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SAARCLAW MOOTING COMPETITION 2019-20

INDIA ROUND

Organized by :

LLOYD LAW COLLEGEGreater Noida (U.P.)

with technical support from

MILATMENON INSTITUTE OF LEGAL ADVOCACY TRAINING

SILFSOCIETY OF INDIAN LAW FIRMS

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Prof (Dr.) S. SivakumarHonorary SAARCLAW Mooting Administrator

REMEMBERING OUR MENTOR- PROF. N.R. MADHAVA MENON

Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon is remembered with utmost reverence whenever there is any reference to legal education in India. An outstanding jurist, reformist, educationalist, institution builder and an architect of modern legal education system in India - Prof. Menon brought a revolution in Indian legal education system through his perseverance. With a vision to bring legal education in the country at par with the international benchmark, he elevated its standard to remarkable heights. His missionary zeal lead to radical transformation in the entire legal pedagogical framework and rightly earned him the epithet of 'Father of Modern Legal Education in India'. Prof. Menon metamorphosed the landscape of professional legal education in India by introducing a path-breaking modification in the classroom curriculum and introduced Five Year Integrated curriculum in Law.

Prof. Menon remained a learner of 'law' throughout of his life like any other student. His emphasis on teaching and learning of 'functional' aspect of 'law' rather 'theoretical' aspect led him to innovate various new tools of class- room teaching and curriculum in legal education including moot courts, students' legal aid services at law school level, field/court visits, mock trials, debates, etc. As a Fulbright scholar from American Council of Learned Societies, Prof. Menon learnt about the uses of clinical methodology in legal skills and explored the interface between law and social science research. The clinical legal education in SAARC region is his contribution.

It was our good fortune to have worked and developed under the legendary tutelage of Prof. Menon. He was our mentor, guru and guiding star. When we proposed to embark on SAARC level moot court competition in his name as a tribute to his contribution, with much reluctance he gave his consent. However, each edition organised at Lloyd Law College, gave him satisfaction as it helped in honing the professional skills of the students, moulding them into socially committed lawyers. His steadfast faith in the transparency and fairness of the competition was the sole reason why he clubbed the selection process of Best Law Students Award with this Moot

thCourt Competition. Akin to a prophet he foresaw that the 5 Edition of the Moot would only find his blessings and the founding members will have to carry the legacy forward. He stressed on continuous training with specialised contexts in various streams of law would be of great importance in converting a professional into a gem.

I am happy that we - MILAT, LLOYD, SILF and SAARCLAW- are leaving no stone unturned to transform Prof Menon's mission and vision into reality. Let us continue our journey together to immortalize his unique vision.

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From President's Desk

I am extremely happy to note that Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida has

achieved a coveted position in the legal education scenario since its

inception. Lloyd Law College has become one of the first preferences for

legal education.

Our vision to produce quality lawyers with great human values has been

achieved to a larger extent with our students joining the profession as

practicing lawyers, by securing placement in reputed law firms in India

and abroad and also by their selection as judges by clearing the Judicial

Services Examination. We give great importance to professional skill

developments such as moot courts, debates, seminars etc. with full

participation from the students in hosting such competitions in our law

college as well as encouraging them to participate in competitions in India

abroad. I am happy to learn that our students have secured prizes in

prestigious competitions organized by reputed institutions and

organizations. Our college along with Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy

Training (MILAT) and Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) is organizing

the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting st rdCompetition and Law Student's Conference, 2019-20 during 21 to 23

February, 2020. This Mooting Competition consists of an 'India Round'

and the 'SAARC Round', along with a 'Law Students' Conference'. The th thIndia round shall be held during 18 to 20 October, 2019.

The SAARC round and Law Students Conference will witness

participation from SAARC countries. This year, we are likely to have a

guest team from Commonwealth. This competition would provide a

common platform for the students of different law institutions to

exchange ideas and also to learn from experienced legal experts. Such

interactions would help them in advancing their career opportunities. I

convey my best wishes to all the participants for achieving success in their

professional career. I am sure that with the sincere efforts and hard work

put in by the faculty, students and staff in organizing this competition, it is

going to be a grand success. I wish all the best for the success of the

competition.

Manohar ThairaniPresident, Lloyd Law College /

Secretary, MILAT

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INTRODUCTION

The Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

Competition and Law Students Conference, 2019-20 is being organized

by Lloyd Law College under technical support from MILAT- Menon

Institute of Legal Advocacy Training and SILF- Society of Indian Law

Firms at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

For the 2019-20 edition, there will be two stages of the competition- The

India round and the SAARC round for SAARC countries. The India round th thwill be held from 18 to 20 October, 2019 at Lloyd Law College, Greater

Noida. Two SILF-MILAT Best Law Student Awardees (one female & one

male) will be chosen from the top ten teams selected at the India round, by

the jury. However, only final year law students will be eligible to appear

for the interview for SILF-MILAT Best Law Student Award. Each

awardee will receive a fellowship of $50,000 USD from Penn State

University, School of Law, USA to pursue LL.M. The Fellowship will be

awarded only to students graduating in 2020. Though the competition is

otherwise open to all law students, Colleges / Universities sponsoring

teams are advised to note this non-derogable provision regarding

fellowship while selecting their teams for the India round.st rdThe SAARC round will be held from 21 to 23 February, 2020 at Lloyd

Law College, Greater Noida. A conference of law students, participating

in the mooting competition, from SAARC countries will also be held from st rd21 to 23 February, 2020 at Lloyd Law College. The idea is to provide a

forum for interaction among the law students of South Asian region for

advancing excellence in legal education and professional development.

Understanding the legal system of each others' country will be mutually

beneficial in the context of professional development, trade in legal

services and law reform. The topic for the 2019 law student conference is

'Rethinking Gender Justice in SAARC Region'.

