Month: May 2021

Kerala Law Academy Law College in association with Centre for Advanced Legal Studies and 

Research (CALSAR) is organizing a One Day International Conference on Recent Trends in Human Rights and Changing Facets of Religious Freedom, via virtual mode on 7^th August, 2021 from the Kerala Law Academy Campus, Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Conference is conducted through online platforms ZOOM and GOOGLE MEET. All the participants should have good access to the internet and be able to access the above said online platform.

Prof. Jeeva Niriella, Department of Public and International Law Faculty of Law, University of Colombo as our Chief Guest of this International Conference.

Call for Papers:

The Organizing Committee is calling for Research Articles from Law Students, Academicians, Lawyers, Social Workers, Policy Makers, and Officials from various Departments- Representatives from Institutions and Professionals; NGO, Social Activists, Social Science Researchers and Faculty and Research Scholars.  The Research Articles received would be published in Proceedings with ISBN.

This conference will attempt to explore the origin, development and purpose of the religious law or discipline considered essential in each religion of the world. The purpose of the conference is to discuss ways in which these religious laws have been re-interpreted and adapted to enhance human freedom. The conference will also discuss certain issues raised by secular society about the meaning and application of religious law. It also probes the major human rights issues that confront religious individuals and communities around the world today, and the main challenges that the world’s religions will pose to the human rights regime in the future.

 Moreover it provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Secularism and Human Rights

Thematic Backup:

Theme 1:

Law, Freedom and Religion

1. The origin and development of religious law
2. The need and purpose of religious law today
3. Modern circumstances require a fresh interpretation of religious law
4. The contribution of religious law in a secular world
5. Spirituality and obedience to religious law
6. Loyalty to the tradition yet flexibility with regard to the law
7. Respect for religious law leads to social justice
8. The lack of consideration for religious law in the modern world

Theme 2:

Secularism and Human Rights

1. History and development of secularism.
2. Secularism and respect for religion
3. Secularism and human rights
4. Secularism in the modern world
5. The crisis of secularism
6. Secularism and non-religion
7. Secularism and religious extremism
8. Secularism, religion, humanitarianism
9. State secularism
10. Secular society
11. Secular ethics
12. Secular organizations
13. Secularism and International Bill of Rights

Theme 3:

 Secularism in the Indian context

1. Secularism and Uniform Civil Code
2. Secularism, Lifestyle and Food Habits
3. Secularism and Conversion.
4. Judicial Response on Secularism.
5. Secularism and Equality before Law & Equal Protection
6. Secularism and Personal Laws

Note: These Themes are not exhaustive; Authors are open to work on any topic related to above mentioned theme. 

Kindly send the abstract on or before 25^th June 2021 by e-mail to:  klainternationalseminar08@gmail.com  

Guidelines for Paper Submission:

• Kindly confine yourself to the areas identifiable with the title ofConference. The papers must be in Times New Roman, Font Size: Heading-14, Text-12 in A4 format, single line spacing, in justify not exceeding 2500 words including Title, details of the Author/s and Footnotes. Authors are encouraged to use The Bluebook (20th ed.) citation format for footnoting and it should be in Times New Roman Font 10 size. Further, speaking footnotes are discouraged. 
• The Submission should be in WORD FORMAT.  
• All foot notes must adhere to 20^th edition of Bluebook standards and must be styled using the foot note option in word
• Borders, underlines or other design objects must not be included in the paper
• References need not be mentioned at the end of a paper and must be included within footnotes
• Precedents may be in Italics but not bold
• All sub headings must be left aligned, in bold
• The Papers shall be screened by a Committee. The Full Papers (2500 words) approved by the Committee shall be accepted for presentation in the Conference. The intimation of selection will be made through E-mail.  
• The final paper should contain a cover page which includes Name, Designation, Relevant Discipline and Year of Study, Address, E-mail id and Contact number.  Authors are to give details in the Full Paper.
• Abstracts and papers should be written in English, and the working language of the Conference will be English, and presentations shall be done in English.  
• Submissions should be made by the author who will attend the Conference.  
• Co-Authorship is allowed but limited to one Co-Author only.   
• Only one paper per participant will be permitted. Multiple submissions will lead to disqualification.  
• No part of the paper should have been published earlier nor should it be under consideration for publication. Any form of Plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.  
• The Organizers will take earnest effort to publish the best articles selected from among those received, subject to their acceptance by reputed journals as per their criteria. 

Publishing Charges if any demanded for the journal is to be paid by the author.   

