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The college is committed to providing the best platform for global legal education to students and our curriculum and courses are designed in order to give a complete exposure, both in domestic and international law practices, to our students.
At Indore Institute of Law, students have an option to choose from a variety of law courses, where they are offered complete law programmes along with practical training and research papers to get an all-round understanding of the law in detail.
About Nirmala Devi Bam Memorial International Moot Court Competition
Nirmala Devi Bam Memorial International Moot Court Competition is a flagship competition of Indore Institute of Law. This competition started in 2019 in the loving memory of Mrs Nirmala Devi Bam (beloved mother of Mr Akshay Kanti Bam, Chairman Indore Institute of Law) After the successful completion of III Smt. Nirmala Devi Bam Memorial National Moot Court Competition 2021, this was organized from 28th to 30th May 2021.
The three day competition was blessed by the presence of eminent luminaries Dr Sanjeevani Shanthakumar (Director GNLU), in the opening ceremony and Hon'ble Justice MR Shah Judge Supreme Court of India, Dr Sahdev Singh (Secretary, Department of Justice, Govt. of India, Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Home Affairs) in the Closing Ceremony.
41 registered teams from various Law Schools and Universities marked their presence in the battle of eloquence, advocacy and mooting skills. The Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad emerged as the winner of the competition and the runner up was Christ University, Bangalore. The preliminary and the semi-final rounds were judged by the panel of judges from various law firms, universities and government departments.
The Judges were associated with Khaitan & Co., Fox Mandal, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners, Kansal Law Chambers, J. Sagar Associates, Singhania & Co. LLP, Integricon Law Offices, SSRANA & Co.,Link Legal, Lexicon Law Partners, Kochhar & Co., J. Sagar Associates, Wadia Ghandy & Co.,Tatva Legal, Delhi High Court, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., M Mulla Associates, Kanga & Co, Law offices of A. Anand, The Law Point.
The Final round was judged by the Mr Anchit Oswal, Partner, Khaitan & Co., Prashantha Kumar Partner, Fox Mandal & Shantanu Malik, Partner Hammurabi & Solomon.
Eligibility
Students enrolled in a full-time or part-time law programme at the time of the competition are eligible to compete in the competition. Each College/Law School or University may enter one team only.
Team Composition
• A team consisting of three members that satisfies the eligibility criteria can participate.
• Each team shall comprise of two speakers and one researcher.
• Only the speakers are allowed to present and argue. The researcher will not be given a chance to speak unless specifically allowed by the Judges. However, he/she can pass on the hand written notes to the Speakers with the permission of the Judges.
• No team member may be replaced after the team’s memorial has been received by the competition committee, except with the express written consent of the competition committee, which will require a showing of good cause.
Competition Format
• The competition shall be of four rounds namely Preliminary, Quarter-final, Semi-Finals and Final rounds.
• Following shall be the rules for Oral Presentation in each round.
Awards
WINNING TEAM - Cash Prize of Trophy & Certificate ₹31000
RUNNER UP TEAM - Cash Prize of Trophy & Certificate ₹21000
SECOND RUNNER-UP - Cash Prize of Trophy & Certificate ₹11000
BEST MOOTER - Cash Prize of Trophy & Certificate ₹5100
BEST RESEARCHER - Cash Prize of Trophy & Certificate ₹5100
BEST MEMORIAL - Cash Prize of Trophy & Certificate ₹5100
PARTICIPATING TEAMS - Participating Certificates
• For Best Mooter award, the points scored from the preliminary rounds alone will be counted.
• Best Researcher will be decided on the basis of scores in Researchers' Test.
• Best Memorial will be decided on the basis of score of memorials allotted in preliminary round.
Registration
The following steps have to be strictly followed by the respective teams interested to participate in the competition.
Register here.
Submit the details via Google form by 1 May, 2022.
Important Dates
Participants are required to adhere with the deadlines. Following important dates shall be kept in mind:
• Last date for Registration – 1 May
• Last date for seeking clarification – 1 May
• Last date for Submission of Memorial (electronic copy) – 2 May
• Last date for submission of memorial (hard copy) – 4 May
• Draw of lots and Exchange of Memorials – 12 May
• Preliminary round 1 and Preliminary Round 2 – 13 May
• Quarter-final & Semi-Final – 14 May
• Final- 15 May
Contact Us
For any query/ clarification, kindly mail at mootcourtsociety@iconeducation.co.in
Mudit Jain +91 9470994961
Romi Rathore +91 8349770389
Find the official brochure here.
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