3rd National Moot Court Competition

(28th – 29th March 2020)

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 CONTENTS

ABOUT THE CENTRE.................................................................................. 3

FROM THE DESK OF VICE CHANCELLOR ............................................. 4
FROM THE DIRECTOR................................................................................ 5
MOOT PREPOSITION .................................................................................. 6
RULES AND REGULATIONS...................................................................... 9
REGISTRATION FORM ............................................................................. 18
TRAVEL PLAN FORM ............................................................................... 20
SCHEDULE OF EVENT.............................................................................. 21

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 ABOUT THE CENTRE
MDU- CPAS formerly known as UILMS established in 2000 as National Law
College is the maintained Centre of M.D. University, Rohtak. CPAS spread in 7
acres is the Satellite Campus of Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak and is
located in the vicinity of Gurugram city in Sector 40. Institute offer Quality
Education in discipline of Management and Law through programs like 2 year
MBA (General), B.A.L.L.B -5 year, L.L.B.- 3year, L.L.M Evening. Centre has
well qualified faculty and administrative staff recruited by University itself. Centre
is approximately 1 km away from NH-8 and 2km from Huda city centre. Since its
inception, the centre has attained numerous laurels to its credit. The centre has
numerous societies which are involved in diverse fields & activities ranging from
the cultural arts, photography, academics to scholarly events. The societies not
only successfully organized Internal and National Events but also participate in
various National level competitions with great enthusiasm, adroitness, efficiency
and skillfulness.

MDU- Center for Professional and Allied Studies, Gurugram, Sec- 40, has created
a professional and healthy competitive environment for its students, ensuring that
they get the best understanding of law. It also continuously works hard and focuses
on improving the professional skills of their students and provides them with the
best academic and practical experiences. The MDU-CPAS has organized many
triumphant Events the most recent being the ZONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL‟17 and
also their 1st and 2nd NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION.

Moreover the objective of MDU- Center for Professional and Allied Studies
National Law Fest, 2019 is to home the academic excellence in the student
community concerning the rights of people, and to develop their advocacy and
research skills in an environment of friendly competition. The competition also
aims to provide a platform for law students to exhibit their argumentation skills
which are the core part of advocacy.

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 FROM THE DESK OF
VICE CHANCELLOR

Prof. Rajbir Singh

Vice Chancellor MDU
Rohtak
“Students of Law today are more active, they have numerous
competitions and events. At MDU-CPAS, I have seen the
amount of preparations, dedication and efforts put in by the
students and faculty in organizing „LEX FETE‟ 19. The Faculty
and students are very passionate about mooting and this is
reflected in the growing level of our Annual Competitions. This
is also in sync with our larger objective of seeing MDU-CPAS
as the leading Centre for legal education in the Country. I wish
all those associated with the 3rd National Moot Court
Competition 2020 the very best of luck.

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 FROM THE DIRECTOR

Prof. Santosh Nandal

Director MDU- CPAS
Gurugram
“Ensuring a proper, effective and regulated education system is of high
priority to MDU- CPAS, Gurugram. The law school strives to provide
various platforms to the students by contesting a series of programs like
Debate Competitions, Parliamentary Debates, Legal Aid Camps, Intra
and National Moot Court Competitions which builds and enhances their
legal skills and helps them put forward their way to the competition in the
arena of law. With unceasing efforts of our professionally dedicated
faculty, motivated students, we successfully organized first edition of
National Moot Court Competition in 2018 and second edition „LEX
FETE 19‟, I take this opportunity with immense pleasure to announce 3 rd
National Moot Court Competition 2020. The closest experience that a law
student can get to appearing in a court is mooting. Mooting is the better
way to learn the law than to read, interpret, comprehend, and understand
research, frame arguments, and write. I wish the participants all luck for
the competition and a wonderful opportunity to learn and grow.” We have
gone through with fine-tooth comb in ensuring that this Competition is
organized academically and administratively in the best possible manner.
This is a National Competition and it welcomes law students from across
India to participate and exhibit their advocacy skills.“I wish the event a
great success and may the Best Team win.”
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 MOOT PREPOSITION
1. Raj, aged 5 years a student of class I was found murdered with his
throat slit on 10th January, 2020 at around 9:00 A.M. in the washroom
of Siya Public School situated in Lucknow. It was first noticed by the
Gardener of the school, Ramu and he immediately informed the school
staff about the same. Ramu carried the boy to the ambulance along
with others.

