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th5 PROF. N. R. MADHAVA MENON
SAARCLAW MOOTING COMPETITION 2019-20
INDIA ROUND
Organized by :
LLOYD LAW COLLEGEGreater Noida (U.P.)
with technical support from
MILATMENON INSTITUTE OF LEGAL ADVOCACY TRAINING
SILFSOCIETY OF INDIAN LAW FIRMS
th th 18 to 20 October, 2019
RULES, PROPOSITION & PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
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Prof (Dr.) S. SivakumarHonorary SAARCLAW Mooting Administrator
REMEMBERING OUR MENTOR- PROF. N.R. MADHAVA MENON
Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon is remembered with utmost reverence whenever there is any reference to legal education in India. An outstanding jurist, reformist, educationalist, institution builder and an architect of modern legal education system in India - Prof. Menon brought a revolution in Indian legal education system through his perseverance. With a vision to bring legal education in the country at par with the international benchmark, he elevated its standard to remarkable heights. His missionary zeal lead to radical transformation in the entire legal pedagogical framework and rightly earned him the epithet of 'Father of Modern Legal Education in India'. Prof. Menon metamorphosed the landscape of professional legal education in India by introducing a path-breaking modification in the classroom curriculum and introduced Five Year Integrated curriculum in Law.
Prof. Menon remained a learner of 'law' throughout of his life like any other student. His emphasis on teaching and learning of 'functional' aspect of 'law' rather 'theoretical' aspect led him to innovate various new tools of class- room teaching and curriculum in legal education including moot courts, students' legal aid services at law school level, field/court visits, mock trials, debates, etc. As a Fulbright scholar from American Council of Learned Societies, Prof. Menon learnt about the uses of clinical methodology in legal skills and explored the interface between law and social science research. The clinical legal education in SAARC region is his contribution.
It was our good fortune to have worked and developed under the legendary tutelage of Prof. Menon. He was our mentor, guru and guiding star. When we proposed to embark on SAARC level moot court competition in his name as a tribute to his contribution, with much reluctance he gave his consent. However, each edition organised at Lloyd Law College, gave him satisfaction as it helped in honing the professional skills of the students, moulding them into socially committed lawyers. His steadfast faith in the transparency and fairness of the competition was the sole reason why he clubbed the selection process of Best Law Students Award with this Moot
thCourt Competition. Akin to a prophet he foresaw that the 5 Edition of the Moot would only find his blessings and the founding members will have to carry the legacy forward. He stressed on continuous training with specialised contexts in various streams of law would be of great importance in converting a professional into a gem.
I am happy that we - MILAT, LLOYD, SILF and SAARCLAW- are leaving no stone unturned to transform Prof Menon's mission and vision into reality. Let us continue our journey together to immortalize his unique vision.
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From President's Desk
I am extremely happy to note that Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida has
achieved a coveted position in the legal education scenario since its
inception. Lloyd Law College has become one of the first preferences for
legal education.
Our vision to produce quality lawyers with great human values has been
achieved to a larger extent with our students joining the profession as
practicing lawyers, by securing placement in reputed law firms in India
and abroad and also by their selection as judges by clearing the Judicial
Services Examination. We give great importance to professional skill
developments such as moot courts, debates, seminars etc. with full
participation from the students in hosting such competitions in our law
college as well as encouraging them to participate in competitions in India
abroad. I am happy to learn that our students have secured prizes in
prestigious competitions organized by reputed institutions and
organizations. Our college along with Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy
Training (MILAT) and Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) is organizing
the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting st rdCompetition and Law Student's Conference, 2019-20 during 21 to 23
February, 2020. This Mooting Competition consists of an 'India Round'
and the 'SAARC Round', along with a 'Law Students' Conference'. The th thIndia round shall be held during 18 to 20 October, 2019.
The SAARC round and Law Students Conference will witness
participation from SAARC countries. This year, we are likely to have a
guest team from Commonwealth. This competition would provide a
common platform for the students of different law institutions to
exchange ideas and also to learn from experienced legal experts. Such
interactions would help them in advancing their career opportunities. I
convey my best wishes to all the participants for achieving success in their
professional career. I am sure that with the sincere efforts and hard work
put in by the faculty, students and staff in organizing this competition, it is
going to be a grand success. I wish all the best for the success of the
competition.
Manohar ThairaniPresident, Lloyd Law College /
Secretary, MILAT
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INTRODUCTION
The Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
Competition and Law Students Conference, 2019-20 is being organized
by Lloyd Law College under technical support from MILAT- Menon
Institute of Legal Advocacy Training and SILF- Society of Indian Law
Firms at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
For the 2019-20 edition, there will be two stages of the competition- The
India round and the SAARC round for SAARC countries. The India round th thwill be held from 18 to 20 October, 2019 at Lloyd Law College, Greater
Noida. Two SILF-MILAT Best Law Student Awardees (one female & one
male) will be chosen from the top ten teams selected at the India round, by
the jury. However, only final year law students will be eligible to appear
for the interview for SILF-MILAT Best Law Student Award. Each
awardee will receive a fellowship of $50,000 USD from Penn State
University, School of Law, USA to pursue LL.M. The Fellowship will be
awarded only to students graduating in 2020. Though the competition is
otherwise open to all law students, Colleges / Universities sponsoring
teams are advised to note this non-derogable provision regarding
fellowship while selecting their teams for the India round.st rdThe SAARC round will be held from 21 to 23 February, 2020 at Lloyd
Law College, Greater Noida. A conference of law students, participating
in the mooting competition, from SAARC countries will also be held from st rd21 to 23 February, 2020 at Lloyd Law College. The idea is to provide a
forum for interaction among the law students of South Asian region for
advancing excellence in legal education and professional development.
Understanding the legal system of each others' country will be mutually
beneficial in the context of professional development, trade in legal
services and law reform. The topic for the 2019 law student conference is
'Rethinking Gender Justice in SAARC Region'.
