Alliance Moot Court Committee (AMCC) of Alliance School of Law takes immense pleasure in announcing “Justice N. Santosh Hegde National Moot Court Competition, 2021’’, to be held on 29th and 30th October 2021.
About Alliance University
Alliance University is a Private University established in Karnataka by the State Act No.34 of the year 2010. The University is jointly recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, Bar Council of India (BCI) and the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. Alliance University with a vibrant and picturesque campus in Bengaluru, one of the fastest-growing cities in India, offers more than 20 undergraduate and postgraduate majors to approximately 7000 students of diverse backgrounds. Alliance Education excel in the areas of Business Administration; Engineering; Legal studies and guided by the core values of the University, has shaped the lives of over 20,000 very successful alumni across the globe.
About Alliance School of Law
Alliance School of Law, Alliance University is approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi. The Alliance School of Law offers five-years integrated undergraduate courses in law, viz., Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law Honors—B.A. LL.B.(Hons.) and Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Law Honors—B.B.A. LL.B.(Hons.) The courses have been carefully crafted and designed to prepare its graduates for rewarding careers for various roles and responsibilities in legal service organizations. Alliance School of Law also offers a full-time, one-year Master of Law (LL.M.) degree with specializations in Constitutional & Administrative Law, Corporate & Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law, Criminal Law and Securities Law. The LL.M. programme is designed to develop strong research expertise in law and legal principles. Alliance School of Law also offers Ph.D. programme. The Law School has established various centres for advance legal studies and research namely Alliance Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, Alliance Centre for Criminal Justice Administration, Alliance Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Alliance Centre for Corporate and Commercial Laws. The school has been instrumental in facilitating engagements with various sections of society for deliberations over variety of socio-legal issues through publications of its flagship journal, International Journal of Law and Social Sciences, which provides strong research base to the school of law.
Rules & Regulations
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Each Team must be registered as a representative of an educational institution
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Applications are invited from all Students who are part of LLB and LLM Courses
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All the teams must follow the rules and regulations of the Competition
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All teams must join the Zoom meetings as per the schedule
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In case of any conflict final decision lies solely with the Organising Committee
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In case of any query, teams can call or drop a mail on the contact address an email id given in the guidelines
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By registering for the Alliance University’s “JUSTICE N. SANTOSH HEGDE NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2021, delegates agree to the above rules and guidelines
Important Dates
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Registration opens
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September 20, 2021
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Registration closes
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October 20, 2021
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Memorial submission
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October 24, 2021
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Competition dates
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October 29-30, 2021
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Platform
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Zoom
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Event
The event shall be called “Alliance University’s- Justice N. Santosh Hegde, National Moot Court Competition, 2021”.
Dates
The event shall be conducted on two days, 29th and 30th October 2021
AMCC
Alliance Moot Court Committee shall be having the responsible for all the matters related to the competition. They shall be dealing with queries of the participants, releasing the schedule of the event, and other essential matters.
Language
The Language of the Competition shall be in English.
Interpretation
The organizers of the event will have the final authority to interpret the rules.
Eligibiliity
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Students of any year from Five year or Three-year courses or LLM Courses from any college or university shall be eligible to participate in the event.
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Only one team can register and represent one university/college, the participants must have a permission letter from their respective college/university.
Team Composition
Each team shall constitute a minimum of three members. In a team comprising of three members, two as a speaker and one member shall be designated as a researcher. In an exceptional scenario, the team may comprise of two members and one of the speakers might also be designated as a researcher.
Researcher
A researcher shall be allowed to argue only with the permission of the court.
Dress Code
The Dress Code shall be formals. Black Trousers, White Shirt along with Tie and Blazer, shall be the norm for the teams participating in the event. The female participants have the option to wear White Salwar Kameez and Black Blazer or Black Skirt with Shirt and Blazer.
Registration
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Interested teams must register themselves for the competition by 20th
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October 2021 by registering on the link provided. The fees shall also be paid on the same. In case of incomplete registrations, the candidate of the team shall be rejected automatically.
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The registration fees shall be Rs. 1500 which shall be paid at the time of the registration. Alliance University students are exempted from the registration fee.