2. Ramu and a student were captured by the CCTV footage, moving

towards the washroom corridor at about 8:45A.M. The cameras of the
main corridor and washroom entrance weren't working. They were in
this condition since last six months.

3. A window of the washroom was broken and it was without any grill
from which entry could have been made from the outside. No one was
guarding the washroom where this gruesome act took place. So was
the position of other washrooms of the school.

4. Ramu had gone to use the washroom of the junior kids, where he
said to have found the boy in the pool of the blood. Matter was
reported to the police and the boy was immediately taken to the
hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Police immediately
visited the scene of the crime and started with the investigation.

5. On prima facie suspicion, police arrested Ramu, as he was present

on the spot with his clothes stained in blood and he was using the
bathroom of the school children.

6. Police examined Ramu about why he entered the washroom of

junior kids. Initially he was hesitant to answer it but later on he stated
that there was no restriction on the use of students‟ washroom and he

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was using it since last 2 years. The Police after initial investigation
lodged FIR against Ramu under section 302 IPC.

7. Parents of the victim and other members of the society doubted the
investigation of the local police and had no faith in them so they
demanded a CBI enquiry. On the request of the parents, the matter was
handed over from the state local police to the CBI.

8. CBI conducted the investigation and found from the CCTV footage
that a student of class 10 named Akash was also seen going towards
the same washroom.

9. Media is showing every minute details of case on TV to enhance

their TRP, sale and publicity. It was reported that the accused student
Akash was particularly not good in studies and had failed quite a few
times. He was apprehensive about the forth coming PTM as he wasn't
able to perform well in his sessional exams. It was further reported that
he was thinking of devising means to get the PTM postponed by any
means.

10. On this the parents of the victim child contended that ossification
test of the accused should be conducted, as the nature of the crime and
act seems to be the act of a major person and not of a minor.

11. This contention was taken on the ground that it is an irreparable

loss suffered by the parents which cannot be compensated by any
means and due punishment should be given to the accused.

12. The counsel of the accused in defense took the plea that it is in
violation of fundamental right under article 20 (3) of the Constitution
of India.

13. Accused is son of area MLA so the parents of the deceased child

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apprehended that they may not get justice there. So, the parents of
deceased have no faith on public prosecutor and they want to conduct
their case independently.

14. Ramu is trying to approach the court for compensation as because

of the charge against him he lost his job, nobody is ready to hire him
and no work option is available to him. Society too had boycotted him
and still sees him with suspicion.

Gruesome act affected the society at large and people around India
through media and NGO groups have raised various questions:

A) Why examination system is so pressurizing

B) Why such kind of PTM fear was being created in the mind of
student by the school and parents.

C) Why there is no scope for students for all kinds of aptitude decides
being a bright academic holder student in a society and system.

D) Is there any regulatory and investigatory engine agency which

monitor and regulate the school authorities and if there is any of them.

E) Why they didn't take any action on school which was having such
infrastructure and administrative lapses.

15. Some cameras were not working from past 1 year, there was no
staff to monitor the washroom. Washroom windows were broken since
1 and half year. Moreover, other staff members were also allowed to
use the students‟ Washrooms and there was no monitoring of it.

16. The accused is still in custody seeking bail and the case is pending
before Sessions Court. Prepare arguments for seeking bail and charge
for both sides.
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 RULES AND REGULATIONS

I. Aim and purpose

(i) To give exposure to students pursuing the law course to the

environment of the court system in India and to hone their
advocacy skills.
(ii) To provide a real life experience cum training in doing cutting edge
research, presenting ground breaking arguments and contributing to
the development of jurisprudence in concerned areas of law.

II. Date and Venue

March 28th to 29th 2020 at MDU-CPAS, GURUGRAM.

