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RULE BOOK
1.DEFINITIONS
The following terms shall have the corresponding meanings unless otherwise specified: 1.1. ‘Competition’ shall refer to 1 st^ NATIONAL VIRTUAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2020. 1.2. ‘Competition Problem’ shall refer to the facts and issues released by the organizers of the Competition with its clarifications and corrections. 1.3. Competition Rules’ shall refer to the official rules of the Competition as may be amended from time to time. 1.4. ‘IST’ shall refer to Indian Standard Time. 1.5. ‘ INR’ shall refer to Indian Rupee. 1.6. ‘Knock-out round’ shall refer to the Octa-final, Quarter-final, Semi-final and Final rounds of the Competition. 1.7. ‘Organizing Committee’ (hereinafter to be referred as O.C) shall refer to the committee responsible for the administration and conduct of the Competition. 1.8. ‘Official Email’ shall refer to the Official Email ID of the O.C. (lawaddictss@gmail.com) 2.GENERAL RULES 2.1)Eligibility o All students pursuing graduate or Post-graduate course from any recognized college, University or Institution in India shall be eligible to participate. o Team Members should comprise atleast one Law Student from any recognized law school, University or Institution in India. o Each participating team shall have a minimum of two members and maximum of three (3) members comprising of 2 speakers and 1 researcher. In case of a 2-member team, one speaker can also take up the researchers test. o No team shall contradict the composition mentioned above. No faculty member, coach, or a designated observer will be allowed to join the video-conferencing or meet during the session. o A team will be considered eligible to participate only if the registration is completed on or before 8 thAugust, 2020 (24:00 Hours IST).
A. MAIN BODY: Times New Roman, Font Size 12, 1.2 inch margin on each side, Line spacing: 1.5, Body of text: Justified, A4 size paper. B. FOOTNOTES : All citations are to be made according to the Harvard Bluebook Citation Guide (19th^ Edition), Times New Roman, Font Size 10, Single spacing. 3.6 ) Team Code o The team code must be ascribed on the right top of the cover of the index. The memorial shall nowhere mention any particulars of the team, except the Team Code. There must be no mention of Name, Contact number, Email id, University name etc. at any place****. Any material presented to the Panel should be devoid of any identification marks/seal of the Team. If any such mark/seal exists, it must be rendered unrecognizable. 3.7) Memorials must contain all of, and only, the following components: a) Cover page; b) Table of Content; c) List of Abbreviations; d) Table of Authorities e) Statement of Jurisdiction; f) Facts of the Case; g) Statement of Issues; h) Summary of Issues; i) Arguments Advanced; f) Prayer. 3. 8) Cover Page: a) The Participation code should be in the upper right-hand corner. b) The name of the forum before which the proceedings are being conducted; c) The year of the Competition; d) Name of the parties. 3.9) The Statement of Facts must contain a concise statement of the relevant facts of the issue. As far as may be, the Statement of Facts should be limited to the stipulated facts and legitimate inferences which can be drawn from those facts. 3.10) For every hour of delay in the submission from the prescribed time of submission, one mark shall be deducted. Any memorial submitted after 19th^ August will not be accepted. Note: The above deduction would apply even if the delay were not of a complete hour. Hence, for example, a memorial submitted at 00:01 ISTon 19th^ August would still be subject to a 1- mark deduction.