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The Registration fees shall be non-refundable
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The link for registration will be open till 23.59 hrs on 20th October 2021 Payment to be made via demand draft or wire transfer, drawn in favour of:
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Beneficiary Name
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ALLIANCE UNIVERSITY
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Bank Name
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Punjab National Bank
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Account Type
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Current Account
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Account No.
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1202005900000014
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IFSC
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PUNB0477400
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Branch Address
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HSR Layout, Bengaluru
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Swift Code
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PUNBINBBDIB
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Allotment of Team Codes
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All the teams shall be allotted a team once the date of registration is over
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No one including teams shall be disclosing the identity of the team, the teams shall be addressed by team code only throughout the competition.
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The memorials or any materials (compendium, etc.) to be submitted shall not contain any sign, logo, name, etc. revealing the identity of the college/ institution/ university/ team members.
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Any violation with regards to anonymity shall be penalized under the rules
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Final decision in this regard will be in the hand of AMCC, Alliance School of Law.
Query
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In case of any query regarding the competition, the teams can mail on [email protected]
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In case of any query regarding the competition, the teams can mail on [email protected]
Oral Rounds
| One Preliminary Round |
Day 1. |
| Quarter-final Round |
Day 1. |
| Semi-Final Round |
Day 2. |
| Final Round |
Day 2. |
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Each team will have to argue from either of the sides in the Preliminary Round.
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This order will be decided by the draw of lots at the time of orientation on 28th October 2021.
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The teams who will score the highest aggregate marks in the Preliminary Round will be eligible for qualification in the Quarter-final Round which shall consist of 8 teams. In case of a tie in the above procedure, the marks scored for the memorials shall be the deciding factor. In case of any doubt, the decision of the organizers will be final.
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The Sides for the Quarter-Final round will be decided by the draw of lots immediately after the results of the Preliminary Rounds. Quarter-Finals will be decided on a knockout basis.
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The Qualifying teams shall then argue the case in the Semi-Final Round on 30th October 2021. Semi-Finals will be decided on a knockout basis.
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The Qualifying teams shall then argue the case in the final round on 30th October 2021
Oral Submissions
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Each team should have two speakers who shall divide the oral submissions between them. Rebuttals are permitted. Sur- rebuttals are at the discretion of the judges. 2.
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For the preliminary round, each team shall have a maximum of 15 minutes to present their oral submissions. In the quarter-final round, each team shall have a maximum of 25 minutes to present their oral submissions. For the Semi-final round, a maximum time of 30 minutes shall be given to each team. For the final round, a maximum time of 45 minutes shall be given to each team. However, granting more time will be at the discretion of the Judges and no complaints/appeals regarding the same will be entertained. The division of time between the two mooters shall be at their discretion. The aforesaid time would include the time that each team may want to reserve for their rebuttals.
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No speaker shall be permitted to address the court for more than 10 minutes in the preliminary round, for more than 15 minutes in the Quarter-final round as well as the semi-final round, and more than 25 minutes in the final rounds.
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At the commencement of each session of the oral submissions, each team shall notify the time of speaker 1 and speaker 2 to the court clerks.
Marking Criteria
The following shall be the marking criteria and the marks allotted per Mooter.
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Each mooter shall be marked out of 100. The preliminary rounds shall be before a two Judges bench. Thus, the total team marks, per Judge, will be out of 200. and the eight top-scoring teams shall move forward to the quarter- final round.
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In the quarter-final, semi-final, and final rounds, whichever team secures more marks as against its opponent, shall be considered as having won the round. The decision of the Judges shall be final and binding. To ensure uniformity in the marking system all the Judges shall be provided with marking guidelines.
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Marking Criteria
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Marks
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Perusal of facts
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20
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Knowledge and application of law
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20
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Response to the Court questions
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20
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Advocacy skills and presentations
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20
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Case laws
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20
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Total
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100
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Researcher's Test
Penalties
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Summary
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Penalties
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Tardiness in submitting Memorial
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5 points for the first day, 3 points per day
thereafter. If both Memorials have not been submitted by the Disqualification Deadline, the Team will be withdrawn from the Competition.
