) beyond the date of submission shall attract penalty

of ten marks per day.

AWARDS:

1. First Prize – Certificate of Excellence + Cash Prize of Rs.1000 + INR. 2000 Gift Voucher of Legal

Desire Course + An Internship Opportunity (Trayambak Overseas Pvt Ltd, Noida, June to July).

2. Second Prize – Certificate of Excellence + Cash Prize of Rs. 500 + INR. 2000 Gift Voucher of Legal

Desire Course + An Internship Opportunity (Trayambak Overseas Pvt Ltd, Noida, June to July).

3. Third Prize – Certificate of Excellence + Cash Prize of Rs. 500 + INR. 2000 Gift Voucher of Legal

Desire Course + An Internship Opportunity (Trayambak Overseas Pvt Ltd, Noida, June to July).

4. 1st Runner Up – Certificate of Appreciation + Cash Prize 500 + An Internship opportunity (Actus

Legal, Subject to availability of time).

5. 2nd Runner Up – Certificate of Appreciation + Cash Prize 500 + An Internship Opportunity (Actus

Legal, Subject to availability of time).

Note: All the participants who submit the Judgments would get Participation Certificate & 10 percent

discount to all the participants on Online Legal Courses being provided by Legal Desire. The Journal

wouldn’t be liable for any prizes sponsored by the Sponsors. The Journal is liable to pay only cash prize

being offered to 1st, 2nd & 3rd winners.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE:

1. Mr. Varun Kumar, Founder & Editor-In-Chief (The Journal for Indian Researchers).

Contact No: 8351033361

2. Mr. Abhishek Puri, Co-Founder & Managing Editor (The Journal for Indian

Researchers).

Contact No: 9625577005

3. Mr. Amit, Co-Founder & Assistant Managing Editor (The Journal for Indian

Researchers).

Contact No: 8262892004.

Email: tjir@thejournalforindianresearchers.com

Website: https://thejournalforindianresearchers.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejournalforindianresearchers.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tjir.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

EVENT: DATE:

Date of Release of Official Notification 07th March 2018.

Last Date for Registration and Payment of Registration Fee 22th March 2018.

Last Date of Clarification 27th March 2018.

Releasing of Individual/Team Codes 26th March 2018.

Last Date for Submission of Judgment (Soft Copy) 12th April 2018.

Declaration of Result 03rd May 2018.

Sponsors’ Details

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Website: http://www.legaldesire.com.

Trayambak is a dedicated full-service Intellectual Property Firm, whichprovides a wide range of professional intellectual property law services to itslocal as well as foreign clients. The Intellectual Property Division of Trayambakoverseas Pvt Ltd comprises of a team of dedicated Patent Attorneys andAgents having specialized domain knowledge in the field of Life Sciences,biotechnology, Medical, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics, Mechanical,Telecommunications and software. Trayambak offers research & analyticservices covering the entire spectrum of patent, technology and product lifecycle, which includes matters related to patentability search, patent drafting,filing patent applications, counseling and preparing opinions related to patentability, patent infringement, and patent validity; preparing licensingagreements of both patents and technologies; counseling in acquiringintellectual property rights. Trayambak advises clients concerning thecreation, development, enforcement, exploitation, protection, and transfer ofintellectual property rights.

Website: http://www.trayambak.com.

Actus Legal Associates is a full-service law firm based in New Delhi,offering efficacious and pragmatic legal and advisory solutions at anaffordable cost. The firm has a team of dynamic lawyers, CS, CA andfinancial consultants dedicated to handling litigation, disputeresolution, strategic structuring and advisory services, tailor-made tothe unique legal requirements of the clients. Being young, vibrant andzealous, the motto of the firm is not to prolong litigation but effectivelyshorten its life by applying practical knowledge, skills and expertise ofthe team. The firm has a wide referral network and has built closerelations with senior counsels as well as boutique law firms. The firm isa one stop destination for all services related to the field of law. Thebandwidth includes not only filing, drafting, pleading and appearing invarious courts and tribunals but also providing legal consultancy,research, compliances, opinions, due diligence reports, conveyance &deeds, solicitation, briefing & engaging services of senior advocates.

Website: http://actuslegal.in.

Live Law is a comprehensive legal news portal and is set toredefine the standards of legal journalism in India. OurEndeavour is to bring in more transparency in legal reportingwithout lowering the supremacy of law..

Website: http://www.livelaw.in.