Naming the Competition and the Conference

The reform brought about in Indian legal education by the pioneering efforts

of Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon during the last three decades through the

Five-Year Integrated B.A. LL.B programme under the National Law School

experiment is the inspiration for Lloyd Law College in sponsoring the

mooting competition and conference in his name. Even after his retirement

from active service, Prof. Menon continued to contribute to legal education

and professional development through Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy

Training (MILAT) and M.K. Nambyar Academy for Continuing Legal

Education. Lloyd Law College is proud to be associated with MILAT and

SILF in launching the mooting event for the benefit of law students from

South Asian countries.

About Lloyd Law College

Lloyd Law College was established under the aegis of Satlila Charitable

Society (SCS) in the year 2003. The college is affiliated to Chaudhary

Charan Singh University, Meerut and is approved by the Bar Council of

India. It imparts two professional degree programmes, namely, five year

integrated B.A.LL.B and the three year LL.B. The college is located in

Knowledge Park–II, Greater Noida, India. The campus is spread over five

acres of lush green area, with excellent infrastructure, moot court rooms,

fully-air conditioned classrooms with smart-boards and a state of the art

library. Highly qualified, dedicated and experienced faculty is one of the

strengths of Lloyd Law College. Lloyd Law College has been engaged in

many international and national collaborations and organizes various

curricular activities like international and national mooting competitions,

seminars, workshops etc. The recent educational institutions surveys have

placed the college in top league of institutional rankings. The college was

awarded the SILF-MILAT Institutional Excellence Award 2018.

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Report of the Fourth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition & Law Students Conference, 2018-19

India Round – 2018The India round of the Fourth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

th thCompetition and Law Students Conference, 2018-19 was held from 26 to 28 October, 2018 to select qualifying teams from India to participate in the SAARC round. It saw an overwhelming participation from 52 teams across India representing national law universities, central & state universities and other leading law colleges. The competition was inaugurated by the gracious hands of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajendra Menon, Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi. The India round witnessed the participants being challenged and tested on various aspects of “Public International Law & International Refugee Law (Climate Refugees).” The top colleges that qualified for the SAARC round were:-

1. Institute of Law Nirma University, Gujarat, Ahmedabad

2. School of Law, Christ University, Bengaluru

3. Symbiosis Law School, Noida

4. Faculty of Law, BHU, Varanasi

5. CMR University School of Legal Study, Bengaluru

6. Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram

7. KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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SAARC Round 2018-19The SAARC round of the Fourth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

th thCompetition and Law Students Conference, 2018-19 was held from 15 to 18 February, 2019. A national administrator representing each SAARC country was present to witness the conduct of the competition. 18 teams from leading universities from SAARC nations participated in the competition. The SAARC round tested participants on various aspects of international human rights law including, rights of indigenous tribal communities, right to self-determination, right of women, etc. The final round was judged by five sitting judges of higher courts from SAARC nations. The bench comprised of Hon'ble Ms Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla, Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal, (Chair); Hon'ble Dr. Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, Judge, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (High Court Division) and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Avneesh Jhingan, Judge, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Priyantha Jayawardene, Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal, Judge, High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh

The winners of the SAARC round after stimulating and robust rounds were:

* Symbiosis Law School, Noida (Winner)

* Nepal Law Campus, Nepal (Runner-up)

SAARC Law Students Conference 2018-19th thThe SAARC Law Students Conference was held from15 to 18 February, 2019 at Lloyd

Law College. It was an exercise aimed at promoting research, writing and presentation skills of the law students from SAARC countries. The conference witnessed participation from 18 teams from India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Research papers were submitted by the presenters on the theme “Law and Morality: SAARC Perspective.”

The Best Presenter and the Best Presenter (Runner-up) respectively were:

* Ms. Namrata Rimal, Nepal Law Campus, Nepal

* Ms. Shruthi.K., Government Law College,Thiruvananthapuram

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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF FIFTH PROF. N. R.

MADHAVA MENON SAARCLAW MOOTING COMPETITION

2019-20, INDIA ROUND

ARTICLE 1: Objective of the competition

1. The Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

Competition, 2019-20 aims at honing legal advocacy skills among

law students of SAARC countries.

2. The Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

Competition, 2019-20 shall consist of two stages:- the India round

and the SAARC round; both to be held at Lloyd Law College,

Greater Noida, India.th th3. The India round will be held from 18 to 20 October, 2019.

4. The SAARC round comprising of participants from SAARC st rd

countries will be held from 21 to 23 February, 2020.

5. Only seven teams from the India round shall qualify to represent

India in the SAARC round.

ARTICLE 2: The India Round

1. The India round will be held at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida th th

from 18 to 20 October, 2019 among student teams from the top

law schools/colleges/universities imparting legal education in India,

provided that no Institution shall send more than one team to

compete in the India round.

2. The India round will comprise of two stages, i.e., arguments from

both sides (petitioner and respondent).

3. The top seven scoring teams in the India round will qualify for the

SAARC round to represent India.

4. Each participating team in the India round shall argue the case from

both the petitioner and the respondent sides in two stages

respectively and in one round only. No derogation from this rule is

permissible.

5. There shall be a committee of judges for each court selected from a

panel of judges constituted for that purpose.

ARTICLE 3: Team Composition and Eligibility

1. Each team shall consist of two counsels and one researcher in the

India round. Each of whom:-

i Must be born on or after 1st January, 1990; andth

ii As on 18 October, 2019 is a bona-fide undergraduate law student

(for the year 2019-2020 till June 2020) of the Three Year Program

or Five Year Program from an institution duly recognized by the

Bar Council of India; and

iii Has not been admitted to the practice of law in any jurisdiction.

2. Each college or institution shall send only one team of such eligible

participants.

3. In no case any team shall consist of more than three participants, that

is, two (2) counsels and one (1) researcher. Their number cannot be

increased under any circumstances. For each additional member

accompanying the team, an extra fee shall be charged. (Refer Article

4 (2))

4. The traveling expenses of the participants shall be met by their

respective institution or the participants themselves.

