1ST NATIONAL E-MOOT COURT COMPETITION

AIN-i-JOOJ BATTLE OF LAWS

20th and 21st APRIL 2021

Organized by Royal School of Law and Administration, The Assam Royal Global University
Knowledge Partner - National Law University and Judicial Academy
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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
The Assam Royal Global University, was established in
2013 through an Act of the State Legislature ‘The
Assam Royal Global University Act’, which has been
notified by Government of Assam vide notification no.
LGL.12/2013/22. The University is a full-fledged Private
University established under section 2(f) of the UGC Act
and is included in the list of universities maintained by
University Grants Commission with the right to confer
degrees as per Section 22 of UGC Act, 1956. The
university is a member of the Association of Indian
Universities (AIU), New Delhi, India. The University has
accreditation of the following regulatory authorities:
Bar Council of India (BCI), All India Council for
Technical Education (AICTE), Council of Architecture
(COA), Assam Nursing Council (ANC), Pharmacy Council
of India(PCI) and Indian Nursing Council (INC).
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The University offers Bachelor, Master, And Doctoral
programs in management, engineering, information
technology, education, law, physical education,
pharmacy, nursing, humanities & social science and
other areas. Royal School of Law and Administration is
making rapid advancements in standards of legal
education and research. It offers B.A. LL.B(H) five years
Integrated Program; LL.M. course and PhD course. The
courses are designed to provide overall development of
students to strengthen them to face the need of the
hour and global challenges. We aspire to inculcate
humanistic approach, entrepreneurial skills, innovative
outlook and academic focus in our future leaders who
can make a difference in the society. Our
multidisciplinary learning methods of the University
have proved fruitful as our alumni are setting new
milestones in their professional fields.
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ABOUT THE COMPETITION

Royal School of Law and Administration, The Assam Royal Global University, is
hosting its first National Moot Court Competition virtually. This Competition will be
the flagship event for the University for the years to come. It is administered by the
Moot Court Society of the University. Other than contributing to the field of Civil Law,
this Competition serves as a channel through which young law students can
showcase and hone their advocacy skills.
This year, we welcome participation from the best law schools/colleges/universities of
the country, in expectation to chisel out the proficient lawyers and judges of the
future.
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Chancellor’s Message

The Assam Royal Global University, has aimed at providing a

congenial environment for the better growth and development
of students by giving a chance to gain self-confidence to cope
with the upcoming challenges. Our university’s first National
Moot Court Competition is one such event which gives a impetus
for the learning students. I invite the law students across the
Nation to participate in this virtual competition.

Dr. A.K. Pansari

Chancellor, RGU

Vice-Chancellor’s Message

The Assam Royal Global University is committed towards

providing quality education to creative minds of the youngsters
to develop their skills in their respective fields. The University has
always been a step ahead to provide the best exposure to its
students. I feel proud to invite you to the National Virtual Moot
Court Competition hosted by the Royal School of Law and
Administration to experience the thrill of soaring high.

Prof. (Dr) S.P.Singh

Vice-Chancellor, RGU

Academic Chairperson's Message

I am immensely happy to announce that our university, The

Assam Royal Global University is organizing its first ever virtual
moot court competition. On behalf of the administration, the
faculty and students, I humbly extend a warm welcome to the
students of other Universities who will be participating in this
event and contribute to its success, and will be exceedingly glad
to have you with us for further events in the future.

Prof. (Dr)A.K.Buragohain
Academic Chairperson
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CHAIRPERSON OF MOOT COURT COMMITTEE'S MESSAGE

Being the Head of the department and the chairperson of our

moot court society in RSLA, I couldn’t be happier to have our
young minds getting involved in academic activities such as this
one. Activities such as these help in honing the skills, efficiency
and discipline of the students, as well as prepping them for the
future. I welcome all the students from all across our country to
come and join us in the joyous event and let us look forward to
making new friends and exciting memories.

Dr. H.C. Nath

Head of Department and Chairperson of MCC, RSLA

Convener's Message

As the RSLA Moot Court Committee Student President and the

Convener of 1st RSLA, National Virtual Moot Court Competition, I
am thrilled and honored to invite you to an experience of
learning, competing and the thrills of a real court room, among
the best students across Law Schools in India. I look forward to
welcome you in a competition, the best features of which are
fairness and unmatched hospitality.

