ABOUT AMITY UNIVERSITY MUMBAI (AUM)

Amity University Mumbai with its future-ready, sprawling campus, a world - class learning infrastructure and over a kilometer long frontage on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway offers a 360 degree career transformational set-up. With its state of the art infrastructure, the campus facilitates all-round growth of students. It also houses world class sports facilities for soccer, cricket, lawn tennis and badminton. Amity University Campus has been designed by a globally renowned US architect who has previously designed Boston and California State University.

About Amity Law School

Amity Law School (ALS) is one of the world-class legal educational institutions in the country.

The School has been granted affiliation by Bar Council of India and conducts various 5 years courses such as B.A.LL.B., B.B.A.LL.B., B.COM.LL.B., LL.B. (3yrs), LLM (1year) and PhD. These programmes seek to promote multi-disciplinary analysis of the socio-legal problems by designing its course-structure and teaching methods to realize these objectives. In addition, the School organizes seminars on contemporary legal issues, conducts clinical courses and trains students in legal research and legal writing

About National Moot Court Competition 2019

Amity Law School has been organizing intellectually challenging competitions since 2014. It's the second edition of National Level Moot Court Competition which is going to be held from 18th October – 20th October 2019.

The principal objective of the National Level Moot Court Competition: 2nd Edition: is to groom the academic excellence amongst students related to the Constitution and Personal Laws and to develop their advocacy and research skills in an environment of healthy and fair competition. The competition also aims to provide a platform for law students to exhibit their argumentation skills which are the core part of advocacy.

Schedule

EVENT

DATE

Last date of Registration

25/09/2019

Last date for submission of Memorials

04/10/2019

Inauguration

18/10/2019

Interaction with Researchers

18/10/2019

Preliminary Rounds

18/10/2019

Preliminary Rounds and Semi Final Round

19/10/2019

Final Round

20/10/2019

Prize Distribution and Valedictory

20/10/2019

Networking Lunch

20/10/2019

Fact Sheet

Cindia is a developing country having states like Vindhya Pradesh which has districts such as Jorakhpur, Nareilly and Sarnataka which has districts such as Kudipi. The laws of Cindia are pari materia with the laws of India. In Cindia freedom of speech and expression as well as freedom of religion are given prime importance.

  • JANUARY 2014

    Meenakshi Singh is a 17 year old Hindu girl, studying in 12th Standard in Vindhya Pradesh State Board. She had many friends in her junior college including Shaikh Sana who was her senior in the college as well as the President of Rebellious Party of Vindhya Pradesh. (RPVP). Shaikh Sana used to help Meenakshi in her studies and Meenakshi used to admire her a lot. During this time, Meenakshi was impressed with the religious practices and good conduct of her friends and started believing in the ideology and teachings of Islam.

    Later on, with the desire of learning more about the Muslim religion, she took admission in Jorakhpur Islamic Study Center (JISC) as an external candidate and started taking religious lessons along with her regular studies. At JISC, Meenakshi met Husain Mirza who was an active member of RPVP Husain and Meenakshi fell in love with each other.

  • OCTOBER 2014

    Meenakshi was reported missing by her father Suresh Singh, who initially filed a police complaint and requested them to trace her. Meanwhile, Meenakshi converted herself to Islam and later on changed her name to Saira, which was later found out by police and her father. It was also found out that Saira was all along staying with her friend Shaikh Sana. Husain Mirza used to visit her often which was noticed by her neighbors.

    Saira’s father filed a Writ Petition invoking Article 226 of the Cindian Constitution in Vindhya Pradesh High Court contending that JISC was involved in forced and illegal religious conversions and was recruiting cadre for Islamic terrorist organizations operating from Afjhanistan and East Menya. Saira appeared before the court, denied all the allegations and testified that she was staying with Shaikh Sana out of her own will. The court dismissed the petition and let Saira continue her studies in Islam and live with Shaikh Sana.

