FIRST NATIONAL

VIRTUAL MOOT COURT

COMPETITION

Faculty of LawUNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD

09th-11th April 2021

Supported by

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD

University of Allahabad has always occupied an esteemed place among the universities of

India for over a century now. Established on 23rd September 1887, it is the fourth oldest

university of India after Calcutta, Bombay and Madras University. The credit for conceiving

a large Central College at Allahabad, eventually to develop into a University, is due to Sir

William Muir, then Lt. Governor of United Provinces. As a result of his initiative the

foundation stone of the Muir Central College (named after him) was laid on 9th December

1887 by His Excellency Lord Northbrook. Sir William Muir said on that occasion: "The

establishment of a central college at Allahabad has been my earnest desire ever since I

assumed my present office. Shortly after coming here I found that a strong wish prevailed

among the chief people of the place for a better means of education at Allahabad; and being

myself deeply impressed with the same conviction, I took occasion at the first Darbar which I

held here to urge upon those present the necessity of showing that they were sincere and in

earnest, by contributing to the work. The appeal was widely and liberally met, a considerable

sum was subscribed and address was presented to me in 1869, praying for the establishment

of the college here." On September 23, 1887 Act XVIII was passed which established the

Allahabad University. Like the Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, the Allahabad

University also started as a degree conferring institution. Its first entrance examination was

held in March 1889. In 1904 the Indian Universities Act was passed which limited the

territorial jurisdiction of Allahabad University to the United Provinces of Agra and Awadh,

the Central Provinces including Berar, Ajmer, Mewar and most of the states of Rajputana and

Central Indian Agencies. Between 1887 and 1927 at least thirty-eight different institutions

and colleges of this area were affiliated to Allahabad University. With the promulgation of

the Allahabad University Act in 1921, the Muir Central College lost its independent

existence. Between 1922-27 the University had its internal and external wings which were

subsequently separated from the University to give the latter a purely unitary and residential

character. In fact the Allahabad University was started with a preliminary loan of Rs. 5240/-

from the government to meet its expenses. The loans were repaid in two years. Henceforth,

the main source of its income was from the examination fees and sale of Prospectus &

Calendar. Being an examining body it met its incidental expenses easily.

In 1892-93 the University began to invest some capital in the Government Securities. In

1899-1900 its reserve fund amounted to Rs. 34,000. The University was thus now in a

position to construct its own buildings. In 1909 the present site was selected for the Library,

the Senate House and the Law college. These buildings, which now house the Registrar's

Office, Senate Hall and the English Department, were designed by Sir Swinton Jacob and

their construction was approved in 1910. The foundation of the Senate House was laid on

17th January 1910 by Sir John Havett, the Chancellor. The construction of the Senate Hall,

the Law College and the former Library building was commenced in 1910 and they were

completed in 1915 at the cost of Rs. 11,67,275. In 1923 the Government decided to acquire

the property of the Indian Press for the University at the cost of about seven lakh rupees. This

property comprised the present buildings of the Philosophy Department, the Department of

Med./Mod. History and the spacious buildings in which there was formerly the Proctor's

Office, Post Office, and some rooms which are shared by the Political Science, Med./Mod.

History, Ancient History and Hindi Departments. A few years ago this spacious building was

demolished. The Indian Press property also included a tiled roofed building behind the

dramatic hall and a similar type of building near the Political Science Department and another

building near the English Department. Of these the first two exist now, the third was

demolished recently. Since 1911 many new buildings have sprung up in the Senate House

Campus and in the Chathem Lines Campus. In the Senate House Campus the Union Hall, the

old Guest House, the building of the Commerce Department, the N.S.S. building, the

buildings of the Ancient History Culture and Archaeology Department, Political Science

Department, Department of Oriental Languages, Hindi Bhawan, Psychology Department,

Education Department, Geography Department the New Library building are comparatively

new constructions. Likewise in the Muir College Campus several alterations and additions

have been made from time to time. Among the new buildings, the buildings of the J.K.

