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INVICTA JUSTUM 1st NATIONAL LEVEL VIRTUAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2021

INVICTA JUSTUM 1st NATIONAL LEVEL

VIRTUAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION

2021

14th - 16th JANUARY 2021

ORGANISED BY

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NEHRU ACADEMY OF LAW (AFFILATED TO UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT AND APPROVED BY THE BCI)

Jawahar Gardens, Lakkidi, Mangalam, Ottapalam, Palakkad, Kerala, 679301

EMAIL: [email protected]

Website:www.nal.net.in

ABOUT NEHRU GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust was established way back in

1968 by the founder Chairman Late Shri. P K Das, an eminent Chartered Engineer, a

renowned academician, a great industrialist and a well-known philanthropist, with the

primary objective of rendering selfless, dedicated and yeomen service to the cause of

higher education originally in the field of Aeronautics and subsequently in the field of

engineering. Management, Arts, Science, Medical, paramedical, Architecture and Law has

added feather after feather to its cap.

Presently, the Nehru Group of Institutions is led by Adv. Dr. P Krishna Das,

Chairman and Managing Trustee, under whose dynamic leadership the Trust has evolved

into one of the biggest and reputed conglomeration having 21 educational institutions in

Kerala and Tamil Nadu, popularly called “Nehru Group of Institutions”.

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The group has always been the pioneers in this field and has been instrumental in

opening up new vistas of knowledge and education. All the Educational institutions under

the group has been delivering world class quality education and pedagogy in a

wellstructured manner achieving excellence through creativity, sustained hard work and

intellectual integrity.

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ABOUT NEHRU ACADEMY OF LAW

Nehru Academy of Law (NAL), a sister concern of the prestigious Nehru Group of

Institutions (NGI) is a premier law institute in Kerala that is committed to imparting legal

education to students and molding true law professional of high integrity and foresight.

Established in the year 2015 with an objective of disseminating knowledge of law and legal

processes to the young minds, Nehru Academy of Law has been persistent in the pursuit

of knowledge and academic endeavors to become a center of excellence in legal studies.

With a team of experienced and highly qualified faculties under the guidance of

Principal Dr. P. D. Sebastian, NAL is committed to provide student-centric law education

in order to foster their personal and intellectual growth and prepare them for productive

careers, meaningful lives, and responsible citizenship in a global society.

Situated in a lush green landscape at Jawahar gardens, Lakkidi, Palakkad District, Nehru

Academy of Law is a center par excellence in the arena of legal education with its

meticulous academic strategies and extensive law curriculum.

The Academy seeks to incubate innovative approaches to legal education and

profession and prepare students for leadership roles not only in legal profession but also

in a wide range of social institutions, including government, politics and business. It tries

to combine teaching and research in an integrated manner to instill in the students a sense

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of responsibility in the field of law and to use law as an instrument of social transformation

and empowerment.

INVITATION LETTER

Respected Sir/Madam,

Greetings!

With immense pleasure, the Nehru Academy of Law, presents the

INVICTA JUSTUM 1st National Level Virtual Moot Court

Competition to be held from January 14th to 16th, 2021 at Palakkad

district, the granary of Kerala. We take this occasion to invite your

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esteemed institution to participate in the competition and contribute to

make it a great success.

We aspire to create an atmosphere of invigorating intellectual

challenges and opportunity to learn court craft through simulated

experiences in the competition.

We welcome your esteemed institution.

Warm regards,

Prof. Dr. P D Sebastian

Principal

Nehru Academy of Law

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INVICTA JUSTUM seeks to offer law students an opportunity to develop skills

which are crucial for growing into a successful lawyer and to expose them to the ever

expanding frontiers of law which helps them to develop holistically.

The process of becoming a perfect advocate is a career long journey that begins in

law schools. Virtual moot court competitions facilitate practical learning and integrated

development of young law students by engaging the youth into a learning outlet during the

Covid-19 pandemic. Moot court also teaches students professionalism and ethics, how to

apply laws to facts, how to structure and rank a legal argument by strength and not to

assert losing propositions. By giving law students opportunities to improve their legal

writings, legal researches and oral advocacy in a competitive environment prepares

students for a competitive world. It is perhaps the most significant activity that develops

all the said skills every lawyer needs to possess.

