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Three-day legal fest from Dec 18
In Short
Inspired by the legal maxim “Let justice be done though the heavens fall,” the fest will feature two flagship competitions—Moot Court and Legal Quiz.

Brochure for the fest being released
Vijayawada: The Smt Velagapudi Durgamba Siddhartha School of Law is going to conduct a three-day Justice Challa Kondaiah Memorial Siddhartha 5th National Legal Fest-2026 from December 18.
The legal fest will be organised under the theme “The Arena for Tomorrow’s Legal Minds,” which aims to provide a competitive academic platform for law students from across the country to learn, compete and excel while strengthening their legal knowledge, analytical abilities and jurisprudential understanding and advocacy skills.
Inspired by the legal maxim “Let justice be done though the heavens fall,” the fest will feature two flagship competitions—Moot Court and Legal Quiz.
Participants will get an opportunity to demonstrate their legal expertise, research capabilities, critical thinking and courtroom advocacy skills. The organisers announced a cumulative cash prize of Rs 1.05 lakh for the meritorious winners.
The brochure for the fest was unveiled here on Friday by Dr Venkateswara Rao Paruchuri, Vice-Chancellor of Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University); Dr AV Ratna Prasad, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; and Dr M Ravichand, Registrar.
Prof Dr Ch Divakar Babu, Dean of Velagapudi Durgamba Siddhartha School of Law, and Prof Dr I Jagadeeswara Rao were also present, along with faculty members and the student organising committee.

