DNLU with CCI is organizing its 2nd Justice G P Singh Memorial National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition, 2022, to be held from February 18 to 20, 2022.
About Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (M.P.) was established in the year 2018, by Madhya Pradesh Dharmashastra National Law University Act 24 of 2018, with the object of advancing the cause of legal education and achieving excellence at imparting value-based legal education to undergraduate as well as postgraduate students. The University was unveiled by the noted legal luminaries, leaders and educationists in 2018 with a vision to be the center of excellence in legal education and research by disseminating quality education and training; nurturing vibrant legal culture through judicious practices and ethically responsible pursuits.
The University aims to emerge as a unique institution for imparting legal education which is socially relevant and professionally competent.
The University seeks to impart and disseminate the knowledge of law and to promote the culture of research for the development and advancement of legal education. It also orients towards imparting specialized and systematic instructions and training to the law students, research scholars and officers performing administrative, quasi-administrative functions. The University aims not only to be knowledge driven institution but also a creativity and wisdom driven Institution, as a result of which, the University has etched its mark across the nation, and even beyond the national boundaries. To reflect a few achievements, the University has bagged remarkable positions in moot court competitions of international and national repute.
In addition to bearing the illustrious esteem of a National Law University, the University is empaneled with the Competition Commission of India as a part of "The Panel of Reputed Institutions having Expertise in Law, Economics, Finance and Management for Competitive Assessment of Economic Bills and Legislations" and is actively engaged to pursue and encourage innovative scholarship and research in Competition Law on national and international level, in addition to explicating the contemporary evolution of the academic and practical aspects of the concerned subject area.
About Competition Commission of India
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a regulatory body established on 14 October, 2003, by the Government of India to implement the Competition Act, 2002, which, as amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007, follows the philosophy of modern competition laws. The Competition Act guarantees that no enterprise abuses their 'dominant position' in a market through the control of supply, manipulating purchase prices, or adopting practices that deny market access to other competing firms, and the Competition Commission ensures the same. Moreover, through proactive engagement with all stakeholders, including consumers, industry, government and international jurisdictions, the Competition Commission of India aims at establishing a robust competitive environment. The duty of the Commission is to act in accordance with the objectives enumerated under the Competition Act, i.e., to prohibit anti- competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position by enterprises and regulate combinations (acquisition, acquiring of control and M&A), which cause or are likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition within India.
The broad objective of the Commission is to create and sustain fair competition in the economy that will provide a ‘level playing field’ to the producers and make the markets more competitive. To this end, the mandate of the CCI includes eliminating practices having adverse effect on competition; inspiring businesses to be fair, competitive and innovative; protection of the interests of consumers, and ensuring freedom of trade in the markets of India. The Commission being a quasi-judicial body is also required to give opinion on competition issues on a reference received from a statutory authority established under any law and to undertake competition advocacy, create public awareness and impart training on competition issues. In order to achieve its objectives, the Commission tends to engage in wide-ranging advocacy programs like that of competition assessment of policies and legislations by collaborating with educational institutions, conducting training sessions, panel discussions and conferences on issues related to competition law and practice, and further, offering internship opportunities to students and young professionals as well as organizing essay writing competitions at national level.