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MOOT PROPOSITION

SHAM MOHAN V. KASTURI RAJ

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Dharma Pradesh is a state in the Indian Union. University of Dharma Pradesh was

the oldest University in the state having the tradition of 128 years. University College of

Law (UCL), the constituent college of the University, was started in 1938. At present the

college has LL.B., LL.M. and Ph.D. programmes. Six judges of the High Court of Dharma

Pradesh are former students of UCL. On 07.08.2020 UCL organized a Webinar “Criminal

Contempt: Is it an Outdated Concept”. 200 persons participated in the webinar. The

former Advocate General of Dharma Pradesh and former lecturer of UCL Sham Mohan

was the key note speaker for the webinar. In his scholarly presentation, Sham Mohan

quoted the views of Lord Denning and H.M. Seervai for highlighting the need for judicial

restraint in contempt proceedings. He continued that the judiciary is not above from

criticism. In the last portion of his speech he stated:

“As pointed out Earlier Mahadhipatis like Keshavananda and Zamindars like

Golaknath evoked a sympathetic chord nowhere in the whole country except the Supreme

Court of India. The bank magnates got higher compensation by the intervention of the

Supreme Court in Cooper’s case. Antisocial elements i.e. FERA violators, bride burners and

a whole horde of reactionaries have found their heaven in the Supreme Court. In this

country, the Jesuses are getting crucified and the Barbases are very much upheld, thanks

perhaps to the Judiciary. Our whole judicial approach has a certain independence from all

civilized behaviour. In fact to speak frankly, the Indian judiciary is non est.” He further

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added that the judiciary can attain greatness only if it is made by judges who are eligible

to occupy the position. Its strength is the faith and confidence of the people in that

institution. Unfortunately, what some idiots (fools) occupying our seat of justice say is

not acceptable to the country and obeyed by the people and thereby bringing disrepute

to the entire judiciary. Judges are to interpret the laws and interpret the intention of

the Legislature which had made the laws and pass orders accordingly. In some cases, the

judiciary was becoming an obstacle in the economic progress of the State by pronouncing

arbitrary judgments in cases involving payment of compensation. He even went on and

stated that Judges sit in glass houses and pass verdicts. If they have any self-respect

they should resign and step down from their office.

During the question answer session, Sham Mohan stated that it is well known fact

that favoritism is the part of Indian Judiciary. He added that there is allegation that the

reason for the elevation of present of Chief Justice of Dharma Pradesh is that he was

the nephew of the former Chief Justice of the state rather than his individual merit. He

stated that a dispassionate study without harbouring any pre-conceived notion of water-

tight evidences, under possession, will prove beyond doubt how incapable, corrupt and

worthless are some of the present judges in our judiciary. When one participant asked

whether his statements has gone beyond the limit he answered that “The path of criticism

is public way, the wrong-headed are permitted to err therein, provided that members of

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the public abstain from imputing improper motives to those taking part in the

administration of justice and are genuinely exercising a right of criticism and not acting

in malice or attempting to impart the administration of Justice, they are immune. Justice

is not a cloistered virtue; she must be allowed to suffer the scrutiny and respectful even

though outspoken comments of ordinary men".

On 09/09/2020 Kasturi Raj, a practicing lawyer of High Court of Dharma Pradesh

filed a contempt petition before the High Court. A Division Bench of the High Court

consisting of two senior judges after hearing Sham Mohan and Advocate General of the

State, ordered to convict Sham Mohan with simple imprisonment of four months and also

to debar him from practice for a period of 1 year through its judgement dated

20/11/2020.

On 04/12/2020 Sham Mohan filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the

Constitution challenging the validity of the High Court order dated 20/11/2020. It was

contended that:

1. The speech and observations made by him on 07.08.2020 do not come within the

purview of Criminal contempt.

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2. Section 15, The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 is in violation of Constitution on the

ground that it is in contravention of Golden Triangle constituted by the fundamental

rights under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.

It is further requested that the Court may declare that constitutional powers of

the Supreme Court and High Courts to contempt of Court is confined to the punish for

civil contempt in the context of the constitutional developments and human rights

jurisprudence in the postcolonial era like emergence of transformative constitutionalism.

