📌About the Event

The 5th Prof. V. S. Mallar Memorial Legal Aid Lawyering Competition 2026–27 is a legal-aid competition centred on the theme “Violence Against Children: From Legal Protection to Effective Remedy.” Unlike a traditional moot court, the competition asks participants to examine a legal-aid problem from factual, legal, institutional, social and remedial perspectives. Teams will explore issues such as children’s rights, violence against children, access to legal aid, institutional accountability and effective remedies. The different components of the competition collectively form a legal-aid case record and culminate in a simulated Bal Adalat.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Theme: Violence Against Children: From Legal Protection to Effective Remedy
• Format: Legal aid lawyering competition culminating in a simulated Bal Adalat.
• Mode: The orientation session on October 23, 2026 is online. The publicly available announcement does not yet clearly specify the mode for every subsequent component of the competition.
• The detailed proposition and rule book are scheduled to be released during the orientation.
• Participants will examine forms of violence against children including physical, emotional, sexual, institutional, domestic, educational and technology-facilitated violence.

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📅 Important Dates

• Competition brochure released: September 21, 2026
• Registration deadline: October 20, 2026
• Registration closes at: 10:00 PM
• Competition inauguration: October 23, 2026
• Online orientation session: October 23, 2026
• Release of proposition: October 23, 2026

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibilty:
• Institutions interested in participating must register their teams through the prescribed registration form.
• Registration is considered complete only after successful payment of the registration fee and submission of the completed registration form.
• The organising committee will send a confirmation email after verifying the registration and payment.
• Detailed eligibility requirements, team composition rules and stage-specific regulations are expected in the detailed rule book scheduled for release on October 23, 2026

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Winner: ₹20,000
• Runner-up: ₹10,000
• Best Legal Aid Lawyer: 5 awards
• Best Rights Audit: Award category announced; the accessible listing does not clearly state its prize amount.
• Best Creative Communication: ₹5,000
• Best Oral Advocate: ₹5,000