LEGAL SPECTRA 20195th All India Law School Meet

FACULTY OF LEGAL STUDIESSOA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW

SIKSHA ‘O’ ANUSANDHAN(DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

TEAM COMPOSITION A team shall consist of minimum 3 members and can extend upto 10 members. All the team members must be a student pursuing 3 years or 5 years programs in law

and enrolled in the academic year 2018-2019 in any Law College/School/University recognized by Bar Council.

No change in the team composition under any circumstances whatsoever shall be permitted, once it is communicated to the organizers.

EVENTS EVENT CODE COMPOSITION

Moot Court MCC 2 Speaker and/or 1 Researcher

Parliamentary Debate PDC 3 participants

Trial Advocacy Competition TAC 2 Speaker and/or 1 Researcher

Legal Drafting LDC 1 participant

Quiz QC 2 participant

Extempore EC 1 participant

Poster making PMC 1 participant

Singing Competition SC 1 participant

Dance Competition DC 1 or more participant

Photography Competition PC 1 participant

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INDEX

SL. No. EVENT PAGE No.

1 Moot Court 03

2 Parliamentary Debate 07

3 Trial Advocacy Competition 13

4 Legal Drafting Competition 16

5Quiz Competition 18

6 Extempore Competition 20

7 Poster Making Competition 21

8 Singing Competition 22

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Dance Competition

Photography Competition (Special Event )

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MOOT COURT COMPETITION (MCC)

1. Title & Commencement 1.1. The Oral Rounds of the ‘Legal Spectra, 2019 ―Moot Court Competition’,

shall be held as per the schedule to be fixed by the Organizing Committee. 1.2. Unless a contrary intention appears from the context, the following words and

expression are used in the following sense―1.2.1. MCC means the Legal Spectra, 2019― Moot Court Competition’.1.2.2. MCS means the ‘Moot Court Society, SNIL’.1.2.3. Organizers / Administrators / Authority means members of Organizing

Committee of Legal Spectra, 2019.1.2.4. Teams means team registered for MCC composed of members from the

participating teams from the respective organization in Legal Spectra, 2019.

2. Eligibility Criteria 2.1. The language of the Competition shall be English.2.2. Undergraduate students pursuing three or five year courses of LL.B. degree in the

academic year 2018-2019 from any Law School/College/University recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate.

2.3. Only one team from a particular law school/ College/ Institution/University can register to participate in the MCC.

2.4. Each team shall be composed either of two (2) speakers only or of two (2) speakers and one (1) researcher. No change in team composition under any circumstances whatsoever shall be permitted, once it is communicated to the organizers.

3. Format of the Competition 3.1. There shall be one moot proposition. Submission of memorials on /before the

stipulated time is mandatory for all teams participating in the MCC.3.2. The event will be conducted in three rounds, the preliminary round, the semi-final

round, and the final (championship) round. However, the organizing committee depending upon the exigencies may increase or reduce the number of rounds in such a case.

4. Memorials 4.1. The Memorials shall not exceed 30 typed pages (including the Cover Page) and

shall necessarily consist of the following sections:

a) Cover Page b) Table of Contents c) List of Abbreviations d) Index of Authorities

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e) Statement of Jurisdiction f) Statement of Facts g) Statement of Issuesh) Summary of Arguments i) Arguments Advanced (Written Pleadings)j) Prayer

4.2. The cover page of each Memorials shall conform to the following specification: 4.2.1. The team code on the top right hand corner of the cover page.4.2.2. The name and place of the forum. 4.2.3. The relevant legal provision under which filed. 4.2.4. Name of parties and their status (Petitioner-Appellant / Opposite Party-

Respondent) 4.2.5. Memorial Filed on Behalf of (Petitioner-Appellant / Opposite Party-

Respondent)4.2.6. Counsel Appearing on Behalf of (Petitioner-Appellant / Opposite Party-

Respondent)4.3. The hard copies of the Memorials must bear a cover page in conformity with the

following scheme: Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s): Blue

Opposite Party(s)/Respondent(s): Red

4.4. A team code shall be assigned to each of the participating teams on or before 20th

January. Identity of the participants or of the institution being represented ought not to be mentioned anywhere in the Memorial. Any other mark, character or text that tends to reveal the identity of the team members or of the institution being represented would also be considered as a violation of this rule. Any violation of this Rule shall attract severe penalty at the sole discretion of the Organizing Committee and may amount to the disqualification of the Moot team from the Competition.

4.5. Memorials should be in soft cover, typed and spirally bound. Typing of memorial should be as per specifications given below:

a) Paper size A4b) Font size 12c) Font Type Times New Romand) Line spacing 1.5e) Margins 1 Inch on each side

4.6. Specification for footnotes are as follows:

a)

Font size 10

b Font Type Times New Romanc Line spacing 1

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4.7. The e-copy (‘.pdf’ format) of each Memorial must reach the Organizing Committee vide email to [snilevent@soa.ac.in] latest by 11:59 hours (IST) of 25th

January. The subject of the e-mail must in all case be: “LEGAL SPECTRA 2019: SUBMISSION OF MEMORIAL, TEAM CODE: _____”. Six (6) hard copies of the Memorial for each side [Petitioner(s)/ Respondent] must be submitted to the members of MCS upon arrival of the team for Registration at the Meet on 30 th

January. No team will be permitted to submit the hard copies of the Memorial after the specified date. Team failing to submit the e-copy of memorials after 25th January shall not be permitted to submit the hard copies of the memorial thereafter.

