Kurinji, the hills at midnight

The awards

Theawards

Five ever-rolling trophies, each named for a luminary of the Bench or the Bar, and ₹2,30,000 in cash prizes.

₹2,30,000

In cash prizes

Each ever-rolling trophy is presented at the Valedictory, where its recipient is photographed with it, and is then kept for the next edition. Every recipient takes home a keepsake trophy (Rule 48.9).

In person, or not at all

Awards are presented at the Valedictory in Chennai. A trophy winner outside the four semi-finalists is told when the Quarter-final results are declared, sends the travel form by 20 December and attends at their own cost. Otherwise the award passes to the next in rank (Rules 48.5 to 48.7).

For everyone

Every participant receives an e-certificate. Certificates of Merit are handed over in person at the Valedictory, or sent as e-certificates (Rules 48.8 and 48.10).