About the Corporate Law Moot Court Competition 2022
The 1st Justice GP Singh Memorial National Moot Court Competition 2021 which was the 1th edition of our flagship moot is an effort aimed at providing an opportunity to hone argumentative skills and to connect experienced professionals with law students at a national level. Hon’ble Justice G.P. Singh (1922- 2013), one of the finest and legendary judges of India was not only the former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court but had also been the Governor of Madhya Pradesh twice, after which he acted as the Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Law Commission and Lokayukta of Madhya Pradesh. Apart from holding positions of such profound significance, he had written a highly acknowledged and widely revered book, "Principles of Statutory Interpretation" which contains critical analyses of important Indian and English decisions with references to authoritative foreign works such as Bennion on Statutory Interpretation. The Moot Court Competition witnessed participation of teams from top Law Institutes of the country. The event was spread over three days, from 30th April to 2nd May 2021. The moot problem was based on various aspects of Business Laws, Corporate Laws and Criminal Laws. The researcher’s test which was conducted on the first day consisted of questions on the facts of the case and the legal issues related to the moot problem. SLS Pune was adjudged as the Best Team in orals as well as memorial in the finals against GLC mumbai. The successful conduction of 1st Justice GP Singh Memorial National Moot Court Competition 2021 set the ball rolling for further moots under this flagship, which the University aspires to conduct and organize for the cause of adding to the significance of the nationwide mooting culture. 2nd Justice G P Singh Memorial National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition, 2022 is being conducted in association with the Competition Commission of India, where the title sponsor of the moot is Competition Commission of India, sponsring a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000/-. The present moot, in collaboration with the Competition Commission of India is yet another effort to materialize the mutual endeavours of CCI and DNLU to promote the discipline and practice of Competition Law. The moot proposition is centred around Competition Law and its allied disciplines. Union Bank of India is extending financial support to the University for this event. Intolegal world is the Knowledge Partner, Lawctopus is on board as Education and Advertising Partner and Verdictum is our Media Partner for the Event.
Date
The Competition shall be organized from February 18, 2022 to February 20, 2022.
Dress Code
The participants shall adhere to following dress code when present in any court room during the Competition.
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Ladies: White Salwar and Kurta or White Shirt and Black Pant or Skirt along with Black Coat and Black Shoes; and
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Gentlemen: White Shirt, Black Trousers and Black Tie along with Black Coat and Black Shoes.
Language
The language of the Competition shall be English.
Eligibility
Eligibility:The Competition shall be open to students who are –
Team Composition
Each team shall constitute minimum of two members and maximum of three members. Under no condition shall a team consisting more than 3 members be allowed to participate.
Registration
The registration form is to be filled in soft copy and the fees for each team shall be 3000/-, which has to be paid online in the account mentioned below:
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Account Name : Dharmashastra National Law University A/c Moot Court Committee
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Account Number : 519302010221761
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IFSC Code : UBIN0551937
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Branch : Union Bank of India, State Bar Council, High Court
All the participating institutions have to confirm participation by sending the soft copy of the form along with the receipt of the online payment to mcc@mpdnlu.ac.in on or before January 25, 2022 by 5:00 PM.
Format of the Competition
The Competition is planned virtually on Google Meet and is divided into–
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Preliminary Rounds,
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Quarter Final Rounds,
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Semi Final Rounds
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Final Rounds.
Awards & Prizes
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Best Team: Rs. 40,000
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Runners Up: Rs. 25,000
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Best Memorial: Rs. 15,000
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Best Speaker: Rs. 10,000
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Best Researcher: Rs. 10,000
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Certificates of merit shall be given to all the teams qualifying for quarter finals and beyond.
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Certificate of participation shall be given to all the participating teams.
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The awards, certificates of merit and certificates of participation shall be announced during the valedictory ceremony to be conducted on February 22, 2022. The soft copy of the same shall be mailed to the respective teams and prize money shall be deposited in the account details provided by the winners.
Important Dates
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Commencement of Registrations 22/12/2021
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Release of Moot Problem 22/12/2021
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Last Date for Seeking Clarifications 07/01/2022
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Release of Clarifications 12/01/2022
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Last Date of Registration 25/01/2022
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Submission of Memorial 15/02/2022
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Researcher’s Test 18/02/2022
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Oral Rounds 19/02/2022 – 20/02/2022
Contact
In case of any queries or clarifications regarding the competition feel free to mail your queries at mcc@mpdnlu.ac.in
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Ms. Aditi Richa Tiwary, Convener:+91 94247-26559
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Ms. Ishita, Secretary:+91 94791-30140
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Ms. Richa Gupta, Co- Convener: +91 94246-98422
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Mr. Shivam Dubey, Dy. Secretary: +9189590-50305