Naming the Competition and the Conference
The reform brought about in Indian legal education by the pioneering efforts
of Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon during the last three decades through the
Five-Year Integrated B.A. LL.B programme under the National Law School
experiment is the inspiration for Lloyd Law College in sponsoring the
mooting competition and conference in his name. Even after his retirement
from active service, Prof. Menon continued to contribute to legal education
and professional development through Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy
Training (MILAT) and M.K. Nambyar Academy for Continuing Legal
Education. Lloyd Law College is proud to be associated with MILAT and
SILF in launching the mooting event for the benefit of law students from
South Asian countries.
About Lloyd Law College
Lloyd Law College was established under the aegis of Satlila Charitable
Society (SCS) in the year 2003. The college is affiliated to Chaudhary
Charan Singh University, Meerut and is approved by the Bar Council of
India. It imparts two professional degree programmes, namely, five year
integrated B.A.LL.B and the three year LL.B. The college is located in
Knowledge Park–II, Greater Noida, India. The campus is spread over five
acres of lush green area, with excellent infrastructure, moot court rooms,
fully-air conditioned classrooms with smart-boards and a state of the art
library. Highly qualified, dedicated and experienced faculty is one of the
strengths of Lloyd Law College. Lloyd Law College has been engaged in
many international and national collaborations and organizes various
curricular activities like international and national mooting competitions,
seminars, workshops etc. The recent educational institutions surveys have
placed the college in top league of institutional rankings. The college was
awarded the SILF-MILAT Institutional Excellence Award 2018.
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Report of the Fourth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition & Law Students Conference, 2018-19
India Round – 2018The India round of the Fourth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
th thCompetition and Law Students Conference, 2018-19 was held from 26 to 28 October, 2018 to select qualifying teams from India to participate in the SAARC round. It saw an overwhelming participation from 52 teams across India representing national law universities, central & state universities and other leading law colleges. The competition was inaugurated by the gracious hands of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajendra Menon, Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi. The India round witnessed the participants being challenged and tested on various aspects of “Public International Law & International Refugee Law (Climate Refugees).” The top colleges that qualified for the SAARC round were:-
1. Institute of Law Nirma University, Gujarat, Ahmedabad
2. School of Law, Christ University, Bengaluru
3. Symbiosis Law School, Noida
4. Faculty of Law, BHU, Varanasi
5. CMR University School of Legal Study, Bengaluru
6. Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
7. KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
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SAARC Round 2018-19The SAARC round of the Fourth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
th thCompetition and Law Students Conference, 2018-19 was held from 15 to 18 February, 2019. A national administrator representing each SAARC country was present to witness the conduct of the competition. 18 teams from leading universities from SAARC nations participated in the competition. The SAARC round tested participants on various aspects of international human rights law including, rights of indigenous tribal communities, right to self-determination, right of women, etc. The final round was judged by five sitting judges of higher courts from SAARC nations. The bench comprised of Hon'ble Ms Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla, Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal, (Chair); Hon'ble Dr. Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, Judge, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (High Court Division) and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Avneesh Jhingan, Judge, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Priyantha Jayawardene, Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal, Judge, High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh
The winners of the SAARC round after stimulating and robust rounds were:
* Symbiosis Law School, Noida (Winner)
* Nepal Law Campus, Nepal (Runner-up)
SAARC Law Students Conference 2018-19th thThe SAARC Law Students Conference was held from15 to 18 February, 2019 at Lloyd
Law College. It was an exercise aimed at promoting research, writing and presentation skills of the law students from SAARC countries. The conference witnessed participation from 18 teams from India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Research papers were submitted by the presenters on the theme “Law and Morality: SAARC Perspective.”
The Best Presenter and the Best Presenter (Runner-up) respectively were:
* Ms. Namrata Rimal, Nepal Law Campus, Nepal
* Ms. Shruthi.K., Government Law College,Thiruvananthapuram
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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF FIFTH PROF. N. R.
MADHAVA MENON SAARCLAW MOOTING COMPETITION
2019-20, INDIA ROUND
ARTICLE 1: Objective of the competition
1. The Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
Competition, 2019-20 aims at honing legal advocacy skills among
law students of SAARC countries.
2. The Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
Competition, 2019-20 shall consist of two stages:- the India round
and the SAARC round; both to be held at Lloyd Law College,
Greater Noida, India.th th3. The India round will be held from 18 to 20 October, 2019.
4. The SAARC round comprising of participants from SAARC st rd
countries will be held from 21 to 23 February, 2020.
5. Only seven teams from the India round shall qualify to represent
India in the SAARC round.
ARTICLE 2: The India Round
1. The India round will be held at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida th th
from 18 to 20 October, 2019 among student teams from the top
law schools/colleges/universities imparting legal education in India,
provided that no Institution shall send more than one team to
compete in the India round.
2. The India round will comprise of two stages, i.e., arguments from
both sides (petitioner and respondent).
3. The top seven scoring teams in the India round will qualify for the
SAARC round to represent India.
4. Each participating team in the India round shall argue the case from
both the petitioner and the respondent sides in two stages
respectively and in one round only. No derogation from this rule is
permissible.
5. There shall be a committee of judges for each court selected from a
panel of judges constituted for that purpose.
ARTICLE 3: Team Composition and Eligibility
1. Each team shall consist of two counsels and one researcher in the
India round. Each of whom:-
i Must be born on or after 1st January, 1990; andth
ii As on 18 October, 2019 is a bona-fide undergraduate law student
(for the year 2019-2020 till June 2020) of the Three Year Program
or Five Year Program from an institution duly recognized by the
Bar Council of India; and
iii Has not been admitted to the practice of law in any jurisdiction.
2. Each college or institution shall send only one team of such eligible
participants.