4.8. The Standard Indian Legal Citation Style of footnoting must be followed strictly as far as practicable. In any case, footnoting must be uniform throughout the Memorial. The Standard Indian Legal Citation can be accessed at http://silcmanual.org/register.html

4.9. Word limits for various parts of the Memorial shall be as follows: 4.9.1. Statement of Facts: 1,000 words 4.9.2. Summary of Arguments: 1,200 words 4.9.3. Written Submissions and Prayer: 8,000 words (inclusive of footnotes)

4.10. The Index of Authorities must contain a list of all legal authorities cited in any section of the Memorial. The Index must contain the page number(s) of the Memorial where the authorities are so cited.

4.11. No amendments can be made to the Memorials after submission. Any distinction or difference between the soft and hard copies of the Memorials would attract a penalty, as determined by the Administrator, MCS.

5. Evaluation of Memorials 5.1. Memorials shall be evaluated on the following criteria:

a) Language & grammatical accuracy 15 Marksb) Application of Fact 15 Marksc) Reasoning 25 Marksd) Understanding Law & Procedure 25 Markse) Presentation (including compliance of the

requisite format , arrangement and citationmode)

20 Marks

Total 100 Marks

6. Oral Arguments 6.1. Each team would be given 30 minutes to present their oral arguments, subject to

a maximum of 20 minutes per Speaker in the Preliminary Round. For the Semi Final & Final Rounds, each team would get 40 minutes each, subject to a maximum of 25 minutes per speaker. This shall include the pleading and any rebuttal time, if

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applicable. Provided, Judges at their discretion, may extend time of oral argument for any of the round of MCC.

6.2. Rebuttal would be allowed only to the Petitioner / Appellant. The Petitioner / Appellant will have to specify the length of time they want to reserve for rebuttal, before beginning their oral arguments.

6.3. The Semi Final of the MCC shall be conducted on a knock out basis.6.4. The memorial scores of the teams shall be taken into consideration only for the

Preliminary Rounds. Thereafter, the memorial scores of the moot proposition shall be used only if there is tie of scores between two teams, in which case the team having higher memorial scores shall qualify for the next round.

7. Scouting 7.1. No member of any team will be permitted to hear the arguments in any court

rooms in which that team is one of the contesting teams whilst that team is still in the competition. However, the Final Round will be held in Open Court Room.

7.2. No member of any team shall interact with any person except fellow participants and the organizers during MCC.

7.3. Any team found in the violation of the above-mentioned rule shall be disqualified forthwith.

7.4. Team found attempting to approach and influence Judges, Administrators or Organizers shall be disqualified.

8. Miscellaneous 8.1. The results for the Preliminary and the Semi-Final Round shall be announced

shortly after each round. The Organizing Committee shall have the discretion to make changes in the criteria and the manner in which the teams will qualify and the said changes will be notified in due course of time.

8.2. The result of the championship/final round will be announced at the valedictory ceremony.

8.3. All participants are expected to maintain the decorum in the court during the competition and are expected to conduct themselves in a manner befitting the legal profession.

8.4. The organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action for any unethical, unprofessional and immoral conduct.

8.5. The Dress code for the participants shall be Advocate’s attire.8.6. The researcher is not allowed to argue in the Court room. However, he/she can

pass on the hand written notes to the Speakers.8.7. The Rules specified herein above shall be strictly adhered to. The Organizing

Committee reserves the right to disqualify teams for deviating from the Rules. The Committee will resolve any contingencies that may arise during the conduct of the MCC and will be the final arbiters regarding any doubts / grievances. The decision taken by the Committee shall be final and binding. These rules are not exhaustive.

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PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE COMPETITION (PDC)1. Title & Commencement

1.1. The ‘Legal Spectra, 2019 ― Parliamentary Debate Competition’, shall be held as per the schedule to be fixed by the organizing committee.

1.2. Unless a contrary intention appears from the context, the following words and expression are used in the following sense―a) PDC means ‘Legal Spectra, 2019 ― Parliamentary Debate Competition’.b) LLS mean the ‘Lex Literary Society, SNIL’.c) Organizers / Administrators / Authority means members of Organizing Committee

of Legal Spectra, 2019.

2. Eligibility Criteria 2.1. The language of the Competition shall be English.2.2. Undergraduate students pursuing three or five year courses of LL.B. degree from

any Law School/College/University recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate.

2.3. Only one team can register from a particular law school/ College/ Institution/University to participate in the PDC.

2.4. Each team shall be composed of three (3) members only. No change in team composition under any circumstances whatsoever shall be permitted, once it has been communicated to the organizers.

3. Introduction (Format of the Debate ) 3.1. The debate will consist of two teams of three persons each (persons will be known

as "members"), a chairperson (known as the "Speaker of the House" or "Mister/Madame Speaker" and an adjudicator or panel of adjudicators.)

