IDIA Karnataka in collaboration with Khaitan & Co to hold Essay Competition

The Karnataka Chapter of Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education (IDIA) in collaboration with Khaitan & Co is organizing an Essay Writing Competition.

IDIA is a non-profit, student-run movement that aims to empower underprivileged and marginalised children through legal education.

It is conducting this essay competition as a part of its fundraising activities to support its initiatives. Khaitan and Co, which is supporting IDIA in organising the competition, is one of India’s oldest and largest law firms.

All undergraduate law students - students pursuing integrated law degrees (five years) or standalone law degrees (three years) - are eligible to participate in the essay competition.

Prizes

• 1^st Place: Internship opportunity at Khaitan & Co, along with a ₹5,000 Cash Prize and a Certificate.

• 2^nd Place: ₹3,000 Cash Prize along with a Certificate.

• Top 5 Entries overall: Certificates of Merit.

Themes

Participants are requested to base their essay on a topic that substantially deals with an area of commercial or corporate law. The areas of law may include but are not limited to competition law, contract law, corporate governance, insolvency law, insurance law, and securities law. Submissions that fall outside this ambit will be rejected. Suggestive topics include:

• Intersection of data privacy and competition law in India

• SEBI and fin-influencer regulation

• Revisiting the corporate purpose debate in India

• Fiduciary duty of promoters in India

• Regulating competition in the digital sphere

• SEBI Amendment to "Connected Persons" definition in Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations

Who can participate?

Law students pursuing the 5-year or 3-year LLB courses are eligible to participate in the essay competition.

Submission Guidelines

All Essays must comply with the following requirements before submission:

• Word Count: 5000-7000 words, exclusive of footnotes

• Number of Authors: Both single-authored pieces and co-authored pieces with 2 co-authors are allowed.

• Citation Style: 4^th Edition of OSCOLA

• Font: Times New Roman; Font Size: 12

• Line Spacing: 1.5

• Anonymity: No mention of name, email, university, or any other identifying details. A submission will be automatically rejected if any identifying details are present.

Registration and Submission Deadlines

Registrations opened on February 15 and will close on March 10, 2025.

The last date to submit the essay is March 15, 2025.

Registration Fee

The registration fee for a single-authored piece is ₹250, and the registration fee for a co-authored piece is ₹450.

Link to register and submit

To register for the competition, click here

To submit your essay, click here

For further information, please feel free to email idia@nls.ac.in or text Saif Ali (team leader, Karnataka Chapter, IDIA) at +91 8739036060

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