Important Dates:

• Submission of Abstracts: 25^th June, 2021
• Communication of Abstract Acceptance: 27^th June, 2021
• Submission of Full paper: 28^th July, 2021 
• Intimation of Full paper Acceptance:  30^th July, 2021 
• Date of payment of Registration fee:  2^nd August, 2021 
• International Conference: 7^th August, 2021 

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The Participant’s intending to participate must register on or before 28^th June, 2021 (28/06/2021) by submitting the duly filled pro forma provided in the Kerala Law Academy website  (link) and making an online payment of Rs.750/-( In the case of co-author Rs.1000/-) as the registration fee, through the online link provided in the Kerala Law Academy website (https://keralalawacademy.in/wp/). 

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This article is written by Kalyani Gupta, a Master’s in Law student from Amity University, Noida. This commentary discusses in brief about the case Excel Corp Care Ltd. v. CCI.

Citation

(2017) 8 SCC 47

Equivalent Citation

AIR 2017 SC 2734

Petitioner

Excel Crop Care ltd.

Respondent

Competition Commission of India

Date of Judgement

08/05/2017

Bench

A.K. Sikri, N.V. Ramana

INTRODUCTION

The Supreme Court, in this case of “Excel Crop Care Limited vs. Competition Commission of India and Another” dated May 8, 2017 held that the punishment to be enforced on enterprises engaged in anti-competitive methods should be assessed on the base of ‘relevant turnover’ of the business and not the ‘total turnover’.

Facts of the Case

‘Food Corporation of India’ offered a letter to the Competition Commission of India dated February 4, 2011 claiming implementation of anti-competitive agreements amongst four companies – 

• M/s. Excel Crop Care Limited
• M/s. United Phosphorus Limited
• M/s. Sandhya Organics Chemicals (P) Ltd
• M/s Agrosynth Chemicals Limited

These enterprises were engaged in the production of Aluminium Phosphide Tablets and were claimed to have established an alliance by joining into an anti-competitive agreement between themselves. On acceptance of such a complaint by Competition Commission of India, an investigation was performed by the Director General of Competition Commission of India who initiated that since 2002 to 2009, these companies had been presenting their tenders by citing matching rates in the proposals asked by the Food Corporation of India for the acquisition of APT. The statement of the Director General of Competition Commission of India discovered these enterprises to be in breach of section 3(3) of the Competition Act, 2002 which forbids anti-competitive agreement. On the base of the report of the Director General of Competition Commission of India, and complaints recorded by the four companies, the Competition Commission of India established vide order dated April 23, 2012 that M/s. Excel Crop Care Limited, M/s. United Phosphorus Limited, M/s. Sandhya Organics Chemicals (P) Ltd had breached section 3 of the Act and consequently, enforced punishment on them at the rate of 9% on the average aggregate turnover of these institutions for the past three years, under section 27 (b) of the Act. 

The appellants recorded appeals alongside the order of Competition Commission of India at COMPAT (Competition Appellate Tribunal). COMPAT found the appellants to be offensive of section 3 of the Act. Though, the COMPAT held that whilst evaluating burden of penalty under section 27(b) on multi product enterprises, only ‘relevant turnover’ should be deemed and not ‘total turnover’. Appropriate turnover implies to the turnover in relation to the product in question in regard to which terms of the Act were breached although total turnover implies to the whole turnover of the wrong person or enterprise including all the products. Subsequently, the appellants approached the Supreme Court of India demanding it to proclaim the outcomes of COMPAT as untenable and to set separately the punishment levied on them. The CCI also recorded an appeal to the Supreme Court to set away that element of the requisition of COMPAT in which it held that punishment upon providers should be confined to appropriate turnover and not the overall turnover.

Issue

Section 27(b) of the Act authorizes the Competition Commission of India to enforce punishment on individuals or companies in violation of Section 3 or 4 of the Act to the possibility as it deliberates suitable but not greater than 10% of the average of the turnover for the preceding three monetary years. The matter in front of the court was whether ‘turnover’ as occurring under Section 27 of the Act intended to describe ‘relevant turnover’ or ‘total turnover’. Another issue that came up before the Court was whether the Competition Commission of India had jurisdiction to conduct investigation regarding a tender offer that was proposed by the parties before the commencement of Section 3 of the Act. Section 3 of the Act came into operation on May 20, 2009. 