3.2. The Government Side and the Opposition Side will be decided by the Draw of lots.

3.3. The Members of the Government side consists of: 3.3.1 The Prime minister (PM)-He/She opens the debate, defines the motion and advances arguments.3.3.2 The Deputy Prime Minister (DPM)-He/She refutes at first instance the case of the opposition, re-establishes the government’s claim, and advances arguments.3.3.3 The Government Whip (GW) - He/She makes an issue-based rebuttal of the opposition's case and summarizes the case of the government.

3.4. The Members of the Opposition side consists of:

3.4.1 The Leader of the Opposition (LO) - He/She responds directly to the case of the government by giving a direct clash, and advances arguments. He/She may challenge the motion if the definition is challengeable.

3.4.2 The Deputy Leader of the Opposition (DPL) - He/She refutes the case of the DPM, reestablishes the case of the opposition, and advances an argument.

3.4.3 The Opposition Whip (OW) - He/She makes an issue-based rebuttal of the government's case and summarizes the case of the opposition.

3.4.4 Members will deliver a substantive speech of seven (7) minutes duration and should offer points of information (POI) while members of the opposing teams

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are speaking.

4. The Motion

4.1 The motion should be unambiguously worded. 4.2 The motion should reflect the standard rules of the Asian Style Parliamentary

Debate. 4.3 The members should debate the motion in the spirit of the motion.

5. Preparation

5.1 The debate would commence 30 minutes after the motion is announced. 5.2 Team should arrive at their venue 10 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time

of the debate. 5.3 Members are permitted to use printed or written material during preparation and

debate hours. Printed material includes books, journals, newspapers and other similar materials. The use of electronic equipment is strictly prohibited during preparation and in the debate.

6. Points of Information

8.1. Points of Information (questions directed to the member-speaking) may be asked between first minute mark and the 6-minute mark of the members’ speeches (speeches are of seven minutes duration).

Illustration: Total time of speech = 07 minutes

07 minutes = 01 minutes + 05 minutes + 01 minutes

No Point of Information

POI8.2. To ask a Point of Information, a member should stand & place one hand on his or

her head and extend the other towards the member speaking. The member may announce that he/she would like to ask a "Point of Information" or use other words to this effect. The member who is speaking may accept or decline to answer the Point of Information.

8.3. Points of Information should not exceed 15 seconds in length. 8.4. The member who is speaking may ask the person offering the Point of

Information to sit down where the offeror has a reasonable opportunity to be heard and understood.

8.5. Members should attempt to answer at least two (2) Points of Information during their speech. Members should also offer Points of Information.

8.6. Points of Information should be assessed in accordance with clause 6.4. 8.7. Points of Order and Points of Personal Privilege are not permitted.

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7. Timing of the Speeches

7.1 Following are the time limit for each speaker (in order) 7.2 1st Government Speaker (Prime Minister) : 7 minutes7.3 1st Opposition Speaker (Leader of Opposition): 7minutes7.4 2nd Government Speaker (DPM): 7 minutes7.5 2nd Opposition Speaker (DPL): 7 minutes7.6 Government Whip Speaker (GW): 7 minutes7.7 Opposition Whip Speaker (OW) : 7 minutes7.8 Reply speech of Government: 4 minutes7.9 Reply speech of Opposition: 4 minutes

NOTE: Reply speeches can be given only by the 1st or 2nd speaker of both the sides.

9. Adjudication

8.1 The debate should be adjudicated by a panel of at least three (3) adjudicators, wherever this is possible.

8.2 At the conclusion of the debate, the adjudicators should confer and rank the teams.

10. Definitions

9.1 The Prime Minister (PM) should provide the definition at the beginning of his or her speech.

9.2 The definition should state the issue (or issues) for debate arising out of the motion and state the meaning of any terms in the motion which requires interpretation.

9.3 The Definition must:

9.3.1 Have a clear and logical link to the motion - This means that an average reasonable person would accept the link made by the member between the motion and the definition (where there is no such link the definition may sometimes be referred to as a "squirrel")

9.3.2 Not be self-proving - A definition is self-proving when the case is that something should or should not be done and there is no reasonable rebuttal. A definition may also be self-proving when the case is that a certain state of affairs exists or does not exist and there is no reasonable rebuttal (these definitions are sometimes referred to as "truisms").

9.3.3 Not be time set - This means that the debate must take place in the present and that the definition cannot set the debate in the past or the future.

9.3.4 Not be place specified - This means that the definition cannot restrict the debate so narrowly to a particular geographical or political location that a participant of the tournament could not reasonably be expected to have knowledge of the place.

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11. Challenging The Definition 10.1 The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) may challenge the definition if it violates

clause 12 of these rules. The Leader of the Opposition should clearly state that he or she is challenging the definition.

10.2 The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) should substitute an alternative definition after challenging the definition of the Prime Minister.

12. Assessing Definitional Challenge

11.1 The adjudicator should determine the definition to be ‘unreasonable’ where it violates clause 12 of these rules.

11.2 The onus to establish that the definition is unreasonable is on the members asserting that the definition is unreasonable.

11.3 Where the definition is unreasonable, the opposition should substitute an alternative definition that should be accepted by the adjudicator provided it is not unreasonable.

