HSNC BOARD’s

NARI GURSAHANI LAW COLLEGE

ULHASNAGAR

organises
13th DADA NARI GURSAHANI FESTIVAL - VIDHI MANTHAN
STATE LEVEL VIRTUAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION
on
24th & 25th SEPTEMBER 2022 at 10.30 AM

Schedule of the Competition

• Online Registration deadline: 05th September 2022

• Submission of Memorials (Soft copies): 14th September 2022

• Date of Competition: 24th & 25th September 2022

 RULES OF MOOT COURT COMPETITION

ROUNDS OF THE COMPETITION

The Competition will have two rounds, Preliminary Round and Final Round.

LANGUAGE
The language of the Competition will be English.

ELIGIBLITY
1. Students pursuing 3 years/ 5 years LL.B. degree course are eligible to participate in this
Competition.
2. Only one team can participate from one Institution/University/College.

TEAM COMPOSITION
Each team shall consist of-
1. Three members i.e. two mooters and one researcher only.
2. All the three members of the team should belong to the same Institution.
3. In no situation whatsoever a team consisting of more than 3 members shall be allowed to
participate. No observer/ additional member can be a part of the team in any capacity.
4. There shall be no substitution of any team member after a team has submitted its
Registration Form, except with the permission of the Organizers.

DRESS CODE
The participants shall adhere to following dress code during the Competition-
1. Girls: White Shirt, Black Trouser and Black Tie along with Black Blazer and Black Shoes
or White Suit and Black Duppatta along with Black Blazer.
2. Boys: White Shirt and Black Trouser along with Black Tie, Black Blazer and Black Shoes.
Note: The participating teams shall also adhere to the above-mentioned dress code while
attending the inaugural ceremony of the Festival.
PARTICIPATION & REGISTRATION
1. To confirm participation, teams of every Institution should register themselves. The
registration link is https://forms.gle/FFHufrjd9cn9rv8Q9. The scanned copy of duly filled
registration form must be uploaded in the Google Registration Form.
2. There is no Registration fee. However, it is mandatory for the participants to register
themselves at the abovementioned link.
3. The duly filled Google Form for registration with team details must be submitted to the
organizing committee at nglc.hsnc@gmail.com on or before 05th September 2022.
4. Each team shall be given a ‘‘Team Code’’ by the Organizers on validation of their Google
Form after registration confirmation.
5. The teams shall use their designated “Team Code” for all correspondence with the
Organizers.
6. The same team code must be used by the teams during the submission of Memorials and
the Competition.

SUBMISSION OF MEMORIALS
The following requirements for memorial must be strictly followed by the participants:
1. All memorials submitted for the 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 Appellant and one on behalf of the Respondent. Each team has to
submit the soft copies of the Memorials from each side within the given time line.
2. Appellant memorials are required to have front Blue cover and Respondent memorials are
required to have front Red cover. The memorials shall not contain any form of identification
apart from the team code. Team code shall be shared via email after filling and confirming of
registration form. If any such identification mark or symbol etc. which has the effect of
identifying the team is found on the memorial, it shall result in instant disqualification of the
team. Memorials submitted shall be final and will be used for presentation before judges. No
contention as to this shall be entertained later.
3. While sending the softcopy of memorials in PDF format, the teams must 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 01 should name the PDF file as R01.
4. Teams are strictly prohibited from copying the content, case law, report or any research of
any other team in any way at any stage of Competition. If such a complaint is received and
found genuine, the defaulting team shall be disqualified immediately.
5. Each Team must send the soft copy of their memorials by e-mail in PDF format with the
subject “Submission of Memorials” to nglc.hsnc@gmail.com. The soft copy of the memorials
of each team must reach the Organizers on or before 14th September 2022.
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
f. Issues raised
g. Summary of Arguments
h. Arguments Advanced
i. Prayer
j. Appendix (Optional)
k. Exhibits (Judgements relied on)