Judgment

1. Issue of determination of turnover:

• “The concept of ‘turnover’ for multiproduct enterprises”: When a multiproduct company has penetrated into an anti-competitive agreement and such an agreement may be in regard to a single product. Hence, inflicting punishment on the total turnover of such business would bring out unjust results. Such unfair or absurd outcomes are to be avoided. When an agreement which is in contravention of Section 3 requires one product, there appears to be no explanation for involving other products of a business for the objective of enforcing penalty. Therefore, the turnover ought to be of the violating or infringing product.

• “The doctrine of proportionality”: The Supreme Court of India applied the ‘doctrine of proportionality’ to foray a stability between the object of the Act to stop anti-competitive practices and the right of the person infringing in not suffering the penalty which may be unequal to the significance of the Act. The Act seeks to punish offenders of the Act. Though, the Court held that the punishment should not be unbalanced, and lawbreakers should be appropriately punished. 

• “The doctrine of purposive interpretation”: The Supreme Court of India used the doctrine of ‘purposive interpretation’ to state that there was a legislative connection amongst the damage instigated and the revenues which accumulated from the cartel activity. The Court also stated that there had to be a link between the type of offence and the benefit obtained from such crime. Hence, keeping in mind this kind of co-relation, the concerned turnover, i.e., ‘relevant turnover’ turns into a yardstick for levying a punishment.     

• “Calculation of Penalty”: The Supreme Court depended on several principles to ascertain the requirement of using ‘relevant turnover’ to evaluate the punishment of criminal organizations. In continuation of this, the Court also placed down a two-step test to determine the punishment under section 27 of the Act.

Step 1: 

“Determination of relevant turnover”: Appropriate turnover has been taken to be the entity’s turnover relating to products and services that have been influenced by such violation. The Court held that while evaluating the punishment to be levied on an offender, the evaluating authority should have regard to the entity’s audited financial reports, and in the absence of such statements, appropriate records reflecting the company’s pertinent turnover or estimation of relevant turnover may be taken into consideration.

Step2: 

“Determination of appropriate percentage of penalty based on aggravating and mitigating circumstances”: Aspects that are to be taken into consideration while imposing suitable fraction of penalty comprises of 

• Nature
• Gravity
• Scope of the violation
• Role performed by the infringer
• The extent and intensity of involvement
• Loss or harm suffered because of such violation
• Market conditions in which the violation took place
• Nature of the product 

Though, such punishment would not be more than the total cap of 10% of the entity’s relevant turnover. In view of the above principles, the Supreme Court upheld the penalty enforced on the petitioners as determined by COMPAT on the basis of appropriate turnover of the companies.

2. Issue of CCI to conduct inquiry for tender prior to commencement of the Section 3: The Supreme Court held that the investigation led by Competition Commission of India into the tender of March 2009 was enclosed by Section 3 of the Act as the tender procedure, though started on the preceding date when Section 3 became operational, continual beyond May 20, 2009, the date on which the requirements of Section 3 of the Act were imposed.

Takeaway: The judgment from the apex court of the country stated that to decide punishment based on appropriate turnover of companies has set a historic precedent for the Competition Commission of India and COMPAT to determine punishment of lawbreaker’s hereafter. Not only the vagueness of the term ‘turnover’ has been made to imply relevant turnover, but the Supreme Court has also given an instructive list of aspects to be considered while deciding the proportion of penalty. Enterprises have been saved from being enforced excessively high amounts of fine which would have been unequal to their offence. Though, it is to be noted that businesses which have grown high amounts of revenues by arriving at cartels may still stand the chance of being forced higher penalties because proviso of section 27(b) of the Act empowers Competition Commission of India to levy a penalty of up to ‘three times the profit of the company’ if it is higher than 10% of the turnover of the company.

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This Case Brief is written by K. Lasya Charitha pursuing BALLB in Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam.

Case Number

WP (C) No. 24258 of 2007(K)

Equivalent Citation

2008 Cri LJ 455, 2008 (1) KLJ 9

Bench

Hon’ble Justice J.B. Koshy and Hon’ble Justice K. Hema, JJ.