11.4 Where the definition of the Opening Government is unreasonable and an alternative definition is substituted by the Opening Opposition, the Closing Government may introduce matter which is inconsistent with the matter presented by the Opening Government and consistent with the definition of the Opening Opposition.

11.5 If the Opening Opposition has substituted a definition that is also unreasonable, then the Closing Government may challenge the definition of the Opening Opposition and substitute an alternative definition.

11.6 If the Closing Government has substituted a definition that is also unreasonable (in addition to the unreasonable definitions of the Opening Government and Opening Opposition), the Closing Opposition may challenge the definition of the Closing Government and substitute an alternative definition.

13. Matter

12.1 The Definition of Matter

12.1.1 Matter is the content of the members’ speech. It is the argument, a debater uses to further his or her case and persuade the audience.

12.1.2 Matter includes arguments, reasoning, examples, case studies, facts and any other material that attempts to support the case.

12.1.3 Matter includes positive (or substantive) material and rebuttal (arguments specifically aimed to refute the arguments of the opposing team(s)). Matter includes Points of Information.

12.2 Elements of Matter

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12.2.1 Matter should be relevant, logical and consistent. 12.2.2 Matter should be relevant. It should relate to the issues of the debate.12.2.3 Positive material should support the case being presented and rebuttal

should refute the material being presented by the opposing team(s). The Member should appropriately prioritize and apportion time to the dynamic issues of the debate.

12.2.4 Matter should be logical. Arguments should be developed logically in order to be clear and well-reasoned and therefore plausible. The conclusion of all arguments should support the member’s case.

12.2.5 Matter should be consistent. Members should ensure that the matter they present is consistent within their speech, their team and the remainder of the members on their side of the debate.

12.2.6 All Members should present positive matter (except the final two members in the debate) and all members should present rebuttal (except the first member in the debate). The Government Whip may choose to present positive matter.

12.2.7 All Members should attempt to answer at least two (2) points of information during their own speech and offer points of information during opposing speeches.

12.3 Assessing Matter

12.3.1 The matter presented should be persuasive. ‘The elements of matter’ should assist an adjudicator to assess the persuasiveness and credibility of the matter presented.

12.3.2 Matter should be assessed from the viewpoint of the average reasonable person. Adjudicators should analyze the matter presented and assess its persuasiveness, while disregarding any specialist knowledge they may have on the issue of the debate.

12.3.3 Adjudicators should not allow any bias to influence their assessment. Debaters should not be discriminated against on the basis of religion, sex, race, colour, nationality, sexual preference, age, social status or disability.

12.3.4 Points of information should be assessed according to the effect they have on the persuasiveness of the cases of both the member answering the point of information and the member offering the point of information.

14. Manner

13.1 Definition of Manner 13.1.1 Manner is the presentation of the speech. It is the style and structure a

member uses to further his or her case and persuade the audience. 13.1.2 Manner is comprised of many separate elements. Some of these elements

are listed below. 13.2 Elements of Style

13.2.1 The elements of style include eye contact, voice modulation, hand gestures, language, the use of notes and any other element which may affect the effectiveness of the presentation of the member.

13.2.2 Eye contact will generally assist a member to persuade an audience as it allows the member to appear more sincere.

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13.2.3 Voice modulation will generally assist a member to persuade an audience as the debater may emphasize important arguments and keep the attention of the audience. This includes the pitch, tone and volume of the member’s voice and the use of pauses.

13.2.4 Hand gestures will generally assist a member to emphasize important arguments. Excessive hand movements may however be distracting and reduce the attentiveness of the audience to the arguments.

13.2.5 Language should be clear and simple. Members who use language which is too verbose or confusing may detract from the argument if they lose the attention of the audience.

13.2.6 The use of notes is permitted, but members should be careful that they do not rely on their notes too much and distract from the other elements of manner.

13.3 Elements of Structure

13.3.1 The elements of structure include the structure of the speech of the member and the structure of the speech of the team.

13.3.2 The matter of the speech of each member must be structured. The member should organize his or her matter to improve the effectiveness of their presentation.

13.3.3 The matter of the team must be structured. The team should organize their matter to improve the effectiveness of their presentation.

13.3.4 The team should contain a consistent approach to the issues being debated; and allocate positive matter to each member where both members of the team are introducing positive matter; and include: an introduction, conclusion and a series of arguments; and be well-timed in accordance with the time limitations and the need to prioritize and apportion time to matter.

15. Adjudication

14.1 All the rounds will be on knock out basis.14.2 The results for all the rounds of PDC except the championship/final round shall

be announced shortly after each round. 14.3 The results of the championship round shall be announced at the valedictory

ceremony.14.4 The decision of the judges will be final and cannot be challenged.

16. Miscellaneous 15.1 The result of the championship round will be announced at the valedictory

ceremony. 15.2 All participants are expected to maintain the decorum in the House during the

competition and are expected to conduct themselves in a manner befitting the legal profession.

15.3 The Organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action for any unethical, unprofessional and immoral conduct.

