Registrations are invited for the PIL Drafting Competition by the Centre of Gender Studies of ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad. Register by Feb 25!

About ICFAI Law School

ICFAI Law School, a part of IFHE and approved by the Bar Council of India, offers a range of legal education programs. These include integrated five-year courses in BBA.LLB (Hons) and BA.LLB (Hons), one-year LLM programs in Corporate and Commercial Laws and Tax Laws, and two-year LLM programs in Insolvency & Bankruptcy Law and Criminal Law.

They also provide full-time and part-time Ph.D. programs and offer fifteen certificate courses in various specialized areas of law. The school has achieved recognition for its quality, ranking 1st in Telangana among both government and private law schools by CSR-GHRDC 2021 and earning recognition as a promising law school in India in recent years. It has also been ranked among the top law schools in various national surveys. 

Centre for Gender Studies

The center aims to foster research and academic discussions pertaining to gender stereotypes and discrimination. It is committed to raising awareness and improving access to justice in the context of gender related issues. The establishment of the Center for Gender Studies is crucial for gender sensitization in our college and through the college, to us.

The Center aims to engage with both faculty and students, striving to create a gender-aware community on campus and beyond. The Center envisions to arrange diverse academic, technical, medical, cultural, and social events to empower vulnerable groups and promote gender equality in society.

While promoting academic research in the area of gender studies by undertaking research projects, the Center aims to collaborate with national and international organizations and researchers in the field of gender studies and related.

The New Chapter

The centre for gender studies runs on the backbone of passionate voices of ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad aiming to promote gender equality and diversity by facilitating research and providing opportunities for law students to raise their voices and voice their opinions on this sensitive subject.

Public interest litigation (PIL) is one of the most indispensable parts of our legal system. This competition aims at giving the budding minds of the legal fraternity an opportunity to understand the practical dynamics of PIL.

We bring forth Socius Actucs Litgare- Public Interest litigation in hopes to promote the object that was set forth by the centre for gender studies under the guidance of our director Prof. A V Narsimha Rao.

Eligibility

• Participation is strictly restricted to bona fide law students enrolled in the three-year or five-year LL.B. degree course in any institution in India. Students pursuing their LL.M. and Diploma courses are not eligible for participation.
• Only one team shall be allowed to represent each participating university
• Each Participating team should have two members, they shall be designated as ‘Speaker-1’ and ‘Speaker-2’

Location

Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

How to Register?

All the participating institutions have to confirm participation by filling out the registration form via the registration link, on or before 25th February 2024, 11:59 PM provided at the end of this post.

Prizes

• 1st prize- The team with the highest score at the end of Round 1, Round 2, and the Analytical Round of the competition will be crowned as the winner of the competition and will receive a cash prize of Rs 10,000/- and a trophy.
• 2nd prize- rs 5000/- The team with the second highest score at the end of Round 1, Round 2, and the Analytical Round of the competition will be termed as the 1st Runners up of the competition and will receive a cash prize of Rs 5000/ and a trophy.
• • 3rd prize- – The team with the third highest score at the end of Round 1, Round 2, and the Analytical Round of the competition will be termed as the 2nd Runners up of the competition and will receive a cash prize of Rs 3000/- and a trophy.
  • Best Counsel- The Participant with the highest individual score in Round 1 and Round 2 combined shall be crowned as The Best Counsel to take part in the competition and shall be given a trophy and certificate for the achievement.
  • Highest Scorer- The team with the highest score in the Analytical round shall be termed as the highest scorer of the competition and the team shall be given a trophy and certificate for the achievement.
  • Best memorial – The memorial which has the highest shall be termed as the best memorial of the competition and the team shall be given a trophy and certificate for the achievement.
  • Each member of every participating team shall be a recipient of a Participation certificate.

  Timeline

  • Last date of Registration- 25th February 2024
  • Last date of Memorial Submission- 9th March 2024
  • Date of release of results of the Memorial Submission- 15th March 2024

  Contact

  H.Niharika Ravi (Student Coordinator): +91 7901293162
  Email: genderstudies@ifheindia.org