Decided On

20^th September 2007

Relevant Act/ Section

• Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 173(8)
• Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 319
• High Court Act 1958 (Kerala Act 5 of 1959) – Section 3

Brief Facts and Procedural History

September 27, 2005: The deceased Udayakumar was arrested together with Suresh Kumar under charges of theft in a nearby park at 1.30 pm. Defendants Jitakumar and Srikumar are all police officers attached to the fort. , Thiruvananthapuram in Crime Squad. From around 2 pm Since then, Suresh Kumar and Udayakumar have been brutally tortured, and which they know that it would lead to the death of Udayakumar by three constables from the fort police station. At 10:20 pm, Udaykumar was transferred from the police station to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. At 11:30 pm, a doctor at the Hospital of the University of Thiruvananthapuram School of Medicine announced Udayakumar’s death. The investigation was carried out by the local police and these accused police officers and was charged with crimes under Section 302 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The trial began, and several prosecutor’s witnesses were questioned and many of them turned hostile to the accused officers. A motion for further investigation of the case was filed. During the investigation, the trial court by invoking its power under Section 319 had arrayed a police constable as the 4th accused. The 4th accused challenged this in a Criminal Revision. The mother of Udayakumar who died as a result of police torture filed a writ petition, demanding the further investigation of CBI, and disciplinary action and perjury against the police who turned hostile during the trial.

Issues before the Court

1. Whether a Trial Court or Magistrate’s Court can entrust the further investigation to CBI, in a case where the investigation is being conducted by the State Police?
2. Whether further investigation of a case can be conducted even though the trial has started?
3. Whether the Court can array further accused as parties or frame additional charge after investigation if necessary?

Ratio of the Case

The ratio decidendi of the above case is that the power of the police to conduct other investigations under Sections 173(8) should never interfere with the power of the High Court and the Supreme Court to direct special investigation agencies to conduct investigations when circumstances warrant. Inherent powers of the courts to meet the ends of Justice are protected by Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Law. According to Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the court’s power also enables the court to order the specific circumstances of individual cases to be further investigated by special investigative agencies to avoid injustice.

If an erroneous investigation is found in the proceedings, further investigation can correct the error if circumstances permit. It is better for the police to notify the court and request formal authorization for further investigation when new facts come into light instead of remaining silent, consider only the necessity of an early trial, because the effective prosecution of actual crimes through appropriate investigations is very relevant, desirable, and a necessary step to speed up processing resolution of the case by the courts.

The newly found accused should be given ample opportunity to file a lawsuit, and if necessary, witnesses who have already been interviewed can be examined by exercising the powers of Section 217 of the Criminal Procedure Law. Under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the court has the right to add any accused after the proceedings begin.

Decision of the Court

In this application, the court does not consider whether he can be convicted of perjury or whether he can deliberately hunt down the applicant or other policemen who have been declared hostile. For a perjury decision, the court left the matter to the concerned department and authority to consider disciplinary action and proceed before the competent court. After reviewing the evidence contained in the record, Judged has concluded that the court has been acquitted based on the evidence submitted to the petitioner for review when he was designated as the accused. The court believes that the ruling approved under Article 319 has no weaknesses. 

The Writ petition was disposed of on the grounds that the High Court and Apex Court can allow further investigation of a case to a specialized agency like the CBI if the circumstances so warrant. The court has concluded that the case is appropriate because the police were charged with involvement in the case, further investigation should be conducted. Based on the available information, the court believes that in this case, police officers are more interested to defend the accused in accordance with the law, and refrain from performing judicial trials or conducting appropriate investigations. Although there is no need to suspend pending procedures in any case where an investigation of the CBI is ordered, in essence, it is necessary to initiate additional procedures in the court of the first instance only after the CBI has submitted a supplementary report. This is a suitable case to resolve the issue and the court directed the CBI to conduct further investigation.

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Our team works to make sure that every student who participates in Law Tryst is offered an experience that is not only entertaining but also instigates the students to think beyond the theories.

 Law Tryst has been covered by various renowned English as well as vernacular newspapers including: The Free Press Journal, The Afternoon Despatch &Courier, The Asian Age, NavBharat (Marathi) amongst several other news portals. Law Tryst welcomes you to join us in being contributors of an India which defines who we are Tomorrow.

About the theme: Lawtryst ’21: Error 2021 Data Privacy Not Found:

 It is rightly said that technology is mankind’s greatest invention which shall cause even —greater perils. The digital sector revolutionised how everyone functioned. And as the world became more digitalised, it brought with itself a newer set of challenges! According to Risk Based Security research newly published in the 2019 Midyear Quick View Data Breach Report, the first six months of 2019 have seen more than 3,800 publicly disclosed breaches exposing an incredible 4.1 billion compromised records. But life without digital media was unimaginable and when the pandemic hit, it seemed as if the world was suddenly compelled to fit itself in a small screen.

Everything- from schools, hospitals, judiciary to the governments were now functioning from behind the screens! In the wake of the pandemic, we saw a “Digital Explosion” which was accompanied by “Digital Exploitation”. According to a report by Verizon, confirmed data breaches in the healthcare industry alone increased by 58% this year. Another report by IBM suggests that remote work has increased the average cost of a data breach by $137,000. All these and more raise a very pertinent question- How do we ensure a virtual survival of our identities in this digitally altered new world?