15.4 The Dress code for the debate shall be Western formals for men and

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Western/Indian formals for women.15.5 The number of rounds and the manner of selection of teams would be explained

on the day of the competition.15.6 The Rules specified herein above shall be strictly adhered to. The Organizing

Committee reserves the right to disqualify teams for deviating from the Rules. The Committee will resolve any contingencies that may arise during the conduct of the PDC and will be the final arbiters regarding any doubts/ grievances. The decision taken by the Committee shall be final and binding. These rules are not exhaustive.

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TRIAL ADVOCACY COMPETITON (TAC)

1. Title & Commencement

1.1 The oral rounds of the ‘Legal Spectra, 2019- Trial Advocacy Competition’ shall be held as per the schedule to be fixed by the organizing committee.

1.2 Unless a contrary intention appears from the context, the following words and expression are used in the following sense-

1.2.1 TAC means the Legal Spectra 2019- Trial Advocacy Competition1.2.2 Organizers/Administrators/ Authority means members of the Organizing

Committee of Legal Spectra 20191.2.3 Teams’ means registered for TAC composed of the member(s) from participating

teams from respective organizations in legal Spectra.

2. Language

The language of the competition shall be English.

3. Eligibility Criteria

3.1 Under graduate students pursuing three or five year courses of LL.B degree in the academic year 2018-2019 from any Law School/College/University recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate.

3.2 Only one of the team from a particular law school/ college/ institution/ university can register to participate in TAC.

3.3 Each team shall be composed of either two speakers only or two speakers and one researcher. No change in the team composition under any circumstances whatsoever shall be permitted, once it is communicated to the organizers.

4. Witnesses

4.1 The Organizing Committee will provide the witnesses as listed in the proposition. The witnesses will be generally briefed and assigned by the organizers. However each team will have an opportunity to specially brief their witnesses. The witnesses to be briefed will be assigned to each team an hour prior to the commencement of the respective round.

5. Format of the Competition

5.1 The event will be conducted in three rounds, the preliminary round, the semifinal round, and the final round. However, the Organizing Committee depending upon the exigencies may increase or decrease the number of rounds.

5.2 The semifinal and final round will be on knock out basis.

6. Oral Arguments

6.1 The time slots for all the Rounds of the TAC shall be as follows:-

6.1.1 Cross Examination on behalf of the Defense 18 Mins

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6.1.2 Final Arguments on behalf of the Defense 12 Mins6.2 The time allotted to each team shall be 30 Mins each.

7. Scoring of Oral Rounds

A team shall in all the oral rounds of TAC shall be judged on the following parameters:

7.1 Knowledge of Fact.7.2 Reasoning.7.3 Appreciation of Evidences.7.4 Proper Examination of Witness.7.5 Cross Examination skills7.6 Presentation of arguments7.7 Understanding of Law & Procedure

8. Results

8.1 Subject to Rule No.5, the criteria and manner in which the teams will qualify for the several rounds will be at the discretion of the Organizing Committee and the same will be revealed at the time of orientation to each participating team.

8.2 The results for the preliminary, semi-final and final round shall be announced shortly after each round.

8.3 The results of the final round shall be announced at the valedictory ceremony to be held on Sunday February 3rd 2019.

9. Scouting

9.1 No member of any team will be permitted to hear the arguments in any court rooms in which that team is one of the contesting teams whilst that team is still in the competition. However, the semi-final and final round will be held in open Court room.

9.2 No member of any team shall interact with any person except fellow participants and the organizers during TAC.

9.3 Any team found in the violation of the above mentioned rule shall be disqualified forthwith.

9.4 Team found attempting to approach and influence Judges, Administrators or Organizers shall be disqualified.

10. Miscellaneous

10.1 All participants are expected to maintain the decorum in the Court room during the competition and are expected to conduct themselves in a manner befitting the legal profession.

10.2 The Organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action for any unethical, unprofessional and immoral conduct.

10.3 The dress code for the participants shall be Advocate’s attire.

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10.4 The researcher is not allowed to argue in the Court room. However, he/she can pass on the hand written notes to the Speakers.

10.5 The Rules specified herein above shall be strictly adhered to. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to disqualify teams for deviating from the Rules. The Committee will resolve any contingencies that may arise during the conduct of the TAC. The decision taken by the Committee shall be final and binding. These rules are not exhaustive.

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LEGAL DRAFTING COMPETITON (LDC)1. Title & Commencement

1.1. The Oral Rounds of the ‘Legal Spectra, 2019 ― Legal Drafting Competition’, shall be held as per the schedule to be fixed by the Organizing Committee.

1.2. Unless a contrary intention appears from the context, the following words and expression are used in the following sense―

a) LDC means the Legal Spectra, 2019― Legal Drafting Competition’.b) Organizers / Administrators / Authority means members of Organizing

Committee of Legal Spectra, 2019.c) Team means team registered LDC composed of member from participating

teams from respective organization in Legal Spectra 2019.

2. Eligibility Criteria 2.1. The language of the competition shall be in English.2.2. Undergraduate students pursuing three or five year courses of LL.B. degree in the

academic year 2018-2019 from any Law School/College/University recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate.