ARTICLE 4: Registration

1. Online registration for the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon

SAARCLAW Mooting Competition & Law Students Conference

2019-20, India round shall be done at -

https://saarcmooting.lloydlawcollege.edu.in/

2. The registration fee for the India round is Rs. 5000/- (for 3

participants). For each additional member, a fee of Rs. 2500/- is to be

paid. Registration fee once paid shall be non-refundable.

3. All teams participating in the India round shall register themselves

through payment of the registration fee either by credit card or debit

card or e-transfer (NEFT) and subsequent e-mail of soft copy of

registration form and proof of payment, to be sent to -

profmenonmooting@lloydlawcollege.edu.in & cc to -

account@lloydlawcollege.edu.in,

akhilesh@lloydlawcollege.edu.in7

4. The hard copy of registration form and proof of payment shall be

submitted through post to the organizing committee, Fifth Prof. N.

R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition & Law

Students Conference 2019-20, Lloyd Law College, Plot No. 11,

Knowledge Park- II Greater Noida- 201306, Delhi/NCR.

5. No subsequent change in the team composition shall be permitted.

6. E-transfer of the registration fee can be done using NEFT, in favor

of- "LLOYD LAW COLLEGE”,

Account number- 3976002100005500,

Bank- Punjab National Bank Branch- Sarita Vihar, New Delhi

IFSC Code- PUNB0397600th

7. Formal registration of the teams shall be done on 18 October, 2019

at the venue of the competition from 02:00 P.M onwards.

Registration forms/e-transfer received after deadlines shall in no

case be considered for registration.

ARTICLE 5: The Moot Proposition

1. The moot proposition for the India round can be downloaded from

http://saarcmooting.lloydlawcollege.edu.in/

2. All queries and clarifications for the moot problem shall be sent via

e-mail to profmenonmooting@lloydlawcollege.edu.in

3. No queries and clarifications for the moot problem shall be thentertained after September 14 , 2019

4. The clarifications on the moot problem will be declared at st

https://saarcmooting.lloydlawcollege.edu.in/ by September 21 ,

2019 for everyone's perusal without disclosure of the identity of the

teams.

ARTICLE 6: Memorials

1. Each team shall submit soft copies of the memorials (in PDF only) to

the organizing committee, Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon

SAARCLAW Mooting Competition & Law Students Conference th

2019-20, Lloyd Law College, on or before October 6 , 2019 by

11:59 P.M. IST via e-mail to -

profmenonmooting@lloydlawcollege.edu.in.8

2. Each team shall submit three (3) hard copies of the memorials

through post to the organizing committee, Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava

Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition & Law Students

Conference 2019-20, Lloyd Law College, Plot No. 11, Knowledge

Park- II Greater Noida- 201306, Delhi/NCR on or before October th14 , 2019.

3. Each team shall also submit five (5) hard copies of memorials to the

organizing committee, Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon

SAARCLAW Mooting Competition 2019-20 at Lloyd Law College, th

Greater Noida on October 14 , 2019 at the time of formal

registration.

4. Memorials must be submitted on the standard international A/4 size

page in font type: Times New Roman, font size: 12, double spacing.

The font style of the footnote should also be Times New Roman, font

size: 10 and should be single spaced. Quotations from sources

outside of the memorial of fifty (50) words or more in any part of the

memorial shall be block quoted (i.e., right and left indented) and

must be single spaced.th5. The citation should be in compliance with the Bluebook 20 edition.

Speaking footnotes or endnotes are not allowed.

6. No indication shall be made for identifying the Institution/College/

University of the participant. Each team will be awarded a TEAM

CODE which shall be the identity of the team during the

competition. This TEAM CODE shall be marked on the title page of

memorials.

7. The petitioner and respondent memorials must be differentiated by

'blue cover' and 'red cover' respectively.

8. Memorials for both sides should contain the following:

a) Title page

b) Table of contents

c) Index of authorities

d) Statement of jurisdiction

e) Statement of facts

f) Summary of arguments/pleadings9

g) Arguments supported by authorities

h) Conclusion/Prayer

9. The Title Page shall include:

a) The name of the court

b) The year of the competition

c) The name of the case

d) The title of the document (i.e., “Memorial for the Respondent” or

“Memorial for the Petitioner”)

e) Team code

10. The memorial shall not be more than thirty (30) pages. The

following contents are inclusive within the stipulated page limit:

a) Pleadings

b) Conclusions

c) Annexure, if any

d) Appendices and footnotes

Any issue or pleading, not discussed within the above mentioned

contents of the memorial shall not be included in any other section of

the memorial.

The following shall not be included in the limit of thirty (30) pages set out

for the memorial:

a) Title of page

b) Table of contents

c) Index of authorities

d) Statement of jurisdiction

e) Statement of facts

f) Issues presented

g) Summary of pleadings

11. Statement of Facts: The statement of the facts shall be limited to the

facts as stipulated as well as the necessary inferences drawn from the

proposition. The statement of facts must not include unsupported

facts, distortions of stated facts, argumentative statements, or legal 10

conclusions. An excessive statement of facts shall be a 'non-

discretionary memorial penalty', and such violation may be taken

into account by the judges while evaluating the written submission.

12. Summary of Pleadings: The summary of the pleadings shall consist

of a substantive summary of the 'Pleadings', rather than a simple

reproduction of the headings contained in the pleadings section. An

excessive summary of pleadings shall be a 'non-discretionary

memorial penalty', while a summary of pleadings which is

otherwise improper shall not be subjected to a memorial penalty, but

such violation may be taken into account by the judges while

evaluating the written submission.

13. The teams may submit authorities supporting their contentions

referred to in the memorials at the time of oral presentation at the

discretion of Bench/judges. For the sake of clarity, it is further

explained that this is not a matter of right of the oralists but purely at

the discretion of Bench/judges. No dispute shall be entertained on

this clause.

