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Invitation Letter

The Vice Chancellor/Dean/Principal

Of Respective University And College

Subject:- National Moot Court Competition-2019

Dear Sir/Madam,

We have immense pleasure to invite you for the National Moot Court Competition- 2019 to be held on 20thApril & 21stApril, 2019 in our college premises. Kindly send a team of three or four participants (including 2 Speakers and 1 Researcher or 2 Speakers & 2 Researchers) of your esteemed Institute. We would be delighted to have your institution participate in the said competition.

Lodging & Boarding arrangement shall be made as per charges mentioned in brochure. You are supposed to confirm your entry along with your need for accommodation before 17th April 2019. However, the participating college is expected to bear the travelling and other incidental expenses of their representatives.

The Moot Court problem, and its official Schedule, & the rules & regulations governing the competition are enclosed here with. Kindly confirm your law school’s participation and let us know the team’s travel plans at the earliest after registering before the due date.

We, once again request your good self to give due consideration and personal attention to this academic program and extend your co-operation to make the competition a grand success!

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(Karun Kumar Kaushik) Vice Principal

Mewar Law Institute

8588911282 [email protected]

Note:- Your participation can be confirmed through E-mail.

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From The Desk Of Principal Our approach to National Moot Court Programme is to select topics of current social relevance. The idea behind this is to create an atmosphere to show that difficult, controversial, emotional, social problems and legal problems can be discussed reasonably rationally and dispassionately in a Court room and even outside. As Court is a dialogue-engaging institution where two parties through their lawyers can argue the legal and social problems calmly, rationally and without passion. We emphasize upon 3 things- Philosophy of Law, Legal Techniques and Legal Reasoning and awareness of the Socio-economic problems of the country and the world. To this end, we have developed a program of regular problem oriented lectures by our academic staff and by other experts, regular weekly group discussion on socially relevant subjects, seminars workshops and Moot courts for our students. As a part of this program, we decided to host and organize the National Moot Court competition. Moot court is an integral part of the legal education through which the students learn the art of law. From the very beginning so that the students learn to understand the problem, to find out the relevant law, to draft the pleadings, to argue before the court persuasively and to assist the court in doing justice. We need lawyers “Not only with great minds but with great hearts. Our humble effort is to teach our students how to use law as an instrument of social engineering in order to protect and promote the basic values, ideals and principles of our Constitution. With this in mind we are organizing the First National Moot Court on 20th– 21stof April, 2019. We cordially invite you to participate in Mewar National Moot Court Competition.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,


Mewar Law Institute

8588911282 [email protected]




1. STRUCTURE OF THECOMPETITION:

The Competition will be structured as per the following format:

a. Preliminary Rounds

b. Final Round

2. LANGUAGE

The language of the Competition shall be English.

3. ELIGIBLITY

Students pursuing 3 years/ 5 years undergraduate LL.B. degree

course are eligible to participate in this competition.

4. TEAMCOMPOSITION

The team composition, for the competition, shall comprise of

either three members (being designated as two Speakers and

one Researcher) OR four members (two of them shall be

designated as Speakers and two Researcher).

TheResearchermaybepermittedtoargueasSpeakerincaseofillne

ssoranyunforeseenevent,but the permission of the Moot

Court Convener in such case shall be mandatory.

5. DRESSCODE

The participants shall adhere to following dress code when present in

any court room during the Competition. The participating teams shall

also adhere to the mentioned dress code while attending the

inaugural and valedictory ceremonies of the Competition.

a. Girls: White salwar and white kurta or white shirt and black trousers along with black coat and black shoes.

b. Boys: White shirt, black trousers and black tie along with black coat and black shoes.

6. PARTICIPATION AND REGISTRATIONPROCEDURE

Teams interested in taking part must register by April 14th,

2019 by sending an email to [email protected]

with the subject “Registration for Mewar National Moot

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Court Competition”. On receiving the registrations, the

same will be notified immediately to the respective teams

through electronic mail. Selected teams must confirm their

participation by 16th April, 2019 by sending an email to

[email protected]. Team shall be allotted a Team

Code upon confirmation of participation.

Payment of INR 3000/- can be send via Paytm on

9149199169,or By DD in favour of Mewar Law Institute. The

payment for registering should be made maximum by 15th

April, 2019.

Receipt for the same shall be communicated along with

scanned copy of Registration forms on

[email protected] or on whatsUp no:-9149199169.

7. MEMORIALS

All memorials submitted for all purposes of the Competition

shall strictly adhere to the rules of the Competition. Each

Team participating in the Competition must prepare one

Memorial on behalf of Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s) and one on

behalf of the Respondent(s)/Defendant(s). Further each

team has to submit 6 hard copies of the Memorials from

each side to the organizers. Non-compliance will entail a

penalty of 1 point per copy not submitted. Soft copies of

the memorial must reach the organizers latest by 17thApril,

2019, failing which, the same shall not be considered and

would lead to disqualification.

Petitioner Memorials are required to have a Blue Cover and

Respondent Memorials are required to have a Red Cover.