Institute of Applied Physics, the new Gymnastic Hall, the new Mathematics Department are

some additions. As the years rolled on, the two campuses began to look small. Consequently,

the University obtained land from the Cantonment Board to house the department of Business

Administration, Law Faculty and Gandhi Bhawan, Recently the bungalow of the late Dr.

Bani Prasad has been purchased.

From the beginning the University has been concerned about women's education. It

purchased houses for a women's Hostel and College at the cost of Rs. 66,286 and other

buildings adjoining the College. While classes for girls were started in the old building,

Sarojini Naidu and later Priyadarshini Girls Hostel was constructed for the boarders and

recently the Shatabdi Girls Hostel has been constructed to accommodate many more

boarders. Ever since the inception of the Muir Central College in 1873, efforts were

constantly made to accommodate students coming from distant places. Formerly their were

two boarding houses, one situated in the barrack in Malaka near the jail, where the Swarup

Rani Hospital now stands. Later this boarding house was shifted to the tiled outhouse of the

Lowther Castle, where the classes of the Collage were held. Finally it was shifted to a large

thatched bungalow near the Bhardwaj Ashram. In 1910-11 the Muir Hostel(Now Amar Nath

Jha Hostel) was constructed; the Law Hostel (Now Sir Sunder Lal Hostel) was completed on

1914-15; Pandit Ganga Nath Jha Hostel (initially called New Hostel) was completed on 1928;

the Hindu Boarding House (Now popularly called Hindu Hostel), which was formerly a

straight building between 1902-22 without two wings was also constructed. About the same

time the Oxford and Cambridge courts of the present Holland Hall came into existence.

Subsequently, the P. C. Banerji Hostel, the K. P. University College and the Diamond Jubilee

Hostels were constructed. A few years back the Tara Chand Hostel was constructed. The

Muslim Boarding House (popularly called Muslim Hostel) is the oldest of all these hostels for

it was constructed in 1896-97. In this millenium year, the University of Allahabad completes

more than a hundred and thirteen years.

ABOUT THE FACULTY OF LAW

When the High Court at Allahabad was established in 1866, need was felt for advocates for

practicing in the High Court and the District Courts. The minimum requirement for an

advocate was Barrister qualification from England or Bachelor of Laws degree after

graduation from Calcutta University. As such teaching of law was commenced in Muir

Central College of Allahabad, affiliated to Calcutta University (estab. 1857), on December

31, 1972 with 39 students in English Section and 10 in Urdu Section. In 1887 Allahabad

University was established, as a teaching - cum - affiliating University by a Central Order for

the northern India barring the jurisdiction of Punjab University (estab. 1881) and Calcutta

University. The Law Department also obtained a raised stature accordingly. Hon'ble Justice

D. Straight was appointed the first president of Law Department in 1890. By an order in

Council of the Governor of United Provinces, the Department of Legal Studies became a

separate single Department Faculty of the University along with the Faculties of Arts,

Science and Commerce in the Muir College campus of the University. Under the Indian

Universities Act of 1904, the posts of Professor, Reader and Lecturer were recognised for the

University. However, till 1921 the Law Department functioned with advocates as part-time

teachers holding all the three cadres. In 1921 Professor Weir, a distinguished jurist became

first Head of Law Department when the University was re-organised as a residential

University by an Act of the United Province of British India. In 1936 two full-time posts of

Reader were created on which Prof. K. K. Bhattacharya, LL.M. (London) and Prof. K. R. R.

Sastri, ML (Madras) were appointed. Professor K.K. Bhattacharya became first full-time

Professor in Law Department in 1949. In 1955, Law Department became first Department of

Allahabad University with two posts of Professors in one Department of the University when

an additional post of Professor of Jurisprudence was created.

Law Campus: The Law Department functioned in Muir College from 1872 onwards till the

new building for Law Faculty of immense architectural beauty was constructed around 1910,

adjacent to Senate House on the northern side by the donations provided by the Oudh Bar

Association. However this building (now being used by Department of English Studies) did

not possess suitable and sufficient accommodation for the fast expanding Law Library and

for holding of tutorials in LL.B. Classes which was made compulsory by the Bar Council of

India. The Law Department was shifted to the new building which was constructed by UGC

grants in the Chatham Lines campus of which Hon'ble Mr. A.K. Sen, the then Law Minister

of India, had laid the foundation stone in 1965. The transfer of Law Department to the new

building was completed in early 1980s. Till 1955 when principle of rotation for the Dean

among Professors was introduced, the Head of Law Department was also the Dean of the

Law Faculty.