ARTICLE 7: Assessment of the Memorials

The memorials shall be assessed by a committee of judges and every

memorial will be marked out of total hundred (100) marks and the

team memorial will have the average total of both the sides

(petitioner/respondent). The marking criteria and the marks

allocated to each category have been listed below:

Evaluation Criteria

Knowledge of facts and law

Proper and articulate analysis

Extent and use of research

Clarity and Organization

Citation of sources

Grammar and Style

Maximum: 20 pts

Maximum: 20 pts

Maximum: 20 pts

Maximum: 20 pts

Maximum: 10 pts

Maximum: 10 pts

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ARTICLE 8: Oral Presentations

1. Each oral round shall consist of ninety (90) minutes of oral pleadings.

Each teams petitioner/respondent shall be allotted forty five (45) minutes.

2. Two (2) members from each team shall make oral presentations during

the round. Prior to the beginning of the oral round, each team shall

indicate to the bailiff as to how the team wishes to allocate its 45 minutes

among:

a) Its first oralist,

b) Its second oralist, and

c) Rebuttal (for the petitioner) or surrebuttal (for the respondent).

3. No single oralist shall plead for more than thirty (30) minutes, including

rebuttal or surrebuttal.

Any team member may act as an oralist during any round of the

competition. In exceptional circumstances, the Bench shall have the

discretion to permit a single oralist to argue beyond thirty (30) minutes

limit.

4. The order of the pleadings in each round at all levels of the competition

shall be:

5. Each team may reserve up to fifteen (15) minutes of rebuttal or

surrebuttal. As a gesture of courtesy to the Bench, the participating teams

should announce whether they intend to reserve any time for rebuttal or

surrebuttal at the beginning of their oral arguments and how much time

they intend to reserve. Failure to announce it will not waive the right to

rebuttal or surrebuttal. Only one team member may deliver the rebuttal or

surrebuttal. Although the team member delivering rebuttal or surrebuttal

must be one of the two team members who argued during the team's main

argument, the team need not indicate prior to rebuttal or surrebuttal which

of its two eligible members will offer rebuttal or surrebuttal.

6. A team's oral pleadings shall not in any way be limited to the scope of the

team's memorial. The scope of the petitioner's rebuttal shall be limited to

Petitioner 1 Petitioner 2 Respondent 1

Rebuttal (Petitioner 1 or 2)

Respondent 2

Surrebuttal (Respondent 1 or 2)

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responding to the respondent's primary oral pleadings, and the scope of

the respondent's surrebuttal shall be limited to responding to the

petitioner's rebuttal. If the petitioner waives the rebuttal, there shall be no

surrebuttal. No legal issues which were not addressed in the primary

pleadings may be raised in the rebuttal or surrebuttal.

ARTICLE 9: Marking Criteria for the Oral Presentations

1. The judges would assign marks to each individual speaker out of hundred

(100) marks. The team score would be the aggregate of the total marks for

oral presentations of the 2 speakers. The following shall be the marking

criteria and the marks allocated to each category:

ARTICLE 10: Dispute

1. Any dispute about the moot court competition shall be referred to the

dispute resolution committee, comprising of the chairperson, member

secretary, and the two members before the end of the competition. In all

matters of complaints or disputes, the decision of the dispute resolution

committee shall be final.

ARTICLE 11: Code of Conduct

1. The language for the moot court competition shall be English.

2. All participants are expected to maintain the decorum in the court during

the competition and are expected to conduct themselves in a manner

befitting the legal profession.

3. Scouting: Oralists and researchers, will not be permitted to hear the

arguments in any court room in which the team is not one of the contesting

teams whilst the team is still in the competition.

Knowledge of Law (30)

Application of Law to Facts(25)

Ingenuity and Ability to Answer Questions(30)

Style Poise, Courtesy and Demeanour

Time Management and Organization

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Oral Presentation Evaluation Criteria

Excellent Very Good Good Adequate Poor

27-30 pts.

23-25 pts.

27-30 pts.

09-10 pts.

05 pts.

24-27 pts.

21-23 pts.

24-27 pts.

08-09 pts.

04 pts.

21-24 pts.

19-21 pts.

21-24 pts.

07-08 pts.

03 pts.

19-21 pts.

16-19 pts.

19-21 pts.

05-07 pts.

03 pts.

15-19 pts.

15-16 pts.

15-19 pts.

04-05 pts.

01 pts.

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ARTICLE 12: Awards for India Round

1. The top seven teams in the India round shall qualify for participation in

the SAARC round of the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW

Mooting Competition and Law Students Conference 2019-20, to be held st rd

among SAARC countries from 21 to 23 February, 2020 at Lloyd Law

College, Greater Noida, India.

2. The top seven teams shall be awarded with the certificates of qualification

to the SAARC round.

3. The two best law student awardees (one female and one male) will be

chosen from the selected students in their final years who are participants

in the India round of the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW

Mooting Competition by the jury (constituted under an MOU between

SILF-MILAT and Penn State University, USA). The law schools

participating are to note that though they are free to choose their teams

from any of the LL.B classes, only those who are completing Law degree

in 2020 and finding a place in the top ten (10) teams in the India round of

the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

Competition will be shortlisted for the consideration by the Jury to select

the Best Law Student of the Year Awardee to receive a fellowship of

$50000 USD from Penn State University, School of Law, USA to pursue

LLM. (For the purpose of clarification, it is to be noted that both the

oralists and the researcher will be considered for the selection of the Best

Law students Award and Fellowship. However, the qualifying teams'

oralists should remain as oralists; and the researcher should remain as

participants in the Students Conference, 2020 to present papers in the

SAARC round. No deviation from this rule shall be permitted).

*In case the minimum number of final year students are not met through

top ten teams, the selection committee reserves the right to call upon final

year students from other teams.

4. There will be a Best Memorial Award and a Second Best Memorial

Award.

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ARTICLE 13: Accommodation

The team of three (3) participants will be provided accommodation by

Lloyd Law College for the duration of the competition only.

The students requiring accommodation should inform the organizing

committee through their registration form, so as to enable the committee

to make necessary arrangements.