  • DECEMBER 2014

    Suresh Singh filed another Writ Petition asserting that he got reliable information that Saira is about to be transported out of Cindia after getting her married off to Mohd. Junaid at the instance of JISC. The High Court passed an interim order directing Saira to be kept under surveillance to ensure that she could not be taken outside Cindia. While she was under surveillance, the police found that she has moved out from Shaikh Sana’s house to an undisclosed location with Husain Mirza. Though Saira denied the plan to travel abroad, the court directed her to stay at a women's hostel in Nareilly.

    Saira filed an interim application claiming that she was being lodged in the hostel for no fault of her. She also testified on oath that she does not hold a passport and has no plans whatsoever to travel abroad. Therefore, in January 2015, the court let her live with Shaikh Sana and continue with her studies till the Writ Petition is finally disposed off.

  • MARCH 2015

    Meanwhile, Saira appeared before the High Court and admitted that she is married to Husain Mirza as per Muslim law. Husain Mirza, along with being an active member of RPVP, is also an active member of Radical Islamic Front with four criminal cases pending against him. Saira pleaded that she be allowed to preach Islam without hindrance from the police and any of her relatives, live with her husband and continue her education, The Court accepted her plea and disposed off the Petition.

  • DECEMBER 2016

    Saira’s marriage was going through a rocky patch as she was not able to conceive a child. Husain Mirza used to torture her for this reason. Vishal, neighbor of Saira and Husain, had been witnessing these fights. He had sympathies for Saira as she was silently suffering this mental and physical anguish.

  • DECEMBER 2016

    One day, Husain married another woman, Fatima, without even informing Saira. Seeing Fatima in the house, Saira got furious and decided to leave Husain Mirza and end her life. Knowing these facts, Vishal stopped Saira from taking such an extreme step and offered her a refuge in his house. On the same night, Saira got to know that she is pregnant with Husain’s child. Hence, she thought of returning to her matrimonial home. As soon as she called Husain to share this news, he hung up on her and sent Triple Talaq on WhatsApp.

    Seeing Saira in such a plight, Vishal proposed her and promised to take responsibility of her and her child. He also suggested shifting to his native place Kudipi, in the state of Sarnataka, and leading a happy life away from this chaos. Saira agreed to marry Vishal and they left Vindhya Pradesh to settle in Kudipi, the next day itself. They went to a local temple in Kudipi and got married as per Hindu rites and ceremonies in the presence of some of Vishal’s close friends. However, Saira, with the consent of Vishal, continued to preach Islam and brought up her son, Sameer, as a Muslim.

  • AUGUST 2018

    Saira and Vishal were leading a happy life along with Sameer at Kudipi. One day, Saira received a call from Vishal’s office informing that he had suffered a massive cardiac arrest and lost his life on the spot. Saira, unable to bear this sad news, collapsed and went into Coma.

    After a few days, she recovered in the Government Hospital of Sarnataka. She immediately reached their house in Kudipi and found that the house had been occupied by Vishal’s brothers and Sameer had been admitted to an orphanage. Saira contacted Vishal’s parents but they refused to acknowledge her as their daughter-in-law.

    Saira having no means to sustain herself and her son, filed two cases - firstly, a case of maintenance for herself from Vishal’s parents claiming herself to be his legally wedded wife as per Hindu religious rites; and another case against Husain Mirza claiming maintenance for Sameer and herself and seeking compensation for trapping her into conversion, marriage and treating her in an undignified way. The family court dismissed both the cases as not maintainable; hence she preferred appeals before the High Court of Sarnataka. High Court admitted both the appeals and kept them for joint hearing. active member of the organization. Husain Mirza on the other hand, was missing from Vindhya Pradesh and couldn’t be traced.

    NIA also found that Saira, who was previously Meenakshi, had been shifted to an undisclosed location with Husain for a few days. NIA had a suspicion that Saira is a trained terrorist who is involved in terror activities and that she had vital information about the whereabouts and links of Husain Mirza. Therefore, NIA obtained a warrant against Saira under National Security Act and NIA arrested and detained her for further investigation.