Law Department and High Court/Bar Association: There had been intimate relationship

between the High Court and the Law Department when part-time Professor and part-time

Reader were allowed to be appointed from High Court Bar. Shri A. P. Dube, Bar -at-Law, an

eminent advocate was the last part-time Professor - Head when in 1949 Professor K. K.

Bhattacharya became the first full-time Professor - Head of the Law Department. The Law

Department continues to have four posts of part-time Lecturers. It is notable that Sir Tej

Bahadur Sapru, Pundit Moti Lal Nehru, Sir Sunder Lal, Dr. Kailash Nath Katju had been

part-time teachers in the Law Department. Before they became Judges, Justice Iqbal Ahmed,

Justice Wali Ullah Justice P. N. Sapru, Justice M. H. Beg , Justice M. N. Shukla had been

part-time teachers of Law Department. Two Judges of High Court have consistently been

members each of Board of Studies and Faculty Board of Law.

Milestones: Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, Dr. Kailash Nath Katju and Justice Wali Ullah had

obtained LL.D. from the Law Department as regular candidates after the LL.D. Degree was

introduced in 1921. Chief Justice Das of the Supreme Court of India had been awarded LL.D.

(Honours) in 1960. After D.Phil. Degree was introduced in 1963, Dr. U. N. Gupta, Dr. D. N.

R. Pandey and Dr. P. S. Sangal were first to get the degree in 1966 convocation. Personal

Distinction: Dean Professor K.K. Bhattacharya, Head of Law Department was nominated as

MP by the President of India to the first Federal unicameral Parliament of India under the

Constitution of India in 1950.

Distinguished Visitors: The Department of Law has been visited and addressed by eminent

Indian and foreign personalities. Chief Justices of Federal Court Sir Maurice Gawyer, Chief

Justice Kania and Chief Justice of Supreme Court Mr. Das, Mr. V. V. Giri, Mr. G. S. Pathak,

Attorney General of India Mr. M. C. Setalvad and Mr. Niren De, Solicitor General of India

Mr. Jagdish Sarup, Foreign Minister of India Shri V. K. Krishna Menon, Union Law

Ministers Shri A. K. Sen and Shri S. N. Kacker, Chief Justices Mr. Mullick, Mr. O.H.

Mootham and Shri K. B. Asthana of Allahabad High Court, Speaker Shri Kesari Nath

Tripathi, and Professor Von Mehren of USA, Professor L. C. Green and Prof. Sheriden of

England, among many others, ha d addressed and graced the Department of Law by their

presence.

ABOUT THE FIRST VIRTUAL NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION

Law & Technology have often shared a unique relationship. We have taken the initiative of

organizing the First Virtual National Moot Court Competition keeping the situation of Covid

Pandemic in mind. The Faculty of Law, University of Allahabad is organising the 1st Edition

of National Moot Court Competition, 2021. This program will be technically supported by

Droit Penale Group, Prayagraj.

The Faculty of Law, University of Allahabad is conducting this Moot Court Competition

from April 9th to 11th, 2021 which will revolve around the theme of Human Rights and

Constitutional Law.

The Moot Proposition has been drafted by Mr. Aman Singhania, Advocate, Supreme

Court of India and Delhi High Court. Participants are forbidden from contacting the author

directly on any issues relating to the present moot proposition.

MOOT PROPOSITION

1. Aryaland is a developing country which is seen as the future of the 21st century world

order. Despite low income levels and many economic challenges, the landscape of the

country is rapidly improving. Aryaland recognizes the contribution of the

economically and industrially developed state of the “Mahapradesh” to its growing

prosperity. Mahapradesh Metro Corporation Limited (“MMCL”) is a joint venture

between the Government of Aryaland and the Government of Mahapradesh. MMCL

is in the midst of constructing a metro rail project widely acclaimed as the

Mahapradesh Metro.