3. In no case any team shall consist of more than three participants, that
is, two (2) counsels and one (1) researcher. Their number cannot be
increased under any circumstances. For each additional member
accompanying the team, an extra fee shall be charged. (Refer Article
4 (2))
4. The traveling expenses of the participants shall be met by their
respective institution or the participants themselves.
ARTICLE 4: Registration
1. Online registration for the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon
SAARCLAW Mooting Competition & Law Students Conference
2019-20, India round shall be done at -
https://saarcmooting.lloydlawcollege.edu.in/
2. The registration fee for the India round is Rs. 5000/- (for 3
participants). For each additional member, a fee of Rs. 2500/- is to be
paid. Registration fee once paid shall be non-refundable.
3. All teams participating in the India round shall register themselves
through payment of the registration fee either by credit card or debit
card or e-transfer (NEFT) and subsequent e-mail of soft copy of
registration form and proof of payment, to be sent to -
[email protected] & cc to -
4. The hard copy of registration form and proof of payment shall be
submitted through post to the organizing committee, Fifth Prof. N.
R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition & Law
Students Conference 2019-20, Lloyd Law College, Plot No. 11,
Knowledge Park- II Greater Noida- 201306, Delhi/NCR.
5. No subsequent change in the team composition shall be permitted.
6. E-transfer of the registration fee can be done using NEFT, in favor
of- "LLOYD LAW COLLEGE”,
Account number- 3976002100005500,
Bank- Punjab National Bank Branch- Sarita Vihar, New Delhi
IFSC Code- PUNB0397600th
7. Formal registration of the teams shall be done on 18 October, 2019
at the venue of the competition from 02:00 P.M onwards.
Registration forms/e-transfer received after deadlines shall in no
case be considered for registration.
ARTICLE 5: The Moot Proposition
1. The moot proposition for the India round can be downloaded from
http://saarcmooting.lloydlawcollege.edu.in/
2. All queries and clarifications for the moot problem shall be sent via
e-mail to [email protected]
3. No queries and clarifications for the moot problem shall be thentertained after September 14 , 2019
4. The clarifications on the moot problem will be declared at st
https://saarcmooting.lloydlawcollege.edu.in/ by September 21 ,
2019 for everyone's perusal without disclosure of the identity of the
teams.
ARTICLE 6: Memorials
1. Each team shall submit soft copies of the memorials (in PDF only) to
the organizing committee, Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon
SAARCLAW Mooting Competition & Law Students Conference th
2019-20, Lloyd Law College, on or before October 6 , 2019 by
11:59 P.M. IST via e-mail to -
2. Each team shall submit three (3) hard copies of the memorials
through post to the organizing committee, Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava
Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition & Law Students
Conference 2019-20, Lloyd Law College, Plot No. 11, Knowledge
Park- II Greater Noida- 201306, Delhi/NCR on or before October th14 , 2019.
3. Each team shall also submit five (5) hard copies of memorials to the
organizing committee, Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon
SAARCLAW Mooting Competition 2019-20 at Lloyd Law College, th
Greater Noida on October 14 , 2019 at the time of formal
registration.
4. Memorials must be submitted on the standard international A/4 size
page in font type: Times New Roman, font size: 12, double spacing.
The font style of the footnote should also be Times New Roman, font
size: 10 and should be single spaced. Quotations from sources
outside of the memorial of fifty (50) words or more in any part of the
memorial shall be block quoted (i.e., right and left indented) and
must be single spaced.th5. The citation should be in compliance with the Bluebook 20 edition.
Speaking footnotes or endnotes are not allowed.
6. No indication shall be made for identifying the Institution/College/
University of the participant. Each team will be awarded a TEAM
CODE which shall be the identity of the team during the
competition. This TEAM CODE shall be marked on the title page of
memorials.
7. The petitioner and respondent memorials must be differentiated by
'blue cover' and 'red cover' respectively.
8. Memorials for both sides should contain the following:
a) Title page
b) Table of contents
c) Index of authorities
d) Statement of jurisdiction
e) Statement of facts
f) Summary of arguments/pleadings9
g) Arguments supported by authorities
h) Conclusion/Prayer
9. The Title Page shall include:
a) The name of the court
b) The year of the competition
c) The name of the case
d) The title of the document (i.e., “Memorial for the Respondent” or
“Memorial for the Petitioner”)
e) Team code
10. The memorial shall not be more than thirty (30) pages. The
following contents are inclusive within the stipulated page limit:
a) Pleadings
b) Conclusions
c) Annexure, if any
d) Appendices and footnotes
Any issue or pleading, not discussed within the above mentioned
contents of the memorial shall not be included in any other section of
the memorial.
The following shall not be included in the limit of thirty (30) pages set out
for the memorial:
a) Title of page
b) Table of contents
c) Index of authorities
d) Statement of jurisdiction
e) Statement of facts
f) Issues presented
g) Summary of pleadings
11. Statement of Facts: The statement of the facts shall be limited to the
facts as stipulated as well as the necessary inferences drawn from the
proposition. The statement of facts must not include unsupported
facts, distortions of stated facts, argumentative statements, or legal 10
conclusions. An excessive statement of facts shall be a 'non-
discretionary memorial penalty', and such violation may be taken
into account by the judges while evaluating the written submission.
12. Summary of Pleadings: The summary of the pleadings shall consist
of a substantive summary of the 'Pleadings', rather than a simple
reproduction of the headings contained in the pleadings section. An
excessive summary of pleadings shall be a 'non-discretionary
memorial penalty', while a summary of pleadings which is
otherwise improper shall not be subjected to a memorial penalty, but
such violation may be taken into account by the judges while
evaluating the written submission.
13. The teams may submit authorities supporting their contentions
referred to in the memorials at the time of oral presentation at the
discretion of Bench/judges. For the sake of clarity, it is further
explained that this is not a matter of right of the oralists but purely at
the discretion of Bench/judges. No dispute shall be entertained on
this clause.