Hence this year, through our festival Law Tryst, we aim to bring out pertinent aspects of Data Privacy and engage young, aspirational minds from across the country in an exciting dialogue about what this new virtual reality means for human race and what would be the consequences of today’s inventions on the survival of the future!

Our team works to make sure that every student who participates in Law Tryst is offered an experience that is not only entertaining but also instigates the students to think beyond the theories.

 Law Tryst has been covered by various renowned English as well as vernacular newspapers including: The Free Press Journal, The Afternoon Despatch &Courier, The Asian Age, NavBharat (Marathi) amongst several other news portals. Law Tryst welcomes you to join us in being contributors of an India which defines who we are Tomorrow.

Events at the LawTryst ’21

Dates For the Events-24^th, 25^th & 26^th June 2021(Event Schedule will be shared after registration).

MOOT COURT-

Virtual National Moot Court Competition     

MODEL PARLIAMENT-

Chamber Of Envoys

MANAGEMENT EVENTS-

Negotiations

LITERARY ARTS-

Art of Conscription

INFORMALS-

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Registration details:

To register for the competition, fill the registration form on or before 5^th June 2021(Exceptions will be allowed at organisers discretion).

The registration form can be accessed here: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Registration fees:

The Registration Fees for the events would be as follows:

1) Rs 1500 : Moot Court + 1 event

2) Rs 1000 : Model Parliament+ 1 event

3) Rs 500 for add on event

4) Rs 2500 for all events

Payment details:

Law Tryst Account details for NEFT/RTGS

COLLEGE ACCOUNT DETAILS –

Account Name – SVKM Jitendra Chauhan College of law A/C Law Tryst

A/c No.  – 71240100004862

Branch Name – JUHU VILE PARLE

IFSC Code- BARB0DBJUHU (5TH CHARACTER IS ZERO)

MICR Code- 400012261

NOTE: Please notify Team Communications before making the payment.

Contact Information:

For any queries or more information on the fest please contact:

Team Communications LawTryst’21 – jccllawtrystcommunications@gmail.com

Head of Department Communications

Pranay Joshi

• Mobile Number-+91 7208709362
• Email Id-pranayjjoshi26@gmail.com

Team Members

• Bansi Patel –     +9173033 14555
• Grishma Shah – +919892941051
• Dhwani Shah – +919137442685

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The Internship and Placement Cell of DNLU Jabalpur is organizing a three day National Workshop on “Legal Drafting and Writing Skills” from 7^th June – 9^th June, 2021. Owing to the pandemic, the workshop will be conducted virtually.

The workshop will be a three day event from 7^th – 9^th June, 2021 spanning across a total of 11 sessions. The sessions will be taken by erudite professionals having experience in the realm of Legal Drafting and Writing from various parts of the country. The Workshop will be having 4 sessions on 7^th June, 4 sessions on 8^th June, and 3 sessions on 9^th June. The registration fee for the event is Rs.500 per participant. The payment details for the same are contained in the brochure attached herewith. The last date of registration for the event is 6^th June, 2021. Mode- online. Interested individuals can register by filling the google form attached in the brochure, along with the payment of the registration fee. –

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In case there is any problem in filling the google form, the registration can be made by directly sending a mail to iapc@mpdnlu.ac.in with the attachment of payment information (i.e. Complete details of the transaction)

The details required are –

Account Name – Dharmashastra National Law University Research and Seminars

Account Number – 6291000100013591

IFSC Code – Punb0629100

Bank Name – Punjab National Bank

Account Type – Saving

Mode of Payment – NEFT/RTGS/ IMPS/ UPI /PhonePe/ GooglePay / Internet

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After Payment, student needs to mention the following details and attach the screenshot of the Payment. In case, there is problem in filling the Google Form, Registration can be made by directly sending a mail to iapc@mpdnlu.ac.in with the attachment of payment information (i.e. with complete details of transaction) which includes the following:

1. Name of the payer

2. Registered Mobile No of the Payer

3. Transaction ID / UTRNo.

4. Mode of Payment

5. Date of Payment

6. Name of the Bank & Branch

7. Amount Paid

Also, students facing any difficulty can contact any of the individuals whose contact details are mentioned in the brochure attached herewith.

Kindly refer to the brochure for a detailed understanding of the event, and the modalities.