2.3. Only one team from a particular Law School/ College/ Institution/University can register to participate in the LDC.

2.4. Each team shall be composed of one member only.

3. Format of the Competition 3.1. The event will be conducted in one round only.3.2. The domain area of the LDC includes Writ Petition, Complaint, Assignment

Agreement, Memorandum of Association, Sale Deed and Arbitration Agreement.3.3. A synopsis/background of proposition will be circulated on 20th JANUARY and

the detailed moot proposition shall be made available to the participants of LDC on their arrival at the venue on the date of registration.

4. Drafting Rules 4.1. The draft pertaining to the LDC shall be handwritten and in no case whatsoever,

print format of the draft shall be accepted.4.2. The participants shall be given 75 minutes time to complete their draft pertaining

to the LDC.4.3. Participants are strictly prohibited to refer any books / commentaries / digests /

own notes or any other material during the conduct of the LDC. Provided, they may refer the bare provisions (Bare Acts if required) only for the referential purposes.

4.4. Any participant found to have prepared any draft in advance or caught referring to any prescribed form / standard formats shall be ipso facto disqualified from the LDC.

5. Evaluation of the Draft

Drafted materials shall be evaluated on the following criteria: a) Language & grammatical accuracy 20 Marksb) Appraisal of Facts on Record 15 Marksc) Creative interpretation of facts, law and 20 Marks

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innovative approachd) Understanding Law & Procedure 15 Markse) Presentation [including compliance of

the requisite format , arrangement and citation mode]

20 Marks

f) Cleanliness 10 MarksTotal 100 Marks

However, it can be changed as per the discretion of the Organizing Committee which will be duly intimated to the participating teams as and when required.

6. Miscellaneous 6.1. The result of the LDC will be announced at the valedictory ceremony. 6.2. Use of Laptops / Tablets / Smart Phones and other similar electronic gadgets

during the conduct of LDC is strictly prohibited. 6.3. The organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action for any unethical,

unprofessional and immoral conduct.6.4. The Rules specified herein above shall be strictly adhered to. The Organizing

Committee reserve the right to disqualify teams for deviating from the Rules. The Committee will resolve any contingencies that may arise during the conduct of the LDC and will be the final arbiters regarding any doubts / grievances. The decision taken by the Committee shall be final and binding. These rules are not exhaustive.

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QUIZ COMPETITION (QC)1. Title & Commencement

1.1. The ‘Legal Spectra, 2019 ― Quiz Competition’, shall be held as per the schedule to be fixed by the Organizing Committee.

1.2. Unless a contrary intention appears from the context, the following words and expression are used in the following sense―

a) QC means ‘Legal Spectra, 2019 ― Quiz Competition’.b) LLS means the ‘Lex Literary Society, SNIL’.c) Organizers / Administrators / Authority means members of Organizing Committee of

Legal Spectra, 2019.

2. Eligibility Criteria & Team Composition 2.1. The language of the Competition shall be English.2.2. Under graduate students pursuing three or five year courses of LL.B. degree in the

academic year 2018-2019 from any Law School/College/University recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate.

2.3. Only one team can register from a particular Law School/College/Institution/University to participate in the QC.

2.4. Each team shall be comprise of two members only.

3. Format of the Competition 3.1. The event will be conducted in two rounds, the Preliminary Written Round & the

Final (Championship) Round. All teams shall participate in the Preliminary Written Round and only top six teams will qualify for the Final (Championship) Round.

3.2. The time limit for the Preliminary (Written) Round will be 30 minutes and it shall contain 40 objective type questions, each carrying two points. However, for each incorrect answer there will be a deduction of 0.5 points. The question will be from general and recent areas and it shall not be restricted to the field of Law.

3.3. The top six team will then compete in the championship round which will be an oral round. The final (Oral) round will be conducted in five different phase. In the first phase, each team shall be asked four (4) questions each, for which they will be awarded 5 points however there will be no negative marking for the incorrect answer.

3.4. The top five teams will then qualify for the next phase of the final round, for which each team shall have to face three (3) questions each. For each correct answer, teams will be awarded 5 points, however, for each incorrect answer, there will be a deduction of 2 points.

3.5. The top four team will then qualify for the third phase of the championship round. The third phase will be an ‘audio visual round’, in which each team shall be asked two questions each and they shall be awarded 10 points for each correct answer.

3.6. The fourth phase will be a ‘buzzer round’, in which a total of 12 questions will be asked and the team buzzing the buzzer first shall be allowed to answer. For each correct answer in this round, 20 points shall be awarded, however for each incorrect answer there will be a deduction of 5 points. Provided herein, that if a team fails to answer, after buzzing the buzzer, within the stipulated time as kept by the quiz master, there will be a deduction of 10 points.

3.7. The final phase of the final round will be an answer ‘till death round’, in which each team will be asked questions till they fail to answer and the team shall be awarded 5 points for each correct answers.

3.8. The team with the highest score at the end of the final round shall be declared as

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winner.