ARTICLE 14: General Section

1. The duration of each court shall not exceed one hour and thirty minutes.

2. Depending upon the number of participating teams, the competition may

be held in two or more stages - however it shall comprise only one round,

i.e., Elimination round.

3. The number of qualifying teams for the SAARC round may be increased

or decreased (not less than five (5) in any case) subject to the number of

participating teams.

4. Team numbers and the side to be represented (petitioner/respondent)

shall be decided by draw of lots at different stages during the competition.

The scheme of competition thus drawn out shall be notified to the

participating teams.

5. The organizers reserve the right to make any necessary alterations in

respect to the side to be taken by the competing teams, in case it becomes

absolutely necessary due to withdrawal of any team/teams at the last

minute, or if the competing teams had no opportunity to argue the other

side of the problem.

6. Each team is expected to be ready with written briefs and oral arguments

to argue from either side of the case. The court will follow its own

procedure within the accepted norms and judicial practice, and in case of

doubt or dispute in the matter of procedure or facts, the decision of the

presiding member of the committee of judges of each court shall be final.

ANNEXURE ON DISQUALIFICATION AND PENALTY

ARTICLE A1: Aims

1. The present Annexure on Disqualifications and Penalties forms an

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integral part of the Official Rules of the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon

SAARCLAW Competition 2019-20, India round.

2. The aim of the Annexure on Disqualifications and Penalties is to ensure a

fair and objective contest in the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon

SAARCLAW Competition 2019-20, India round by providing guidelines

for ensuring compliance with the relevant provisions of the Official

Rules.

ARTICLE A2: Unfair Means, Intimidation and Misconduct

1. Cheating or using of unfair means of any kind is strictly prohibited and if

indulged in, shall result in disqualification of the team.

2. Intimidation in any form is prohibited and if indulged in, shall result in

disqualification of the team.

3. Misconduct, whether behavioral or otherwise, is not allowed and if

indulged in, shall result in disqualification of the team.

ARTICLE A3: Court Manners (Oral Arguments)

1. Any form of communication between the Bar Table and any person other

than those on the Bench is prohibited, and if indulged in, will result in a

penalty point.

2. Failure to deliver an oral argument shall be considered in entirety, a

disqualification.

3. It shall be the discretion of the organizing committee to decide on any

violation of the provisions of Articles 6, 7 or 8 of the Rules and

Regulations during the round and whether that violation entails a penalty

point. If a participating team, member of the Bench or the time keeper

wishes to claim a violation of Articles 6, 7 or 8, the Bench shall inform the

organizing committee of the claim made and shall not consider it as a part

of their deliberations unless directed to do so by the organizing

committee.

ARTICLE A4: Submission and Formatting of the Memorials

1. Delay in the submission of the memorials, use of incorrect font or font

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size, use of font of inconsistent size, or improper line spacing, failure to

include all parts of the memorial, or inclusion of an unremunerated part,

substantive legal argument outside of approved sections of memorial,

improperly formatted index of authorities, excessive length, failure to

include necessary information on the memorial cover, inclusion of any

identifying mark, character or text in the memorial shall result in

imposition of penalties.

ARTICLE A5: Dress Code

1. Strict adherence to the dress code is required. The teams are required to be

properly attired for the round. The participants are required to wear black

trousers / skirts and white shirt, black blazers and black neck tie.

ARTICLE A6: Non-compliance with the Rules of the Organizing Committee

1. The participants are required to comply with the rules formulated by the

organizing committee at all times during the Fifth Prof. N. R. Madhava

Menon SAARCLAW Competition 2019-20, India round.

2. Total points collected by a team shall be reduced by the penalty points

imposed for the violation of rules specified by the organizing committee

for each round in which the violation took place.

3. Each penalty point shall be imposed for each violation. One penalty point

imposed shall reduce one mark from the score of the team. However, the

total number of penalty points awarded against one team shall not surpass

10 points.

4. If the number of penalties increases from ten (10) in numbers, the team

can be debarred from the competition. An opportunity of being heard by

the organizing committee can be offered to the team on request. The

committee reserves the right to decide whether to debar that particular

team from further participation in the competition or reduce the marks

from the total score obtained by that team.

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th thIMPORTANT DATES FOR INDIA ROUND (18 -20 OCTOBER, 2019)

DATES FOR REGISTRATION

thDate of announcement of competition September 7 , 2019

thLast date for submission of registration form (hard copy) September 14 , 2019

DATES FOR MOOT PROPOSITION & MEMORIAL

thRelease of Moot Problem for India Round August 25 , 2019

stRelease of Clarifications on Moot Problem September 21 , 2019

thLast date to entertain clarifications September 14 , 2019

thSubmission of Memorials (SOFT COPY) for October 6 , 2019

India Round

thSubmission of Memorials (5 HARD COPIES) October 14 , 2019

DATE OF COMPETITION

thIndia Round I October 19 , 2019

thIndia Round II October 20 , 2019

SCHEDULE FOR INDIA ROUND

thFRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 , 2019

Registration of participants at Lloyd Law College 02:00 P.M. to 05:00 P.M.

Briefing of teams 05:00 P.M.

Departure of Teams from Lloyd Law College 06:00 P.M.

thSATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 , 2019

Reporting of Teams & Distribution of badges 08:30 A.M.

Group Photograph 09:20 A.M.

Inaugural Ceremony 09:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.

Draw of lots & exchange of memorials for

India Round- I, Stage- I 11:30 A.M to 12:00 Noon

Lunch 12:15 P.M. to 1:15 P.M.

India Round- I, Stage- I 01:30 P.M. to 03:00 P.M.

Draw of lots & exchange of memorials for

India Round- I, Stage- II 02:00 P.M.

Tea 03:00 P.M. to 03:30 P.M.

India Round- I, Stage- II 03:30 P.M. to 05:00 P.M.