III. Team composition and eligibility criteria

a. Each team shall comprise of at least two (2) members and not
more than three (3) members out of which two (2) will be
speakers and one (1) researcher.
b. Arguments shall be in English only.
c. The competition is open for bona-fide students pursuing five
year and three years LL.B course.
d. Each Law College/ University shall be eligible to send one
team. Team should not disclose the identity of their institution
in course of proceedings in the court rooms; such disclosure
shall invite penalties including disqualification.
e. Each team shall be provided with the team code on registration.

IV. Registration

(i) The Registration form completed with all Team Details must
be mailed by 12th March 2020 submitted online and hard copy
by 15th march 2020.
(ii) A registration fee of Rs.4500/- is to be sent by way of
Demand Draft drawn in favor of “DIRECTOR MDU-CPAS”,
payable at Gurugram along with the registration form.
(iii) Registration particulars as soft copy and scanned copy of DD

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 should be sent by e-mail to EMAIL “3rd NATIONAL MOOT
COURT COMPETITOION 2020” as the subject of the mail
latest by 12TH MARCH 2020. The body of the mail should
also contain the details of team members (All three) such as
Name, Contact Number, Email Id, Role

For Example – Name-XYZ , Contact NO – 1234567890 , Email –

XYZ@gmail.com,
Role- Speaker1/2 or Researcher
(iv) Registrations without the scanned copy of the DD will not be valid.
(v) The hard copy of duly attested (by authority of participating
institution) & Demand Draft should reach the Host College on
or before DATE.
(vi) No change in the names of the participants shall be permitted
after the receipt of the Registration Form, except at the sole
discretion of the Organizers.
(vii) Teams should clearly mention the participants‟ name, contact
no. including year/semester of study in the form

V. Dress Code

Inside the court room the participant shall follow the below
mentioned dress code.

(i) Females: White Salwar Kurta & Dupatta or white shirt and black
trousers along with black coat and tie.

(ii) Males: white shirt, black trousers, black tie along with black coat
and black shoes.

The dress code for all the functions at the competition shall be
western formals for gentlemen and western or Indian formals for
ladies

VI. Competition Rounds

There shall be two preliminary rounds, quarter final, semi- final and a
final round spreading over a period of 2 days.

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 A. Researchers’ Test
(i) The researchers‟ test shall be of30 minutes and objective in nature.

(ii) The researcher of every participating team shall attempt this test.

 Scouting: By the student counsel, researcher or anyone affiliated with the

team will lead to disqualification of the team.

B. Preliminary Rounds

(i) In preliminary rounds each team shall argue from both the sides (appellant
and respondent).

(ii) The team shall be credited with a win in a preliminary round if their round
total is more than opposing team.

(iii) The marks of the EACH preliminary round shall be the cumulative total of
the marks of both the speakers.

(iv) No team shall face each other more than once in the preliminary rounds.

(v) Each team shall face a different bench in each round of arguments.

(vi) TOP EIGHT (8) teams shall move to the quarter finals on the basis of the
marks of the preliminary rounds.

(vii) The following criteria shall be observed in deciding teams which are to
move in quarter finals.

a. The teams that have TWO wins in preliminary rounds shall proceed to
the quarter final.

b. In case less than 8 teams are able to score two wins then teams that
have 1:1-win loss ratio shall advance based on their aggregate score in
the Preliminary Rounds.

c. Teams that have TWO wins shall be given preference over those which
have 1 win and 1 loss.

 In case of a tie between two or more teams, the aggregate total of the score

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 of oral submissions of the speakers shall be taken into consideration and if
after that too there is a tie the marks of the memorial will be taken into
consideration.

C. Quarter Finals

(i) Eight (8) teams shall compete in quarter final. Criteria for qualifying to
quarter finals have been mentioned in previous clauses.

(ii) It shall be a knock out round. The winner of each round shall move to the
semi- final. Four (4) teams shall move to semi-finals.

(iii)The criteria of marking in this round are aggregate total of the marks of both the
speakers

(iv) In case of tie between teams, in quarter finals, the aggregate total of the
marks of memorials (appellant and respondent) of the teams shall be
counted. Team with highest marks moves ahead.

D. Semi Finals.

(i) Four (4) teams shall compete in semi-finals. The criteria of qualifying in
semi-finals have been mentioned in previous clauses.
(ii) It shall be a knock out round. The winner of each round shall move to the
Final.