[All names, incidents, terminology referred in the moot proposition are purely

fictitious and have been used for research and academic purposes only. The

author/organising University is NOT responsible for any coincidental similarity

discovered with any person living or dead. Also, the author/organising university DO

NOT intend to/ attempt/ or attribute any remark, comment which could be possibly

drawn from the interpretation of the incidents/laws mentioned herein. The

proposition shall be valid till the completion of the competition only.]

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OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

The following are the Official Rules and Regulations for INVICTA JUSTUM,

1st National Level Virtual Moot Court Competition to be organized by the Nehru

Academy of Law, Lakkidi, Palakkad District., Kerala from 14th to 16th JANUARY,

2021.

For the purpose of these rules, the following terms shall mean:

(1) “Competition” means the INVICTA JUSTUM 1st National Level Virtual Moot

Court Competition 2021 organized by the Nehru Academy of Law, Lakkidi,

Palakkad District., Kerala.

(2) “Judge” means any person appointed to adjudicate/evaluate a participating team’s

memorial or oral submissions.

(3) “Memorial” means the written pleadings of each participating team, submitted

pursuant to these rules.

(4) “Organizers” means Nehru Academy of Law, Lakkidi, Palakkad District, Kerala.

(5) “Participating Institution” shall be presumed to be the parent Law

College/University/ Department of the participating team.

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(6) “Participating Team” means the team which has registered itself for the

competition.

(7) “Penalty” means points deducted in case of violation of any rule.

It should be duly noted that:

(1) These rules are only inclusive and not exhaustive. If there is any situation which is

not contemplated in the Official Rules and Regulations, the Organizers decision on the

same shall be final.

(2) The Organizers reserve the right to vary, alter, modify, or repeal any of the rules

if so required and as they may deem appropriate.

(3) The Organizers decision as regards to the interpretation of Official Rules and

Regulations or any other matter related to the competition shall be final.

(4) Imposition of penalties including disqualification rests solely with the Organizers in

case of failure to comply with the rule(s) or deadline(s).

(5) The Organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action against any

participating team for any unethical, unprofessional and immoral conduct.

(6) The Team-ID issued to each participating team shall be their sole source of

identity throughout the competition.

(7) The team should ensure good internet connectivity during the competition.

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The organisers will not be responsible for network failures.

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LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES Notification of Competition & Release

of Moot Proposition 5th DECEMBER 2020

Last date of Registration 14th DECEMBER 2020

Last date for seeking Clarifications 16th DECEMBER 2020

Release of Clarifications & Team

Codes

18th DECEMBER 2020

Last date for submission of soft

copies of Memorials 8th JANUARY 2021

Draw of Lots and Exchange of

Memorials

13th JANUARY 2021

Last date for receiving of hard copies

of Memorials 14th JANUARY 2021

Inauguration

14th JANUARY 2021

10 AM – 11AM

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Preliminary Rounds 14th JANUARY 2021

Quarter Final Rounds & Semi Final 15th JANUARY 2021

Interview for Researcher 15th JANUARY 2021

Final Round & Valedictory 16th JANUARY 2021

1. GENERAL RULES

1. Date and Venue of the Competition The competition will be held from 14th - 16th January, 2021 at Nehru Academy of

Law, JCET Campus, Lakkidi, Palakkad District, Kerala via online platform. The respective

teams shall participate from their preferred physical venues.

2. Language

The official language of the competition would be English.

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3. Team Eligibility and Composition i. Participation is strictly restricted to bonafide law students pursuing three years or

five years L.L.B. degree programme from any Institution/University in India

registered under the Bar Council of India.

ii. Only one team is permitted to participate from each participating institution.

iii. A mandatory team of three members is allowed, consisting of two speakers and one

researcher. Any additional member shall not be entitled to certification. However,

a team may comprise of only two members, where one of the members has to act as

both the researcher as well as the speaker.

4.Registration Procedure

I. Registration:

Click Here for Registration https://forms.gle/8mY6Q9y9FD3bQaaV8

Interested teams are required to register themselves by filling the registration

form through the above link latest by 14th December 2020.

II. Registration Fees: The participating team is required to pay INR 1,000/- as

registration fee.

1) The fee must be paid on or before 14th December 2020.

The bank details for NEFT are as follows.

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NEHRU ACADEMY OF LAW

SB A/C 000 100 100 178 491

DHANALAXMI BANK

THRISSUR MAIN BRANCH

IFSC CODE DLXB 0000001

2) The registered teams are required to attach the screenshot of the online

transaction in the Google form itself. However, fee once paid is nonrefundable.

