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VII INDRAPRASTHA NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2020
VII Indraprastha National
Moot Court Competition, 2020
27th -29th March 2020
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Sector 16-C, Dwarka
New Delhi- 110075
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VII Indraprastha National
Moot Court Competition, 2020
27 th^ -29th^ March 2020
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Sector 16-C, Dwarka
New Delhi- 110075
RULES AND REGULATIONS
The following Rules shall be called the VII Indraprastha Moot Court Competition, 2020. Wherein,
- Organizers mean the University School of Law & Legal Studies, GGS Indraprastha University.
- Competition means the VII Indraprastha Moot Court Competition, 2020.
- Participating Team/ Institution means the team that has registered itself for the competition as per the rules.
- Venue means University School of Law & Legal Studies, GGS Indraprastha University, Sec-16-C, Dwarka, New Delhi-110078.
The Rules mentioned herewith are not exhaustive. The Rules shall be strictly adhered to, and any deviation from the same shall result in immediate disqualification, unless exempted by the Organizers. All decisions made by the Organizers in case of any disputes, doubts or other problems of such nature, shall be final and binding on the participating teams. The Organizers further reserve the right to alter, amend or add Rules herein at any point of time and the same shall be informed to the teams. Imposition of penalties is exclusively the right of the Organizers; in case the Rules are not adhered to by the Participating teams.
I. GENERAL:
- Date and Venue: The Competition shall be held from 27th March, 2020 to 29th March, 2020 at the University School of Law & Legal Studies, GGS Indraprastha University, New Delhi.
- Dress Code : Participants are required to adhere to the formal dress code while present in any court room during the Competition.
- Each team shall be allotted a team code ( TC ) and each participant shall be given an individual code. Teams shall not disclose their identity or that of their institution or city etc. Any such disclosure shall invite strict penalty including disqualification. The decision for the same shall be at the discretion of the Organizers.
- Scouting is strictly prohibited and shall lead to immediate disqualification at the discretion of the Organizers.
VI. REGISTRATION:
- All participating institutions have to confirm participation by sending an email to inmccuslls@gmail.com along with a scanned copy of the Demand Draft and Travel form by 01.02.2020 latest by 1600 hrs.
- The hard copies of the filled registration form along with a travel form and draft of Rs. 5000/- should reach at the below-mentioned address by 21st^ February, 2020 ( hrs) to
Dr. Upma Gautam (Moot Court Convenor), University School of Law & Legal Studies, GGS Indraprastha University, Sec-16-C, Dwarka, New Delhi- 110078.
- The draft of Rs.5000/- shall be drawn in favour of “Registrar, GGSIPU”, payable at New Delhi and is strictly non-refundable even in case where team decides not to participate post the registration.
- Formal registration of the teams shall be done on 27th^ March, 2020 at the venue at 1400 hrs.
- Any change in the team composition should be intimated to the Organizers before the Formal Registration.
- No forms received after the deadline shall be considered for registration.
- Each team shall be assigned a team code ( TC ) upon registration.
- All correspondence to the organizing committee shall specify only the team code.
VII. ORAL PLEADINGS:
General Procedures i. There shall be two preliminary rounds, a quarter final, a Semi Final and a Final ii. Each Oral Round of the Competition shall consist of Ninety (90) minutes of oral pleadings. Petitioner and Respondent shall be allotted forty-five (45) minutes each. iii. Two (2) members, and no more than two (2) members, from each Team shall make oral presentations during the round. iv. Prior to the beginning of the Oral Round, each Team shall indicate to the Court Clerk (CC) how it wishes to allocate its 45 minutes among (a) its first Speaker, (b) its second Speaker, and (c) rebuttal (for Petitioner) or sur- rebuttal (for Respondent). No single Speaker shall plead more than twenty- five (25) minutes, including rebuttal or sur-rebuttal. v. Extension of Time at Judges' Discretion - Judges may, at their discretion, extend total Team oral argument time beyond the forty-five (45) minute allocation, up to an additional five (5) minutes per Team. Speakers asked to further expand upon arguments may, in this instance, appear for more than the twenty-five (25) minute individual limit. vi. Order of Submission - The order of the oral submissions in each Round at all levels of the Competition shall be:
Petitioner 1 --> Petitioner 2 --> Respondent 1 --> Respondent 2 --> Rebuttal (Petitioner 1 or 2) --> Sur-rebuttal (Respondent 1 or 2).
vii. Each Team may reserve up to five (5) minutes for rebuttal or sur-rebuttal.
(b) a Team member at counsel table handing a document to an Speaker when that Speaker has been questioned about such document during the course of his or her argument or (c) a written note to assist the Speaker in answering an issue raised by the judges. No other written communication may take place among the Speaker, Team members seated at counsel table, spectators or Team members not present at the counsel table. There is no prohibition on the teams handing over supporting documentation to the judges, but the same should be done through the clerk. x. Anonymity of Teams in Courtrooms- Teams shall be identified by Team Codes and the side of the dispute they represent only. However, Team members may provide their individual names to judges for purposes of conducting courtroom discussions. Participants shall not disclose the identity of their Team through direct or indirect means, including statements to judges, name tags or other signifiers, the placement of folders, files, library books or other materials bearing the name or logo of the school on the counsel table, and wearing of pins or clothing revealing the identity of their school.
Draw of lots i. The draw of lots shall take place after the inauguration on 27th^ March, 2020. ii. To ensure unbiased selection, teams shall be subjected to drawing of lots for the Preliminary Rounds. iii. Half of the total number of participating teams shall be called upon to draw lots to select their opposition. iv. In no circumstance shall any change be entertained after such selection.