2. TEAM CODE
The team code must be ascribed on the top right corner of the cover page.

3. CONTENT SPECIFICATIONS
The following content specifications must be strictly adhered to by the teams:
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 citation should be in compliance with the 20th edition of Bluebook. 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
SCHEME OF PARTICIPATION
• The organizers will determine from which side will the participating team present
their arguments i.e. Appellant or Respondent. The organizers will also decide which
team will be contesting against whom. It shall be done by organizers at the start of the
Competition.
• Each team has to argue their case as Appellant or Respondent against the other team
as decided at the start of the Competition.
I. PRELIMINARY ROUND
a. Each team will get a total of 20 minutes to present their case.
b. Each speaker should speak for a minimum of 8 minutes.
c. The time stated above includes the time required for rebuttals. However, the maximum
time taken for rebuttals shall not be for more than 5 minutes.
d. Each team shall present one side in this round. The team will represent Appellant's side or
the Respondent' side, in the sequence determined by the organizers. The top 8 team based on
their Total Preliminary Score in the Preliminary Round shall qualify for the Final Rounds.
Total Preliminary score does not include the memorial score.
II. FINAL ROUND
a. Each team will get a total of 30 minutes to present their case.
b. One speaker shall not use more than 15 minutes of the total time.
c. The time stated above includes the time required for rebuttals. However, the maximum
time taken for rebuttals shall be not more than 5 minutes.
d. This will be a knockout round. The organizers will decide which team will be competing
against whom.
PS: Number of teams that would qualify for final round could be changed depending upon
number of teams registered.
III. MARKING CRITERIA
Maximum scores for the oral rounds shall be 100 points per speaker 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 Demeanour: 20 Points
e. Time Management: 10 Points
f. Organization: 10 Points
IV. GENERAL ONLINE RULES
1. The oral rounds shall be conducted online on a live video conferencing platform. The
details of the platform shall be shared to the teams via E-mail to the E-mail Id given in their
registration form.
2. An Invitation link of the meeting shall be sent to participants on their respective email Ids
submitted by them in Registration Form.
3. The Participants are expected to be seated in a quiet space free from any echo and isolated
from any form of disturbances.
4. The Participants must make sure that the background is plain and sober which does not
disturb the judges. Preference will be given to a white background. The participant should be
visible in Portrait Mode / Vertical Manner.
5. The participants should only use their team code as their username while joining the
meeting room.
6. All participants should be online at least ten (10) minutes prior to the commencement of
the Inaugural function.
7. Following are the mandatory system requirements to participate in the Competition:
a. Computer/Laptop with a well configured web cam;
b. A stable Internet Connection;
c. Headphones or Earplugs that have a working microphone.
8. While in a round, the participants must keep their camera switched ON.
9. The participants should unmute their microphone when it is their turn to present their
arguments, speak or when asked by the judge or the organizers to do so.
10. The participants should not use group text feature of the Organizer’s hosting platform to
communicate with one another.
11. No screen sharing is allowed.
12. The Organizers shall not be responsible for any loss due to slow or non-functional
Internet Connection during the Competition.
13. In all cases, the decision of the Organizers shall be final and binding.
14. The organizers shall have the rights reserved over all the audio, video or submitted
memorials and compendium and the organizers are free to use or dispose them off in the
manner they deem fit.
DECISION OF THE COMPETITION
The decision of the judges with regard to the outcome of the Competition shall be final in all
respect. The result of the Competition will be declared on 25th September 2022 at the
valedictory function. All the participants are expected to be present at the Valedictory
function.

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

a. Winner of the Final Round will be awarded E-Merit Certificate and a cash prize of Rs.
8,000/.
b. Runner-up of the Final Round will be awarded E-Merit Certificate and a cash prize of Rs.
6,000/.
c. Team with the highest memorial score will be awarded the ‘Best researcher’ E-Certificate
and a cash prize of Rs. 3000/-.
d. ‘Best Mooter’ will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 3000/-.
e. All the other participants will receive an E-Certificate of participation.

CONTACT
Any clarifications regarding the Competition and the Moot Problem will be entertained via e-
mail at nglc.hsnc@gmail.com

ORGANISING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Dr. Sambeeta Dabral (M)- 9594080896
Mr. Samyak Jhakday (M)- 8097970723