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8th National Case Comment Writing Competition Organised by Team Attorneylex: Register by 25th May

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About the Organisation:

Team Attorneylex is an online platform for law students where they can contribute their legal knowledge and get recognised for their contribution. 

Along with the other activities, the endeavour is to deliver legal help to the sectors of society that are unable to access existing legal services due to illiteracy and poor economic conditions.

About the Competition:

The objective of this competition is to promote the importance of the latest landmark judgment passed by the Supreme Court of India. This competition will let the participants know how these latest judgments have changed the overall course of justice. The Supreme Court landmark judgments provided as the theme of the Competition would enrich not only the academic experience but also provide knowledge about the practical aspect of the professional legal world. This Case Comment Writing Competition promotes original thoughts and analysis among students, researchers, academicians and legal practitioners.

 Eligibility Criteria:

  • Open to All.
  • All undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers, and research scholars from a recognized school, college or university are eligible to participate in this competition.

List of Cases for Case Comment Writing ( Choose any one)

  1. Lalita Kumari vs Government of Uttar Pradesh and Others AIR 2012 SC 1515
  2. Mohd. Ahmad Khan vs Shah Bano Begum & Ors. (1985)
  3. Union of India vs Alapan Bandyopadhyay (2022 SCC Online SC 16)
  4. Neil Aurelio Nunes vs Union of India (2022 SCC Online 75)
  5. Ashish Shelar vs Maharastra Legislative Assembly (2022 SCC Online 105)
  6. Jarnail Singh vs Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2022 SCC Online 96)
  7. State of Manipur vs Surajakumar (2022 SCC Online SC 130)
  8. Hotel Priya, A Proprietorship vs State of Maharashtra (2022 SCC Online SC 204)
  9. Vijay Mandal Choudhary vs Union of India (2022 SCC Online SC 881)
  10. Jacob Puliyel vs Union of India (2022 SCC Online SC 533)

Submission Guidelines:

  • The case comment should include the following elements: Synopsis, background, facts of the case, issues, contentions, findings, reasoning, disposition, critical analysis, and conclusion.
  • The submission must be original. 
  • Submission must be in English Language only.
  • It should be submitted in Word/ Docs document format only.
  • Word Limit: 1200-2400 words, including citations.
  • Plagiarism limit: 20%. 
  • Co-authorship is permitted( Max. 2 Authors)
  • Formatting Details:
  1. Font: Times New Roman
  2. Title: Font Size – 14, Bold, Underlined, Capital
  3. Headings: Font Size – 14, Bold, Capital
  4. Content: Font Size – 12
  5. Alignment: Justified
  6. Line Spacing: 1.5
  7. Citation: Endnote (20th Blue Book)
  • All submissions shall be made to submission@teamattorneylex.in with the subject – “Submission: National Case Comment Writing Competition”.

Note: The submission shall also be accompanied by another Word document consisting of a Cover Letter mentioning the Name of the Author/s; Name of the Institution/College/University; Designation; Year of Study (if applicable); Email ID.

Marks Shall be allotted based on the following:

  1. Understanding of the Facts of the Case (Topic chosen)
  2. Interpretation
  3. Analysis and Conclusion
  4. Presentation and Creativity
  5. Compliance & Strict Adherence to formatting and submission guidelines

Important Dates and Timing: 

  1. Last Date of Registration: 25 May 2023
  2. Last Date of Submission: 26 May 2023, 11:59 PM.
  3. Declaration of Results: 30 May 2023

Prizes:

  • Winner: Cash prize Rs. 3000/- + Certificate of Merit + Free Article/ Case Summary publication on the website + Online Internship opportunity with the Team Attorneylex.
  • Runner up: Cash prize Rs. 1500/- + Certificate of Merit + Free Article/ Case Summary publication on the website  + Online Internship Opportunity with Team Attorneylex.
  • 2nd Runner Up: Cash prize Rs. 700/- + Certificate of Merit + Free Article/ Case Summary publication on the website + Online Internship Opportunity with Team Attorneylex.
  • Top 10 Performers: Certificate of Merit + Free Article/ Case Summary publication on the website.
  • E–Participation Certificates will be provided to all the participants.

Registration Fee:

Single Author: Rs. 100/- (Early bird offer Rs. 80, till 10th May)

Two Authors: Rs. 150/- (Early bird offer Rs. 130, till 10th May)

Payments details

Paytm/ G-pay/Phonepe- 9616696008 (Gaurav yadav)

Bhim UPI- 9616696008@upi

Bank details-

Name- Gaurav Yadav

Bank – HDFC Bank

Account Number- 50100429858721

IFSC Code- HDFC0009157

Registration Link:

Click here to register,

Or https://forms.gle/15y7HMuXK1Xuyq4H6

Contact Details:

Pragati Singh: 9793539034

Gaurav Yadav: 9616696008

Email- contact@teamattorneylex.in

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Mehul Choksi Gets Bail in Dominica, Told Only to Return When Medically Fit to Face Trial

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Diamantaire Mehul Choksi will “only” return to Dominica to face trial for illegal entry into that country when a doctor “certifies” that he is fit to stand trial, the media there reported citing conditions laid down by the Dominica high court while granting him bail.

In a major setback to Indian efforts to bring him from the Caribbean country, Dominica high court judge Bernie Stephenson allowed the businessman to return to Antigua and Barbuda, where he has been living as a citizen since 2018 after leaving India, to seek medical advice from neurologist Hayden Osborne at the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre, Dominica News Online reported.

Choksi has a clot in brain besides other health issues such as diabetes and hypertension, his legal team has submitted.

The high court also ordered that Choksi must intimate the court in the case of any change of specialist and his address in Antigua where he was going to stay.

The judge said Choksi will only return to Dominica when a doctor certifies that he is fit to stand trial, the news website reported.

Choksi has sought a judicial review of case of illegal entry into Dominica brought upon him by the local police and decision of a minister there to declare him a prohibited immigrant.

The matter has now been deferred till January 26, 2022.

His trial for illegal entry before a magistrate has also been stayed.

The high court also ordered he must notify the court of his address in Dominica once he returns and his bail will be reviewed within 48 hours.

The hearing of bail was held as lawyers intimated the court of his worsening health.

The doctors recommend an urgent review of his medical condition by a neurologist and a neurosurgical consultant.

“The services are not currently available on the island. All courtesies extended to him would be greatly appreciated,” the CT scan report dated June 29 signed by doctors Yerandy Galle Gutierrez and Rene Gilbert Veranes of Princess Margaret Hospital of Dominica said.

The high court order has come as a major jolt to Indian efforts to bring back Choksi, wanted in Rs 13,500 crore scam in Punjab National Bank, from Dominica where he was held for illegal entry after his mysterious disappearance from Antigua and Barbuda.

His lawyers had alleged that he was abducted from Antigua and Barbuda in an elaborate plot hatched by men of Indian origin and a mystery woman, named Barbara Jabarica, who had befriended him during last six months.

After news of Choksi being held in Dominica surfaced, India rushed a team of officials led by CBI DIG Sharda Raut to make every effort to bring him back on the basis of Interpol Red Notice against him.

His lawyer in London Michael Polak who filed a complaint with Scotland Yard said Choksi was removed from Antigua and Barbuda, where as a citizen he enjoys rights to approach the British Queen’s Privy Council as last resort in cases on his citizenship and extradition, to Dominica where these rights are not available to him.

The effort was unsuccessful as an army of Choksi’s top lawyers moved with an unprecedented agility to file a Habeas Corpus petition before the Dominica High Court which was admitted for hearing.