Preliminary & Quarter Final Rounds i. The Preliminary & Quarter Final Rounds are scheduled to take place on 28th March, 2020. ii. Teams shall be subjected to two preliminary rounds. iii. The teams shall be arguing on each side during the Preliminary Rounds.
iv. The total of each round shall determine selection to the Semi-final Rounds. v. No two teams shall face each other more than once in the preliminary rounds.
Semi-final Round i. The Semi-final rounds are scheduled to take place on 29th^ March, 2020. ii. The top-four scoring teams shall compete according to the draw of lots. iii. The Semi-final rounds shall be in the nature of knock-outs, i.e., the team with the lesser score shall be evicted. iv. The two teams that emerge victorious shall succeed to the Final rounds.
Final Round i. The Final rounds are scheduled to take place on 29th^ March, 2020. ii. The teams shall argue on the side decided by the draw of lots. iii. The team obtaining a higher score shall be adjudged victorious.
The Oral rounds shall be judged as per the following criteria:
S. NO. CRITERIA MARKS
- Knowledge of Facts and Law 20
- Application of law to facts 20
- Ingenuity and ability to answer questions 15
- Presentation Skills 15
- Time Management and Organisation 10
- Court Etiquettes 10
- Logical coherency in Arguments 10 Grand Total 100 Marks
IX. RESEARCHER’S TEST:
- The Researcher's Test shall be conducted on 27th^ March, 2020.
- The Party for which the Memorial has been prepared. ii. The Table of Content iii. The Index of Authorities. iv. The Statement of Jurisdiction. v. The Statement of Facts. vi. The Statement of Issues. vii. The Summary of Arguments. viii. The Arguments Advanced. ix. The Prayer.
- Memorial General Format: i. Spacing : 1.5 Line Spacing ii. Margins : One-inch margin on all sides of each page. iii. Font : The font for the body of the memorial shall be Times New Roman, Size 12. iv. The Font for the footnotes : The font of the footnotes shall be Times New Roman, Size 10.
- Memorials must be either sewn bound or coil bound. Use of Plastic sheets is strictly prohibited and will invite deductions of 1 mark per copy of the memo.
- Page numbering should be at the bottom middle of each page.
- The memorials must not contain any annexure /photographs /sketches /exhibits /affidavits etc.
- Teams shall cite authorities in their Memorials by way of Blue Book (20th Edition) Style of Citation.
- The maximum number of pages in each Memorial shall not exceed 35 pages including 20 maximum pages for Written Submissions/ Arguments Advanced.
- Marking Scheme of the Memorials: Every Memorial will be marked on a total of 100 marks and the team memorial marks will be the average of the total of both sides. All memos shall be evaluated on the following basis—
S.NO. MARKING SCHEME MARKS
ALLOTED
- Knowledge of Facts & Law 20 Marks
- Extent & Use of Research 20 Marks
- Structured and Articulate Analysis 15 Marks
- Originality in Presentation 15 Marks
- Grammar, Style and Coherency 10 Marks
- Correct Format and Use of Citation 10 Marks
- Original Thought 10 Marks Grand Total 100 Marks
XI. SCOUTING:
- Teams shall not be allowed to observe the Oral Rounds of any other teams whatsoever.
- Scouting is strictly prohibited as per the Rules of the Competition.
- Scouting by any of the teams shall entail instant disqualification.
- Any team can file a written complaint to the Organizers for the same. The Organizer’s decision regarding scouting shall be final.
XII. ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS:
- The results of the preliminary rounds shall be announced shortly after the rounds.
- The winners of the semi-final rounds shall be announced shortly after the conclusion of the rounds.
- The winners of the final round shall be announced during the valedictory ceremony.
XI. AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES:
- Winning Team Award: INR 25,000.
- Runners-up Award: INR 15,000.
- No queries or requests for clarifications will be entertained whatsoever after 19th March, 2020.
- Clarifications regarding matters other than the moot proposition may be sought from the Organizers.
XV. ACCOMMODATION & FOOD:
- Accommodation and Food will be provided from 27th^ March, 2020 (1200 Hrs) till 29 th^ March, 2020 (1200 Hrs). Accommodation shall be provided to all the teams from colleges outside Delhi-NCR region.
- If any Delhi-NCR team wishes to book accommodation, they can do so in the same venue as out station teams at their own cost and will be provided assistance from the organisation institution. Under no circumstance will the organizers will bear the cost of accommodation of team belonging to Delhi-NCR region.
- Conveyance will be provided to all the teams from Metro Station Sector 14 Dwarka on their arrival. Please note that this will only be done from 0800 Hrs, 27rd^ March,
- So teams are advised to plan their travel accordingly.
- Conveyance shall be provided for dropping the teams to the Sector 14 Metro Station Dwarka. Sector 14 Metro Station is well connected to Rajiv Chowk, Airport, Railway Station and other metro lines. GGSIP University is at the distance of 1. Km from Sector 14 Metro Station. Teams must send their travelling details by 01.02.2020 along with the registration mail.
XVI. CONTACT DETAILS: In case any queries or clarifications regarding the competition, the teams may contact: Dean, USLLS Prof. A.P. Singh 011-
Moot Court Convenor Dr. Upma Gautam +91-
Moot Court Expert Member
Prof. Kanwal D.P. Singh
Moot Court Expert Member
Dr. Lisa P. Lukose +91-
Student Convenor Ms. Jharna Singhal +91- Student Co-Convenor Mr. Shivam Sachdeva +91- Student Secretary Ms. Aditi Singh +91- Student Secretary Ms. Sameeksha Singh +91-
Or mail their queries at inmccuslls@gmail.com
MOOT PROPOSITION: