1st National Bail Application and Argumentation Competition 2021 (23-24 October)

ABOUT THE ORGANIZER :

Located in the vibrant Financial Capital of India, Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law (TRCL), a new GEM in the necklace of Thakur Education Group, imparts a rigorous and multi-disciplinary legal education with a view to producing world -class legal professionals, scholars, and public servants.

TRCL empowers its students with knowledge, skills and vision to meet the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world. TRCL’s expert faculty comes from across the spectrum of legal careers and engages in critical study that contributes to public debates both in class and country. TRCL is committed to provide quality education to learners at all levels. Baked by visionary spirit of the Thakur Group of Education, TRCL brings to Dahisar, a world class state of the art infrastructure and amenities for the new generation of students.

RULES, PROCEDURES, AND GUIDELINES OF THE COMPETITION

1. The competition is open for students who are studying LL.B. three year or LL.B. five- year course.

2. A minimum of one to maximum 3 teams per college shall be admissible.

3. Team composition – Team of 2; 1 Speaker & 1 Researcher

4. Clarifications regarding the bail problem will be submitted by 18th October.

5. The Competition will be conducted through the online platform Zoom.

6. All the teams should ensure they have strong internet connection along with proper audio and video facilities.

7. Teams must make sure they don’t have any background disturbance from their end that can disrupt the smoothness of the competition.

8. If the team members are facing any network issues, they must inform the organizing committee in order to get reasonable time to join in.

9. The teams must keep their video on throughout the round and must be on mute unless it is their chance to speak.

10. Team members must enter all the rounds with their team codes as their name.

11. All the participants should appear in a formal dress code.

12. The decision of the judge is final and binding. No challenge to the decision will be tolerated.

13. The Arguments shall be in English language only.

14. All decisions made by the organizers are binding. Any usurpation of the above given norms will lead to direct disqualification from the competition.

15. In case of any dispute arising out in the interpretation of the rules, or otherwise, the decision of the organizers would be final and binding. The organizers will have the exclusive authority to interpret these Rules.

16. All the teams will have to draft the bail application and reply and mail it to: trclbailapplication@gmail.com in or before 20th October, 11:59pm.

17. The Draw of Lots shall be conducted on 22nd October.

18. Any team who wishes to submit compendium can mail the same of trclbailapplication@gmail.com on 23rd October.

BAIL APPLICATION & REPLY

• The submission is to be done for both the sides.

• It shall be strictly in the form of application, consisting of Maximum 3-4 Pages.

• Bail Application and Reply shall be submitted on: trclbailapplication@gmail.com Please note that no hard copies are to be submitted.

• It must contain Cover Page.

• The Cover page shall include:

• The Name of the Court

• The Year of the Competition

The Name of the Case

• The Name of the parties

• The teams should use the 20th Blue Book edition for footnotes throughout the submission.

• Formatting Specifications

For Main Text:

• Font type: Times New Roman

• Font size: 12

• Line spacing: 1.5

• Alignment Justified

• Pages: 10

For Heading:

• Font type: Times New Roman

• Font size: 14

For Cover Page:

• Font type: Times New Roman

• Font size: 14

• The contents of the application should not be plagiarized.

• Team Code (The name of the college and the name of the participants must not be disclosed.)

ORAL ROUNDS

1) Preliminary Rounds (10 minutes for arguments + 2 minutes for rebuttal)

2) Quarter Final Round (10 minutes for arguments + 2 minutes for rebuttal)

3) Semi-Final Round (12 minutes for arguments + 2 minutes for rebuttal)

4) Final Round (14 minutes for arguments + 2 minutes for rebuttal)

NOTE: ALL ROUNDS SHALL BE KNOCKOUT ROUNDS.

The Preliminary Round / Quarter Final Round

Each Team shall be given total of 10 minutes to argue for the bail application. Any exceeding the allotted time will lead to deduction of 0.25 Marks per minute. However, extension of time is permissible at the discretion of the judges. Strict adhering to court manners shall be observed by all the participants. This shall be a knockout round.

The Semi Final Round

Each Team shall be given total of 12 minutes to argue for the bail application. Any Exceeding the Allotted time will lead to deduction of 0.25 Marks per minute. However, extension of time is permissible at the discretion of the judges. Strict adhering to court manners shall be observed by all the participants. This shall be a knockout round.

The Final Round

Each Team shall be given total of 14 minutes to argue for the bail application. Any Exceeding the allotted time will lead to deduction of 0.25 Marks per minute. However, extension of time is permissible at the discretion of the judges. Strict adhering to court manners shall be observed by all the participants. This shall be a knockout round.

MODE OF ONLINE ROUNDS

• The rounds will be conducted via Zoom. All teams are requested to download Zoom on their laptops/phones beforehand.

• Participants must ensure high speed 4G internet connection with good audio and video facilities. It is advisable to the participants to use laptops or PC for the oral rounds.

• The background of the participants should be preferably plain. The background surroundings of the participants should not be or project either through signage, color, logo, emblem, infrastructure or any other form of display which would reveal the identity of the participants and / or the institution they represent.

• Utmost care to be taken as regards to external sound or noise while the proceedings are on. During the oral round, proceedings ensure that the same is conducted from a noise free room.

• At the time when the other participant is speaking, you are expected to keep your mic mute. In case a participant is found disturbing the other pleader anyway, he/she may be disqualified.

REGISTRATION PROCESS :

Online Registration will open from 15th September 2021. The last date for registration is 15th October, 11:59 pm.
The Participating team for the Competition shall duly fill the Registration form provided at along with the Registration fee of Rs.2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand only) which shall be non-refundable.
Teams can avail the EARLY BIRD OFFER at Rs. 1500/- ( One Thousand and Five Hundred only)
Last Date for early bird registration is 30th September, 11:59 pm.
The Registration fees shall be done though Online Transaction.
Conformation Mail and Team Codes shall be sent within 2-3 day
Post Conformation the teams will be added in the official WhatsApp group of the said competition
Bank details for RTGS/NEFT:

Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law-A/c Lex Communique
Bank: IndianBank.
Branch: Kandivali (EAST)
A/c. No.: 6701666981
IFSC Code: IDIB000K161