A team from Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), Sonipat, has won the 2nd CCI-MNLUCS National Antitrust Moot Court Competition, 2026.
The team comprised Suhani Rastogi, Stuti Bhardwaj and Pihu Jain.
The competition was organised by the Moot Court Association and the Centre for Competition Law and Policy at Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. It was held in collaboration with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and Phoenix Legal.
This edition saw participation from 78 teams from law schools and universities across India. Because of the higher participation, a Memorial Selection Round was introduced, after which 32 teams were shortlisted for the preliminary rounds.
The moot proposition dealt with competition law in the digital economy. Teams had to argue questions of statutory interpretation, competition policy and enforcement.
The competition opened with an online inauguration on September 11. Avaantika Kakkar, Partner and Head of Competition Law at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, was the chief guest.
The 4 semi-finalists were National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal; JGLS; National Forensic Sciences University, Delhi; and Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi.
The final was judged by Neha Raj Kochhar, Director (Law), CCI; Kunal Mehra, Senior Partner, Phoenix Legal; and Akshay Nanda, Partner, Saraf and Partners.
The semi-finals were judged by Amit Tayal, Joint Director (Law), CCI; Arvind Kumar Anand, Joint Director (Economics), CCI; Sumeet Singh, Chief Legal Officer, BharatPe; and Danish Khan, Associate Partner, Phoenix Legal.
At the valedictory ceremony, Justice VK Jadhav, former Bombay High Court judge and Vice Chairman of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, was the chief guest. Kochhar was the guest of honour.
The winning JGLS team received the championship trophy, a cash prize of ₹50,000 and an internship opportunity with Phoenix Legal. Each team member also received a one-year SCC Online subscription valued at ₹33,500.
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi, was the runner-up. It received a trophy, a cash prize of ₹30,000 and an internship opportunity with BharatPe.
Pratyancha Sinha of Symbiosis Law School (SLS), Pune, was named Best Speaker. The award carried a cash prize of ₹10,000 and a trophy.
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, won the Best Memorial award. It secured both the Best Petitioner Memorial and Best Respondent Memorial, along with a cash prize of ₹10,000 and a trophy.
The judges gave a special mention to Raskriti Jain of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi.
CCI and Phoenix Legal were the title sponsors. Phoenix Legal was also the internship partner for the winning team, and BharatPe for the runner-up. SCC Online and Eastern Book Company (EBC) were the knowledge partners, and SCC Times was the media partner.