ARTICLE 7: Assessment of the Memorials
The memorials shall be assessed by a committee of judges and every
memorial will be marked out of total hundred (100) marks and the
team memorial will have the average total of both the sides
(petitioner/respondent). The marking criteria and the marks
allocated to each category have been listed below:
Evaluation Criteria
Knowledge of facts and law
Proper and articulate analysis
Extent and use of research
Clarity and Organization
Citation of sources
Grammar and Style
Maximum: 20 pts
Maximum: 20 pts
Maximum: 20 pts
Maximum: 20 pts
Maximum: 10 pts
Maximum: 10 pts
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ARTICLE 8: Oral Presentations
1. Each oral round shall consist of ninety (90) minutes of oral pleadings.
Each teams petitioner/respondent shall be allotted forty five (45) minutes.
2. Two (2) members from each team shall make oral presentations during
the round. Prior to the beginning of the oral round, each team shall
indicate to the bailiff as to how the team wishes to allocate its 45 minutes
among:
a) Its first oralist,
b) Its second oralist, and
c) Rebuttal (for the petitioner) or surrebuttal (for the respondent).
3. No single oralist shall plead for more than thirty (30) minutes, including
rebuttal or surrebuttal.
Any team member may act as an oralist during any round of the
competition. In exceptional circumstances, the Bench shall have the
discretion to permit a single oralist to argue beyond thirty (30) minutes
limit.
4. The order of the pleadings in each round at all levels of the competition
shall be:
5. Each team may reserve up to fifteen (15) minutes of rebuttal or
surrebuttal. As a gesture of courtesy to the Bench, the participating teams
should announce whether they intend to reserve any time for rebuttal or
surrebuttal at the beginning of their oral arguments and how much time
they intend to reserve. Failure to announce it will not waive the right to
rebuttal or surrebuttal. Only one team member may deliver the rebuttal or
surrebuttal. Although the team member delivering rebuttal or surrebuttal
must be one of the two team members who argued during the team's main
argument, the team need not indicate prior to rebuttal or surrebuttal which
of its two eligible members will offer rebuttal or surrebuttal.
6. A team's oral pleadings shall not in any way be limited to the scope of the
team's memorial. The scope of the petitioner's rebuttal shall be limited to
Petitioner 1 Petitioner 2 Respondent 1
Rebuttal (Petitioner 1 or 2)
Respondent 2
Surrebuttal (Respondent 1 or 2)
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responding to the respondent's primary oral pleadings, and the scope of
the respondent's surrebuttal shall be limited to responding to the
petitioner's rebuttal. If the petitioner waives the rebuttal, there shall be no
surrebuttal. No legal issues which were not addressed in the primary
pleadings may be raised in the rebuttal or surrebuttal.
ARTICLE 9: Marking Criteria for the Oral Presentations
1. The judges would assign marks to each individual speaker out of hundred
(100) marks. The team score would be the aggregate of the total marks for
oral presentations of the 2 speakers. The following shall be the marking
criteria and the marks allocated to each category:
ARTICLE 10: Dispute
1. Any dispute about the moot court competition shall be referred to the
dispute resolution committee, comprising of the chairperson, member
secretary, and the two members before the end of the competition. In all
matters of complaints or disputes, the decision of the dispute resolution
committee shall be final.
ARTICLE 11: Code of Conduct
1. The language for the moot court competition shall be English.
2. All participants are expected to maintain the decorum in the court during
the competition and are expected to conduct themselves in a manner
befitting the legal profession.
3. Scouting: Oralists and researchers, will not be permitted to hear the
arguments in any court room in which the team is not one of the contesting
teams whilst the team is still in the competition.
Knowledge of Law (30)
Application of Law to Facts(25)
Ingenuity and Ability to Answer Questions(30)
Style Poise, Courtesy and Demeanour
Time Management and Organization
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Oral Presentation Evaluation Criteria
Excellent Very Good Good Adequate Poor
27-30 pts.
23-25 pts.
27-30 pts.
09-10 pts.
05 pts.
24-27 pts.
21-23 pts.
24-27 pts.
08-09 pts.
04 pts.
21-24 pts.
19-21 pts.
21-24 pts.
07-08 pts.
03 pts.
19-21 pts.
16-19 pts.
19-21 pts.
05-07 pts.
03 pts.
15-19 pts.
15-16 pts.
15-19 pts.
04-05 pts.
01 pts.
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ARTICLE 12: Awards for India Round
1. The top seven teams in the India round shall qualify for participation in
the SAARC round of the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW
Mooting Competition and Law Students Conference 2019-20, to be held st rd
among SAARC countries from 21 to 23 February, 2020 at Lloyd Law
College, Greater Noida, India.
2. The top seven teams shall be awarded with the certificates of qualification
to the SAARC round.
3. The two best law student awardees (one female and one male) will be
chosen from the selected students in their final years who are participants
in the India round of the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW
Mooting Competition by the jury (constituted under an MOU between
SILF-MILAT and Penn State University, USA). The law schools
participating are to note that though they are free to choose their teams
from any of the LL.B classes, only those who are completing Law degree
in 2020 and finding a place in the top ten (10) teams in the India round of
the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
Competition will be shortlisted for the consideration by the Jury to select
the Best Law Student of the Year Awardee to receive a fellowship of
$50000 USD from Penn State University, School of Law, USA to pursue
LLM. (For the purpose of clarification, it is to be noted that both the
oralists and the researcher will be considered for the selection of the Best
Law students Award and Fellowship. However, the qualifying teams'
oralists should remain as oralists; and the researcher should remain as
participants in the Students Conference, 2020 to present papers in the
SAARC round. No deviation from this rule shall be permitted).
*In case the minimum number of final year students are not met through
top ten teams, the selection committee reserves the right to call upon final
year students from other teams.
4. There will be a Best Memorial Award and a Second Best Memorial
Award.
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ARTICLE 13: Accommodation
The team of three (3) participants will be provided accommodation by
Lloyd Law College for the duration of the competition only.
