The Student Law Journal, Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur, in collaboration with Singhania & Co., is pleased to announce the results of the Essay Writing Competition 2025 conducted on the central theme “Corporate and Commercial Laws.”
Top Three Essays
First Prize
“Reconceiving Homebuyers under RERA: The Statutory Trust Framework and the Fallacy of Financial Creditor Classification under the IBC” by Shivansh Singh & Devdeep Ahirwal, Students, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
Second Prize
“Between Innovation and Inhibition: RBI’s Approach to Bank-backed M&A Financing”by Sarga P. S. & Rohit Kadian, Students, National Law Institute University, Bhopal
Third Prize
“Seamless Synergies: How India’s New Fast-Track Merger Rules are Transforming Cross-Border Corporate Restructuring” by Yashvi Shukla & Sagrika Jha, Students, Indian Law Society (ILS) Law College, Pune
The following essays have been adjudged as part of the Top 10 entries, in no specific order are as follows:
- “Analysing Cross-Border Insolvency Regimes in Crypto Exchanges and Recommendations to Harmonize Regulations”by Gouri Sinha, Student, Symbiosis Law School, Pune
- “From Disclosure to Duty: ESG Covenants as Quasi-Fiduciary Obligations in Cross-Border Insolvency” by Vishal Sharma & Shivanshu Shivam, Students, Chanakya National Law University
- “From Trading Rings to Token Rails: Can Real Estate Tokenization Reshape India’s Real Estate Market?” by Abhishek Tak, Student, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
- “Regulating the Shadow Loop: The RBI–SEBI Crackdown on Evergreening via AIFs” by Aayush Kumar, Student, Chanakya National Law University
- “Regulatory Loopholes and Consumer Welfare: Private Equity and Roll-Up Transactions in Healthcare in India” by Akshat Joshi, Student, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
- “From Whisper to Mandate?: Weaving the Legal Thread of ESG in Corporate India, Particularly in Competition Law” by Priya Elizabeth Sunil, Student, The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi
- “Tacit Collusion in Algorithms: Rethinking Cartel Law in the Age of AI” by Sai Nandhana, Student, BITS Law School, Mumbai
Awards and Benefits
The Top Three Entries shall receive the following cash prizes:
- 1st Prize: ₹10,000
- 2nd Prize: ₹7,500
- 3rd Prize: ₹5,000
The winners shall be offered an internship opportunity at Singhania & Co., in accordance with the firm’s internship policy.
Important Note:
- The detailed terms and modalities of the internship shall be communicated to the winners separately.
- The winners shall be contacted shortly via email for the purpose of verification and collection of bank account details to facilitate the disbursement of the cash prizes.
As the Knowledge Partner of the competition, TheLegalVoice shall be offering free courses worth up to ₹10,000 to the winners of the competition.
Further, all participants shall be entitled to a 20% discount on the full range of courses offered by TheLegalVoice. The discount code shall be shared shortly.
Publication and Certificates
- The Top 10 papers shall be published in a Special Volume of the DNLU – Student Law Journal, to be released after making appropriate editorial edits to the selected essays.
- Authors of the Top 10 papers shall receive a Certificate of Merit.
- All participants shall receive a Certificate of Participation by the end of this month.
The Editorial Board congratulates all the selected authors and sincerely thanks every participant for their valuable contributions and enthusiastic participation.