2. The proposed metro project intends to link various industrial towns and cities of the

rich state of Mahapradesh and provide a big boost to Aryaland’s economy. A part of

the Mahapradesh Metro plan is intended to run through the sacred forest land called

Vanaspati and more so, next to the sacred tree temple of Vanphool which is one of the

most revered sites for the small Vanshaj Community of Aryaland. While the project

would not pass through the central ‘sanctum sanctorum’ of the Vanphool, it would

certainly encroach on some exterior periphery of the Vanphool as well as large parts

of the Vanaspati forest. It is feared that the project would also cause large scale

pollution and damage to Vanaspati.

3. On coming to know of the project, some Vanshaj Community members got together

and filed a Writ Petition before the Mahapradesh High Court in connection with the

proposed construction. It was submitted that the Vanphool was a 200 year old heritage

temple with special religious and spiritual significance for Vanshaj Community across

Aryaland and that the proposed construction through Vanaspati would violate the

fundamental rights of the Petitioners under Article 25 and Article 29 of the

Constitution of Aryaland (“Constitution”). It was submitted that the Petitioners had

made various representations before the Government which did not bear any result, as

a result of which the Petitioners were constrained to move the Hon'ble Mahapradesh

High Court to protect their fundamental rights.

4. By the time the Petition was filed, the proposed construction was progressing and was

about to enter the Vanaspati land. When the Petitioners moved the Hon'ble

Mahapradesh High Court, the Hon'ble High Court realizing the serious challenge

raised by the Petitioners and considering that the issue involved serious aspects of

Constitutional law, granted an ad-interim stay on the proposed construction, pending

the hearing and final disposal of the Petition.

5. Thereafter, during the course of the hearing, the Petitioners argued that: a) The

Vanphool tree temple is the central focus of the Vanshaj religion. b) No Vanshaj

rituals can be complete without the presence of some relic/ dried leaves/ wood piece

or even soil from the Vanphool tree temple. c) Vanphool temple in particular and

Vanaspati forest in general represent the divinity to the Vanshaj community. d) The

Petitioners stated that Mahapradesh Metro would cause widespread damage to

Vanaspati and would encroach upon Vanphool, which is central to Vanshaj religious

belief. Therefore, its rarity has to be preserved.

6. According to Petitioners the fundamentals to Vanshajism are: a) Visiting the

Vanphool temple and praying at it at least once in a lifetime and walking from the

edge of the Vanaspati forest to Vanphool for the same; b) Belief that the periphery of

the Vanphool and the surrounding Vanaspati forest gives nourishment to the

Vanphool tree temple; c) The belief that the Vanaspati should remain unpolluted and

clean so as to ensure pure offerings to the Vanphool tree and temple. Thus, if the

Metro Project is allowed to continue it would result in the complete desecration of the

Vanphool and Vanaspati and turn it into a spiritual disaster for the entire Vanshaj

community. d) It was argued that the above spiritual aspects and beliefs form an

essential and integral part of the Vanshaj religion. The same form an inextricable part

of the belief system of the religion. Further, the Petitioners also argued that the trees

were living creatures which had their own set of rights which were ought to be

protected for the benefit of the trees as well as the whole of humanity.

7. The Petitioners were supported by all the high priests of the Vanshaj community who

filed affidavits in support of the Petition. With this the Petitioners requested that the

Mahapradesh Metro should be directed to shift outside the forest 2 kilometers away

and pass through a barren land without affecting any trees. Thus the rights of the

Petitioners as well as the trees would remain secure.

8. MMCL, on the other hand, argued that the Petitioners had failed to establish any right

under Article 25 of the Constitution and that there was no scriptural material produced

which would show that passing the Metro Project next to the Vanphool without

directly cutting down/ damaging the Vanphool would violate the spiritual sanctity of

the Vanphool. No scriptures were presented to substantiate the beliefs relating to the

Vanphool or the Vanaspati, in the Petition. MMRCL argued that not all religious

rights can claim constitutional protection, which protection is extended only to

essential religious practices. In the present case, the Petitioners had failed to establish

that the issues raised in the Petition are essential or integral to the Vanshaj religion.

