Prof. V. S. Mallar Memorial Legal Aid Competition | July – October 2023

The Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), NLSIU and the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, GoI, is organising the second Prof. V. S. Mallar Memorial Legal Aid Competition from July-October 2023. This competition is organised as part of the pan India Legal Literacy and Legal Awareness Programme.

About the Competition

The Legal Aid Clinic Competition shall be a 4 (four) month-pronged Competition. Further, access to legal education is a necessary corollary to the right of free legal aid. With the advancement of digital technologies, this right has become all the more accessible. Legal aid clinics, particularly those functioning under the aegis of educational institutions, play a pivotal role in improving community access to legal information and education and in engaging the youth in mass literacy dissemination efforts.

The endeavor of the second edition of this Competition is to further augment and strengthen the activities of the legal aid cells across the country to spread essential legal awareness by conducting awareness drives and various other creative initiatives and campaigns to bring to the fore the presence of informational asymmetry contributing
directly to the lack of legal awareness.

The competition shall comprise six core deliverables which shall include:

• ACCESS TO LEGAL AID: PRISON CLINIC
• LOK ADALAT
• ENGAGEMENT WITH STREET VENDORS
• SPEED MENTORING
• NON-PROFIT PARTNERING
• FINAL REPORT

For more details on the competition and the deliverables, please read the brochure.

Awards & Prizes

Winners – Best Legal Aid Clinic – INR 25,000
First Runners Up – Best Legal Aid Clinic – INR 20,000
Second Runners Up – Best Legal Aid Clinic – INR 15,000
Best Faculty Coordinator award – INR 10,000
Best All India Legal Aid Clinic Student Lawyers – INR 10,000

Who can register for the competition

The Legal Aid Competition is open to all clubs and legal aid Clinics/committees housed in any institute.
We encourage Management, Commerce institutions also to partake in this competition. NSS, NCC,
Scouts Units are also encouraged to participate in this competition.

Team Composition

The representatives of the participating institutions for all purposes and for the entire duration of the competition shall comprise the following:

• 1 Faculty Coordinator/Advisor/NCC/NSS Officer
• 1 Student Coordinator
• Maximum of 8 other students, who will formulate the Core Team
• Other Students, whose participation may be certified by the Participating Institution

Registration Details

The registration fee for a team is INR 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand Only).
Institutions interested in participating in the competition may register by filling in the Google form here.
The last date to register has been extended to June 30, 2023.