Nitisha Ausilia Domenica Ganatra

1st AIN-i-JOOJ, Convener and Student President MCC, RSLA
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The Team
The moot court committee, of the MCC, is the heart of RSLA, as is every moot court
committee of a law college. Student run, faculty advised and monitored the MCC is
constituted of three parts – The Patron (Vice Chancellor of the University), The Faculty
Advisory Board (Composed of group of law faculty from the University) and the most crucial
and active part The Executive Board (the student members). The committee is governed by
its constitution specially drafted with the intend to ensure the environment and attitude of
legal professionalism. The committee aims to foster the interest of law students by
encouraging and assisting them in developing, inter alia, legal acumen, research and
advocacy skills. Today, with immense pride in our hearts we the members of MCC, RSLA
invite you to our first edition of RSLA, National Virtual Moot Court Competition 2021.
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RULES AND REGUALTIONS

ROUNDS
The competition will have the following rounds.
a. Preliminary Rounds,
b. Quarter Final Rounds,
c. Semi Final Rounds,
d. Final Round.

LANGUAGE
The language of the competition will be English.

ELIGIBLITY
a. Students pursuing 3 years/ 5 years undergraduate LL.B. degree course are eligible to
participate in this competition.
b. Only one team can participate from each institution.

TEAM COMPOSITION
Each team of the competition shall consist of the following members
Each team shall consist of three members. Two designated as speaker and one as researcher.

DRESS CODE
The participants shall adhere to following dress code when present in any court room during the
Competition.
a. Girls: White Shirt/White Kurta, Black Trouser/Black Leggings and Black Tie along with Black
Blazer and Black Shoes. (Blazers are compulsory in either of the attires)
b. Boys: White Shirt and Black Trouser along with Black Tie, Black Blazer and Black Shoes.
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PARTICIPATION AND REGISTRATION

1. In order to confirm participation, teams of every Institution should register themselves.

2. Registration fees for each team is Rs. 600/-

Account Details where the payment will be sent -

NAME- Royal Global University

Account No. – 4651002100004685

Bank- Punjab National Bank

Branch- Bhangagarh

IFSC- PUNB0465100

The registration process consists of the following step:

Each team is required to send a scanned copy of their duly filled-in Registration form along with
the Demand Draft/ receipt of NEFT payment to mootcourt@rgu.ac till the 15th of April 2021
11.59 pm. Subject of the e-mail should bear

“Registration Forms for 1st Royal Global, National Virtual Moot Court Competition 2021”.
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MEMORIAL
The following requirements for memorial must be strictly followed by the participants

a. All memorials submitted for all purposes of the Competition shall strictly adhere to the rules of the Competition.
Each Team participating in the Competition must prepare one Memorial on behalf of Petitioner(s)/ Appellant(s) and one
on behalf of the Respondent(s).

b. Appellant memorials are required to have a Blue cover and Respondent memorials are required to have a Red cover.
The memorials shall not contain any form of identification apart from the team code. If any such identification or mark,
symbol, etc. which has the effect of identifying the team is found on the memorial, then it shall result in instant
disqualification. A penalty of 1 mark shall be levied in case the memorial is submitted in any other format or as a
multiple file by the team.

c. While sending the softcopy of the memorials in PDF format, please name the file pertaining to the Respondent as R
accompanied by the team code and name the file pertaining to the Petitioner as P accompanied by the team code. For
example, Respondent of team 06 should name the PDF file as R06.

d. Each Team must send a soft copy of their memorials, in PDF format only, for evaluation by 18th April 2021, 11.59pm
to mootcourt@rgu.ac with the subject “Memorials for 1st Royal Global National Virtual Moot Court Competition,
2021”.

GUIDELINES FOR FORMATTING

1. STRUCTURE OF MEMORIAL

a. Cover Page,

b. Table of Contents,

c. Index of Authorities,

d. Statement of Jurisdiction,

e. Statement of Facts (Argumentative statement of facts would attract penalties),

f. Issues raised,

g. Questions of Law Summary of Arguments,

h. Arguments Advanced,

i. Prayer and Appendix (Optional),

j. Exhibits (Optional).