3.11) Not following the instructions regarding given will lead to the followingpenalties: a) Use of incorrect font, font size, line spacing, page margins, page size: 3 marks for every page on which there is a violation; b) Failure to include a specified component in the memorial: 5 marks for every component; c) Length of the Memorial: 3 marks for every page in excess of the prescribed limit; d) Violation of anonymity: Disqualification. 3.12) Administrators reserve the right to publish, use the memorials submitted for the Competition. Memorials shall be attributed to the relevant institution and participants during such publication and dissemination. The Administrators also reserve the right touse the submissions for any other purpose they may deem fit while ensuring appropriateattribution. [1] STRUCTURE OF THE COMPETITION o Draw of lots along with exchange of memorials will be conducted on 21st^ August,
- The sides, round timings along with memorials of the opponent counsel shall be sent via mail before 18:00 IST, 21st^ August, 2020. o The Competition shall consist of the following rounds: I. The Preliminary Round; II. The Quarter-Final Round; III. The Semi-Final Round IV. The Final Round. I) Preliminary Round o In the preliminary rounds, participating teams will have to present their case before a judge or panel of judges. Each team will be allowed a maximum of 25 minutes to present their case. The said time may be extended by the judge at his own discretion. o Each team will present its case for both sides. o The announcement of results of preliminary rounds will take place on 22 ndAugust, 2020. The decision of the judges would be final and would not be questioned or changed under any circumstances. o The top 8 teams calculated on the basis of the scores of the oral rounds along with their memorial scores in the ratio of 70:30 will advance to the Quarter-finals. o In the event of more than 40 teams participating, Octa-Final rounds will be held and 16 teams will advance to the Octa-final rounds from the preliminary rounds. o Memorial scores will only be added in the preliminary rounds.
3. INGENUITY AND ABILITY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 20
4. STYLE, POISE, COURTESY AND DEMEANOR 15
5. TIME MANAGEMENT & COURT CRAFT 10
6. COORDINATION AND TEAMWORK 10
7. ADEQUACY OF THE PRAYER 05
TOTAL 100
[3] RESEARCHERS TEST:
o The Researcher’s Test shall take place on 21st^ August, 2020. o The Test shall comprise of 50 Questions, MCQ in nature. [4] MISCELLANEOUS o Before commencement of all rounds, the side on which the Team will be arguing will be decided by a draw of lots. o The Teams will be e-mailed the soft copy of their opponent’s pleadings prior to the oral rounds. o Courtroom decorum is to be maintained at all times. o Since the oral hearings will take place through video-conference, team which is not speaking is required to mute their microphones. o The participating teams shall be responsible for internet connectivity issues at their end. The O.C. shall not be responsible for poor internet connectivity of the participating teams. o The O.C. reserves the right to amend, modify, change or repeal any of the competition rules at any stage. The O.C. shall communicate any changes made in the competition rules to the Participating Teams. o If a team believes that violation of the rules of the competition has taken place at any stage of the competition, the team(s) within half an hour after the completion of the round in which violation has allegedly occurred should inform the O.C. through email_. Team(s) under no circumstances shall approach the Judges with any complaints._ o Dress Code for the Oral Rounds shall be according to the rules of The Advocates Act, 1961 without band and gown. If a team does not have the prescribed uniform on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, they are to be dressed professionally in Western Formals.
o The background of the participating teams should be plain and shall not contain any symbols or any representations. o The decision of the Organizing Committee shall be final in all matters concerning the competition. [5] CASH AWARDS, INCENTIVES WINNERS Rs. 2500/- along with Certificate of Merit. RUNNER UP Rs. 1200/- along with Certificate of Merit. BEST SPEAKER Rs. 500/- along with Certificate of Merit. BEST RESEARCHER Rs. 500/- along with Certificate of Merit. BEST MEMORIAL Rs. 500/- along with Certificate of Merit. E-Certificate of participation will be provided to all participating teams and E-Certificates for advanced rounds will be provided to qualifying teams. OFFICIAL SCHEDULE EVENT DATE COMMENCEMENT OF ONLINE REGISTRATION , RELEASE OF PROBLEM
17 TH^ JULY, 2020
LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION 8 THAUGUST,
LAST DATE FOR SEEKING CLARIFICATIONS 5 THAUGUST, 2020
MEMORIAL SUBMISSION WITHOUT PENALTY 18 THAUGUST,
DRAW OF LOTS, ALLOCATION OF SIDES, ORIENTATION,
RESEARCHERS TEST
21 STAUGUST,
PRELIMINARY ROUND & QUARTER FINAL ROUND 22 NDAUGUST,
SEMI- FINAL &FINAL ROUNDS, VALEDICTORY 23 RDAUGUST,
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