National Essay Writing Competition 2020 organised by Asgar Khan Advocate Charitable Trust: Register by April 16

1. About the Organiser-

   Asgar Khan Advocate Charitable Trust is an organization aims to create legal awareness and strive to promote development in the field of law.We aim to provide a platform for multidimensional analysis pertaining to research and ideas with special emphasis on legal, social, political and cultural paradigms encompassing the field of law.

   About the Essay Competition-

   The objective of the essay writing competition is to bring out the creative writing talent of students and researchers  across the country on contemporary and trending topics of the present scenario.

Eligiblity-

The Competition shall be open for the students currently pursuing and completed their Bachelor’s Degree in law i.e. 3-Year LL.B. course or 5-Year LL.B. course from any recognized university/school in India.

Competition is open for all students or professionals pursuing/completed Undergraduate and Post Graduate courses in/from any recognized University across the country.Competition is also open for students of 10+2 across the country. 

Co-authorship: up-to two authors are permitted.

• Individual participation, as well as participation in a team of two i.e. co-authorship, is allowed.

• There is no restriction on the number of entries from any college or university.

• All essays must be in English only.

0. Essay Topics-

• COVID-19 and its Socio-Legal impact.

• Shall there be any provision of Medical Emergency in the Constitution of India?

• Does Anti-Defection Law require strict implementation?

• Outspread of COVID-19 and its effect on world economy.

0. Prizes-

   1st Prize – E-Certificate of Excellence + Cash Prize + Publication of Essay
   2nd Prize – E-Certificate of Excellence + Cash Prize + Publication of Essay

   3rd Prize – E-Certificate of Excellence + Cash Prize + Publication of Essay

   Shortlisted essays will be published online.
   Certificate of Merit would be awarded to the best five participants.
   Certificate of Participation will be given to all the participants.
   An E-Certificate of Participation will be sent to all the participants after the successful declaration of the results.

    

   How to submit-

   All essays must be sent as MS Word files Essays should be submitted by mail at - akact1812@gmail.com

   Submission guidelines-

   Word limit – Minimum 1500 words & Maximum 3000 words (Including footnotes).

• Format –The submission can be made in both (a) “doc. or docx.” and (b) “PDF” format.

• Font Style– Times New Roman.

• Font size- 12 for text, 14 for Headings, 10 for footnotes.

• Line Spacing- 1.5.

• Alignment- Justified and layout must be A4 size.

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

• All the write-ups must be original work of the author(s) and must not be published anywhere else or must not be under consideration for publication anywhere else.

• Participants are requested not to copy & paste the bare provisions & case laws.

0. Important Dates-

   Last Date of Registration: 16^th April 2020
   Last Date of Submission:27^th April 2020
   Announcement of Result: 30^th April 2020

No submission will be accepted after the last date of submission.

Registration fees-

All participants have to register themselves with the required registration fee of Rs. 100/- only, on or before 16 April 2020. The co-authors will have to register with fees of Rs.150/-.

The registration fee should be submitted online on the contact no.-

9461239898 by any mode of online payment.

Contact information-

For any further query please feel free to contact at-  9461239898,7014649379

Registration form-https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScC_XK5BiOrKAbIF3uYfRLg9g_MMd512T6Ti24idTzYUmLZUw/viewform?usp=sf_link