The students requiring accommodation should inform the organizing
committee through their registration form, so as to enable the committee
to make necessary arrangements.
ARTICLE 14: General Section
1. The duration of each court shall not exceed one hour and thirty minutes.
2. Depending upon the number of participating teams, the competition may
be held in two or more stages - however it shall comprise only one round,
i.e., Elimination round.
3. The number of qualifying teams for the SAARC round may be increased
or decreased (not less than five (5) in any case) subject to the number of
participating teams.
4. Team numbers and the side to be represented (petitioner/respondent)
shall be decided by draw of lots at different stages during the competition.
The scheme of competition thus drawn out shall be notified to the
participating teams.
5. The organizers reserve the right to make any necessary alterations in
respect to the side to be taken by the competing teams, in case it becomes
absolutely necessary due to withdrawal of any team/teams at the last
minute, or if the competing teams had no opportunity to argue the other
side of the problem.
6. Each team is expected to be ready with written briefs and oral arguments
to argue from either side of the case. The court will follow its own
procedure within the accepted norms and judicial practice, and in case of
doubt or dispute in the matter of procedure or facts, the decision of the
presiding member of the committee of judges of each court shall be final.
ANNEXURE ON DISQUALIFICATION AND PENALTY
ARTICLE A1: Aims
1. The present Annexure on Disqualifications and Penalties forms an
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integral part of the Official Rules of the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon
SAARCLAW Competition 2019-20, India round.
2. The aim of the Annexure on Disqualifications and Penalties is to ensure a
fair and objective contest in the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon
SAARCLAW Competition 2019-20, India round by providing guidelines
for ensuring compliance with the relevant provisions of the Official
Rules.
ARTICLE A2: Unfair Means, Intimidation and Misconduct
1. Cheating or using of unfair means of any kind is strictly prohibited and if
indulged in, shall result in disqualification of the team.
2. Intimidation in any form is prohibited and if indulged in, shall result in
disqualification of the team.
3. Misconduct, whether behavioral or otherwise, is not allowed and if
indulged in, shall result in disqualification of the team.
ARTICLE A3: Court Manners (Oral Arguments)
1. Any form of communication between the Bar Table and any person other
than those on the Bench is prohibited, and if indulged in, will result in a
penalty point.
2. Failure to deliver an oral argument shall be considered in entirety, a
disqualification.
3. It shall be the discretion of the organizing committee to decide on any
violation of the provisions of Articles 6, 7 or 8 of the Rules and
Regulations during the round and whether that violation entails a penalty
point. If a participating team, member of the Bench or the time keeper
wishes to claim a violation of Articles 6, 7 or 8, the Bench shall inform the
organizing committee of the claim made and shall not consider it as a part
of their deliberations unless directed to do so by the organizing
committee.
ARTICLE A4: Submission and Formatting of the Memorials
1. Delay in the submission of the memorials, use of incorrect font or font
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size, use of font of inconsistent size, or improper line spacing, failure to
include all parts of the memorial, or inclusion of an unremunerated part,
substantive legal argument outside of approved sections of memorial,
improperly formatted index of authorities, excessive length, failure to
include necessary information on the memorial cover, inclusion of any
identifying mark, character or text in the memorial shall result in
imposition of penalties.
ARTICLE A5: Dress Code
1. Strict adherence to the dress code is required. The teams are required to be
properly attired for the round. The participants are required to wear black
trousers / skirts and white shirt, black blazers and black neck tie.
ARTICLE A6: Non-compliance with the Rules of the Organizing Committee
1. The participants are required to comply with the rules formulated by the
organizing committee at all times during the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava
Menon SAARCLAW Competition 2019-20, India round.
2. Total points collected by a team shall be reduced by the penalty points
imposed for the violation of rules specified by the organizing committee
for each round in which the violation took place.
3. Each penalty point shall be imposed for each violation. One penalty point
imposed shall reduce one mark from the score of the team. However, the
total number of penalty points awarded against one team shall not surpass
10 points.
4. If the number of penalties increases from ten (10) in numbers, the team
can be debarred from the competition. An opportunity of being heard by
the organizing committee can be offered to the team on request. The
committee reserves the right to decide whether to debar that particular
team from further participation in the competition or reduce the marks
from the total score obtained by that team.
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th thIMPORTANT DATES FOR INDIA ROUND (18 -20 OCTOBER, 2019)
DATES FOR REGISTRATION
thDate of announcement of competition September 7 , 2019
thLast date for submission of registration form (hard copy) September 14 , 2019
DATES FOR MOOT PROPOSITION & MEMORIAL
thRelease of Moot Problem for India Round August 25 , 2019
stRelease of Clarifications on Moot Problem September 21 , 2019
thLast date to entertain clarifications September 14 , 2019
thSubmission of Memorials (SOFT COPY) for October 6 , 2019
India Round
thSubmission of Memorials (5 HARD COPIES) October 14 , 2019
DATE OF COMPETITION
thIndia Round I October 19 , 2019
thIndia Round II October 20 , 2019
SCHEDULE FOR INDIA ROUND
thFRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 , 2019
Registration of participants at Lloyd Law College 02:00 P.M. to 05:00 P.M.
Briefing of teams 05:00 P.M.
Departure of Teams from Lloyd Law College 06:00 P.M.
thSATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 , 2019
Reporting of Teams & Distribution of badges 08:30 A.M.
Group Photograph 09:20 A.M.
Inaugural Ceremony 09:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
Draw of lots & exchange of memorials for
India Round- I, Stage- I 11:30 A.M to 12:00 Noon
Lunch 12:15 P.M. to 1:15 P.M.
India Round- I, Stage- I 01:30 P.M. to 03:00 P.M.
Draw of lots & exchange of memorials for
India Round- I, Stage- II 02:00 P.M.
Tea 03:00 P.M. to 03:30 P.M.
