1st Nyaya Shastra Memorial Drafting Competition 2025: Register by July 15

About Us

Nyaya Shastra functions as a catalytic nexus facilitating the actualisation of jurisprudential excellence via an integrative matrix of investigative scholarship, pedagogical enhancement, awareness facilitation, and competitive dynamism. An unwavering commitment to the advancement of juridical knowledge and discursive engagement characterises their organisational ethos.

Eligibility

• The Competition is open to all students, enrolled bona fide on a regular basis in an undergraduate law course (3years/5years) conducted by any recognised college/institution/university.
• Each team shall comprise a minimum of 1 (one) member and a maximum of 2 (two) members.
• Any number of teams, from one institution, can participate in this competition.
• Team shall not disclose their identity or that of their institution at any stage of the competition.

Formatting

• The memorials are to be submitted in the format as mentioned below, and if a team fails to comply with the given format, it may be penalised in the form of deductions from the memorial marks.
• The memorials shall contain all of, and only, the following heads, namely –
• Cover Page (It shall include the team code of the team on the upper right-hand corner, name of the case, parties on behalf of whom written submissions are made, name of the forum approached for dispute resolution and year.
• The Cover page of the memorial on behalf of the Petitioner shall be in BLUE, and the Respondent shall be in RED.

Table of Contents

• List of Abbreviations
• Index of Authorities
• Statement of Jurisdiction
• Statement of Facts
• Issues Raised
• Summary of Arguments
• Arguments Advanced
• Prayer
• Annexure (optional)

Font and Spacing

All written submissions shall be typed on A4 size paper in the following format –

• Font type – Times New Roman
• Font Size – 12 & For Footnotes -10
• Line Spacing – 1.5 & For Footnotes -1
• Alignment – Justified
• Margin: 1 inch (each side)
• No. of pages – Maximum 35 pages in total (excluding Annexure)

Citations – All teams shall give citations adhering to the 21st Blue Book

Submission Guidelines

• Submissions shall be made in both Word and PDF formats.
• The file name shall be [Team Code_Respondent/Petitioner.pdf/doc]
• All submissions are to be made via a Google form (to be provided later).
• Memorial should be free from any error of grammar, spelling, punctuation etc.
• Only 20% plagiarism allowed.
• The memorial must be in English Language.
• Each Team has to submit 2 memorials; one for appellant and on for respondent.
• Use of Al is strictly prohibited.
• Memorials to be submitted before 11:59 PM of 31st July 2025. Delayed submission will incur a penalty of 1 marks per hour.

Important Dates

• Registration Begins – 15th June 2025
• Registration Ends – 15th July 2025
• Allotment of Team Code – 17th July 2025
• Seeking of Clarification 20th July 2025
• Release of Clarification – 22nd July 2025
• Workshop on Memo Drafting – 25th July 2025
• Last Date to Submit – 31st July 2025
• Results & Valedictory – 5th August 2025

Awards & Prizes

• 1st Prize – Rs. 3500/- + Certificate of Merit
• 2nd Prize – Rs. 2100/- + Certificate of Merit
• 3rd Prize – Rs. 1500/- + Certificate of Merit
• Participation Certificate for all the participants !!

Registration

Click Here To Register.

• Registration is compulsory for each team willing to participate in the 1st Nyaya Shastra Memorial Drafting Competition. Registration can be done by filling the google form, the link is attached below.
• A non refundable Registration Fee is ₹249/- for each participating team. All the teams are required to make a payment of INR 249/- only before 15th July, 2025 (11:59 P.M. IST) to register for the competition. Pay the Registration Fee by scanning the QR Code –
• After payment you can fill up this google form to complete your registration – Click Here

For Queries

Contact:

• Mr. Madhav Kumar (Convenor)
• Mob. No. – +91 9693318468

The brochure is here.