    Saira filed a Writ Petition in the High Court of Sarnataka challenging her arrest and detention by NIA and prayed for quashing the FIR against her. The NIA opposed her application arguing that she had been actively involved in terrorist and psychological kidnapping as an accomplice of Husain. The agency termed her matrimonial dispute and eloping with Vishal etc as ‘camouflage’ as pre-scripted by the organization JISC, with which both Saira and Husain Mirza were involved. The NIA also relied upon the discrepancies in the civil appeals filed by her to substantiate the NIA’s claims. High Court of Sarnataka has admitted the Writ Petition filed by Ms. Saira.

Rules

Structure of the competition

The Competition will be structured as per the following format:

PRELIMINARY ROUNDS | SEMI- FINAL ROUNDS | FINAL ROUND

  • Language
    The language of the Competition shall be English.
  • Eligibility
  • Team Composition
    • A team shall comprise of three students (two of them shall be designated as Speakers and one Researcher).
    • The Researcher, with permission of the Convener, may be permitted to argue as Speaker, if the latter is not in a position to participate because of illness or other unforeseen event.
  • Dress Code
    The participants shall adhere to the following dress code when present in any courtroom during the Competition.
    Girls: White Salwar and Kurta or white shirt and black trousers along with black coat and black shoes.
    BOYS: White shirt, black trousers along with black coat and black
    Note: The participating teams shall also adhere to the above mentioned dress code while attending the inaugural and valedictory ceremonies of the Competition.
  • Participation and Registration Procedure
    • Teams must register by 25/09/2019 by sending an email to amity.mum.mootcourt@gmail.com with the subject “Registration for ALS NMCC: 2”.
    • Each Team must send a soft copy of the memorials, (in .pdf format only), for evaluation by 04/10/2019 to amity.mum.mootcourt@gmail.com with the subject “Memorials for ALS NMCC:2”. Request for extension of date-line will not be entertained.
    • Participation fees for National Moot Court Competition-2 is Rs. 5,000/ (Five Thousands only) per team, which includes food and accommodation at Amity University Mumbai Campus. The participating teams must register and pay online through the URL (web link) sent to them.
    • Screen-shot of the Registration Form and payment receipt should be sent to amity.mum.mootcourt@gmail.com
  • Guidelines for Formatting

    Memorial Structure:

    The memorial must have following pages only:
    • over Page – The cover page shall contain the case title, year of the competition, name of the Court and team Code on top right corner.
    • able of Contents
    • List of Abbreviations
    • Index of Authorities
    • Statement of Jurisdiction
    • Statement of Facts
    • Issues Raised
    • Summary of Arguments
    • Pleadings /Arguments Advanced
    • Prayer
  • Team Code
    The team code must be ascribed on the top right corner of the cover page.
  • Content Specifications
    The following content specifications must be strictly adhered to:
    • Font and Size (General) - Times New Roman, 12 pts
    • Line Spacing (General) - 1.5 lines
    • Font and Size (Footnotes) - Times New Roman, 10 pts
    • Line Spacing (Footnotes) - Single line
    • Page Margins - 1 inch on all sides
    • The Hard Copies of the Memorial shall be printed on only one side.
    • The citation should be in compliance with the 20th edition of Bluebook.
  • Evaluation criteria for memorials
    The following content specifications must be strictly adhered to:

    Evidence of Original Thought :

    20 Marks

    Knowledge of Law and Facts :

    20 Marks

    Proper and Articulate Analysis :

    20 Marks

    Correct format and Citation :

