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VIDHIKTA 2.0 – LEGAL FEST BY CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, PATNA (6TH-8TH OCTOBER 2023): REGISTER NOW!!

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The Chanakya National Law University, Patna is going to organise VIDIKTA 2.0, legal fest in hybrid mode.

About the University: 

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) is a prestigious law university located in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in 2006 and is named after the ancient Indian scholar and political strategist Chanakya. CNLU offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in law.

CNLU is recognized by the Bar Council of India (BCI) and is affiliated with the University Grants Commission (UGC). The university has a highly qualified faculty and provides a comprehensive legal education to its students. It also organizes various seminars, workshops, and conferences to promote legal research and awareness.

About Legal Aid Cell:

CNLU Legal Aid Cell with its motto Stand Speak Act was established in the year 2015 with the vision to ensure fair and meaningful justice to the marginalized and disadvantaged by bringing them legal awareness and aid. The main objectives of the Legal Aid Cell are to promote legal awareness throughout the State of Bihar, to provide pro bono legal aid to those who are in need, and to inculcate social responsibility which will lead to realization of goals embodied in the Constitution of India. CNLU Legal Aid Cell is further divided in 4 different centres i.e., Consumer Rights Centre, Centre for Client Counselling, Centre for Legal Awareness Camps, Centre for Research on Cases.

About the Event:

The event is called VIDHIKTA 2.0. Vidhikta is the confluence of two words ‘Vidhik’ and ‘Sahayta’. ‘VidhikSahayta’ or legal aid is the act of assisting those people who are in need of legal recourse but are dampened by financial constraints.  Vidhikta 2.0 is going to give a platform to redefine legal aid. It is a platform to express, innovate and gain knowledge through jam-packed events with marvellous rewards and additional perks. 

Vidhikta 2.0 has various events lined up for the three days like:

  1. Mock Lok Adalat;
  2. National Client Counselling Competition;
  3. Contract Drafting;
  4. Legal Start-up and Social Business Plan Competition;
  5. NukkadNatak;
  6. Quiz Competition;
  7. PIL Drafting Competition.

Three events namely Mock Lok Adalat. National Client Counselling and NukkadNatak will be held in Offline mode in the CNLU Campus, and the rest of the events are to be held in Online mode. The details of all these events can be found in the brochure attached along with this post. 

Eligibility:

  1. National Client Counselling Competition, Mock Lok Adalat Competition, Quiz Competition, PIL Drafting Competition, Contract Drafting Competition is open to all students pursuing LL.B. (3-year or 5-year course) or LL.M. from any recognized university across India.
  2. NukkadNatak Competition is open to students (from any field of study), NGOs, social workers, teachers, academicians, and para-legal volunteers (PLVs).
  3. Legal Start-up and Social Business Plan Competition is open to both UG and PG students currently enrolled in any recognized college or university.

Team Composition:

Prize Money:

Vidhikta 2.0 is promising a very exciting prize pool of Rs. 2,30,000/- for various events. 

Important Timelines

  1. 22ND September: Last day of registration
  2. 20TH  September: Release of proposition 
  3. 25TH September: Last day for clarifications
  4. 6TH October: Preliminary round 1
  5. 7TH October: Preliminary round 2 and semi-finals
  6. 8TH October: Final round and valedictory ceremony

Registration Details:

Each event has its individual google form for registration which are listed below–

  1. Mock Lok Adalat– https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesYQlHS-iSIyaXgpTuoWXfFuewWFTbZtexKixJzhammQahrw/viewform 
  2. National Client Counselling Competition– https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpjt-9dYq6wi8WAZog9sgbSiVfZfGIkNY5ryXO10ruskODcQ/viewform 
  3. Contract Drafting– https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScx8G476pHtrVFasPXItmz6WyE3gAjoiwPKx1R_lK8bPfmrcA/viewform 
  4. Legal Start-up and Social Business Plan Competition-https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKQeudSxLltfJo9ayTE_1OH1XSvUIuHTwS_peev3FkyA58Cg/viewform 
  5. NukkadNatak– https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZxTxa05nTvFtN1ZzWEyzFZtcfOGBFtVYKp0-eUJWYit6P2w/viewform?usp=sf_link 
  6. Quiz Competition- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSes87lWINI5bR8BR7A4nnoz6v0LkRq47Vkh5OUluigdZ7vlTw/viewform 
  7. PIL Drafting Competition- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYPBCKxiAm6mHc21R4seewsnqiC-s1MpOkDN8eJCqn2URFtg/viewform 

Contact Details:

For any queries you can write to- legalaidcell@cnlu.ac.in or contact the below mentioned:

Official Link:

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