Departure of Teams from Lloyd Law College 06:00 P.M.

thSUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 , 2019

Arrival of teams at Lloyd Law College 07:45 A.M.

Draw of lots & exchange of memorials for

India Round- II, Stage- I 08:15 A.M. to 09:00 A.M.

India Round- II, Stage- I 09:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.

Draw of lots & exchange of memorials for India

Round- II, Stage- II 11:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.

India Round- II, Stage- II 12:00 noon to 01:30 P.M.

Lunch 01:30 to 02:30 P.M.

Valediction Ceremony & Release of

SAARC Round Problem 02:30 P.M. to 04: 00 P.M.

Tea 04:00 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.

Departure of Teams from Lloyd Law College 04:30 P.M.

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Mentor

Padma Shri Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon

ADVISORS

Dr. Lalit BhasinPresident

SILF & The Bar Association of India

Mr. R. VenkataramaniSenior Advocate / Former Member

Law Commission of India

FOUNDING COMMITTEE

Hon. SAARCLAW Mooting Administrator

Prof. (Dr.) S. SivakumarProfessor, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi /

Former Member, Law Commission of India /

Chairman, MILAT

Mr. Manohar Thairani

President Lloyd Law College /

Secretary, MILAT

Chairperson

ADMINISTRATOR - INDIA GENERAL CO-ORDINATOR

Associate Professor, USLLS, GGSIPU/Treasurer, MILAT

Dr. Lisa P. Lukose Dr. Mohd. SalimDirector, Lloyd Law College

SECRETARY GENERAL ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATOR

Dr. Manoj KumarFounder, Hammurabi & Solomon

Mr. Ravi PrakashAdvocate, Supreme Court of India

MEMBERS

Prof. Meera FurtadoHead of Law, Sussex University, UK

& Secretary General, CLEA

Ms. Anju Jain

Advocate

Dr. P. PuneethAssociate Professor, JNU

Dr. Vandana AroraGroup Director, LIMT

Dr. Purabi ChakrabortyPrincipal, Department of Education, LIMT

Mr. R. Venkataramani Chairperson

Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Prof. Kameshwari Goda Member

Director (Research) CIJER, Lloyd

Ms. Anju Jain Member

Advocate

Dr. Lisa P Lukose Member-Secretary

Administrator - India

SAARCLAW Mooting Competition

DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE

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Organizing Secretary

Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Khan +91-8882069112

Deputy Director, Lloyd Law College akhilesh@lloydlawcollege.edu.in

Chief Coordinator

Ms. Meghna Sahay +91-9595220049

Assistant Professor, Lloyd Law College meghna.sahay@lloydlawcollege.edu.in

Coordinators

Mr. Nimesh Das Guru +91-8002441775

Assistant Professor, Lloyd Law College ndguru@lloydlawcollege.edu.in

Mr. Navneet Kumar +91-8287540123

Assistant Professor, Lloyd Law College navneet.kumar@lloydlawcollege.edu.in

Dr. Kavitha Chalakkal +91-9811095405

Asst. Director (Research) CIJER, kavithachalakkal@lloydlawcollege.edu.in

Lloyd Law College

Mr. Pankaj Singh +91-7838444125

Assistant Professor, Lloyd Law College pankaj.singh@lloydlawcollege.edu.in

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 2019-20

Mr. Aman Kumar

Mr. Himanshu Gupta

Ms. Maharani V Bhamini

Mr. Ashish Kumar Rai

Mr. Harsh Jadon

Mr. Ishaan Jain

Ms. Ritika Rani

STUDENT COORDINATOR

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STUDENT CO-COORDINATORS

STEERING COMMITTEE

Dr. Md. Salim

Mr. Anil Thakur

Mr. Piyush Sharma

Ms. Manju Khilery

Mr. Amit Srivastav

Mr. Rupesh Singh

Major V. G. Menon

Mr. Ratish Mallick

General Coordinator

Coordinator (Accommodation)

Coordinator (Media)

Coordinator (Hospitality)

Coordinator (Travel)

Coordinator (Protocol)

Coordinator (Administration)

Coordinator (Finance)

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Moot Proposition for India Round

This moot proposition has been authored by Mr. Ravi Prakash, Academic

Administrator-Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

Competition and Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India for the India

round of the Fifth Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

Competition 2019-20. This moot proposition has been formulated solely for

the purpose of this competition furthering the academic exercise. The

copyright in the moot problem vests exclusively with Prof. N.R. Madhava

Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition and the same shall not be used

by any Institution, Organization, University or College without the written

permission from Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

Competition.

MOOT PROPOSITION

1. Technology pervades and infiltrates all aspects of our daily lives.

'Intelligent Machines' are no longer fictional characters, rather we live in

an era of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics (derived from the Czech

word 'robota') and internet of things (IoT) enabled devices. Their impact

on human lives across the globe is real and deep. Their application can

be found in myriad forms in our lives such as agriculture to industry,

communications, education, finance, government service,

manufacturing, medicines, transportation, traffic management and

justice administration as well.

2. The State of Malabar in Republic of Indica, with a coastline of around

600 kilometers, has a distinction of having the highest literacy rate in the

country. It is quite often described that the citadel of 'democracy' thrives

here and 'progressivism' attains its true meaning in its societal structure

within the four walls of the Constitution of Indica.

3. The Constitution of Indica envisages a federal form of governance and

establishes the Supreme Court of Indica as the final interpreter of the

Constitution of Indica. The constitutional, legal and policy framework

of Republic of Indica are in pari materia to the Constitution of India.

4. A recent report by the instrumentalities of 'State'; specially of the police

department; which is responsible for maintaining 'law and order' and

constitutional governance in the State of Malabar, has reported

increased instances of drug abuse by school children. The report as

prepared by the police department notes as under:

“The presence of drugs in our school system is a very serious social

problem which has arisen due to lack of vigilance and flaws in policing

system coupled with absence of 'zero-tolerance' policy for drugs in the

school and its management.”

