6TH NLIU-JUSTICE

R.K. TANKHA
MEMORIAL
INTERNATIONAL
ARBITRATION
MOOT

5 - 7 MARCH 2021
 ABOUT NLIU

Established in 1997, NLIU is a premier university in the field of legal

education and one of the best centers for legal training and research
in the world.

The University organizes two moot court competitions & one client
counselling competition annually, namely NLIU-Justice R.K. Tankha
International Arbitration Moot, NLIU National Corporate Law Moot
Court Competition and NLIU-Link Legal Client Counselling
Competition.
 THE TANKHA EXPERIENCE

We take pride in the continued growth

& excellence of the competition and of
the subsequent recognition it has
received over the years. Just like the
preceding edition, this edition too will
be supported by the Singapore
International Arbitration Centre (SIAC),
one of the world’s leading arbitral
institutions, as the Institutional Partner,
and L&L Partners Law Offices, one of the The event was also graced by the
leading full-service law firms of India as presence of  Hon’ble Justice (Mrs.) Gyan
our Knowledge Partner. The rounds of Sudha Misra, Former Judge, Supreme
the previous editions of the Moot have Court of India, Ms. Shwetha Bidhuri,
been judged by immensely respected Head, South Asia, SIAC, Major General
legal luminaries like Hon'ble Justice Nilendra Kumar, Prof. (Dr.) Surya
A.K. Pattanaik, Former Judge, Supreme Prakash, Vice Chancellor of DSNLU and
Court of India, Late Mr. Goolam Mr. Sourabh Suman Sinha.
Vahanvati, Former Attorney General of We have also hosted symposiums in the
India, and Mr. Gopal Subramaniam, previous editions on International
Former Solicitor General of India, Late Commercial Arbitration and
Mr. Ram Jethmalani, Senior Advocate, enlightened the students by pointing
Supreme Court of India, Mr. Christopher out the increasing need and demand
Lau, Senior Counsel and Chartered for arbitration around the globe, and
Arbitrator, Singapore, Mr. Vivekananda the manner in which SIAC is trying to
N., International Counsel, Allen & evolve mechanisms for the same.
Gledhill LLP, Singapore and Mr. Kevin Despite the unprecedented pandemic,
Nash (Deputy Registrar and Centre we strive to make the 6th edition of the
Director, SIAC) to name a few. moot to not only be memorable one
The 5th Edition witnessed participation but serve as a great learning experience
from 46 teams, competing with fervour for all the participating teams through
and passion for the coveted trophy. virtual mode.
 LATE JUSTICE R.K. TANKHA

In 1972, he was elevated as a Judge in

the Hon’ble High Court. At the bench,
he delivered many prestigious
judgments, but one of the most legally
acclaimed judgment delivered by him
was with Justice A.P. Sen during the
Late Shri R.K. Tankha, in the year
time of emergency. In Shivkant Shukla
1950-51, shifted to Rewa, M.P.,
v. ADM Jabalpur, the High Court held
commencing his legal practice, and
that "Right to life is inalienable and
at a young age, he received
cannot be denied without due process
professional acclaim. Subsequently,
even during emergency".
on 1st November 1956, a new state of
Madhya Pradesh, was formed with
Justice R.K. Tankha passed away at a
Jabalpur as the principle seat of
young age of 527 on 13th December
Hon’ble High Court. Accordingly,
1978. This competition was found by
Shri R.K. Tankha, in January 1957,
his son Shri Vivek Tankha, Member of
shifted to Jabalpur and within a
Rajya Sabha and Senior Advocate, in
short period of time, became a
memory of his father Justice R.K.
prominent lawyer in Hon’ble High
Tankha, to motivate and encourage
Court. Further, he also became the
young students of law from different
President of the High Court Bar at
Universities to accomplish their
Jabalpur.
endeavour in law.
OUR COLLABORATIONS
 THE SIXTH EDITION

Format of the Competition

Despite these unprecedented times, we at NLIU strive to make the competition

bigger and better. Adapting to the circumstances the competition shall be
organized virtually through video conferencing. The details of the platform shall be
disclosed at a later point in time. The format of the competition shall consist of four
rounds of pleadings. First shall be preliminary rounds where each team shall submit
arguments from both the sides i.e. claimants and respondents. The top 8 teams
shall subsequently advance through quarter finals followed by semi-finals and a
grand finale between the final surviving teams after grilling set of knockouts.

The teams shall argue sides allotted to them as per the rules of the competition.

Registration

The registration fee for the competition is

INR 3000 for Indian teams,
USD 100 for International teams.

The institutions can register themselves provisionally through their designated

Moot Court Association for the Competition by sending an email of such
registration to mca@nliu.ac.in.

For further details, please see the rules of the competition.

COMPETITION TIMELINE

15 RELEASE OF
CASE RECORD
SEPTEMBER 2020

7 LAST DATE FOR

REGISTRATION
NOVEMBER 2020

7 SUBMISSION OF
MEMORIALS
FERRUARY 2021

5-7 ORAL ROUNDS

MARCH 2021
 PRIZES

THE FOLLOWING PRIZES (AMONG OTHERS) WILL BE AWARDED IN THE 6TH

EDITION:

WINNERS:
RUNNERS UP:
BEST ORALIST:
BEST MEMORIAL (CLAIMANT):
BEST MEMORIAL (RESPONDENT):
BEST INTERNATIONAL TEAM:
 CONTACT US

GOKUL HOLANI
+91-9755435063
Convener, Moot Court Association

HARSHIT SHRIVASTAVA
+91-8358997871
Co Convener, Moot Court Association

SAHIL SONKUSALE
+91-7415552953
Secretary, Moot Court Association

SAKSHI AJMERA
+91-9406928999
Joint Secretary, Moot Court Association

mca@nliu.ac.in @nliumca

Moot Court Association

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