3) The receipt of screenshot of the payment to the aforementioned bank shall only

confirm the participation of a team in the competition.

4) Once the registration is completed, the teams must intimate the

confirmation of participation along with the details and passport size

photograph of each participant to [email protected].

5) The online platform for competition will be intimated to the registered team by

the organisers via e-mail.

6) Communication with any one of the team members shall be deemed to be

communication to the entire team for the purpose of this competition.

III. Allotment of Team Code: Every team which has successfully completed the

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Registration requisites under the Rules will be allotted a unique code. Once the

Code is allotted, every team must use only the team code for any further

communication with the Organizers during the course of the competition.

IV. Change in Team Composition: Any change in team composition must be

intimated to the Organizers on or before December 30th 2020. Any change must

be accompanied with a freshly filled registration form and an authority letter

duly signed by the head of the institution.

V. Dress Code:

1) Participants shall be appropriately attired for the rounds of the competition.

Robes and collar bands are not permitted.

2) The Dress Code for the Inauguration, Oral Rounds and Valedictory should be

black and white in colour:

a) For Gentlemen-Western Formals (White formal shirt with black formal pants

and a black blazer); and

b) For Ladies - Western Formals (White formal shirt with black formal

pants/black formal skirt and a black blazer) or Indian Formals (with black

blazers).

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II. WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS

1. Strict Adherence to Rules Regarding Written Submissions: All

requirements have to be strictly followed. Non adherence to the same will attract

penalties as provided under the Rules.

2. Written Submissions to be prepared from Both Sides: Each team

must

prepare written submissions for both sides to the dispute.

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3. Submission of Memorials:

a. Submission of Soft Copy

i. The soft copies of the written submission from each side (Appellant/Petitioner and

Defendant/Respondent) should reach the Organizers to the e-mail address

[email protected]” in “.pdf” format at the latest by 8th January, 2021 by 23:59

Hours. ii. Written Submissions from both sides shall be sent in a single e-mail.

iii. A penalty of 1 mark shall be levied in case the written submission is submitted in

any other format or as a multiple file by the team.

iv. The team submitting the Memorials 2 days after the last date of the submission of

shall stand disqualified from the competition.

b. Submission of Hard Copy

i. The two hard copies of the written submission from each side must reach the

Organisers on or before 14th January 2021 via speed post to the following address.

“Nehru Academy of Law, Jawahar Gardens, Lakkidi, Mangalam, Ottapalam,

Palakkad, Kerala, 679301”.

ii. The envelope containing the memorials shall be superscribed “INVICTA JUSTUM -

Team Code”

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Example: INVICTA JUSTUM – NAL 00X

4. Penalty for Late Submission:

A penalty of 1 mark per side shall be levied in case of delay in submission of

Memorials beginning from the last date of submission up to 48 hours after which the

team shall be disqualified from competition.

5. General Conditions for Written Submissions

i. The Written Submissions shall not contain any form of identification apart

from the team code. If any such identification or mark, symbol, etc. which has the

effect of identifying the team is found on the written submission, then it shall result in

instant disqualification of the participating team.

ii. Appellant’s Written Submissions are required to have a blue cover and

Respondent’s Written Submissions are required to have a Red cover.

iii. A penalty of 1 mark per side shall be levied in case the team uses wrong cover

for written submission.

6. Guidelines for Formatting:

i. Written Submissions Structure: The Written Submissions must contain following

contents:

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a. Cover Page–The cover page shall contain the case title, side of the written

submission, year of competition, name of the forum and team Code on top right

corner;

b. Table of Contents;

c. List of Abbreviations;

d. Index of Authorities: The Index of Authorities must list all the authorities

cited in the written submission. The Index must indicate the page number(s) and/

or the paragraph number(s) of the written submission in which the authority is

cited;

e. Statement of Jurisdiction;

f. Statement of Facts: The Statement of Facts must contain a concise

statement of the relevant facts of the dispute. As far as may be, the Statement

of Facts should be limited to the stipulated facts and legitimate inferences which

can be drawn from those facts. Argumentative facts are prohibited. Statement of

Facts shall not exceed 2 pages. Non- compliance will result in a penalty of 1 mark

for each exceeded page;

g. Issues Raised;

h. Summary of Arguments: The Summary of Arguments should contain a

summary of the substance of the arguments, and should not merely be production

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of the various headings and sub-headings of the arguments. The Summary of

Arguments shall not exceed 2 pages.

i. Pleadings/Arguments Advanced:

a. All legal arguments must be limited to the Pleadings/Arguments Advanced

section of the written submission.

b. The Pleadings/Arguments Advanced and Prayer must not exceed 20 pages. j.