India Round- I, Stage- II 03:30 P.M. to 05:00 P.M.
Departure of Teams from Lloyd Law College 06:00 P.M.
thSUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 , 2019
Arrival of teams at Lloyd Law College 07:45 A.M.
Draw of lots & exchange of memorials for
India Round- II, Stage- I 08:15 A.M. to 09:00 A.M.
India Round- II, Stage- I 09:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.
Draw of lots & exchange of memorials for India
Round- II, Stage- II 11:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
India Round- II, Stage- II 12:00 noon to 01:30 P.M.
Lunch 01:30 to 02:30 P.M.
Valediction Ceremony & Release of
SAARC Round Problem 02:30 P.M. to 04: 00 P.M.
Tea 04:00 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.
Departure of Teams from Lloyd Law College 04:30 P.M.
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Mentor
Padma Shri Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon
ADVISORS
Dr. Lalit BhasinPresident
SILF & The Bar Association of India
Mr. R. VenkataramaniSenior Advocate / Former Member
Law Commission of India
FOUNDING COMMITTEE
Hon. SAARCLAW Mooting Administrator
Prof. (Dr.) S. SivakumarProfessor, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi /
Former Member, Law Commission of India /
Chairman, MILAT
Mr. Manohar Thairani
President Lloyd Law College /
Secretary, MILAT
Chairperson
ADMINISTRATOR - INDIA GENERAL CO-ORDINATOR
Associate Professor, USLLS, GGSIPU/Treasurer, MILAT
Dr. Lisa P. Lukose Dr. Mohd. SalimDirector, Lloyd Law College
SECRETARY GENERAL ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATOR
Dr. Manoj KumarFounder, Hammurabi & Solomon
Mr. Ravi PrakashAdvocate, Supreme Court of India
MEMBERS
Prof. Meera FurtadoHead of Law, Sussex University, UK
& Secretary General, CLEA
Ms. Anju Jain
Advocate
Dr. P. PuneethAssociate Professor, JNU
Dr. Vandana AroraGroup Director, LIMT
Dr. Purabi ChakrabortyPrincipal, Department of Education, LIMT
Mr. R. Venkataramani Chairperson
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Prof. Kameshwari Goda Member
Director (Research) CIJER, Lloyd
Ms. Anju Jain Member
Advocate
Dr. Lisa P Lukose Member-Secretary
Administrator - India
SAARCLAW Mooting Competition
DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE
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Organizing Secretary
Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Khan +91-8882069112
Deputy Director, Lloyd Law College [email protected]
Chief Coordinator
Ms. Meghna Sahay +91-9595220049
Assistant Professor, Lloyd Law College [email protected]
Coordinators
Mr. Nimesh Das Guru +91-8002441775
Assistant Professor, Lloyd Law College [email protected]
Mr. Navneet Kumar +91-8287540123
Assistant Professor, Lloyd Law College [email protected]
Dr. Kavitha Chalakkal +91-9811095405
Asst. Director (Research) CIJER, [email protected]
Lloyd Law College
Mr. Pankaj Singh +91-7838444125
Assistant Professor, Lloyd Law College [email protected]
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 2019-20
Mr. Aman Kumar
Mr. Himanshu Gupta
Ms. Maharani V Bhamini
Mr. Ashish Kumar Rai
Mr. Harsh Jadon
Mr. Ishaan Jain
Ms. Ritika Rani
STUDENT COORDINATOR
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STUDENT CO-COORDINATORS
STEERING COMMITTEE
Dr. Md. Salim
Mr. Anil Thakur
Mr. Piyush Sharma
Ms. Manju Khilery
Mr. Amit Srivastav
Mr. Rupesh Singh
Major V. G. Menon
Mr. Ratish Mallick
General Coordinator
Coordinator (Accommodation)
Coordinator (Media)
Coordinator (Hospitality)
Coordinator (Travel)
Coordinator (Protocol)
Coordinator (Administration)
Coordinator (Finance)
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Moot Proposition for India Round
This moot proposition has been authored by Mr. Ravi Prakash, Academic
Administrator-Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
Competition and Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India for the India
round of the Fifth Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
Competition 2019-20. This moot proposition has been formulated solely for
the purpose of this competition furthering the academic exercise. The
copyright in the moot problem vests exclusively with Prof. N.R. Madhava
Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition and the same shall not be used
by any Institution, Organization, University or College without the written
permission from Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
Competition.
MOOT PROPOSITION
1. Technology pervades and infiltrates all aspects of our daily lives.
'Intelligent Machines' are no longer fictional characters, rather we live in
an era of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics (derived from the Czech
word 'robota') and internet of things (IoT) enabled devices. Their impact
on human lives across the globe is real and deep. Their application can
be found in myriad forms in our lives such as agriculture to industry,
communications, education, finance, government service,
manufacturing, medicines, transportation, traffic management and
justice administration as well.
2. The State of Malabar in Republic of Indica, with a coastline of around
600 kilometers, has a distinction of having the highest literacy rate in the
country. It is quite often described that the citadel of 'democracy' thrives
here and 'progressivism' attains its true meaning in its societal structure
within the four walls of the Constitution of Indica.
3. The Constitution of Indica envisages a federal form of governance and
establishes the Supreme Court of Indica as the final interpreter of the
Constitution of Indica. The constitutional, legal and policy framework
of Republic of Indica are in pari materia to the Constitution of India.
4. A recent report by the instrumentalities of 'State'; specially of the police
department; which is responsible for maintaining 'law and order' and
constitutional governance in the State of Malabar, has reported
increased instances of drug abuse by school children. The report as
prepared by the police department notes as under:
“The presence of drugs in our school system is a very serious social
problem which has arisen due to lack of vigilance and flaws in policing
system coupled with absence of 'zero-tolerance' policy for drugs in the
school and its management.”
