11th Trial Advocacy and Judgment Writing Competition 2026 by CHRIST [Cash Prizes Rs 75K]: Register by Feb 25
About Organisation
School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) is a premier legal institution dedicated to the continuous and dynamic process of creating legal minds who are par excellence professionals imbued with a profound sense of social responsibility. With over 25,000 students from all over the nation and abroad, its diverse student community is supported by world-class infrastructure. SLCU offers an industry- academia interface, providing extracurricular and co-curricular activities like moot court and debate. Students also get flexible internships to develop essential practical legal skills.
About the Opportunity
The 11th Trial Advocacy and Judgment Writing Competition (STAC), 2026, hosted by the Advanced Criminal Law Studies Committee of SLCU, is an annual flagship event conducted offline from 5th to 7th March 2026 at the Central Campus, Bengaluru. Featuring distinguished judges and senior advocates from the Karnataka High Court, it fosters trial advocacy skills, criminal litigation proficiency, courtroom etiquette, and research acumen, having successfully engaged participants from law schools nationwide across its previous ten editions.
Theme
The 11th STAC 2025–26 is based on the theme of Criminal Conspiracy, Corruption, and the Administration of Justice. The proposition examines a high-stakes Sessions trial involving allegations of murder and abuse of political and financial power. It challenges participants to engage with core principles of criminal law, evidence, and trial advocacy within the contemporary statutory framework.
Eligibility
The Competition is open to all students pursuing a three-year or five-year Law Degree Course in universities, colleges, or law departments in India, as recognised by the Bar Council of India.
Registration Fee
The registration fee is INR 4,500 plus 18% GST per team. Detailed payment instructions will be provided via email upon confirmation of provisional registration.
Prizes
- Winners: INR 35,000, together with additional perks
- Runners-up: INR 25,000, together with additional perks
- Best Advocate: INR 10,000
- Best Judgment: INR 5,000
Important Dates
| Date | Events |
| 3rd February,2026 | Release for Provisional Registration |
| 10th February, 2026 | Last day for Provisional Registration |
| 11th February, 2026 | Release of Rules, Registration Forms and Trial Proposition |
| 25th February, 2026 | Last day for Final Online Registration |
| 27th February, 2026 | Last day for seeking clarification regarding the Trial Proposition |
| 28th February, 2026 | Release of clarifications |
| 2nd March, 2026 | Submission of List of Witnesses |
| 5th March, 2026 | Inauguration, Draw of Lots, Procedure Test and Preliminary Rounds 1&2 |
| 6th March, 2026 | Judgment Writing Competition, Quarter Final Rounds and Semi-Final Rounds |
| 7th March, 2026 | Final Round and Valedictory Ceremony |
Registration Process
Teams (limited to 30) provisionally register via email to [email protected] using official college/student association email; slots on first-come, first-served basis. Confirmed teams will receive a final registration link and it should be completed by February 25th 2026, with ID verification and payment.
Contact
Faculty Convenors: Dr. Shilpa ML, Dr. Tridipa Sehnobis Das
Student Convenors: Tarun Gowda D (+91 8088030270), Kirti Krishna (+91 6238477479)
Registration POC: Samridh Chaturvedi (+91 8840685212)
The brochure is here and rules are here.
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