The memorials 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 memorial, then it shall result in instant

disqualification. A penalty of 1 mark shall be levied in case

the memorial is submitted in any other format or as a

multiple file by the team. The hard copy of memorial must

be exact replica of the soft copy submitted with the

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Organizers. Any difference in the same will result in

disqualification from the Competition.

Each Team must send a soft copy of their memorials, in .pdf

format only, for evaluation by April 17th, 2019 before 11:59

P.M. to [email protected] in with the subject “Memorials for MLI National Moot Court Competition,

2019”. Memorials submitted beyond the deadline shall

incur a liability of 3 points for the first day of delay, and 5

points each day fore very subsequent day. No extensions

will be granted with respect to this deadline. Memorials

shall be sent as an attachment with the mail in the form of

single file for each of memorials.

8. GUIDELINES FORFORMATTING:

1. Memorial Structure: The memorial must have following

pages only:

i. Cover Page – The cover page shall contain the case

title, side of the memorial, year of competition, name of

the Court and team Code on top right corner.

ii. Table of Content

iii. List of Abbreviations

iv. Index of Authorities

v. Statement of Jurisdiction

vi. Statement off acts

vii. Issues Raised

viii. Summary of Arguments

ix. Pleadings /Arguments Advanced

x. Prayer

2. Team Code: The team code must be ascribed on the top

right corner of the cover page.

Note:-Team shall be allotted a Team Code by

15thApril, 2019.

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3. Content Specifications: The following content

specifications must be strictly adhered to:

i. Font and Size (General) - Times New Roman, 12pts

ii. Line Spacing (General) - 1.5lines

iii. Font and Size (Footnotes) - Times New Roman, 10 pts

iv. Line Spacing (Footnotes) - Single line

v. Page Margins - 1 inch on all sides

vi. The Hard Copies of the Memorial shall be printed on

only one side.

vii. The citation should be in compliance with the 20th

edition of Bluebook. Speaking footnotes or Endnotes

are not allowed.

9. MARKING CRITERIA FORMEMORIALS:

Marking Criteria Marks Allotted

Evidence of Original

Thought 20

Knowledge of Law and

Facts 20

Proper and Articulate

Analysis 20

Correct format and Citation 20

Extent and Use of Research 20

TOTAL MARKS 100

10. RULES FOR THE ORAL ROUNDS Draw of Lots:

The match up of teams in Preliminary Rounds shall be determined

on the basis of draw of lots. Draw of lots and Memorial Exchange

shall take place on April 20th, 2019 after the Inaugural Ceremony.



11. Preliminary Rounds

The preliminary rounds will be held on April 20th, 2019. The

Preliminary rounds shall comprise of Two Rounds of oral

arguments subject to the allotment of team codes. In the

preliminary rounds, each team shall have to argue twice, once

as a petitioner and the other as a respondent.

Each team will get a total of 20 minutes to present their case.

This time will include rebuttal and sur-rebuttal time (if

permitted by the judge(s)). The division of time per speaker is

left to the discretion of the team subject with a minimum of

10 minutes per speaker and not more than 15 minutes per

speaker. Rebuttals can be assigned a time period of not more

than 5minutes.

The oral arguments should be confined to the issues

presented in the memorial. The researcher may sit with the

speakers during the oral rounds. Maximum scores for the oral

rounds shall be 50 points per speaker per judge. The speakers

can provide the copies of the compendium, only if the same is

permitted by the panel of judges in their respective court

rooms. No two Teams will argue against each other more than

once in the Preliminary Rounds.

The oral rounds shall be judged on the following criteria:

Marking Criteria Marks Allotted

Preparation and familiarity with facts 10

Structure of Legal Argument 10

Knowledge & Application of Law 10

Organization, Presentation, Speaking

Ability 05

Responsiveness to Questions 05



Persuasiveness and Advocacy 05

Courtroom Etiquette 05

TOTAL MARKS 50

The winners of the preliminary rounds shall, i.e. total eight

teams (10 teams) shall qualify for the Final Round. In case

there is a tie, the winning difference of their respective rounds

shall be taken into consideration. Further, in case of tie after

taking winning scores into consideration, the decision shall be

taken on the basis of the Memorial marks.

12. Final Rounds:

The Final Rounds shall also take place on April 21st, 2019 with four

Finalists. The Winner of the Final Round shall be declared Winner of

the Competition.

13. General Rules:

IncaseofevaluationofalltheRounds,theMemorialMarksshallbein

cludedtodecidethemerit.

The decision of the judges with regard to the outcome of the

rounds shall be final.

14. Scouting

Teams shall not be allowed to observe the orals of another team,

unless they have been officially knocked-out of the competition.

Scouting is strictly prohibited. Scouting by any team shall entail

instant disqualification.

15. Awards:-

The competition embraces following awards:

Best Team : Rs.11,000



Runners-Up : Rs.05,100

Second Runners-Up : Rs.03,100

Best Memorial : Rs.01,100

Best Mooter : Rs.01,100

16. Accommodation And Travel

Accommodation and food shall be provided to all teams by

the organizers from April20th, 2019 @2000/- per participant.