5. The report further recommends pro-active measures such as 'use of
sniffer dogs' to search and secure a drug-free environment in schools
with the least inconvenience to the students, a due notice of one hour to
the management of schools, increased awareness of ill- effects of drugs
to the students, launch of a special advocacy program and formulation of
a zero tolerance policy for drugs in the school.
6. The 'Choice School' in State of Malabar is a century old residential
school imparting education to students from classes 6 to 12. It boasts of
an illustrious alumni fraternity –some of them being global leaders in
business, politics as well as services. Located atop the magnificent
Malabar Fort, it has the old city of Kochi below and the hills across with
Arabian Sea on the west. However, owing to increased urbanization and
unplanned development activities, many warehouses and godowns have
also come up in the vicinity of this school. The admission into the school
is through an 'All-Indica' competitive examination.
7. Mr. 'X' who assumed the charge of the Principal of the 'Choice School' on
01.08.2019, issued a 'standing invitation' to the police to visit the school
with sniffer-dogs, if dogs are available.
8. The police authorities did not visit the school premises immediately,
however, in the last week of August 2019, police officers asked for
permission to look for drugs in the school premises with the help of their
dogs. Mr. 'X' immediately granted them permission and announced over
the school's address system in which he instructed students and faculty
to remain in their classrooms. However, he strictly advised the police
officers not to conduct any 'search' in the residential premises of teachers
and staff of the school.
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9. The dogs were trained to find humans and detect certain variety of
narcotics including heroin, cocaine, hashish, magic mushrooms. The
police searched five classrooms in a random manner on different floors,
several lockers were put in the corridors, etc.
10. The police with the help of trained dogs moved towards the old car-
parking of the school, when the dogs started sniffing and behaving
differently. The 'recreation room' which also housed a 'badminton court'
was adjacent to the old car parking and had a boundary fencing wall as
one of its walls. The dogs sniffed the bags lined up against a wall and
indicated the presence of drugs in one of them. That bag was then
searched by a police officer who found it to contain more than one packet
of marijuana (weighing about 200 gms.), ten bags of imported magic
mushrooms weighing about 100 gms.), cocaine, heroin and other
narcotic substances in minor amount. Subsequently, it was found that the
bag belonged to a student 'Z' aged 17 years who was apprehended under
the law.
11. The quantity recovered from the bag of student 'Z', was sent to the police
department and the school administration went in fright. The police
officer reported to the Superintendent of Police, Kochi about the entire
incident and the manner in which the recovery was made from the
student's bag.
12. The Superintendent of Police, Kochi constituted a Special Investigation
Team (SIT) lead by Mr. 'P' to unearth the syndicate of distribution of
drugs and narcotics among school children in the city of Kochi. He also
ordered for sanitization of entire vicinity of 'Choice School'. After
constituting the SIT, the Superintendent of Police, who is authorized by
the appropriate government under the Narcotics Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 of Indica leaves for a week
conference, i.e., 'Indica Police Conclave' in New Delhi.
13. The 'Robo Cop' –an artificial intelligence based robotics developed by
Honda Inc. is being promoted by the company as a super cop with all
intelligence programmed for detecting narcotics substances and
collecting evidences. The 'Robo Cop' is water-proof, fire-resistant and
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can continue working in adverse situations. The benefit with 'Robo Cop'
is that it is fitted with four high resolution cameras (i.e., two eyes in front
and two eyes in the back) to have a vision and collect evidences and it
also maps the crime scene more appropriately in a digital manner.
14. As the SIT led by Mr. 'P' starts preparing and identifying the possible
search places/ buildings and possible raids to have control and check
over the illegal drug menace in the State of Malabar, the police agencies
have received all the tip of information that the unauthorized and illegal
narcotics, drugs, other controlled substances are lying in the godown
owned by one the trustees of the 'Choice School' i.e., Mr. Soyuz.
15. The godown which is under suspicion is in the backside of the
badminton court, however, across the boundary of the school. As the
team led by Mr. 'P' is about to raid and carry out the 'search', the fire
emergency department of Kochi Police receive an information of balls
of smoke coming out of the three storied godown owned by Mr. Soyuz.
16. Mr. 'P' took the necessary permission from the Police Commissioner of
Kochi Zone to use 'Robo Cop', considering its characteristics to collect
the evidence from the building under fire, before all evidences gets
destroyed in fire. The Police Commissioner through an executive order
authorized the use of 'Robo Cop' considering the emergent situation and
exigencies in the facts and circumstances.
17. Mr. 'P' reached the incident swiftly and got the 'Robo Cop' entered
through the terrace of the building to collect evidences, incriminating
material and as per the programming of 'Robo Cop'. ”Robo Cop' also
gave a report about presence of cocaine, heroin, magic mushrooms as
well as photographed two gallons presumably containing 'Ethyl Ether'
and 'Methyl Ethyl Ketone'. The 'Robo Cop' conducted this entire
operation and collected sufficient evidences, screened the entire third
floor within ten minutes of time before the fire fighters could reach the
place of incident.
18. The police team led by Mr. 'P' further tried to collect the sample of
evidences and other material sample after the fire got controlled and
extinguished in two hours. However, nothing was left except ashes and a
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100% burnt building.
19. Based upon the evidences as collected by 'Robo Cop' and SIT led by Mr.
'P', the police registered an FIR under the penal provisions including
Indica Penal Code (IPC) and The Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). Next morning, it was highlighted in
the print media, local news channel and other forms of media about the
'Robo Cop' and the transformation it could bring in the criminal justice
administration.
20. Mr. 'Z' approached the Supreme Court of Indica by way of a writ petition
under Article 32 of the Constitution of Indica challenging the entire
process of 'search & seizure' being violative of the fundamental right to
privacy, in breach of standards of privacy and reasonable expectation
alongwith other laws, unauthorized and illegal. The petition also
claimed inadmissibility of evidence collected thereto in order to have a
fair trial following 'due process of law' and also claimed 'right to silence'
as a facet of fundamental right.
