DW Bureau | Chandigarh, September 5, 2026: The Legal Fairways Foundation, in association with DLF, organised the inaugural Law Alumni Golf Championship (LAGC) 2026, billed as India’s first inter-law school alumni golf championship, at Chandigarh Golf Club (CGC) on Saturday. The one-day championship brought together lawyers, judges, corporate counsel and legal professionals from leading law schools and universities across the country, with teams from 18 institutions participating.

Played in the Double Peoria Net format, the championship saw teams from Delhi dominate the team standings.

Campus Law Centre (CLC), Delhi University’s Team 2, comprising Ankush Das, Inderbir Singh Alag, Ravi Nanda and Mrinal Bharti, won the championship. CLC DU Team 1, comprising J P Sengh, Sudhanshu Batra, Harkirat Sawhney and Sitesh Mukherjee, finished first runner-up, while National Law University (NLU), Delhi secured the second runner-up position with Dhruv Gupta, Keerat Dhillon, Akal Brar and Precious Kelson.

Speaking on the occasion, Amardeep Singh Sukhija, President of The Legal Fairways Foundation, said the championship was conceived as a platform to promote sportsmanship, camaraderie and professional relationships among members of the legal fraternity beyond the courtroom.

Tarun Vir Singh Lehal, Vice President of the Foundation, said the response to the first edition had been encouraging and that the organisers looked forward to making LAGC a larger and more inclusive national event in the coming years.

In the Judges’ Individual Category (Gross), Justice Alok Jain won with a score of 81, followed by Justice B S Walia (82) and Justice P S Chauhan (83).

In the Judges’ Individual Category (Net), Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal emerged winner, with Justice Mahesh Grover finishing first runner-up and Justice Arun Monga second runner-up.

In the Judges’ special categories, Justice Arun Monga won the Longest Drive, Justice Amit Rawal the Nearest to Pin, and Justice Jaishree Thakur the Straightest Drive.

In the Lawyers’ Individual Category (Gross), Arjun Singh Rai of UILS Chandigarh Team 1 won with a gross score of 75, edging out teammate Jaiveer Sandhu, who also scored 75, on the basis of the better Back 9 score. Karmanbir Singh Kharbanda of OP Jindal finished second runner-up with a gross score of 78.

In the Lawyers’ Individual Category (Net), Vidushpat Singhania of GLC Bombay won with a score of 65. Nishant Prasad of NALSAR finished first runner-up with 66, while Akal Brar of NLU Delhi secured second runner-up with 67.

In the lawyers’ special categories, Ramandeep Singh won the Longest Drive, Shitesh Mukherjee the Straightest Drive and Jaiveer Sandhu the Nearest to Pin.

The Legal Fairways Foundation was established with the vision of creating an enduring platform, “Where Law Meets the Fairway”, to enable legal professionals and alumni of premier institutions to connect, collaborate and celebrate their shared professional and sporting interests.

The Foundation’s office-bearers include Amardeep Singh Sukhija (President), Tarun Vir Singh Lehal (Vice President), Gurmandeep Singh Sullar (Secretary) and Deepak Bhardwaj (Treasurer).

Teams from Punjab University, UILS, NLSIU, AIL, Symbiosis, CLC/DU, NLU Delhi, NLU Bhopal, NALSAR, GLC, NLU Jodhpur, HP University, Amity Delhi, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, OP Jindal, APS-MP, KU and Punjabi University, Patiala participated in the championship.

DLF, GD Group, AKAI, UltraLite, KazarMax Premium, Darja, Lehalco, Greg Norman, Barista, Vivo X300 Series, Nik Bakers, Hair Masters, Globe Toyota, Golfasian, Kairali and NiB partnered with the tournament.