Prayer.

ii. Team Code: The team code must be ascribed on the top right corner of the cover

page. The code must be succeeded by the side for which the written submission is

prepared. Teams must use “P” for Petitioner and “R” for Respondent. For example: in

case the

Team Code is NAL-100 the team must write “NAL-100P” in case of written

submission for Petitioner and “NAL-100R” in case of written submission for

Respondent.

iii. Margin: The Written submission must maintain an equal margin of 1 inch on all

sides.

iv. Font, size and line spacing: The text font should be ‘Times New Roman’, size

12 and must be in 1.5 line spacing. Non-compliance will result in a penalty of 2 marks per

memorial.

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v. Footnotes: The foot notes must be in font Times New Roman, size 10 and singly

spaced. A Uniform Style of Citation (Bluebook, 20th Edition) is required to be followed

throughout the written submission. Non-compliance will result in a penalty of 2 marks

per memorial.

vi. Header and Footer: The font used for the header/footer, if any, shall be Times

New Roman, size10, 1 spacing.

vii. Page Limit: Maximum page limit is of 30 (thirty pages).

viii. The written submissions shall be marked on the parameters described under

Sr.No. MARKING CRITERIA MARKS ALLOTTED

1 Evidence of Original Thought 20

2. Knowledge of Law and Facts 20

3 Proper and Articulate Analysis 20

4 Structure, Language and Grammar

Extent and Use of Research

15

15

6 Correct Format and Citation 10

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Total 100

III. ORAL ROUNDS

The Competition shall consist of the following rounds:

a. Preliminary Rounds: The preliminary rounds will start after the Inaugural Session

on 14th January 2021. The teams will be arranged and grouped based on a draw of lots

on 13th January 2021. The lots so drawn will determine who will contest against whom

and for which side the respective teams would put up their oral arguments. Each team

should argue for petitioner and respondent with different teams .The cumulative

results based on the aggregate score of the participating teams in the knock-out

Preliminary Rounds will be declared on the evening of 14th January 2021. The eight

teams that are on the top of the order of merit shall qualify for the Quarter-finals

and shall be ranked accordingly.

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b. Advanced Rounds:

1) Quarter-finals;

2) Semi-finals; 3) Finals.

4). During each of the abovementioned rounds, the order in which the teams

shall present their arguments is as follows:

a. Appellant/Petitioner Speaker-1

b. Appellant/ Petitioner Speaker -2

c. Respondent/Defendant Speaker-1

d. Respondent/Defendant Speaker-2

e. Rebuttal (Appellant/Petitioner) - Any one of the two Speakers

f. Sur-rebuttal (Respondent/Defendant) - Any one of the two speakers.

Sur-rebuttal may be permitted only at the discretion of the Judges.

c. Marking Criteria for Oral Submissions

1. Each Judge will mark an individual speaker on a total of 100 marks.

2. The Round total will be the aggregate of the total of the two (2) speakers.

3. The following will be the marking criteria and the marks allocated to compute the

Round Total for each team:

Sl. Marking Criteria Marks

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No.

1. Knowledge and Application of Relevant Law 20

2. Interpretation and Application of Facts 20

3. Ingenuity and Ability to Answer Questions 10

4. Evidence of Original Thought 10

5. Organization and Flow of Arguments 10

6. Style, Poise, Courtesy and Demeanor 10

7. Reference to Memorials in the course of

Arguments

10

8. Time Management 10

Total 100

d. Best Speaker:

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The Best Speaker Award shall be determined on the basis of the individual aggregate

score of the speaker taken only from the Preliminary Rounds. Individual Aggregate

Score shall be determined as the sum of the following:

a) Score of Speaker in Preliminary Round I;

b) Half of Written Submission Score.