Rounds No. of QuestionsNo. of teams

in each round

Marks for correct answer

Marks for incorrect answer

Fail to Answer

14 questions per

team6 +5 0 0

23 questions per

team5 +5 -2 0

32 audio visual

questions per team

4 +10 0 0

4Total 12 number

of questions4 +20 -5 -10

5Infinite number

of questions4 +5 Go Home Go Home

4. Miscellaneous 4.1. The result of the championship round will be announced at the valedictory

ceremony.4.2. The dress code for the QC shall be Western formals for men and Western/Indian

formals for women.4.3. The time limits for each phase of the championship round shall be declared by the

Quiz master just before each phase of the championship round.4.4. In case of any tie, in any of the rounds, the administrators shall have the freedom

to adopt appropriate methods of tie-breaking. 4.5. The organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action for any unethical,

unprofessional and immoral conduct.4.6. The Rules specified herein above shall be strictly adhered to. The Organizing

Committee reserve the right to disqualify teams for deviating from the Rules. The Committee will resolve any contingencies that may arise during the conduct of the QC and will be the final arbiters regarding any doubts / grievances. The decision taken by the Committee shall be final and binding. These rules are not exhaustive.

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EXTEMPORE COMPETITION (EC)1. Title & Commencement

1.1. The ‘Legal Spectra, 2019― EXTEMPORE COMPETITION’, shall be held as per schedule fixed by the Organizing Committee

1.2. Unless a contrary intention appears from the context, the following words and expression are used in the following sense―

a) EC means ‘Extempore Competition’ - Legal Spectra, 2019b) Organizers / Administrators / Authority means members of Organizing Committee

of Legal Spectra, 20192. Eligibility Criteria

2.1. The language of the Competition shall be English.2.2. Undergraduate students pursuing three or five year courses of LL.B. degree in the

academic year 2018-2019 from any Law School/College/University recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate.

2.3. Only one team can register from a particular law school/ College/ Institution/University to participate in the EC.

2.4. Each team shall be composed of only one member.

3. Rules and Guideline 3.1. The topic for impromptu speech will be given on spot.3.2. Each speaker will be given 4 minutes for the impromptu speech3.3. A warning bell will be given at the end of 3 minutes.

4. Result 4.1. Selection criteria will be announced on spot.4.2. The participant with the highest mark at the end of final stage will be declared as

winner. 4.3. In case of tie, the host institute shall have the freedom to adopt appropriate

methods.

5. Miscellaneous 5.1. The result of the EC will be announced at the valedictory ceremony. 5.2. The organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action for any unethical,

unprofessional and immoral conduct.5.3. The Rules specified herein above shall be strictly adhered to. The Organizing

Committee reserve the right to disqualify teams for deviating from the Rules. The Committee will resolve any contingencies that may arise during the conduct of the EC and will be the final arbiters regarding any doubts / grievances. The decision taken by the Committee shall be final and binding. These rules are not exhaustive.

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POSTER MAKING COMPETITION (PC)

1. Title & Commencement 1.1. The ‘Legal Spectra, 2019 – Poster Making Competition’, shall be held as per the

schedule to be fixed by the organizing committee.1.2. Unless a contrary intention appears from the context, the following words and

expression are used in the following sense-

a. PC means ‘Legal Spectra, 2019- Poster Making Competition’.b. CLASR means the ‘Center for Legal Aid & Social Responsibility, SNIL’.c. Organizers/ Administrators/ Authority means members of Organizing Committee

of Legal Spectra, 2019.

2. Eligibility Criteria & Team Composition 2.1. Undergraduate students pursuing three or five year courses of LL.B. degree in the

academic year 2018-2019 from any Law School/College/University recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate.

2.2. Only one team can register from a particular law school/ college/ Institution/ University to participate in the PC.

2.3. Each team shall be composed of one member only.

3. Format of the Competition 3.1. The event will be conducted in one round only. All teams shall participate in this

round.3.2. The time limit for the PC will be maximum 60 minutes.3.3. The teams for the PC will be declared 1 day prior to the commencement of the

competition.3.4. The team with the highest score at the end of the round shall be declared as winner.

4. Miscellaneous 4.1. The winner will be announced at the valedictory ceremony.4.2. Participants shall bring the colouring and other decorative materials on their own.

However, the drawing sheets will be provided to each participant by the host institute.

4.3. The participants shall use water colours only and sketch-pens to outline the borders.

4.4. The organizers reserve the right to take appropriate actions against the participants for any unethical, unprofessional and immoral conduct.

4.5. The Rules specified herein above shall be strictly adhered to. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to disqualify teams for deviating from the Rules. The Committee will resolve contingencies that may arise during the conduct of PC and will be the final arbiters regarding any doubts / grievances. The decision taken by the Committee shall be final and binding. These rules are not exhaustive.

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SINGING COMPETITION (SC)1. Title & Commencement

1.1. The ‘Legal Spectra, 2019- Singing Competition’, shall be held as per the schedule to be fixed by the organizing committee.

1.2. Unless a contrary intention appears from the context, the following words and expression are used in the following sense-

1.3. SC means ‘Legal Spectra, 2019 – Singing Competition’.1.4. CS means the ‘Cultural society, SNIL’.1.5. Organizers / Administrators / Authority means members of Organizing Committee

of Legal Spectra, 2019.

2. Eligibility Criteria & Team Composition 2.1. Undergraduate students pursuing three or five year courses of LL.B degree in the

academic year 2018-2019 from any Law School/ College/ university recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate.