Non-Compliance with above criteria shall result in penalty of two marks for each missing section.

2. TEAM CODE: The team code must be ascribed on the top right corner of the cover page
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3. CONTENT SPECIFICATIONS: The following content specifications must be strictly adhered to

a. Font and Size (General) - Times New Roman, 12 pts

b. Line Spacing (General) - 1.5 lines

c. Font and Size (Footnotes) - Times New Roman, 10 pts

d. Line Spacing (Footnotes) - Single line

e. Page Margins - 1 inch on all sides

f. The Hard Copies of the Memorial shall be printed on only one side.

g. The citation should be in compliance with the 20th edition of Bluebook.

Speaking footnotes or Endnotes are not allowed.

4. MARKING CRITERIA OF MEMORIALS: The maximum scores for the memorials shall be 100 marks.

The memorials shall be evaluated on the following criteria:

a. Knowledge of Law and Facts: 30 Marks;

b. Proper and Articulate Analysis: 30 Marks;

c. Extent and Use of Research: 20 Marks;

d. Clarity and Organization: 10 Marks:

e. Grammar and Style: 10 Marks.

ORAL ROUNDS

A. PRELIMINARY ROUNDS AND QUARTER FINAL ROUNDS

a. Each team will get a total of 30 minutes to present their case.

b. Each speaker should speak for a minimum of 10 minutes.

c. The time stated above includes the time required for rebuttal and sur-rebuttal. However, the maximum Lime taken
for rebuttal and sur-rebuttal shall be not more 5 minutes.

B. SEMI FINAL ROUNDS AND FINAL ROUND

a. Each team will get a total of 45 minutes to present their case.

b. One speaker shall not use more than 25 minutes of the total time.

c. The time stated above includes the time required for rebuttal and sur-rebuttal. However, the maximum Lime taken
for rebuttal and sur-rebuttal shall be not more 5 minutes. This will be a knockout round.
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C. MARKING CRITERIA

Maximum scores for the oral rounds shall be 100 points per speaker, and which shall be judged on the following criteria:

a. Knowledge of Law- 20 Points

b. Application of Law to Facts- 20Points

c. Response to questions & Articulation - 20 Points.

d. Poise, Courtesy and Demeanor- 20 Points;

e. Time Management- 10 Points;

f. Organization- 10 Points

SCOUTING

Teams shall not be allowed to observe the orals of another team, unless they have been officially knocked-out of the
competition. Scouting is strictly prohibited. Scouting by any team shall entail instant disqualification.

CATEGORIES OF AWARDS:

a. Winner of the Final Round will be given the “Best Team” award.

b. Runner-up of the Final Round will be given the “1st Runner Up” award.

c. “Best Mooter” award shall be determined on the basis of the total marks secured during the Preliminary Round.

d. In addition to the above, certificates will be issued to all the participants only during the valedictory function and no prior
request shall be entertained in any case.

ANONMITY

The student counsels shall not state their names during the oral rounds and must use the assigned team code for all
correspondence. All team members must refrain from disclosing the identity of their institutions at any time and in any manner
during the entire Competition.Non compliance with this Rule will result in immediate disqualification of the team.
FINALITY OF DECISIONS

The decision of the judges with regard to the outcome of the rounds shall be final. For all purposes and in any dispute, the
decision of the Moot Court Committee shall be final and binding.

CLARIFICATIONS

Any clarifications regarding competition and the moot problem may be sought by sending us an email at mootcourt@rgu.ac or
from the following persons:-

Convener - Nitisha Ausilia Domenica Ganatra

7099399687 | 7005817117 ganatraatwork@gmail.com

Co-Convener - Nilanjana Parashar

8474012523 | nilanjanaparashar@gmail.com

Faculty Convener - Rituparna Bhattacharjee

8761021341 | rbhattacharjee@rgu.ac
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REGISTRATION FORM
For registering kindly fill the following form on or before the 15th of April 2021 :-
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10xdSfbX1KZCWKwEnjzIFHck5JmKD
Bj33rzZ7xyYTGDk/viewform?pli=1&pli=1&edit_requested=true
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MOOT COURT PREPOSITION