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Resubmission of Memorial after the deadline
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2 points
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Failure to include all parts of Memorial, or inclusion of an unenumerated part
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2 points for each part
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Failure to include necessary and
correct information on Memorial Cover Page
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2 points (one-time penalty)
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Excessive length: Pleadings
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1-100 words
101-200 words
201-300
301-400
401+ words
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over 3 points
over 6 points
over 9 points
over 12 points
over 15 points
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Excessive length: Summary of
Pleadings
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2 points (one-time penalty)
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Excessive length: Statement of
Facts
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2 points(one-time penalty)
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Improper citation of authority
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1 point per instance, up to a maximum of 5
points per Memorial.
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Violation of anonymity in
Memorial
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Up to 10 points (one-time penalty), or
disqualification
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Plagiarism
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1 to 50 points, or disqualification
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Plagirism
Teams shall not commit plagiarism. “Plagiarism” means appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts or passages of another’s writings, or the ideas or language of another, and passing them off as the product of one’s mind. After investigation and review, in a verified case of plagiarism, the organizers may (1) disqualify the Team, (2) assess a Penalty between one and 50 points to each offending Memorial.
Moot Penalties
The Administrator shall impose a Moot Penalty, if necessary, after consultation with the judges, bailiff, Teams, and/or observers.
Deduction of Penalties by Judges Prohibited
Penalty points may be deducted only by the Administrator. Judges may not deduct any Penalty points from the scores of the oralists. Judges shall score the Moot as if no violation occurred, and may take an infraction into account only if so instructed by the Administrator.
Activity Subject to Moot Penalties
Penalties may be assessed for violations during a Moot by reference to the following table. The Administrator shall deduct the Penalty amount from each judge’s combined score (the sum of the judge’s score for oralist 1 and oralist 2) before determining the Oral Round Points.
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Summary
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Penalty
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Improper Courtroom Communications
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Up to 10 points
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Scouting
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Forfeiture of one preliminary Match if
indirect; forfeiture of all Oral Round Points
if direct scouting, to be deducted in the
Match against the Team that was scouted.
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Violation of anonymity in the courtroom
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Violation of anonymity in the courtroom Up to 15 points, or disqualification
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Awards & Certificates
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Award for Winning Team – 15,000 INR and E-Certificates
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Award for Runner up - 10,000 INR and E-Certificates
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Best Speaker - 5,000 INR and E-Certificate
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Best Memorial - 5,000 INR and E- Certificate
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Best Researcher - 5,000 INR and E- Certificate
Secreteriat
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Chief Patron
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Mr. Abhay Chebbi, Pro Chancellor, Alliance University
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Patrons
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Dr. Anubha Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Alliance University
Dr. Punith Cariappa, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Alliance University
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Advisor
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Prof. (Dr.) Kiran Gardner, Dean, Alliance School of Law
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Faculty Co-cordinators
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Prof. Rohit Ranjan, Assistant Professor, Alliance School of Law
Prof. Apoorva Tomar, Assistant Professor, Alliance School of Law
Dr. Heena Ghanshyam Patoli, Associate Professor, Alliance School of Law
Prof. Priyanka Sonowal, Assistant Professor, Alliance School of Law
Prof. Abhishek Srivastava, Assistant Professor, Alliance School of Law
Prof. Abhishek Sarma, Assistant Professor, Alliance School of Law
Dr. Smita Satapathy, Assistant Professor, Alliance School of Law
Prof. Abhilash Arun Sapre, Assistant Professor, Alliance School of Law
Prof. Shantanu Pacahara, Assistant Professor, Alliance School of Law
Prof. Shubhi Trivedi, Assistant Professor, Alliance School of Law
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Student services Co-cordinators
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Dr. Varender Singh Patial, Director, Student Support Services
Mr. Chitradeep Chakraborty, Senior Manager, Student Support Services
Mr. Yogesh M P, Manager, Student Support Services
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Student Co-cordinators
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Mr. Arkadeep Pal
Mr. Paarth Samdani
Mr. Keshav Pandey
Ms. Charvi Sharma
Mr. Aditya Durga Vanshi
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Queries
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Dr. Heena Ghanshyam Patoli (General Queries)
Dr. Smita Satapathy (General Queries)
Prof. Rohit Ranjan and Prof. Abhilash Arun Sapre (Moot Problem Queries)
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Student Organisers
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Gayatri Prasad Birabara - +91 82800 40649
Arindam Shit - +91 81458 61358
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