About the Organizer

SIU was established under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, in the year 2002. Symbiosis Law School, Pune is a constituent of Symbiosis International (Deemed University).

Symbiosis Law School, Pune, (SLS Pune) in 2019 has been ranked 7th by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Ministry of Human Resource Development India among the Law Institutes all over the Country.

About the Event

Symbiosis Law School, Pune is organizing the 12th edition of its cultural, sports and legal fest ‘Symbhav’ on 28th February, 29th February, and 1st March 2020.

The Judgment Writing Competition, 2020 has been conceived with the aim of promoting skills of interpreting and applying legal concepts to facts and drafting judgments.

The Judgment Writing Competition, 2020 has been conceived with the aim of promoting skills of interpreting and applying legal concepts to facts and drafting judgments.

The Judgment Writing Competition will have the following principles and purpose:

1. To develop a judicious mind;
2. To apply legal concepts with a clarity of thought;
3. To promote the spirit of rule of law and justice; and,
4. To interpret the law in a justifiable manner with a view to meet ends of justice.

The last date for registration has been extended to January 22, 2020

Team Composition

1. Each team shall consist of two (02) participants only.
2. The participants shall be from any of the 3 year LLB or 5 years integrated LLB course.
3. Teams may not be altered after registration.
4. Registration Fees for Judgment Writing event is Rs. 1000/-.

Submission Guidelines

• It shall not exceed 6000 words (including authorities).
• The team is required to cite authorities similar to Judgments of Court.
• The judgment shall conform to the format of the judgment as given below and shall contain the Team Code on the front page.
• It shall be submitted as an attachment in .doc / .docX format and .pdf format with font size of 12 and line spacing of 1.5 lines in Times New Roman‘ font. The alignment must be justified on A4 size paper.
• The subject of the mail must be in the format of ̳Code xxx – Judgment Submission – Judgement Writing 2020‘.
• The name of the file should be Team Code i.e. ̳Team xxx‘ (for e.g. the code of a team is 2020, the document should be named as ̳Team 2020‘ and the email should be sent with the subject: Code 2020 – Judgment Submission – Judgement Writing 2020‘).

Deadline

The judgment is to be mailed latest by 11:59 P.M. IST, March 01, 2020, atcqcsymbhav[at]gmail.com. Any judgment received after 11:59 P.M. IST, March 01, 2020, will not be considered for the competition and the team will be disqualified.

Contact Information

• Abhishek Singh:  +91 99711 95191
• Prakriti Tripathi:  +91 81261 93154
• Rashi Mishra: +91 94258 61560
• Shanvi Punamiya: +91 96198 83816