They contended that merely filing affidavits of high priests would not show that there

was any right under Article 25 of the Constitution which was being violated.

9. MMCL also submitted that rights under Article 25 of the Constitution are subject to

other fundamental rights under Chapter III of the Constitution and that the citizens of

Aryaland have a right under Article 21 of the Constitution to use a metro line and

have access to the benefits and convenience associated with it. It was submitted that

the rights under Article 25 of the Constitution are subservient to the rights under

Article 21 of the Constitution.

10. MMCL argued that shifting the tunnel from its present alignment would entail further

cost and burden the state exchequer and would hamper the future of Aryaland as a

future economic power. Hence it was submitted that the reliefs prayed for ought not to

be granted.

11. After a detailed hearing, the Hon'ble High Court disposed off the Writ Petition and

permitted MMCL to continue with the construction of the tunnel under the present

alignment without any change. The Hon'ble High Court upheld the contentions of

MMCL and rejected the contentions of the Petitioners.

12. The Petitioners have now approached the Hon'ble Supreme Court of Aryaland by way

of a Special Leave Petition. The Supreme Court has granted an injunction on the

proposed construction pending the hearing and final disposal of the case. The matter

is coming up for final hearing on (To be inserted). Meanwhile, parties are requested to

file their written submissions on the following questions of law framed in the matter:

(a) Whether the beliefs of the Petitioners as contended in the Writ Petition and pertaining

to the (1) Vanphool and (2) Vanaspati , form an “essential” and “integral” part of the

Vanshaj religion?

(b) Whether the construction of Metro Project will desecrate the spiritual sanctity of the

Vanphool and Vanaspati and violate the Petitioners’ rights under Article 25 of the

Constitution?

(c) Whether the Vanaspati deserves standalone protection as living creatures in contrast

to the development agenda of Aryaland?

Note: All laws applicable in the present case shall be pari-materia to the laws of the Union of

India

COMPETITION RULEBOOK

Administration and Conduct of the Competition.

The Faculty of Law, University of Allahabad First Virtual National Moot Court Competition

2021 is administered by the Faculty of Law & Droit Penale Group (hereinafter ‘Organizing

Committee’)

There is a limit of 42 teams for the Competition.

The Competition will be held from the 9th to 11st April 2021.

Oral and Written submissions shall be in the English Language only.

The Competition will include two preliminary oral rounds and advanced rounds i.e. Quarter-

Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals.

There will be no memorial elimination round.

Dress Code: Participants shall strictly adhere to the following Dress Code:-

Men

Black Formal Coat, White Shirt, Black Tie, Black Formal Pants, White Socks, Black Formal

Shoes.

Women

a. Black Formal Coat, White Shirt, Black Tie, Black Formal Pants, Black Formal Shoes.

b. Black Formal Coat, White Shirt, Black Tie, Black Executive Skirt, Black Formal Shoes.

c. Black Formal Coat, White Long Kurta, White Salwar, White Dupatta, Black Formal Shoes

Eligibility

Only regular students enrolled in a five-year integrated undergraduate law programme or three-year

graduate law programme are eligible to register for the competition.

Each team shall consist of two speakers and one researcher. Teams are to notify which members are

the respective speakers and researcher. No change of speaker to researcher or vice-versa shall be

permitted except upon application to the Organizing Committee.

Registration and fee

Teams shall register for the competition on or before 23:59 Hours 4th

March 2021 by sending an

email with the subject “Registration for First Virtual National Moot Court 2021 to

nmc.audp@gmail.com after completing the online registration form.

The registration fee for the competition is Rs. 3,000/- (Rupees Three Thousand Only) per team.

The registration fee must be paid through NEFT payment mode and the scanned copy of the

transaction receipt of the same must be sent in with the registration form mentioned in clause above.

The following are the details of the bank account for payment of the registration fee-

Name of the Bank and Branch Corporation Bank (Now Union Bank)

Account Name ADGMS

Account Number 520101221978271

IFSC Code CORP0000533

Teams will be assigned a team code after registration. All communication thereinafter will be through

the team codes and teams are not to mention any other details to the Organizing Committee till the

completion of the competition.

