"Largest ever moot court" at JGLS inaugurated by sitting and former Supreme Court judges
Current and former Supreme Court judges, the Attorney General, the Solicitor General and over 200 national and international jurists recently inaugurated Nyayabhyasa Mandapam, described as the world's largest moot court by OP Jindal Global University (JGU).
The moot court hall was christened as Grand Moot Court and International Mooting Academy for Advocacy, Negotiation, Dispute Adjudication, Arbitration and Resolution (IMAANDAAR).
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant also inaugurated an international convention held on the topic Independence of Judiciary: Comparative Perspectives on Rights, Institutions and Citizens.
The two-day convention saw over 14 international judges & jurists, 5 Ministers & Parliamentarians, 61 Senior Advocates and 91 academicians and lawyers participate and speak at various thematic sessions.
Minister of State, Law & Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said,
"As citizens we must uphold constitutional faith — the belief that the Constitution protects our rights and guards against tyranny. However, freedom is not a license to do whatever we want. To ensure our judiciary remains competent, the government is working tirelessly to modernise our legal infrastructure...I congratulate JGU on the world’s largest Moot Court and the name you have chosen: IMAANDAAR which reflects the institution’s foundation on the principle of integrity toward knowledge, justice, and one’s duty.”
JGU Chancellor Naveen Jindal said while welcoming the dignitaries,
"Justice Suryakant ji is the first son of the soil to rise to the nation's highest judicial office, from Hisar to Kurukshetra. His academic and professional journey reflects both the intellectual strength of Haryana and the constitutional possibilities that open when institutions nurture talent with sincerity...
...India's justice system is among the world's most respected. The way forward lies in procedural reform, wider use of mediation and ADR and smarter use of technology, including artificial intelligence, supported by close cooperation between the lawmakers, the judiciary, the Bar and the academic institutions. Universities like ours must become laboratories of democracy, where ideas are generated and tested, values are strengthened, and the next generation is prepared to serve the people.”
JGU Vice-Chancellor Prof (Dr) C Raj Kumar stated,
"By inaugurating the world’s largest moot court on the campus of JGU and JGLS, we are recognising that the foundations of rule of law and access to justice are built in academic institutions where the youth of India and the world receive education...Today's initiative of inaugurating IMAANDAAR will democratise access to training and capacity building for law students and lawyers to acquire knowledge and skills that will enable them to become competent, committed and transformative leaders in advancing the cause of promoting excellence in legal profession and legal profession.”
The event was witness to an enactment of the landmark Kesavananda Bharati case that examined the role of judicial independence in upholding constitutional rights.
Attorney General R Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek M Singhvi, and Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra participated in the enactment.
The second day of the convention witnessed another 13-judge bench comprising Justices Saurabh K Bhatti, Prasanna B Varale, MM Sundresh, Atul S Chandurkar, DK Jain, Swatanter Kumar, Ranjana P Desai, Madan B Lokur, UU Lalit, Indira Banerjee, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi presiding over mock proceedings presented by four Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) students - Jianna Bajaj, Akshat Indusekhar, Paridhi Jain and Harsh K.
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