2.2. Only one team can register from a particular law school/ College/ Institution/ University to participate in the SC.

2.3. Only one member can participate from each team.

3. Format of the Competition 3.1. The event will be conducted in only one round. The time limit for the competition

will be maximum 3 minutes for each participant. However, 1 minute time will be given to each team for stage preparation.

3.2. The team with the highest score at the end of the round shall be declared as winner.

4. Miscellaneous 4.1. The time for performance may be subject to changes by the Organizing

Committee on occasion of registration of teams depending upon the number of teams registering.

4.2. The champion will be announced at the valedictory ceremony. 4.3. The host institute shall not provide instruments, the participants are required

to bring their CDs/pen-drives and arrange for the instruments required; however they will be provided a music system.

4.4. Participants will bring two copies of the recorded tracks, of which one should be submitted to the members of CS at the time of reporting. The host institute will not be responsible for the failure of any recorded track/CDs.

4.5. In case of any tie, the administrators shall have the freedom to adopt appropriate methods of tie-breaking.

4.6. The organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action for any unethical, unprofessional and immoral conduct.

4.7. The Rules specified herein above shall be strictly adhered to. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to disqualify teams for deviating from the Rules. The Committee will resolve any contingencies that may arise during the conduct of the SC and will be the final arbiters regarding any doubts / grievances. The decision taken by the Committee shall be final and binding. These rules are not exhaustive.

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DANCE COMPETITION (DC)1. Title & Commencement

1.1. The ‘Legal Spectra, 2019- Dance Competition’, shall be held as per the schedule to be fixed by the organizing committee.

1.2. Unless a contrary intention appears from the context, the following words and expression are used in the following sense-

a. DC means ‘Legal Spectra, 2019- Dance Competition.b. CS means the ‘Cultural Society, SNIL’.c. Organizers/ Administrators/ Authority means members of Organizing

Committee of Legal Spectra, 2019.

2. Eligibility Criteria 2.1. Undergraduate students pursuing three or five year courses of LL.B. degree in the

academic year 2018-2019 from any Law School/ College/ University recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate.

2.2. Only one team can register from a particular Law School/College/Institute/University to participate in the DC.

2.3. A team may be composed of 1 or more member(s)

3. Format of the Competition 3.1. The event will be conducted in one round only. All teams shall participate in this

round of DC.3.2. The time limit for the DC will be 3 minutes for each team. However, 1 minute

time will be given to each team for stage preparation.3.3. The team with the highest score at the end of the round shall be declared as

winner.

4. Miscellaneous 4.1. The time for performance may be subject to changes by the Organizing

Committee on occasion of registration of teams depending upon the number of teams registering.

4.2. The champion will be announced at the valedictory ceremony.4.3. Teams shall bring costumes on their own, the host institute shall not take any

responsibility to that effect. 4.4. The host institute shall provide the music system; however each team shall bring

their own CD/ Pen Drive for the sequence.4.5. Participants will bring two copies of the recorded tracks, of which one should

be submitted to the members of the CS at the time of reporting. The host institute will not be responsible for the failure of any recorded track/ CDs.

4.6. In case of any tie, the administrators shall have the freedom to adopt appropriate methods of tie-breaking.

4.7. The organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action for any unethical, unprofessional and immoral conduct.

4.8. The Rules specified herein above shall be strictly adhered to. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to disqualify teams for deviating from the Rules. The Committee will resolve any contingencies that may arise during the conduct of the DC and will be the final arbiters regarding any doubts / grievances. The decision taken by the Committee shall be final and binding. These rules are not exhaustive.

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PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION (PC)( special event )

Won’t be included in champions trophy

1. THEMES:1.1. Open theme ( PRELIMINARY)1.2. Street Photography (FINALE)NOTE: The Sub theme for the final round shall be notified to the qualifiers for Finale.

The photograph should be accompanied by a Suitable Caption. A participant is allowed a maximum of 3 entries (one per theme). Subject line should clearly mention the Caption ‘#PhotoDayLS19’ Entries should be mailed to photofunia19@gmail.com

2. RULES:2.1 This event is open to all colleges with a limit of 1 entry per theme.2.2 The picture should be saved as “Participant’s College Name, Participant’s

Name” in “.jpeg” format.2.3 The entries are to be accompanied with a caption not more than 15 words.2.4 There must not be any watermarks, copyright marks, or any text/graphic in the

picture.2.5 The adjustment should be limited to minor changes of cropping, sharpening

and Contrast.Over or under color saturation should be avoided. Dodging (to brighten shadows) or burning (to darken highlights) is allowed, but the alterations should enable the photograph to closely resemble what you see. Extensive manipulation should be avoided.

2.6 The participant should be ready with the original image when asked upon by the organizers.

2.7 The minimum resolution of the pictures should be 2000 pixels on the shorter side. However, images should not exceed 8 MB in size.

2.8 The picture should not have been entered in any previous competition/exhibition.

2.9 Plagiarism should be strictly avoided. Any breach shall make the photograph liable to be disqualified immediately, from the competition.

2.10 Participant is allowed a maximum of 3 entries (1 entry per theme)2.11 The evaluation criteria shall remain as follows:

a. Caption-50%b. Judge’s ratings- 50%c. Theme and originality of the photo shall also be considered.

2.12 Decision of the organizers shall be final and binding on all contestants.

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