National Legal Essay Writing Competition 2026 | Government Law College, Mumbai | Registration Deadline: November 15th, 2026

National Legal Essay Writing Competition 2026 | Government Law College, Mumbai | Registration Deadline: November 15th, 2026

About the Competition:

The Magazine Committee of Government Law College, Mumbai, presents the 24th Dinesh Vyas Memorial Government Law College National Legal Essay Competition. Writing is an indispensable craft for any lawyer, one that must remain inextricably intertwined with the profession. In that spirit, the Magazine Committee of Government Law College, Mumbai, conducts an annual national-level legal essay writing competition: the Dinesh Vyas Memorial Government Law College National Legal Essay Competition.

This Competition is sponsored in memory of the Late Mr Dinesh Vyas, one of GLC’s most distinguished alumni, who obtained his LL.B. degree from Government Law College in 1967.

Eligibility:

Open to students across all years pursuing their 5-year integrated law course/3-year LL.B. course/LL.M. from any recognised university in India, and equivalent law degree, abroad for the academic year of 2026-27, are eligible to participate in the competition.

Registration Link:

Registration fees for –

• Single authorship: INR 100
• Co-Authorship: INR 150
• This registration fee shall be non-refundable.

Payment details:

• Name: MAGAZINE COMMITTEE GLC MUMBAI
• Account Number: 00000036022568212
• IFSC Code: SBIN0004283

Prizes:

• First prize: Rs. 20,000
• Second prize: Rs. 15,000
• Third prize: Rs. 10,000
• Consolation prize: Rs. 7,500
• Consolation prize: Rs. 7.500

Important dates:

• Registration Deadline: November 15th, 2026
• Submission Deadline: December 26th, 2026
• Declaration of Results: First week of February

Rules of submission:

• Language: English
• Submissions must be original and unpublished works of the author.
• Font: Times New Roman
• Font Size: 12
• Line Spacing: 1.5
• Margin: One inch on all sides
• Paper Size: A4
• Word Limit: 5000 words (inclusive of footnotes)
• Citation Style: 5th Edition OSCOLA
• Citation Font Size: 10
• Citation Spacing: 1.0
• Citation Font: Times New Roman
• Alignment: Justified
• Plagiarism over 15% will result in automatic disqualification.
• Use of artificial intelligence to write or rephrase words will result in disqualification.
• The title of the submission document must be the topic chosen by the author(s) along with their team code. Participants must not disclose their names or any identifying information in their submission document. If such details are found, the submission will be rejected and disqualified.

Competition rules:

• All submissions will undergo a strict online plagiarism check.
• Special consideration will be placed upon the coherence of the essay, quality of analysis, quality of arguments and the depth of research and quality of literature cited.
• In case of any dispute, the decision of the professor in charge and the student editors will be final.
• It is the responsibility of each participant to ensure that the “.doc”/”.docx” file of the submission can be opened legibly with Google Docs/Microsoft Word.
• Team Code for submission will be sent after the registration deadline elapses. Kindly do not contact the organising committee regarding the team code before then.
• Submission of the essays will take place via the following:

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