The interested participants for availing accommodation

facility should pay 1000 rupees in advance up to 18th April,

2019.

The interested students are required, to inform the

Organizing Committee, of their Travel plan.

Teams should send their travel plans by April17th, 2019.

17. Clarifications:

Any clarifications regarding the competition may be sought from :-

[email protected]

18. Date Schedule of Mewar National Moot Court Competition

S.No Events Date & Time

1. Deadline For Receiving Soft Copy Of

Registration From (By Organizers)

14th April, 2019

2. Deadline For Receiving Hard Copy Of

Registration Form (By Organizers)

16th April, 2019

3. Communication Of Confirmation Of

Team Codes To Registered Teams

15th April, 2019

4. Deadline For Receiving Queries

Seeking Clarification & Travel Details

Of The Team

15th April, 2019

5. Issuance Of Clarifications On The

Queries

16th April, 2019




Statement Of Problem

The Free State of Vola constitutes the largest democracy in the

world. The Free State of Vola shares its boundaries with seven other

democracies having amiable and strong trade relations amongst

them. However, Vola shares an unpleasant relation with the

neighbouring State of Ura, on account of continued turbulences,

caused by various terrorist groups, financially supported by the

stratocracy of Ura. Evidently, the Government of Ura indulged in the

creation of an environment of hostility amongst the people residing

in the bordering regions of Vola by circulating take currency notes

amongst those people, instigating them to promote internal

disturbance. The policy of the Free State of Vola was largely

dominated by the Left learning political party. The Dothraki Dal, for

almost six decades. In the year 2014, the State witnessed an era of

revolution, fostering in, for the very first time, a Right learning

political party, The Free Folk of Vola, which swept the legislative

assembly elections with an unimpeded majority. The nation looked

up to this political party with a hope that it will rejuvenate the

dampened fire of the Free State by eradicating corruption, the

nation's oldest and most menacing dread. The citizens drew a lot of

inspiration from the current Prime Minister, Mr. Arthur Philip, a well

recognised World Leader.

Mr. Philip started taking necessary steps to eradicate the problems

of the nation from the very inception of his administration. The

6. Deadline For Submission Of Soft Copy

Of The Memorials

17th April, 2019

7. Inaugural Ceremony, Draw Of Lots 20th April, 2019

from 9:00 A.M.

8. Finals 21st April, 2019

from 9:00 A.M.

to 3:00 P.M.

9. Valedictory Ceremony 21st April, 2019

from 4:00 P.M.

to 6:00 P.M.



Prime Minister aimed at making the Free State of Vola a Super-

Power. Subsequently, the Prime Minister emphasized on

strengthening the political and economic relations of the nation

with the other states. After a proper analysis and profound

deliberation, the Philip administration came to a conclusion that the

goal of eradication of corruption can only be achieved by severing

its roots which are dug deep inside the nation itself. Finally, on

October 20, 2016, after two years of successful and efficient

administration. Philip came up with a strategy to tackle both

corruption and terrorism with a single blow by the way of

demonetization. This scheme of demonetization was given effect by

ceasing the usage of all Rs.500 and Rs.1000 currency notes as a form

of valid legal tender. It was officially declared that the citizens may

exchange their Rs.500 and Rs.1000 currency notes with currency

notes of smaller denominations which would continue to serve as

valid legal tender, through any nationalized bank or any equivalent

financial institution within December 31, 2016. In the meanwhile, the

Government shall circulate newly minted currency notes of higher

denominations which would also serve as valid legal tender. The

said strategy in the first case, targeted the unaccounted money in

possession of the tax-evading citizens. Formidable, this move would

also render the take currencies obsolete which sponsored terrorism.

However, the surprise move the Government of demonetize

currency notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 led to a situation of hue and

cry as it caused large scale mayhem and life threatening difficulties

to the citizens. Mr. John Dann, a public spirited Advocate stated that

"The decision of the government has adversely affected 1.25 Billion

citizens who are clueless about running their day-to-day life till the

period during which the transition from specified bank notes to new

bank notes takes place. People are standing in long queues outside

banks or ATMs for the entire day or subsequent days, affecting their

work or trade, to obtain legitimate currency notes. There are still

many who are unable to withdraw or obtain legitimate currency. The

whole situation is pressurizing the banking industry, financial

institutions and the common mass." Hence, he brought a PIL against

the action of the Government challenging its constitutional validity



as it resulted in the infringement of right to life, trade, livelihood,

existence, business, education, etc.

The Constitution and laws of India are mutatis mutandis applicable

to the Free State of Vola. State of Vola follows Indian laws.

Regarding Moot Court Procedure And Proposition:

Faculty Co-Ordinator:

Ms. Sumedha Ganjoo 8588911282

Student Convenor :

Kartik Aggarwal 7011461996

Kokab Ali 9999297869

Vaibhav Varshney 9149199169

Arundhati Banerjee 9811610833


Mewar Law Institute 08588911282

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