5. The report further recommends pro-active measures such as 'use of

sniffer dogs' to search and secure a drug-free environment in schools

with the least inconvenience to the students, a due notice of one hour to

the management of schools, increased awareness of ill- effects of drugs

to the students, launch of a special advocacy program and formulation of

a zero tolerance policy for drugs in the school.

6. The 'Choice School' in State of Malabar is a century old residential

school imparting education to students from classes 6 to 12. It boasts of

an illustrious alumni fraternity –some of them being global leaders in

business, politics as well as services. Located atop the magnificent

Malabar Fort, it has the old city of Kochi below and the hills across with

Arabian Sea on the west. However, owing to increased urbanization and

unplanned development activities, many warehouses and godowns have

also come up in the vicinity of this school. The admission into the school

is through an 'All-Indica' competitive examination.

7. Mr. 'X' who assumed the charge of the Principal of the 'Choice School' on

01.08.2019, issued a 'standing invitation' to the police to visit the school

with sniffer-dogs, if dogs are available.

8. The police authorities did not visit the school premises immediately,

however, in the last week of August 2019, police officers asked for

permission to look for drugs in the school premises with the help of their

dogs. Mr. 'X' immediately granted them permission and announced over

the school's address system in which he instructed students and faculty

to remain in their classrooms. However, he strictly advised the police

officers not to conduct any 'search' in the residential premises of teachers

and staff of the school.

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9. The dogs were trained to find humans and detect certain variety of

narcotics including heroin, cocaine, hashish, magic mushrooms. The

police searched five classrooms in a random manner on different floors,

several lockers were put in the corridors, etc.

10. The police with the help of trained dogs moved towards the old car-

parking of the school, when the dogs started sniffing and behaving

differently. The 'recreation room' which also housed a 'badminton court'

was adjacent to the old car parking and had a boundary fencing wall as

one of its walls. The dogs sniffed the bags lined up against a wall and

indicated the presence of drugs in one of them. That bag was then

searched by a police officer who found it to contain more than one packet

of marijuana (weighing about 200 gms.), ten bags of imported magic

mushrooms weighing about 100 gms.), cocaine, heroin and other

narcotic substances in minor amount. Subsequently, it was found that the

bag belonged to a student 'Z' aged 17 years who was apprehended under

the law.

11. The quantity recovered from the bag of student 'Z', was sent to the police

department and the school administration went in fright. The police

officer reported to the Superintendent of Police, Kochi about the entire

incident and the manner in which the recovery was made from the

student's bag.

12. The Superintendent of Police, Kochi constituted a Special Investigation

Team (SIT) lead by Mr. 'P' to unearth the syndicate of distribution of

drugs and narcotics among school children in the city of Kochi. He also

ordered for sanitization of entire vicinity of 'Choice School'. After

constituting the SIT, the Superintendent of Police, who is authorized by

the appropriate government under the Narcotics Drugs and

Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 of Indica leaves for a week

conference, i.e., 'Indica Police Conclave' in New Delhi.

13. The 'Robo Cop' –an artificial intelligence based robotics developed by

Honda Inc. is being promoted by the company as a super cop with all

intelligence programmed for detecting narcotics substances and

collecting evidences. The 'Robo Cop' is water-proof, fire-resistant and

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can continue working in adverse situations. The benefit with 'Robo Cop'

is that it is fitted with four high resolution cameras (i.e., two eyes in front

and two eyes in the back) to have a vision and collect evidences and it

also maps the crime scene more appropriately in a digital manner.

14. As the SIT led by Mr. 'P' starts preparing and identifying the possible

search places/ buildings and possible raids to have control and check

over the illegal drug menace in the State of Malabar, the police agencies

have received all the tip of information that the unauthorized and illegal

narcotics, drugs, other controlled substances are lying in the godown

owned by one the trustees of the 'Choice School' i.e., Mr. Soyuz.

15. The godown which is under suspicion is in the backside of the

badminton court, however, across the boundary of the school. As the

team led by Mr. 'P' is about to raid and carry out the 'search', the fire

emergency department of Kochi Police receive an information of balls

of smoke coming out of the three storied godown owned by Mr. Soyuz.

16. Mr. 'P' took the necessary permission from the Police Commissioner of

Kochi Zone to use 'Robo Cop', considering its characteristics to collect

the evidence from the building under fire, before all evidences gets

destroyed in fire. The Police Commissioner through an executive order

authorized the use of 'Robo Cop' considering the emergent situation and

exigencies in the facts and circumstances.

17. Mr. 'P' reached the incident swiftly and got the 'Robo Cop' entered

through the terrace of the building to collect evidences, incriminating

material and as per the programming of 'Robo Cop'. ”Robo Cop' also

gave a report about presence of cocaine, heroin, magic mushrooms as

well as photographed two gallons presumably containing 'Ethyl Ether'

and 'Methyl Ethyl Ketone'. The 'Robo Cop' conducted this entire

operation and collected sufficient evidences, screened the entire third

floor within ten minutes of time before the fire fighters could reach the

place of incident.

18. The police team led by Mr. 'P' further tried to collect the sample of

evidences and other material sample after the fire got controlled and

extinguished in two hours. However, nothing was left except ashes and a

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100% burnt building.

19. Based upon the evidences as collected by 'Robo Cop' and SIT led by Mr.

'P', the police registered an FIR under the penal provisions including

Indica Penal Code (IPC) and The Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic

Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). Next morning, it was highlighted in

the print media, local news channel and other forms of media about the

'Robo Cop' and the transformation it could bring in the criminal justice

administration.

20. Mr. 'Z' approached the Supreme Court of Indica by way of a writ petition

under Article 32 of the Constitution of Indica challenging the entire

process of 'search & seizure' being violative of the fundamental right to

privacy, in breach of standards of privacy and reasonable expectation

alongwith other laws, unauthorized and illegal. The petition also

claimed inadmissibility of evidence collected thereto in order to have a

fair trial following 'due process of law' and also claimed 'right to silence'

as a facet of fundamental right.