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About the Competition:

Team Law Informants is proud to host its 1st National Moot Court Competition 2021. The Moot Court Committee is a vibrant student-run body and is being guided by brilliant mentors who have previously excelled in mooting and other academic ventures. The Covid-19 pandemic has posed a plethora of challenges for the legal industry to navigate through as it brings with itself a whole new dimension of unchartered nuances of law. Keeping in consideration the contemporary challenges and to ensure discussion and understanding of the issues, the theme for the first edition revolves around Contract Law and the related subtle nuances of law. The purpose of this moot is to strengthen budding lawyers with research skills and arguments on the interplay of contracts vis-à-vis the contemporary challenges.

About Law Informants:

Law informants is an online platform for Law Students, Researchers, Scholars, and enthusiasts seeking to bring together the Legal Fraternity. We aim to act as a bridge by connecting our viewers to the opportunities present all around. We present everything there is about Law and more by bringing our viewers first-hand details of competitions like Moot Court competitions, Memorial-making competitions, Essay competitions, Quiz competitions, Debate competitions, Client Counselling competitions, ADR competitions, MUNs and other related competitions!
Visit us at the Law Informants’ Blog to read informative blogs on diverse contemporary issues. Our Internship cell strives to facilitate law students find internships and add to their skills and practical knowledge! We, at Law Informants, aim to create a one-stop place for any individual in the Legal world and to serve as ‘the’ platform for all the law colleges and related organizations, entities, and individuals in India.

Eligibility

The Competition is open to bonafide undergraduate students from recognized Colleges/Institutions/Universities who are currently pursuing their bachelor’s degree in Law i.e., 3-year LL.B. or 5 year Integrated or Honours LL.B. Programme with all combinations on a regular basis.

The Registrations are open for universities to register. More than one team from any institute are allowed. Students willing to register individually are also welcomed to be a part of the competition.

Team Composition

In order to ensure individual enhancement of skills, participants are allowed to register individually or as a team. A team can consist of two members(one speaker and one researcher) or a maximum of three members (two speakers, and one researcher).

Important Dates

S. No.	Particulars	Dates
1	Release of Moot Proposition	13th May 2021
2	Last date for Early Bird Registrations	31st May 2021
3	Announcement of Cash Prizes	1st June 2021
4	Last date to Registration	7th June 2021
5	Last date to seek Clarifications	8th June 2021
6	Release of Clarifications	10th June 2021
7	Last date to submit soft copy of memorials	19th June 2021
8	Researcher’s test	20th June 2021
9	Results of memorial rounds and Researcher’s Test	23th June 2021
10	Oral Rounds (Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Finals)	25-27th June 2021 (Tentatively)

Registration Details

Teams are required to complete their registration by 7th June 2021 by 23:59 IST.

Early-Bird Registration:

Category	Registration Fee
Individual Registration	INR 800
Team Registration	INR 1000

For Participants registering after 31st May 2021:

Category	Registration Fee
Individual Registration	INR 1000
Team Registration	INR 1300

Note: The registration fee is non-refundable and no claim for refund of fee shall be entertained.

Procedure to Register

Participants need to fill in the Google form provided below.
Participants need to upload the screenshot of the Payment proof (transaction ID must be visible).
Participants need to attach their Student ID/College Identity Card(for any clarification contact the organizing committee)

Click here to access the form | Individual Registration

Click here to access the form | Team Registration

Payment Details

Payment number: 8171991427 (Gpay/PhonePe/Paytm)
OR
Account No.: 39475921239
Name: Mr. Sanchit Shakya
IFSC: SBIN0018411

(Only UPI-transfers allowed. Kindly do not transfer in wallet)

Cash awards to the following citation winners:

• Winner
• Runner Up
• Best Memorial
• Best Speaker
• Best Researcher

*to be announced by the organizing committee on 1st June 2021.

P E R K S

• Certificate of Merit (Oral Round Qualifiers).
• Certificate of Appreciation form Judges (Oral Round Qualifiers).
• Certificate of Participation (to all).
• Internship opportunity through Law Informants’ Internship Cell
• Publication Opportunity at the Law Informants’ Blog.
• Internship Opportunity at Law Informants.

Contact Details:

Mail us at:
mootinglawinformants@gmail.com
lawinformantsofficial@gmail.com
Contact number:
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Raajlaxmi Singh (Partner): 7543839848

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About the Organization

Team Attorneylex is a Student-run organisation, it is an online platform for law students where they can contribute their legal knowledge and get recognized for their contribution. We aim to guide law students in their legal research, content writing, case analysis, read or understand the judgments passed by the courts, etc. because we believe that these things are an essential part of the legal profession.

