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3rd National Legal Opinion Drafting Competition

The document announces a Consumer Week being held from March 9th-15th, 2024 by SVKM's Pravin Gandhi College of Law. As part of the celebrations, a 3rd National Legal Opinion Drafting Competition will be held. The document provides details about the competition such as eligibility rules, team composition, registration process, submission format, judging criteria and prizes. It also presents a legal problem regarding a car accident involving defective airbags for participants to address in their legal opinion submissions.

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3rd National Legal Opinion Drafting Competition

The document announces a Consumer Week being held from March 9th-15th, 2024 by SVKM's Pravin Gandhi College of Law. As part of the celebrations, a 3rd National Legal Opinion Drafting Competition will be held. The document provides details about the competition such as eligibility rules, team composition, registration process, submission format, judging criteria and prizes. It also presents a legal problem regarding a car accident involving defective airbags for participants to address in their legal opinion submissions.

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SVKM’s

Pravin Gandhi College of Law


Centre for Consumer Advocacy
Presents

CONSUMER WEEK
9TH TO 15TH MARCH,
2024

3RD NATIONAL LEGAL


OPINION DRAFTING
COMPETITION
SVKM’s
Pravin Gandhi College of Law
ABOUT SVKM
Sri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal is a Public Charitable Trust in India that runs
and operates many schools, colleges and educational institutions across
India. SVKM strives to impart the highest quality of education to the students
at various levels and provides them with diverse platforms to showcase their
skills and talents.

ABOUT PGCL
SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law (PGCL) is situated in Vile Parle,
Mumbai. PGCL works under the auspices of Mumbai University
providing B.L.S LL.B Course (5 Years),L.L.M. and PG Diploma
courses. The institution recognises the fact that there
lodges within the heart of every student a spark of creativity, which is the
essence of singularity in every individual.

ABOUT CCA
The Centre for Consumer Advocacy was set up in the year 2016 in the
month of September, with an aim to research, collaborate and create
awareness about consumer rights, consumer grievances, and solutions.
In line with this, the CCA has carried out research assignments on
various consumer issues, in association with the Mumbai Grahak
Panchayat, Consumer Association of India, Consumer Guidance Society
of India, etc.

ABOUT CONSUMER WEEK


In 2023, the Centre for Consumer Advocacy is celebrating International
Consumer Week once again from 9th - 15th March. As part of these
celebrations, the CCA is hosting its 3rd edition of National Legal Opinion
Drafting Competition. We also have a line-up of some of the most
distinguished stalwarts in the field of Consumer Laws to speak throughout
the week and impart their expert knowledge to our audience.
SVKM’s
Pravin Gandhi College of Law
PROBLEM
Mr. Nitin Shah, and his friend Mr. Premchand Shukla, decided to avail the services
of Apna Car Pvt. Ltd., a car rental company having its registered office in Mumbai,
Maharashtra. They paid a sum of Rs. 25,000 as consideration for renting a Speedy
Sparrow, a sedan manufactured by Mynah Cars India Ltd., an Indian subsidiary of
Woodpecker Cars, an American company, for a period of one week. They embarked
upon a road trip from Mumbai to Goa in the said vehicle. After entering the State of
Goa, the car met with an accident, during which the airbags did not deploy correctly
owing to a defect.
Consequently, Mr. Shah and Mr. Shukla were grievously injured, and were forced
to spend over Rs. 10,00,000 and Rs. 7,50,000 on medical bills, respectively.
Initially, Apna Car Pvt. Ltd. attempted to recover money for the damage caused to
the vehicle from Mr. Shukla with whom they had entered into the contract. Mr.
Shukla resisted this attempt and alleged that the company had, in fact, given him a
defective car.

Subsequently, an independent third-party investigation was conducted,

revealing that the air bags had failed to deploy correctly owing to a

manufacturing defect, and that the accident was not the result of breaking any

traffic rules or negligence by Mr. Shukla, who was driving the car, or any other

vehicle’s negligence. However, Apna Car Pvt. Ltd. refused to provide any refund

or compensation to Mr. Shukla, stating that the accident had occurred due to a

manufacturing defect, and, consequently, it was the manufacturer who was

liable.
SVKM’s
Pravin Gandhi College of Law

PROBLEM
Mr. Shah and Mr. Shukla are now desirous of filing a complaint before the
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. They have approached you
for a legal opinion in this regard, as they are unsure of (i) whether the complaint
ought to be filed before the North Goa District Consumer Disputes Redressal
Commission or the Mumbai Suburban District Consumer Disputes Redressal
Commission, (ii) whether the complaint should be filed against Apna Car Pvt.
Ltd., or Mynah Cars Inda Ltd., or Woodpecker Cars, (iii) whether Mr. Shah, not
being a party to the contract with Apna Car Pvt. Ltd., can file a complaint, and
(iv) whether Mr. Shah and Mr. Shukla can file a joint complaint. Address all four
issues in your opinion, relying on relevant statutory provisions and case law.
SVKM’s
Pravin Gandhi College of Law

RULES AND REGULATIONS


ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION :
Participation is restricted to students currently pursuing their law
degree. Law schools/colleges recognised by the Bar Council of India are
eligible to participate in the 3rd National Legal Opinion Drafting
Competition, 2024.

TEAM COMPOSITION:
The team may comprise of a maximum number of 2 members. A
maximum of 3 entries are permitted from each institution.

REGISTRATION:
The last date to register for the competition is 10th March, 2024. All
interested teams who wish to register can access the registration form
from the following link:
https://forms.gle/ZdgcijcGALkZo3kp6
FORMAT OF THE SUBMISSION:
The language for the competition will be strictly English.
The font used must be Times New Roman, size 12, line spacing 1.5,
with one inch margin on each side.
The font of footnotes must be Times New Roman, size 10, single
line spacing.
Page numbers must be given at the bottom of the page.
The length of the opinion should not exceed 2500 words.
The cover page of the submission should include the name of the
Authors, with the Authors’ designation (i.e., year of study) and the
name of the Institution.
SVKM’s
Pravin Gandhi College of Law

RULES AND REGULATIONS


GENERAL RULES:
The Participants have to send the soft copy of the Legal Opinion in
pdf form by 12th March, 2024 by 11:59 PM on
centreforconsumeradvocacy@gmail.com.
The Subject Line should be: “Submission- Legal Opinion Drafting
Competition- (Name of Participant 1)- (Name of Participant 2).”
Results will be declared on 15th March, 2024 at the Valedictory
Ceremony of the Consumer Week.
All participants will receive a participation certificate.
Entries sent after the deadline shall be disqualified.
Any entry found to be plagiarized will be disqualified.

JUDGING CRITERIA:
Each Opinion shall be evaluated out of 100 points by an
evaluator. The criteria for evaluation are as follows:
Knowledge of Law and Facts- 25 Points
Proper and Articulate Analysis- 25 Points
Extent and Use of Research- 20 Points
Clarity and Organization- 20 Points
Grammar and Style- 10 Points

PRIZES:
The Best Team - Cash Prize of Rs. 2,000/- and a Certificate of
Merit.
The Runner Up Team - Cash Prize of Rs. 1500/- and a Certificate of
Merit.
The Second Runner Up Team - Cash Prize of Rs. 1000/- and a
Certificate of Merit.
SVKM’s
Pravin Gandhi College of Law

CONTACT US
FACULTY-IN-CHARGE:

Dr. Geeta Kubsad

(+91 98202 54446)

STUDENT CO-ORDINATORS:
Shivani Zunjarrao (+91 9372930084)

Aditya Dahiphale (+91 9082238944)

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