Dr. Kumar, a resident of Janakpuri did his MBBS from AIIMS, Delhi in the year 1985. In the year
1990. He started his service in Lok Nayak hospital in Delhi under the Central Government
health services. He was originally posted in Delhi .While he was in the service; he married
Sakshi, daughter of Mr. D.Jain, a resident of Delhi in the year 1991. The same year he inherited
4 acres of land from his great grandfather who expired the same year at an age of 105.Saakshi
was a good house wife who provided full support and possible help to her husband, Dr. Kumar
for subsistence of their marriage. They were happy and were living happily together. In the year
1993, they had their first baby boy(Rishi).Out of extreme happiness and as the life was unfolding
to them with beautiful surprises, Mr.Kumar bought a 3 bhk flat in sector 78 of Noida.
Since Dr. Kumar was in the Central Govt. service, he was under All India Transfer Liability and
hence, in the year 1995, he was transferred to Mumbai, the big metropolitan city of the country.
Here in this city he faced some problems. He could not bring his wife, Sakshi and his son with
him, due to well-built residence after his marriage. Here in Mumbai, he took a government
quarter marked as F-2(W0)- 313. When he found time, he used to go to Delhi on leave to meet
his wife and son. But eventually found little time due to his busy schedule of work and also due
to pursuing super speciality courses in Mumbai. He could not even manage his time to have his
meal cooked.
In 1996, at one important seminar which was attended by Dr. Kumar on female health hazards
and awareness, he was interviewed by Priya, a localite, a freelancer covering important events as
a student of Journalism. She took his interview and was published in a Daily newspaper.
Thereafter they became very close to each other. The same year Mr. Kumar after successfully
completing his super speciality he served as a senior doctor in Chowpatty Maternity
Government Hospital,Girgaon, Mumbai, and also bought himself a residence near by.
In the year 1997, he became father for the second time, this time to a baby Girl(Amrita).
Thereafter Sakshi got busy in raising the kids and Mr Kumar was focusing on his career and
trying to bring the family together. In the meantime, Priya who was a very good friend to him,
was diagnosed with Jaundice. She approach him for medical advice and looking at her condition
he advised her to be under his supervision, which she agreed upon. Sakshi knew that, Mr Kumar
had his own way of treating his paitents and hence did not object his guidance to P riya.
Though she recovered fully, but she had no permanent or regular means of livelihood till that
time; neither she was engaged anywhere as she was to struggle with her life only as a freelancer
and was very difficult to establish in the city like Mumbai. So she had to stay there with him with
the consent of Dr. Kumar.
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Days went on. Priya could not engage herself, but at the same time, she was put in such a
position that she could not leave the association of Dr. Kumar, because they became so
attached and close to each other during her stay there, that they started living like husband
and wife, and also had a baby girl (Pooja) in the year 1999. Sakshi, Dr. Kumar’s wife came to
know about their relation in 2002. But the matter had crossed the limits of her endurance
and patience and so Sakshi lodged a complaint in Police Station in Mumbai u/s 494 of IPC,
and 17 of Hindu Marriage Act 1955, during her last visit to Dr. Kumar’s Residence. But it
was very unfortunate that while she was returning to Delhi towards her own residence
from airport by a hired taxi, she met with an accident in which she was killed.
Dr. Kumar immediately rushed to Delhi after he was informed about the accident and
attended her last funeral rites. Thereafter, putting his son (Rishi) and daughter (Amrita) in
Boarding School in Mumbai, and thereafter he was transferred to Chennai. Along with Priya,
and Pooja he shifted to this new place and started a normal life again there. There was no
further action taken by the police and the proceeding was abated.
Thereafter in 2013, Mr Kumar died suddenly out of cardiac arrest during his visit to Mumbai.
After his death when Priya approached the pension authority, her claim was refused saying
that she was not entitled to family pension benefits. Then she filed a civil suit, in Mumbai
claiming her rights over Mr. Kumar’s property and pension benefits which nullified her claim
on the ground that she was not legally married to Dr. Kumar, and Rishi and Amrita are the
legal heirs and hence are entitled to the property rights and pension benefits
The case is now pending before the Hon’ble Mumbai High Court.
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AIN-i-JOOJBATTLE OF LAWS

20th and 21st APRIL 2021