Memorials

Each registered team will submit one memorial on behalf of the petitioners and one memorial on

behalf of the respondents. Soft copies of the memorials must be submitted to

nmc.memorial@gmail.com no later than 23:59 Hours on 25th March 2021 with the subject of the

email as “Memorial Submission – (Team Code). The Memorial files should be either in .doc, .docx or

.pdf formats with the file names as Team code- Party. For eg:- AUDP00I-PET or AUDP00I-RES.

Memorial Format

I. The memorial shall not exceed 40 pages excluding the cover page.

II. The color of the cover page must be in Blue in case of petitioners and Red in case of

Respondents.

III. The pages of the memorial must be typed on separate A4 size pages (i.e. printed on one

side only) and spiral bound.

IV. Formatting of the contents of the memorial:

1. Main Text

a. Font Type: Time New Roman

b. Font Size: 12

c. 1.5 line spacing

d. Margins: 1 inch on each side.

2. For Footnotes

a. Font Type: Time New Roman

b. Font Size: 10

c. Single (1) line spacing

V. Teams shall cite authorities in the memorial with footnotes following a uniform system of

citation.

VI. Pages should be numbered at the bottom and space in middle of each page of the

memorial.

Memorial Content

I. Cover Page

II. Table of Contents

III. List of Abbreviations

IV. Index of Authorities/List of References

V. Statement of Jurisdiction

VI. Statement of Facts (not exceeding 3pages)

VII. Statement of Issues

VIII. Summary of Arguments (not exceeding 4pages)

IX. Arguments Advanced (not exceeding 25pages)

X. Prayer (not exceeding 1page)

Additional details regarding the memorials

I. Teams are strictly prohibited from mentioning their personal details anywhere in the

memorial.

II. After submission of memorials, no revision, supplements or additions shall be allowed.

III. Teams must strictly adhere to the mentioned structural format.

IV. The Title/Cover Page shall include:

1. The Team Code on the Upper right-hand corner of the cover page

2. The name and place of the forum

3. The relevant legal provision under which it is filed

4. Name of the parties and their status.

5. Memorial Filed on Behalf of Petitioners/Respondents

6. Counsel Appearing on Behalf of Petitioners/Respondents

V. The criteria for evaluation of memorials is as follows:-

WRITTEN MEMORIALS

Criteria Marks

Knowledge of facts and law 20

Extent of legal research 30

Proper and articulate analysis 30

Grammar and style 10

Format and citation techniques 10

Total 100

Researcher’s Test

Researcher’s Test will be held on 5th April 2021. The test will consist of multiple-choice

questions based on the moot proposition and relevant legal provisions. Only the

researcher in each team is permitted to participate in the Researcher’s Test.

Oral Rounds

I. The oral rounds will be in virtual mode and platform would be decided in due

course of time.

II. The oral rounds will consists of preliminary rounds followed by the quarter-final,

semi-final and final rounds on a knockout basis.

III. The petitioners will first submit their arguments, followed by the respondents.

Both rebuttals and sur-rebuttals are allowed

IV. The draw of lots for the preliminary rounds will be on 5th April after the

Researchers test.

V. Exchange of memorials will be held on 8th April 2021.

VI. Each team will get a total of 30 minutes to present their case during the rounds

followed by three minutes per team for a rebuttal or sur-rebuttal.

VII. Rebuttals and sur-rebuttals are limited to issues raised in the arguments remove

during the oral rounds by the opponent teams.

VIII. Teams can choose the division of time per speaker at their discretion. However,

each speaker must speak for a minimum of twelve minutes.

IX. Oral arguments are limited to issue disclosed in the most proposition.

X. Teams may submit a compendium of cases, scholarly articles and papers and

statutory provisions to support their arguments during the oral rounds.

XI. Use of any electronic gadget is not permitted during oral rounds.

XII. There will be two preliminary rounds on 9th April 2021 wherein each team shall

argue for the petitioners and respondents.

