ABOUT THE COLLEGE

Marcel Proust once said, “The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having neweyes.” This observation clearly enunciates the goals and objectives of SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law (5 Year Course). The institution recognizes the fact that there lodges within the heart of everystudent that spark of creativity that, is the essence of singularity in every individual. Beginning from this premise, the college structures its learning programme in order to identify, hone in on and unearth thisreserve of creativity. This institution provides the students with varied platforms to develop their skills;by way of debates at the intra and inter collegiate levels; Seminars, workshops, trial advocacy throughmoot competitions, the Juris-cine club, L’avocat an in-house student’s newsletter which enablesstudents to air their passionate concerns on issues.

ABOUT THE CLPRS COMITTEE

The Constitution of India is the fountain head from where all others laws derive their very existence. As such, a sound theoretical & practical understanding of the laws of the land is incomplete without a comprehensive understanding of the working of the Constitution of India. The main objective of the ‘Centre for Constitutional Law & Policy Reform’ is to provide a platform for the students & faculty of Pravin Gandhi College of Law to develop, Foster and disseminate interest in Constitutional Studies. The Centre also strive towards coming out with innovative policy and law reform recommendations keeping Constitutional principles in mind.

FACULTY INCHARGE

KAVITA SHARMA
APURVA THAKUR
ASIM VIDYARTHI

CHAIRPERSON

ADITYA MANUBARWALA

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

“For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument and debate” -Margaret Heffernan. SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College Of Law in association with Kathmandu Tribune andSmart Maharashtra, is immensely proud to present the 2nd Annual Debate Competition and invites allthe debate enthusiasts to participate and witness the WAR OF WORDS which will have four excitingrounds. It will be held in SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College Of Law, Mumbai on 21st April ’18, Saturday.

TOPIC

The topics for this year’s debate are :

▪ PRELIMIARY ROUND – Whether Population Control Policy is unconstitutional?

▪ QUARTER FINAL ROUND – Judicial Activism v. Judicial Overreach .

▪ SEMI FINAL ROUND – Whether the Directive Principles of State Policy have become redundant?

▪ FINAL ROUND – Whether the law relating to adultery in India is gender discriminatory andunconstitutional?

ELIGIBILITY AND FORMAT OF THE DEBATE

1. Any student pursuing an undergraduate, postgraduate or professional course in any recognized
   University/College in India are eligible to participate in the competition.
2. Only one team from each college is eligible to participate.
3. Each side will comprise of two speakers
4. One round of the debate will consist of two teams – one for the motion and against themotion.
5. The sequence of the speeches shall be as follows:Opening Appeal (For the Motion) – 4 MinutesOpening Appeal (Against the Motion) – 4 MinutesRebuttal Round – 4 Minutes
   Closing Speech (For the Motion) – 4 MinutesClosing Speech (Against the Motion) – 4 MinutesQuestion & Answer Round – 10 Minutes
   (Total=30mins)
6. Opening Appeal: The participants are expected to put forth their constructivearguments during their opening speeches. The opening speaker for the motion shalldeliver his/her speech first followed by the opening speaker against the motion.
7. Rebuttal Round: The opening speeches shall be followed by a four-minute rebuttal round wherein each team may pose two questions to the opposite team. The questionsshall be posed alternately by teams. The time limit for each question and the answerthereto shall be 1 minute.
8. Closing Speech: The participants are expected to summarise, analyse, rebut andprovide a conclusion to the arguments already made during the opening speeches andthe rebuttal round. No new constructive arguments shall be introduced during theclosing speeches. However, the participants are allowed to nuance the argumentsalready made and state additional facts in relation to the same. The closing speaker forthe opposition shall deliver his/her speech first followed by the closing speaker for theproposition.
9. Question & Answer Round: The judges may, at their discretion, pose questions to theteams during the question and answer round.
10. Candidates will be allowed to refer to materials during their speech.
11. The upper limit on the number of participating teams is 16.

• Out of the total teams, top 8 teams will qualify from the Preliminary Rounds for the Quarter-Final Round.
• From the Quarter-Final Round, the top 4 teams will qualify for the Semi- Finals.From the Semi-Final round, the top 2 teams will qualify for the Finals.
• All rounds are knockout rounds.

PRIZES

• Best Team: 5000 INR
• Runners-Up: 2500 INR
• Best Speaker: 2500 INR

All the Participants shall recieve Participation Certificate.

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT DETAILS

Registration Fees : 500 INR.

Register Online at https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdRkfUKl-2JR_Fs47…/viewform

Payment Details:

• Cash at college counter.
• Online Payment to: – Pravin Gandhi College of Law, DENA Bank,
A/c No: 013111001690 IFSC Code: BKDN0460131 Juhu Vile Parle Branch,Mumbai
• PAYTM: – 9765421775 OR 8291324118

CONTACT

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