21. Mr. Soyuz could not be arrested immediately, however, he approached
the Hon'ble Supreme Court of Indica seeking quash of FIR, destruction
of evidences (if any collected by 'Robo Cop') as the same was
unauthorized and alien to the policing system in Indica. Mr. Soyuz also
raised the issue of exclusion and inadmissibility of evidences and sought
formulation of suitable guidelines to use such artificial intelligence
based intelligent machines/ robotics in the criminal justice
administration. Mr. Soyuz also contended that he does not have any
criminal background and sought protection of his liberty from illegal
arrest under the IPC and NDPS Act.
22. The Supreme Court of Indica having already issued notice in the writ
petition filed by Mr. 'Z', referred the matter to a constitution bench for
interpreting the rights claimed by Mr. 'Z' in the backdrop of its enriching
fundamental rights' jurisprudence. It also tagged the writ petition filed
by Mr. Soyuz along with the petition of Mr. 'Z'. The school management
of 'Choice School' also intervened in the writ petition of Mr. 'Z' terming
the entire exercise of 'search and seizure' by the police authorities as
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illegal and unconstitutional. It also contended that the fundamental
rights of citizens cannot be left at the mercy of canines and such sniffer
dogs.
23. The State of Malabar as represented through Superintendent. of Police,
Kochi contended that the search operation as conducted, was not a
'search' for the purposes of Criminal Procedure Code, rather it was
merely an aid to search and all the due process was followed while
conducting the alleged search in Choice School.
It also justified the use of 'Robo Cop' in the alleged fire incident in
exceptional circumstances and also contended that 'absence of policy /
legislative framework for use of AI based machines/ robotics' does not
bar them from adopting new technologies as 'tools of investigation' and
using the evidences collected by the 'Robo Cop' which are admissible
under the law.
The petitions have been slated for hearing by a constitution bench of the th thSupreme Court of Indica on 19 – 20 October 2019.
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THE FOURTH PROF. N. R. MADHAVA MENON SAARCLAW MOOTING
COMPETITION, LAW STUDENTS CONFERENCE AND COLLOQUIUM
2018-19The India round of the Fourth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
Competition and South Asian Colloquium 2018-19, was inaugurated by Hon'ble Mr.
Justice Rajendra Menon, Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi, in the presence of Prof.
(Dr) N. R. Madhava Menon on 27th October, 2018. Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.K. Agrawal,
President, National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission was the Chief Guest in
the Valedictory ceremony. Fifty-two law schools across the country, competed to
qualify as seven best teams and to represent India in the SAARC round. In the SAARC
round, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Judge, Supreme Court of India, graced the
inaugural session as the Chief Guest and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee, Judge,
Supreme Court of India graced the Valedictory session as the Chief Guest. Hon'ble Mr.
Justice Priyantha Jayawardena, Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Hon'ble Ms.
Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla, Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal and Hon'ble (Dr.)
Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, Judge, High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
judged the final round along with Indian High Court Judges. The event also witnessed
the active participation from various SAARCLAW officials and dignitaries from the
SAARC countries and was personally guided and monitored by Prof. (Dr.) N.R.
Madhava Menon.
THIRD PROF. N. R. MADHAVA MENON SAARCLAW MOOTING
COMPETITION,LAW STUDENTS CONFERENCE AND SOUTH-ASIAN
COLLOQUIUM 2017-18
The India round of the Third Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting
Competition and Law Students Conference, was inaugurated at the gracious hands of
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge, Supreme Court of India , in the presence of
Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon on 28th October, 2017. Thereafter, Fourty law schools
from India competed to find a place in the five qualifying teams and to represent India in
SAARC Rounds, which was held from 16th to 18th February, 2018. Hon'ble Mr. Justice
Kurian Joseph, Judge Supreme Court of India, inaugurated the SAARC round of the
competition and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Sinha, Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal
was the Guest of Honour at the event on February 17th at Lloyd Law College, Greater
Noida. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Buwaneka Aluwihare, Judge Supreme Court of Sri Lanka,
also graced the occasion. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Judge, Supreme
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Court of India was the Chief Guest at the valedictory ceremony. School of Excellence in
Law, Chennai, India won the competition, while University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
emerged as the runner-up.
THE SECOND PROF. N. R. MADHAVA MENON SAARCLAW MOOTING
COMPETITION & LAW STUDENTS CONFERENCE, 2016-17The India Round of the Second Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting
Competition and Law Students Conference, 2016-17 was held from 3rd to 4th
December, 2016 to select five qualifying teams from India to participate in the SAARC
Round. It saw participation from twenty eight teams from almost all states in India
representing National Law Universities, Central & State Universities and other leading
law colleges. The competition was inaugurated by the gracious hands of Hon'ble Mr.
Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur, Judge, Supreme Court of India in presence of Prof. N.
R. Madhava Menon. Second Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting
Competition & Law Students Conference 2016-17 was held from 10th to 12th February
2017, we received an overwhelming response from law schools in SAARC countries
with 16 teams' registrations. SASTRA University from India won the competition,
while Kathmandu Law School, Nepal emerged as the runner-up.
THE FIRST PROF. N. R. MADHAVA MENON SAARCLAW MOOTING
COMPETITION & LAW STUDENTS CONFERENCE, 2015-16The India round of the first Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting
Competition and Law Students Conference, 2015-16 was inaugurated by Hon'ble Mr.
Justice Anil R. Dave, Judge, Supreme Court of India, in the presence of Prof. (Dr) N. R.
Madhava Menon on 9th January, 2016. Twenty-eight law schools across the country
competed to qualify as five best teams and to represent India in the SAARC round. The
SAARC round of the competition was judged by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jayant Nath,
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Najmi Waziri, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Hon'ble Mr.
Justice I. S. Mehta and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal. The winner &
runner-up team of the SAARC Round were Gujarat National Law University and
Kerala Law Academy, Trivandrum respectively.
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