Twenty First Dinesh Vyas Memorial GLC, National Legal Essay Competition 2021-22

The Magazine Committee of Government Law College, Mumbai, annually organises a national level legal essay writing competition.

Competition Details

Writing is a proclivity that a lawyer must never detach from himself, and thus, each year, the Magazine Committee of Government Law College, Mumbai, organises a national level legal essay writing competition, the ‘Dinesh Vyas Memorial Government Law College National Legal Essay Competition’.

The Dinesh Vyas Memorial Government Law College National Legal Essay Competition is sponsored in the memory of Late Mr Dinesh Vyas, one of GLC’s most distinguished alumni, who obtained his LLB degree from Government Law College in 1967.

The Topics for this year’s edition are:

• Analyse Indian laws with respect to reproductive rights. Do they sufficiently protect the bodily autonomy of all the stakeholders involved?

• With reference to previous laws passed, address the need for formulating a refugee law in India.

• In light of the recent establishment of the Sports Arbitration Centre of India, comment/shed light upon the scope of arbitration in disputes relating to sports.

• Critically appraise the concept of live-streaming court proceedings. Does it do more harm than good?

• Analyse the Mediation Bill, 2021. Is it a step forward in the right direction?

Eligibility

Students pursuing LL.B. (3 Years or 5 Years Courses)/ LL.M. course from any recognised University or College can participate in the competition.

Registration

The registration is free and open to all candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria provided hereinabove.

Prizes

• 1 Prize: ₹20,000/-

• 2 Prize: ₹15,000/-

• 3 Prize: ₹10,000/-

The first prize winning entry will be published in méLAWnge 2021-22, the Annual College Magazine of Government Law College, Mumbai. All publishing rights will remain with the organising committee.

Important Dates

The entries must be submitted on or before 23 January 2023.

No submissions made after that shall be accepted.

Submission Rules

1. The Essay must be written in English.

2. Each entry must be the original and previously unpublished work of the participant.

3. A copy of the entry should be e-mailed to melawnge@glcmumbai.com in both the PDF and Word formats with the subject "Entry for Vyas 2021-22".

4. Participants must submit a short bio-data in the body of the e-mail containing the following information: Full name, year, college name, telephone number & postal address along with personal contact number, email-id & postal address.

5. In the body of the same email, participants are required to specify which topic they have chosen to write on. Such specification must not be included in the entry itself.

6. Participants must submit a scanned copy of their College Student Identity Card or equivalent Fee Receipt. Entries which do not contain the same, will not be accepted.

7. No Registration fee is to be paid by the participants.

8. Co-authorship up to 2 authors is permitted within students from the same educational institution.

Contact Details

You may email us at melawnge@glcmumbai.com or contact Khadija Hetavkar, Chief Student Editor +91 9136032099.

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