THAKUR RAMNARAYAN COLLEGE OF LAW’S

1st NATIONAL BAIL APPLICATION AND ARGUMENTATION

COMPETITION 2021.

RULES, PROCEDURE 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.

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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 10 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

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For Main Text:
• Font type: Times New Roman
• Font size: 12
• Line spacing: 1.5
• Alignment Justified
• Pages: 10 pages

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.)

THE MARKING CRITERIA:

S. No Criterion Marks
1. Knowledge of Facts 20 marks
2. Interpretation of Laws and 20 marks
Research
3. Reasoning 20 marks
4. Vocabulary and Grammar 20 marks
5. Adherence to Guidelines 20 marks

TOTAL 100 MARKS

NOTE: LATE SUBMISSION WILL RESULT IN NEGATIVE MARKING.

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 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.

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 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.

THE MARKING CRITERIA

S. No Criterion Marks
1. Knowledge of Facts 20 marks
2. Application of Laws to the Fact & 40 marks
Interpretation
3. Vocabulary & Clarity of Thoughts 10 marks
and Expression

4. Court Etiquettes 10 marks

5. Rebuttal and Response to 20 marks
Questions.
TOTAL 100 MARKS

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 AWARDS
• Winners: Internship opportunity + Free Certificate Course + Merit Certificate +
Trophy + Cash Prize

• Runner-Ups: Trophy + Merit Certificate + Cash Prize

• Best Advocate: Trophy + Merit Certificate

• Best Bail Application: Trophy + Merit Certificate

COMMUNICATION DETAILS
Tanya Sinha
Mobile: +91 9518715213
Email: sinhatanya03@gmail.com

Gargi Deb
Mobile: +91 7045491091
Email: debx22801@gmail.com

Nimish More
Mobile: +91 7066172250
Email: nnmore01@gmail.com

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