About the National Online Quiz Competition

Team Attorneylex is organising its 9th Online National Quiz Competition on Constitutional Law scheduled to be held on 19th June 2021.

Eligibility

Team Attorneylex looks forward to participation from law aspirants, students pursuing 5-year law and 3-years law, and LLM courses. Professionals from the legal fraternity are also invited to participate in the Quiz.

Important Dates & Timing

Last date for registration: 18th June 2021, 11:59 PM

Competition Date: 19th June 2021, 06:00 PM

Declaration of Results: 24th June, 2021

Venue – Online (Google forms)

Details

• The quiz competition is not a team-based competition, and thus, each student shall participate individually.
• The Quiz will consist of Indian Polity & Constitutional Law questions, including significant/landmark judgments.
• It will consist of 30 MCQs.
• The total time limit for the Quiz is 20 minutes.
• Every question carries one mark, and there will be no negative marking.

Registration Process:

Registration Fees: Rs. 50/-( Early bird offer Rs. 40/-, till 10 June)

Payments details

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

Bhim UPI- 9616696008@upi

Bank details-

Name- Gaurav Yadav

Bank – Punjab National Bank

Account Number- 03842193000248

IFSC Code- PUNB0018300

Registration Link

Interested candidates can fill the registration form – Click here

or, https://forms.gle/4ybn2jjxkreomFps6

General Rules

• The registered candidates should join our WhatsApp group for updates.
• The Quiz results will be declared on the social media platforms and the Website of the Team Attorneylex. Follow us on Instagram @teamattorneylex. 
• In the case of a tie, Time will be considered (Person who submits early will be given preference).
• Team Attorneylex will not be responsible for any technical error, any connectivity/device failure during the Quiz.
• The results declared would be final and the authority vests with Team Attorneylex to change or modify the same.

Perks

• Winner: Cash prize Rs. 1000/- + Trophy+ Certificate of Merit + Free Article publication on the Team Attorneylex website/Journal + Online Internship opportunity with the Team Attorneylex.
• Runner up: Cash prize Rs. 500/- + Trophy + Certificate of Merit + Free Article publication on the Team Attorneylex website/Journal  + Online Internship Opportunity with Team Attorneylex.
• 2nd Runner up: Cash prize Rs. 250/- + Trophy + Certificate of Merit + Free Article publication on the Team Attorneylex website/Journal  + Online Internship Opportunity with Team Attorneylex.
• Top 10 Performers: Certificate of Merit + Free Article publication on the Team Attorneylex website/Journal + Online Internship Opportunity with Team Attorneylex.
• E – participation Certificate to all the participants + Free Article publication on the Team Attorneylex website/Journal.

If you have any queries feel free to contact

Vanshika – 07055460463

Gaurav -09616696008

Email– contact@teamattorneylex.in 

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• Have regular communication with business units to help identify and address legal issues associated with technology, digital product, digital content, integrated marketing, and programming across the BMS platforms.
• Review of plaints, written statements, evidence and other miscellaneous documents;
• Collate necessary documents from various teams and submitting timely responses to external counsels.
• Handle customer queries and pre-litigation dispute resolution.
• Counsel the internal teams on a broad range of commercial, licensing, technology, regulatory, structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial transactions and be responsible for all related legal matters
• Independently draft, review and negotiate a broad spectrum of agreements
• Streamline, automate and standardize internal processes in order to achieve faster TAT’s and better efficiency
• Handle clearances and queries by statutory authorities (including police, govt. authorities etc.)
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and manger internal investor due diligence.
• Being updated on the various laws applicable to the businesses and ensure compliance with applicable laws.
• LLB/LLM from reputed Law School,CS degree will be an added advantage.
• 7-9 years of prior legal experience in a top-tier law firm or an e-commerce entity/event management company as a lawyer in an independent contributor capacity.
• Experience in either Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / structured finance or Entertainment/Media/Digital technology.
• Excellent business & legal judgment. Superior ability to assess risk and determine priorities based on that risk assessment as well as the needs of the business
• Proven ability to quickly understand & learn new skill sets and new areas of practice.    
• Exceptionally strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to tailor
  communication styles to diverse audiences.
• Outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and
  complete them on time.
• An entrepreneurial, creative and solution-driven outlook on all legal strategies. 
• High on integrity and commitment.

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Legal Counsel- Delhi

To apply for this role please send a copy of your CV and cover letter to recruitment@ciff.org, stating the job title in the subject of your email. Applications received after the closing date may not be reviewed. If a high volume of applications are received, the vacancy may be closed early.

