The 2nd Contract Drafting Competition, 2025 in association with Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India was successfully organized as part of Vidhikta 3.0 by Chanakya National Law University under the aegis of CARCIL. The event aimed to enhance legal drafting skills among students and provide them with hands-on experience in contract law.

The competition aims to provide a platform for law students to demonstrate their legal expertise in drafting contracts and to apply their legal knowledge to practical situations and gain a deeper understanding of the legal implications of contract drafting. This competition will help to promote the importance of contract drafting in the legal profession and highlight the skills needed to excel in this area.

This year’s problem statement challenges participants to draft a Shareholders’ Agreement for a Joint Venture Company, addressing critical legal and commercial concerns such as capital structuring, affirmative voting rights, deadlock resolution, and funding mechanisms. Participants will engage with complex corporate governance issues and propose legally sound solutions for dispute resolution and financial stability.

The winners of the competition were as follows:

1. Winner – Vedansh Raj, RGNUL
2. 1st Runner Up – Sudheshna Amrutha Balantrapu, WBNUJS

2nd Runner Up – Aryan Panwar, RMLNLU