Thomas George and Associates successfully conducted the Second National Virtual Moot Court Competition.
The theme of the competition revolved around the Civil Rights of the LGBTQIA+ community, with 40 teams registering for the competition. This competition was arranged in such a way that multiple teams from multiple colleges could participate at the same time.
However, due to many participants contracting Covid, the competition proceeded with 24 teams comprising 48 students.
The competition was inaugurated on 29th May by Justice Kurian Joseph, former Supreme Court Justice, who spoke on the need to let people from the LGBTQ community to live with dignity.
The Finals were held on 30th May and adjudicated by Justice K. Abraham Mathew, former Judge of the High Court of Kerala. The details of the Moot can also be viewed here.
The winners were as follows:
Best Team: Amit Shetty and Swati N. from Bangalore Law College
Runners Up: Kanika Adake and Piali Thatte from the Shri Navalmal Firodia Law College
Best Speaker for the final Rounds is Ms. Swati N. from Bangalore Law College
Best Memorial prize: Ms. Rajlaxmi Nimbalkar and Shefali Datrange from the Shri Navalmal Firodia Law College
The Best Speaker with a perfect score of 50 out of 50: Ms. Vaibhavi Gangadhar from Symbiosis Law College Pune
(This is an edited version of a note shared by Thomas George & Associates)