Alliance University invites registrations for 5th Justice N Santosh Hegde Moot Court Competition

The Alliance School of Law invites registrations for the 5th Justice N Santosh Hegde Moot Court Competition, 2026 to be held from March 27-28, 2026.

The competition is centred on an appellate proposition before a simulated Supreme Court of Norland, arising from cross-border displacement caused by environmental and political developments in neighbouring states.

Teams will deal with with nuanced legal issues, including the applicability of fundamental rights to non-citizens, the scope and limits of executive authority under immigration legislation, the constitutional validity of algorithmic classification systems in administrative processes, and the legality of offshore humanitarian processing arrangements.

Key dates

• Last date of registration: February 15, 2026

• Last date to seek clarification: February 18, 2026

• Release of clarifications: February 20, 2026

• Preliminary researcher's test: February 21, 2026

• Memorial soft copy submission deadline: February 25, 2026

• Memorial hard copy submission deadline: March 18, 2026

• Opening ceremony & orientation/ Researcher's test/ Octa-final round/ Quarter-final round: March 27, 2026

• Semi-final round/ Final round/ Valedictory ceremony: March 28, 2026

Eligibility and registration

The competition is open to students enrolled in 3-year LL.B. and 5-year integrated LL.B. programmes at recognised institutions across India.

Each institution may register one team comprising two or three members (two speakers and one researcher).

Registration Fee: INR 3,000 per team

Prizes

Winner Team: Cash Prize of INR 1,00,000/- & Trophy.

Runners-Up Team: Cash Prize of INR 60,000/- & Trophy.

Best Speaker/ Memorial/ Researcher: Cash Prize of INR 10,000/- & Trophy.

Certificates of Merit shall be awarded to all the teams qualifying for the Quarter-final rounds and beyond. Certificates of Participation shall be given to all the Participating Teams.

For further details or inquiries contact

Email: mootcourt@law.alliance.edu.in

Faculty Coordinators

Prof K Kirthan Shenoy, Faculty In-Charge: kirthan.shenoy@alliance.edu.in

Student Coordinators

Ananya Konur: (+91) 6364300400

Shreya Shibin: (+91) 9148367744

Shubhangi Mukherjee: (+91) 9142749415

Nathania Marie Do Rego: (+91) 7507438454

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