Project Topic Guidelines for Legal English

 Context of the case: The following text (Print / Visual / Audio-Visual) given to you is
contended (as imagined) in a court of law. The case is made to ban fully or censure
certain sections of the text. In reality, the given text has been officially / unofficially
banned or censured for certain duration or permanently in India. While the case of
unofficial ban has to be treated as politico-religious sanction, with the indirect complicity
of the state. Your given role is to represent the text, either as For or Against – the case.
 Text comprises the list of Print Medium: books, play / drama, short story, poetry, prose;
Visual Medium: Paintings; Audio-Visual Medium: Movies (full length), documentary,
drama (on-stage), songs, Television series, etc. banned or censored in India or abroad.
 Each topic will have two students: For and Against. Students should identify their
Opposing Representative (OR) based on common topics.
 Written submission (along with soft copy) of arguments from both sides as per the
deadline; both parties need to exchange their soft copy drafts and will maintain such an
evidence; failure to exchange if proved will amount to reduction of marks.
 Inquisitorial system of hearing. Each representative will be assessed based on the
effectiveness of their arguments.

 Opening by Defendant (Against) & Closing by Prosecution (For). Arguments will be

strictly based on written submissions unless allowed by the faculty. No counter
arguments can be part of the oral submissions.
 Time allocation: 5 minutes per representative (extra time will be allowed as per faculty
discretion)
 Display of ethical & professional behaviour is mandatory, or else will result in reduction
of marks.

 Format of Contents (Written Draft):

o Cover Page
o Contents
o Introduction: background of the case (mention the name of OR)
o Facts of the case
o Relevant statutory provisions (either here or in appendix)
o Judicial History / Precedents (case citations of previous & leading rulings)
o Legal Issue involved (Identifying the issue based on descending order of
importance)
o Analysis: Arguments For / Against (based on the representative side)
o Counter Arguments (with Rebuttals)
o Conclusion: Final Submission by the representative
 o Bibliography

 The above has to be submitted to the concerned faculty on the given deadline, failure to
do so would amount to reduction of marks.

Sr. No. Project Topics Roll No.

1
For = Garam Hawa (A/V)

2
For = Aandhi (A/V)

3
For =Kissa Kursi Ka (A/V)

4
For =Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (A/V)

5
For =Bandit Queen (A/V)

6
For =Fire (A/V)

7
For =Final Solution (A/V)

8
For =Hawayein (A/V)

9 For = Black Friday (A/V)

10 For =The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (A/V)

11
Against = Garam Hawa (A/V)

12
Against =Aandhi (A/V)

13
Against =Kissa Kursi Ka (A/V)

14
Against =Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (A/V)
15
Against =Bandit Queen (A/V)

16
Against =Fire (A/V)

17
Against =Final Solution (A/V)

18
Against =Hawayein (A/V)

19 Against =Black Friday (A/V)

20 Against =The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (A/V)

21 For =Kaum De Heere (A/V)

22
For =India's Daughter (A/V)

23
For =Deshdrohi (A/V)

24
For =Santa Banta Pvt Ltd (A/V)

25
For =Jodhaa Akbar (A/V)

26
For =Dam 999 (A/V)

27
For =The Da Vinci Code (A/V)

28
For =Udta Punjab (A/V)

29 For =The Moor's Last Sigh (P)

30 For =The Da Vinci Code (P)

31 Against =Kaum De Heere (A/V)

32
Against =India's Daughter (A/V)
33
Against =Deshdrohi (A/V)

34
Against =Santa Banta Pvt Ltd (A/V)

35
Against =Jodhaa Akbar (A/V)

36
Against =Dam 999 (A/V)

37
Against =The Da Vinci Code (A/V)

38
Against =Udta Punjab (A/V)

39 Against =The Moor's Last Sigh (P)

40 Against =The Da Vinci Code (P)

41 For =The Satanic Verses (P)

42 For =Understanding Islam through Hadis (P)

43 For =Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India (P)

44 For =Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence (P)

45
For =Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India (P)

46 For =Five Past Midnight in Bhopal (P)

47 For =The Red Sari (El Sari Rojo) (P)

48 For =Such A Long Journey(P)

49 For =The Descent of Air India (P)

50 For =Perumal Murugan’s Madhorubhagan (One Part Woman) (P)

51 Against =The Satanic Verses (P)

52 Against =Understanding Islam through Hadis (P)

53 Against =Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India (P)

54 Against =Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence (P)

55
Against =Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With
India (P)

56 Against =Five Past Midnight in Bhopal (P)

57 Against =The Red Sari (El Sari Rojo) (P)

58 Against =Such A Long Journey (P)

59 Against =The Descent of Air India (P)

60 Against =Perumal Murugan’s Madhorubhagan (One Part Woman)

(P)
61 For =Satyartha Prakash (P)

62 For =AK Ramanujan’s essay (Three hundred Ramayanas, Five

Examples and Three Thoughts on Translations) (P)
63 For =Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues (P)

64 For =I, Nathuram Godse, Am Speaking (English Adaptation) (P)

65 Against =Satyartha Prakash (P)

66 Against =AK Ramanujan’s essay (Three hundred Ramayanas, Five

Examples and Three Thoughts on Translations) (P)
67 Against =Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues (P)

68 Against =I, Nathuram Godse, Am Speaking (English Adaptation) (P)

69 AK Ramanujan’s essay (Three hundred Ramayanas, Five Examples

and Three Thoughts on Translations) (P)
70 Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues (P)

71 I, Nathuram Godse, Am Speaking (English Adaptation) (P)

72 M F Hussain’s paintings on Bharat Mata (V)

73 Shankar’s controversial cartoon on Ambedkar and Nehru (V)

74 Aseem Trivedi’s Cartoons Against Corruption(V)

75 M F Hussain’s paintings on Bharat Mata (V)

76 Cartoon’s on Mamta Banerjee (V)

77 Aseem Trivedi’s Cartoons Against Corruption (V)

78 Publication of Charlie Hebdo Cartoons (Marathi Newspaper or

Urdu Newspaper) (V)
79 Shankar’s controversial cartoon on Ambedkar and Nehru (V)

80 Hungryalist (Poetry) Movement (P)

Additions: Padmavati