MOOT PROPOSITION

Indigo is a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic country with a unique

blend of Federal and Unitary forms of government. Indigo got its Independence in 1947.
Indigo is one of the most populous countries in the world and is striving hard to address the
significant land scarcity crisis due to the rapid increase in population. The country is also
facing the effects of Climate Change. The southern and eastern coastline of the country is
submerging due to sea-level rise, and the Central Region of Indigo is facing drought. The
effects of climate change have made the low-lying regions of Indigo uninhabitable. The
residents from the coastline and central part of the country have been displaced in search of
livelihood. According to Government Records, around 1.2 crore people have been displaced
due to these climatic problems. The “Geli” area in the North region is hardly affected by the
impacts of Climate Change and is one of the best regions for the people to live in.

In 1961, Indigo had given asylum to 20 lakh “Christian” people from “Delek”, a
neighbouring country in the north, because they feared persecution based on religion. These
immigrants from “Delek” were also given land in the “Geli” region of the State of Anarkhand
in Indigo to live peacefully by the generous Indigo Government. The asylum seekers formed
an organisation, “Delek for Democracy”, in 1990, which brought together the community and
gave a common representation demanding the formal status of citizenship to all the “Delek”
immigrants. The organisation has since been trying to acquire the citizenship of Indigo.

In 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Indigo, conducted a study and
found a massive growth in the number of “Delek” people from 20 lakhs in 1961 to 1.3 crores
in the “Geli” region. The study elucidated that the presence of “Delek” immigrants has
altered the demography by being the majority. At the same time, the citizens of Indigo are
now a minority and pose an existential threat to the culture and language in the “Geli”
Region. The statistics in the study conducted by the Government of Indigo gave rise to Anti
“Delek” movements. The original inhabitants of the “Geli” region raised their voices and
protested against the influx and the increasing number of Delek people in Indigo.

The Ministry of Home Affairs study also highlighted the status of “Delek” asylum
seekers in India. It was reported that they are treated as foreigners and subject to a host of
limitations as per the Constitution of Indigo and other laws of the land. The study clarified
that Delek asylum seekers have an informal status to reside in a particular locality of India
and require preapproval and registration by local authorities. These asylum seekers now have
their third and fourth generation living in Indigo. The newer generations of immigrants are
thus often referred to as “Stateless People” as they do not have an identity from their country
of origin, nor are they treated as citizens of Indigo.

In 2021, a revolutionary leader named Dharmendra Bodhi became the Prime Minister
of Indigo. He promised to resolve the climate displacement and land scarcity issues of Indigo
by giving 1.2 crore displaced people land of the “Delek” immigrants in the Geli region.
Accordingly, the Prime Minister declared a detailed plan to relocate displaced citizens of
Indigo in the Geli region and to deport the “Delek” immigrants back to their country of origin
after a bilateral verification process between the two countries. The plan also declares that the
rest of the Delek immigrants shall be sent to detention centres. The Union Cabinet passed the
proposal of the Prime Minister, and the exercise was conducted.
Aggrieved by the proposal passed by the Union Cabinet and Prime Minister against
the interest of the “Delek” asylum seekers, the organisation, namely “Delek for Democracy”,
have now approached the Apex Court of Indigo for quashing and setting aside the said
proposal and to decide the formal status of the Delek Immigrants.

*Note
1. Laws of Indigo are mutatis mutandis to the Laws of India.
2. Indigo is not a signatory to the Refugee Convention,1951.
3. Courts of Indigo have the same powers as Courts in India.
4. Participating Teams are free to formulate Issues based on the facts in the Moot
Proposition.
5. Facts are hypothetical and may differ from the actual situation in India.