21. Mr. Soyuz could not be arrested immediately, however, he approached

the Hon'ble Supreme Court of Indica seeking quash of FIR, destruction

of evidences (if any collected by 'Robo Cop') as the same was

unauthorized and alien to the policing system in Indica. Mr. Soyuz also

raised the issue of exclusion and inadmissibility of evidences and sought

formulation of suitable guidelines to use such artificial intelligence

based intelligent machines/ robotics in the criminal justice

administration. Mr. Soyuz also contended that he does not have any

criminal background and sought protection of his liberty from illegal

arrest under the IPC and NDPS Act.

22. The Supreme Court of Indica having already issued notice in the writ

petition filed by Mr. 'Z', referred the matter to a constitution bench for

interpreting the rights claimed by Mr. 'Z' in the backdrop of its enriching

fundamental rights' jurisprudence. It also tagged the writ petition filed

by Mr. Soyuz along with the petition of Mr. 'Z'. The school management

of 'Choice School' also intervened in the writ petition of Mr. 'Z' terming

the entire exercise of 'search and seizure' by the police authorities as

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illegal and unconstitutional. It also contended that the fundamental

rights of citizens cannot be left at the mercy of canines and such sniffer

dogs.

23. The State of Malabar as represented through Superintendent. of Police,

Kochi contended that the search operation as conducted, was not a

'search' for the purposes of Criminal Procedure Code, rather it was

merely an aid to search and all the due process was followed while

conducting the alleged search in Choice School.

It also justified the use of 'Robo Cop' in the alleged fire incident in

exceptional circumstances and also contended that 'absence of policy /

legislative framework for use of AI based machines/ robotics' does not

bar them from adopting new technologies as 'tools of investigation' and

using the evidences collected by the 'Robo Cop' which are admissible

under the law.

The petitions have been slated for hearing by a constitution bench of the th thSupreme Court of Indica on 19 – 20 October 2019.

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THE FOURTH PROF. N. R. MADHAVA MENON SAARCLAW MOOTING

COMPETITION, LAW STUDENTS CONFERENCE AND COLLOQUIUM

2018-19The India round of the Fourth Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

Competition and South Asian Colloquium 2018-19, was inaugurated by Hon'ble Mr.

Justice Rajendra Menon, Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi, in the presence of Prof.

(Dr) N. R. Madhava Menon on 27th October, 2018. Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.K. Agrawal,

President, National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission was the Chief Guest in

the Valedictory ceremony. Fifty-two law schools across the country, competed to

qualify as seven best teams and to represent India in the SAARC round. In the SAARC

round, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Judge, Supreme Court of India, graced the

inaugural session as the Chief Guest and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee, Judge,

Supreme Court of India graced the Valedictory session as the Chief Guest. Hon'ble Mr.

Justice Priyantha Jayawardena, Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Hon'ble Ms.

Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla, Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal and Hon'ble (Dr.)

Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, Judge, High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

judged the final round along with Indian High Court Judges. The event also witnessed

the active participation from various SAARCLAW officials and dignitaries from the

SAARC countries and was personally guided and monitored by Prof. (Dr.) N.R.

Madhava Menon.

THIRD PROF. N. R. MADHAVA MENON SAARCLAW MOOTING

COMPETITION,LAW STUDENTS CONFERENCE AND SOUTH-ASIAN

COLLOQUIUM 2017-18

The India round of the Third Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting

Competition and Law Students Conference, was inaugurated at the gracious hands of

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge, Supreme Court of India , in the presence of

Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon on 28th October, 2017. Thereafter, Fourty law schools

from India competed to find a place in the five qualifying teams and to represent India in

SAARC Rounds, which was held from 16th to 18th February, 2018. Hon'ble Mr. Justice

Kurian Joseph, Judge Supreme Court of India, inaugurated the SAARC round of the

competition and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Sinha, Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal

was the Guest of Honour at the event on February 17th at Lloyd Law College, Greater

Noida. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Buwaneka Aluwihare, Judge Supreme Court of Sri Lanka,

also graced the occasion. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Judge, Supreme

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Court of India was the Chief Guest at the valedictory ceremony. School of Excellence in

Law, Chennai, India won the competition, while University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

emerged as the runner-up.

THE SECOND PROF. N. R. MADHAVA MENON SAARCLAW MOOTING

COMPETITION & LAW STUDENTS CONFERENCE, 2016-17The India Round of the Second Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting

Competition and Law Students Conference, 2016-17 was held from 3rd to 4th

December, 2016 to select five qualifying teams from India to participate in the SAARC

Round. It saw participation from twenty eight teams from almost all states in India

representing National Law Universities, Central & State Universities and other leading

law colleges. The competition was inaugurated by the gracious hands of Hon'ble Mr.

Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur, Judge, Supreme Court of India in presence of Prof. N.

R. Madhava Menon. Second Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting

Competition & Law Students Conference 2016-17 was held from 10th to 12th February

2017, we received an overwhelming response from law schools in SAARC countries

with 16 teams' registrations. SASTRA University from India won the competition,

while Kathmandu Law School, Nepal emerged as the runner-up.

THE FIRST PROF. N. R. MADHAVA MENON SAARCLAW MOOTING

COMPETITION & LAW STUDENTS CONFERENCE, 2015-16The India round of the first Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting

Competition and Law Students Conference, 2015-16 was inaugurated by Hon'ble Mr.

Justice Anil R. Dave, Judge, Supreme Court of India, in the presence of Prof. (Dr) N. R.

Madhava Menon on 9th January, 2016. Twenty-eight law schools across the country

competed to qualify as five best teams and to represent India in the SAARC round. The

SAARC round of the competition was judged by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jayant Nath,

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Najmi Waziri, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Hon'ble Mr.

Justice I. S. Mehta and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal. The winner &

runner-up team of the SAARC Round were Gujarat National Law University and

Kerala Law Academy, Trivandrum respectively.

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