ADR, in collaboration with JLS Law, organised the Lokdrishti National Essay Writing Competition on the theme "Documentation as Disenfranchisement? Reading SIR Through a Human Rights Lens" from September to October 2026. The participants submitted the essays online. Aarav Kandoi, ADR's Campus Ambassador Programme from Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, organised the event on behalf of ADR.

Announcement post:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jlslaw_lokdrishti-adr-associationfordemo…

• Total participants: 20 UG and PG students from 18 institutions across India.
• Winners: 1st Arhant (National Law Institute University, Bhopal); 2nd Riya Kumari (United University); 3rd Saumya Mishra (University of Allahabad); 4th Darshan Chandulal Jain (MGM University); 5th Kritika Kumari (Central University of Punjab, Bathinda).
• Judge: Saurav Narayan, PhD in Law (Scheduled Tribes Rights), Central University of Punjab, Bathinda