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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