    20 Marks

    Networking Lunch

    20 Marks
      Total 100 Marks
  • Preliminary Rounds
    • The preliminary rounds will be held on 18/10/2019. The Preliminary rounds shall comprise of Two Rounds of oral arguments subject to the allotment of team codes. In the preliminary rounds, each team shall have to argue twice, once as a petitioner and the other as a respondent.
    • Each team will get a total of 20 minutes to present its case. This time will include rebuttal time. The division of time per speaker is left to the discretion of the team, subject to with a minimum time of 10 minutes per speaker and not more than 15 minutes per speaker. Rebuttals can be made between not more than 2 minutes.
    • The oral arguments should be confined to the issues presented in the memorial. The researcher may accompany the speakers during the oral rounds. Maximum scores for the oral rounds shall be 50 points per speaker, per judge. The speakers can provide copies of the compendium, only if the same is permitted by the Panel of Judges in their respective court rooms. No two Teams will argue against each other more than once in the Preliminary Rounds.
  • Semi Final Rounds
    The Semi Final rounds shall comprise of Four Teams. The Semi Final rounds shall take place on 19/10/2019.
    The match up of teams in Semi Final Rounds shall be determined on the basis of draw of lots. Each team will get 30 minutes to present its case which will include rebuttal time (if permitted by the judge(s)).
  • Final Round
    The Final Round shall take place on 20/10/2019. The two teams who stand declared as winners of the Semi Final Rounds shall qualify for the Final Rounds. Each team will get 40 minutes to present its case which will include rebuttal time (if permitted by the judge(s)). The Winner of the Final Round shall be declared the Winner of the Competition.

    Preparation and familiarity with facts :

    20 Marks

    Structure of Legal Argument :

    20 Marks

    Knowledge & Application of Law :

    20 Marks

    Organization, Presentation, Speaking Ability :

    10 Marks

    esponsiveness to Questions :

    10 Marks
    ersuasiveness and Advocacy : 10 Marks
    Courtroom Etiquette : 10 Marks
      Total 100 Marks
  • General Rules
    • In case of evaluation of all the Rounds, the Memorial Marks shall not be included to decide the merit.
    • But in case a tie takes place in the Quarter Final, Semi Final or Final Rounds, the marks of the Preliminary Rounds shall be the basis for deciding the winner.
  • 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.
  • Interaction with Researchers
    • Interaction with Researchers will be held on 18/10/2019. Only the Researcher, as indicated in the team registration form, shall be allowed to interact.
    • The speaker can only participate in the interaction if the team is comprised of two speakers only.
    • The interaction shall be limited to general understanding of law and to the moot proposition.

Awards and certificates

All participants shall get participation certificate.

The competition embraces following awards:

Best Team Certificate+ Trophy + Rs. 45,000 (Forty-Five Thousands) Prize money
Runner up team Certificate+ Trophy +Rs. 30,000 (Thirty Thousands) Prize money
Best Speaker Certificate+ Trophy + Rs. 10,000 (Ten Thousands) Prize money
Best Researcher Certificate+ Trophy + Rs. 5,000 (Five Thousands) Prize money
Best Memorial Certificate+ Trophy + Rs. 5,000 (Five Thousands) Prize money

Important Dates

Event

Date

Last date of Registration

25/09/2019

Last date for submission of Memorials

04/10/2019

Interaction with Researchers

18/10/2019

Preliminary Rounds

18/10/2019

Preliminary Rounds and Semi Final Round

19/10/2019

Final Round

20/10/2019

Prize Distribution and Valedictory

20/10/2019

Organizing Committee

Chief Patron

Dr. Aseem Chauhan

(President & Chancellor, Amity University Mumbai)

Patron

Prof. (Dr). D. S. Rao

(Vice- Chancellor, Amity University Mumbai)

Patron

Prof. (Dr.) Khushal Vibhute

(Director, Amity Law School, AUM)

Advisory Member

Dr. Ashok K. Shrivastava

(Professor, Amity Law School)

Event Coordinator

Ms. Akshaya Desai

(Assistant Professor, Amity Law School)

Faculty Committee

Dr. Rita Bansal
Mr. Rishi Dev
Ms. Rachi Singh

Conveners

• Mr. Vaibhav Sonule (Faculty Convener)- +91 9970934810
• Ms. Simran Pavecha (Student Convener) +91 9167189208
• Ms. Ria Nair: (Student Convener) +91 9769760601
• Mr. Anand Jagmalani (Student Convener) +91 9423673157
• Ms. Riddhi Munoth (Student Convener) +91 9320500500


Registration Form

Speaker 1

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Speaker 2

Select a file:

Researcher

Travel Details

Arrival

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