Lex Consilium Foundation (LCF) together with the India Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organized the Nani Palkhivala Quiz on Constitutional Law on Sunday, 5th February 2023 at Hotel Le Meridien, Windsor Place, New Delhi.
The key Takeaways are enumerated below.
1. Thirty four teams (of two students each) had registered for the Quiz. However due to medical reasons finally 31 took part in the competition. These included two teams from different national law schools in India.
2. There were 12 teams with both participants being girls. On the other hand, eight teams had mixed composition. Such a situation showed greater participation by the female students.
3. The participants belonged to various states of India including Delhi NCR, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Thus, the event witnessed participation from different parts of the country.
4. One of the participants was visually impaired. The same was indicative of the keen interest, determination and enthusiasm amongst differently abled to be part of the mainstream.
5. The Quiz contents were appreciated by the participants due to their imaginative and relevant framing.
6. The lecture organized on 'Future of Litigation as a Career for Law Students' saw valuable presentations by three advocates who all hailed from non-law families. Their talks attracted huge interest from the participants and saw relevant queries from them.
7. The distinguished guests invited to the valedictory function highlighted the significance of better understanding of constitutional text amongst the students.
8. Nearly all the participants personally requested that such an event must be held every year to enable law students gain intimate knowledge of the constitutional text and the latest case law.