Teams are not permitted to raise issues in the Oral Rounds which have not been

submitted in the Written Submissions.

e. Researcher’s Interview

An individual interview will be conducted to adjudge the Best Researcher on 15th

January 2021.

IV. AWARDS

The following awards shall be awarded in the Competition:

1. Best Team: Team winning the final round of the Competition shall be given a cash

prize of INR 10,000/- (INR Ten Thousand Only).

2. Runners Up: The runners up team in the final round of the Competition shall be

given a cash prize of INR 8,000/- (INR Eight Thousand Only).

3. Best Speaker: The speaker having the highest score in the preliminary rounds shall

be given a cash prize of INR 2,500/- (INR Two Thousand Five Hundred Only).

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4. Best Memorial: The team having the highest average written submission score from

both sides shall be given a cash prize of INR 5,000 /- (INR Five Thousand Only)

5. Best lady advocate: The lady speaker having the highest score in the preliminary

rounds shall be given a cash prize of INR 2,500/- (INR Two Thousand Five Hundred

Only).

6. Best Researcher: The best researcher will be awarded with a cash prize of INR

2,500/- (INR Two thousand Five Hundred Only).

7. E-Certificates of merit shall be given to all the teams qualifying for the Advanced

Rounds

8. E-Certificate of participation shall be given to all the participating teams.

V. MISCELLANEOUS

1. No audio or videotaping of oral pleadings is permitted without the permission of the

Organisers.

2. The organisers shall not be responsible for any loss due to slow or non-functional

Internet Connection during the Competition. We request all the participants to

arrange a sound Internet Connection.

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3. No additional documentation or screen-sharing will be allowed and any information

which has to be provided to the court should be submitted beforehand along with

the Compendium and the Memorial.

4. If a team believes that violation of any of the Competition Rules has taken place at

any stage of the competition, the teams within half an hour after the completion of

the round wherein a violation has allegedly occurred shall register a complaint with

the Faculty/Student Convener of the Advocates’ Legion and under no

circumstances the teams are allowed to approach the Judges for any complaints.

5. The Organisers reserve all rights to audio and videotaping, or any other form of

audio or visual reproduction, of any oral round or part thereof.

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VI. CLARIFICATIONS

The team may request clarifications regarding the official rules of the competition via

e-mail to [email protected]. The subject of such e-mails must read “REQUEST

FOR CLARIFICATIONS”.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Ms. Deepa R Menon Ms. Soniya Benny

Assistant Professor Assistant Professor

Nehru Academy of Law Nehru Academy ofLaw

Ph: +91 8281726117 Ph: +91 8086933023

Mr. Adithya Nandan Mr. Adarsh S Menon

Student Student

Nehru Academy of Law Nehru Academy of Law

Ph: +91 9633869202 Ph: +91 8086257608

Ms. Leeja Grace Issac Ms. Sreelakshmi M

Student Student

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Nehru Academy of Law Nehru Academy of Law

Ph: +91 7559964327 +91 7356981373

CHIEF PATRONS

ADV. Dr P. KRISHNADAS Dr. P. KRISHNAKUMAR

Chairman & Managing trustee, NGI CEO & Secretary, NGI

ADVISORS

Mr. M. SREENIVAS Dr. RADHAKRISHNAN

Principal Coordinator, NGIK Emeritus Professor, NGIK

ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Dr P. D. SEBASTIAN

Principal, Nehru Academy of Law

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE SECRETARY

Dr. S.KRISHNAMOORTHY

Professor, Nehru Academy of Law

LEGAL SUPPORT

Adv. UNNIKRISHNAN A P

MOOT CONVENERS

Mrs PRATHIBHA RADHAKRISHNAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Mrs LAYA BHASKAR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Mrs DEEPA R.MENON ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS:

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Mrs RAJANI RAJENDRAN Mr SHAJIL

Mr SUMESH R Ms SWATHY P S

Ms RESHMA RAVEENDRAN Ms LAKSHMI AJAY A

Ms HARSHA L Mrs PARVATHY PRADEEP

Ms BRAVISHMA PANICKER Ms SONIYA BENNY

Mrs VIDHYA VINCENT Mrs PRIYANKA DUTTA

STUDENT CO-ORDINATORS

Mr ADITHYA NANDAN Mr ADARSH S. MENON

Ms LEEJA GRACE Ms SREELEKSHMI M

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THANK YOU

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