About CIFF

The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is an independent philanthropic organisation with offices in Addis Ababa, Beijing, London, Nairobi, and New Delhi. CIFF works with a wide range of partners seeking to transform and empower the lives of children and adolescents in developing countries, with the ultimate goal of solving seemingly intractable challenges to ensure all children and adolescents have the chance to survive and thrive.

CIFF aims to play a catalytic role as a funder and influencer to deliver urgent and systemic change at scale. Areas of work include empowering girls and boys to control their sexual and reproductive health to avoid unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion and HIV/AIDS; improving children and mothers’ health and nutrition; preventing low birthweight babies; eliminating deaths from severe acute malnutrition, nested within a more integrated approach to childhood development; and deworming efforts to break transmission for good. CIFF’s child protection work focuses on ending child labour and sexual exploitation by enabling an environment that reduces vulnerability of communities and increases protection of children. The organisation’s climate portfolio is driven by a vision of a climate-safe future for today’s children and future generations that also bear the benefits of cleaner air, energy security and sustainable jobs.

We are privileged, as a financially independent philanthropy, to be able to work in challenging areas that others can’t and we often elect to work on what can be controversial issues that others won’t. For example CIFF is pro-choice with respect to women’s reproductive rights along with the prioritisation of access to reproductive information and to contraceptive choices. It is imperative to the CIFF family, therefore, that prospective candidates are aware of the issues we work on and embrace all our programmatic work with fully open minds to the huge number of ways in which we seek to empower young lives.

CIFF places significant emphasis on quality data and evidence. For most of its grants, CIFF works with partners to measure and evaluate progress to achieve large scale and sustainable impact. The organisation is committed to sharing as much information as possible about what they and their partners are learning.

Founded in 2002, CIFF employs approximately 160 professionals globally. CIFF strives to couple business acumen and principles with development experience and best practices to transform the landscape for children. It seeks to be the gold standard in grant making and foundation operations.

With an increase in grant commitments and complexity of investments, an excellent opportunity exists for a lawyer to join the Foundation on a fixed term basis.

Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, you will provide support on a wide range of matters, including the drafting and negotiation of agreements with grantee organisations and partners, conducting due diligence, advising on appropriate legal structures through which to provide funding and advising on governance and general compliance matters.

As part of a small legal team, you will have the opportunity to work in close business partnership with staff at all levels across the Foundation, developing effective working relationships and providing advice on a wide range of day-to-day matters.

This role will be primarily supporting the India office, and those who work with the India office in understanding the requirements of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (including recent amendments) and establishing the necessary processes, procedures and guidelines to ensure compliance. However, there will also be the opportunity to work more broadly across the organisation as part of the Legal team.

Key Components of the Job:

1. Contract drafting and negotiations with CIFF’s grantee organisations in children’s development and climate change, as well as related activities (monitoring and evaluation contracts, consultants).
2. Advising and supporting on governance and compliance issues.
3. Advising on FCRA compliance and related matters.
4. Managing external counsel in the provision of advice and training/know-how where appropriate.
5. Advising on appropriate legal structures for providing funding to grantees.
6. Conducting legal due diligence on CIFF’s proposed grantees.
7. Building and managing relationships with programme managers.
8. Supporting the Deputy General Counsel in maintaining an appropriate compliance framework to manage and mitigate legal risk.
9. Ad hoc legal advice on a variety of matters relating to programme issues, legal and regulatory concerns, programme governance issues, conflicts of interest, commercial contracts and consultancy contracts.
10. Willing to drive change, improve processes and generally make colleagues more aware of the importance of legal issues. Work with all aspects of a rapidly growing organisation.

Person Specification:

Excellent experience of transactions and corporate structures is required in this position and as a result, the role is well suited to corporate and general commercial lawyers. You must also be able to demonstrate involvement or a keen interest in the not-for-profit sector.

Regulatory, corporate governance, charity law and specifically FCRA experience would be helpful. You must be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and flexibility of approach to respond to the demands of a small but growing organisation. This is a unique opportunity to move into the not-for-profit sector and be part of an organisation which truly makes a difference.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. India qualified solicitor with experience with a major law firm or in-house position.
2. Experience of a broad range of practical legal issues, including corporate, commercial contracts, regulatory issues, corporate governance and specifically FCRA.
3. Dynamic, willing to learn, self-starter, comfortable in a relatively unstructured environment with new and varied challenges.
4. UK and/or US not-for-profit sector exposure desirable.

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