XIII. The top eight teams from the preliminary rounds on the basis of preliminary

rounds won and combined scores in the said rounds will qualify for the quarter-

finals to be held on 10th April 2021. There will be a draw of lots for the quarter-

finals after announcing the qualifying teams.

XIV. The winner of each round of the quarter-finals will qualify for the semi-finals to

be held on 10th April 2021. The draw of lots for the semi-finals will take place

following the declaration of results of the quarter final rounds.

XV. The winner of each round of semi-finals will qualify for the finals to be held on

11th April 2021. The winner of the finals will be declared the winner of the

competition.

XVI. The criteria for the oral argument is as follows:-

ORAL ROUNDS

Criteria Marks

Knowledge of facts and law 20

Ability to answer the court’s

queries

20

Use of authorities 20

Court mannerism 15

Time management 15

Effective rebuttals and

sur-rebuttals

10

Total 100

Plagiarism and Scouting

Plagiarism and scouting of any manner are strictly prohibited and teams or any

member thereof found indulging in the same shall be disqualified from further

participating in the competition. The decision of the Organizing Committee

regarding plagiarism and scouting will be final.

Prizes and Awards/Criteria (Total Cash Prize 50,000/-)

Winning Team Runner-Up Team

Awarded with Cash Prize and

Trophy

Awarded with Cash Prize and

Trophy

Best Researcher

The best researcher will be awarded with Cash Prize and Trophy. This award is

given to the researchers scoring the highest marks in the Researchers’ Test.

Best Speaker

The best speaker male will be awarded with cash prize and Trophy and the best

Speaker female will be awarded with cash prize and Trophy. This award is given

to the speakers scoring the highest points in the preliminary rounds.

Anonymity

During the oral rounds of the competition teams shall refrain from disclosing

their personal names or the name of their home institution.

Disputes and Clarifications

Regarding the results of the competition, the decision of the judges and the

Organizing Committee is final.

Any clarification regarding the problem may be mailed to

clarification.audp@gmail.com on before March 12th, 2021 with the email subject

‘Request for Clarifications’. These clarifications will be answered by March 15th,

2021 in the form of a clarification note to all the registered teams.

IMPORTANT DATES

S. No Event Date

1 Deadline for Submission of Registration form & Registration

Fee

04th March, 2021

3 Communication of confirmation of Team Codes to Registered

Teams

10th March, 2021

4 Deadline for receiving queries seeking clarifications 12th March, 2021

5 Issuance of clarifications on the queries 15th March, 2021

6 Deadline for submission of soft copy of the Memorials 25th March, 2021

7 Researcher Test & Draw of Lots 05th April, 2021

8 Exchange of Memorials 08th April, 2021

7 Inaugural Ceremony 09th April, 2021

8 Preliminary Rounds 09th April, 2021

9 Draw of Lots for Quarter Finals 10th April, 2021

10 Quarter Final Rounds 10th April, 2021

11 Draw of Lots for Semi Finals 10th April, 2021

12 Semi Finals Rounds 10th April 2021

13 Draw of Lots for Finals 11th April 2021

14 Final Round 11th April 2021

15 Valedictory Ceremony 11th April 2021

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Organised by Faculty of Law, University of Allahabad Supported by Droit Penale Group, Prayagraj

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FIRST NATIONAL VIRTUAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION

Faculty of LawUNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD

09th-11th April 2021

Prof. Sangita SrivastavaHon'ble Vice ChancellorUniversity of AllahabadPrayagraj

Prof. Jai S. SinghDean & Head, Faculty of Law

University of AllahabadPrayagraj

Prof. R.K ChaubeyProfessor,Faculty of LawUniversity of Allahabad

Prof. J.P Mishra

Professor,Faculty of LawUniversity of Allahabad

Dr. Naveen VermaDr. Sonal ShankerDr. Mukta Verma

Dr. Anshuman MishraDr. Roshan LalDr. Ajai Singh

Dr. Haribansh SinghDr. Abhishek KumarDr. Rashmi Thakur

Organising Team

Mr. Ravi Yadav

Mr. Akhilesh YadavMs. Tanvi Chourasiya

Ms. Alka Bharti

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