MNLUCS announces 2nd CCI-MNLUCS National Antitrust Moot Court Competition, 2026 - Register now!

Maharashtra National Law University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (MNLUCS) in collaboration with Competition Commission of India (CCI) & Phoenix Legal is inviting registrations for the 2nd CCI-MNLUCS National Antitrust Moot Court Competition.

The competition, organized by the Moot Court Association (MCA) and Centre for Competition Law and Policy (CCLP) of MNLUCS, aims to encourage participants to discuss and debate intricate antitrust matters that are both contemporary and jurisprudentially evolving.

Although relatively young, India’s competition law framework has rapidly grown in significance, with the adjudicatory and advocacy roles of the CCI affecting the business environment and consumer welfare. Against this backdrop, this competition seeks to offer a platform for law students across the country to develop high-level research work, effective advocacy skills, and to enhance the academic debate on antitrust law.

The Competition will be conducted across different stages in a hybrid format, with virtual Preliminary and Quarter-Final rounds on September 12 and 13 respectively, followed by the Semi-Final and Final rounds to be conducted physically at the university campus on September 27, 2026.

The arrangement is conceived to provide maximum accessibility with the flavour of courtroom advocacy in a real-life environment. Through this project, MNLUCS seeks to establish a sound corpus of antitrust principles and provide future lawyers with conceptual tools needed to navigate and mould the fast-developing field of competition law in India.

Eligibility Criteria

The Competition is open to students enrolled bona fide on a regular basis in an Undergraduate programme or its equivalent conducted by any institution recognized by the Bar Council of India (BCI). The Competition is open only to students currently enrolled in LL.B. Degree Courses (3 year/5 year) courses.  A maximum of two teams per institution shall be allowed. 

Team Composition

Each team shall comprise two or three members: two designated speakers and one researcher. The team composition and roles must be submitted at the time of registration and shall not be altered, except under exceptional circumstances and subject to prior written approval of the Organising Committee. All team members must belong to the same institution.

The Competition consists of Memorial Evaluation Rounds. All participating teams shall first undergo a Memorial Evaluation Round; from all the memorial submissions, a total of 32 Teams will be selected for the Oral Submissions. 

Communication

Each team shall designate a primary contact person in the registration form. All official communication regarding the Competition shall be sent via email to the designated contact person, who shall be responsible for relaying the information to the rest of the team.

Timeline

• Commencement of Registration & Release of Proposition: July 10, 2026

• Last date of registration: August 10, 2026

• Last Date for Seeking Clarifications: July 31, 2026

• Release of clarifications: August 8, 2026

• Last Date for memorial submission in Soft Copy: August 20, 2026

• Declaration of Memorial Evaluation Results: September 6, 2026

• One-Hour Mandatory Online Training Session on SCC Online for all the participants: September 10, 2026

• Inaugural Ceremony & Preliminary Rounds: September 12, 2026

• Quarter-final rounds: September 13, 2026

• Last Date for memorial submission in Hard Copy: September 25, 2026

• Semi-Final, Final rounds, and Valedictory: September 27, 2026

Cash Prizes

• Winner: A Trophy, a cash prize of ₹50,000/-, Internship with Phoenix Legal & One- Year Subscriptions of SCC Online valued at ₹33,500 each to all team members.

• Runner-up: A Trophy, a Cash Prize of ₹30,000/- & exciting Internship opportunity.

• Best Speaker: A Trophy and a cash prize of ₹10,000/-.

• Best Memorial (Informant): A Trophy and a cash prize of ₹10,000/-.

• Best Memorial (Opposite Party): A Trophy and a Cash prize of ₹10,000/-.

• One month access to the SCC Online Web Edition to all participants valued at ₹3100/- each.

• All participating teams will be provided with a certificate of participation or a certificate of merit in accordance with the performance of the team.

Important Links

• Payment Link for Stage I

• Registration Link for Stage I

• Brochure

• Rule Book

• Moot Proposition

Registration Details

Two-Stage Registration Fee:

Stage I: A registration fee of ₹4,500 per team shall be payable at the time of initial registration for the Memorial Evaluation Round and Virtual Rounds.

Stage II: Teams qualifying for the offline Semi-Finals and Final Rounds shall pay an additional fee of ₹5,500 (including food and accommodation) before the commencement of Stage II.

Contact Information

For any queries, feel free to reach out at mnlucsccimoot@mnlua.ac.in or to:

Arpit Tiwari - +91 73876 19812

Anshika Awasthi - +91 98937 12390

Himanshu Yadav - +91 89492 47578

Sarbani Chakraborti - +91 82401 63712

Dhruv Jain- +91 87083 62235

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