(iii) The criteria of marking in this round are aggregate total of the marks of
both the speakers.
(iv) In case of tie between teams, in semi-finals, the aggregate total of the
marks of memorials (appellant and respondent) of the teams shall be
counted. Team with highest marks moves ahead.

E. FINAL ROUND.
(i) The marking criteria in Final Round is same as that of semi-final

VII. Memorial

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 The following requirements for memorials must be strictly followed. Non-
conformities will be penalized:

(i) All teams must submit Memorials/ Written Submissions for both sides.
(Appellant/ Respondent).

(ii) All teams must submit typed Memorials for both sides and the Memorials
must fulfill all the following specifications;

(iii) Memorials must contain the following:

(a) Cover page / Cause title.

(b) Index.
(c) Index of Authorities.
(d) Statement of Jurisdiction.
(e) Synopsis of Facts.
(f) Summary of Arguments.
(g) Arguments / Pleadings.
(h) Conclusion / Prayer.

(iv) The memorial shall not be of more than forty (40) pages and the Arguments
shall not exceed more than twenty-five (25) pages.

(v) The Memorial shall be typed on A4 size page in Font type: Times New
Roman, Font size: 12, 1.5-line spacing & 1-inch margin on each side. Blue Book
pattern shall be followed.

(vi) The Cover Page of the Memorial must follow the following color scheme,
Blue for the Applicant Cover Page and Red for the Respondent Cover Page.

(vii) The Memorial must be spiral bound ONLY.

(viii) The Memorial must not contain any Annexure/Photographs/

Sketches/Exhibits/Affidavits etc.

(ix) Soft Copies of the memorials (Both Side Appellant and Respondent) in
word as well as pdf format must be mailed to
3rdnmccmducpas@gmail.com “Memorial Submission by TEAM Code”
( For Ex. Memorial Submission by TC-101) as subject of the mail by
21st march 2020.

(x) One soft copy for each side (appellant and respondent) must reach the
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 organizers (MDU CPAS) by 25th march 2020. Late submission will be
penalized by one point each memorial for every day of delay after due
date. No excuses in respect of delayed courier services will be entertained.

(xi) Eight (8) hard copies from each side (appellant and respondent) shall be
submitted by the teams on reaching at the venue of the Moot Court.

(xii) Identification of any type shall attract severe penalty.

VIII. Marking criteria for memorials

(i) The following shall be the criteria for marking the memorials:

Sr. Marking Criteria Marks allocated

No.
1. Knowledge of Facts 10

2. Knowledge of Law 10

3. Proper and Articulate Analysis 10

4. Evidence of Original Thought 10

5. Grammar and Style 10

6. Correct Format and Citation 10

7. Extent and Use of Research 20

8. Clarity and Organization 20

TOTAL : 100

(ii) Memorial from each side shall carry total of hundred (100) marks.
(iii)A penalty of two (2) marks for each side of memorial shall be entailed on each
day‟s default in submissions of memorials.

IX. Oral Submissions

(i) Each team shall comprise of two (2) speakers, as has been specified earlier.
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 (ii) Court language shall be English only

(iii) Each team will have a maximum of thirty (30) minutes to present their Oral
Submissions in Preliminary Rounds. No speaker will be permitted to address
the Court for more than Seventeen (17 minutes). This includes the time the
speaker addresses the Court during the rebuttal/ sur-rebuttal. The maximum time
for rebuttal/sur-rebuttal is five (5) minutes.

(iv) The maximum time allotted in quarter finals, semi-finals and final shall be
forty-five (45) minutes for each team. No speaker shall be allowed to
address the court for more than twenty- five (25) minutes. This includes
the time the speaker addresses the court during rejoinder/sur- rejoinder.

(v) At the commencement of each session of Oral Submissions each team must
notify the Court Officer of the amount of time that the team reserves for
their rejoinder/sur-rejoinder. A maximum of 5 minutes can be reserved for
the rejoinder/sur-rejoinder.

(vi) At the commencement of each session of Oral Submissions each team shall
notify the Court Officer as to the division of time between the 2 speakers.

(vii) If any speaker continues to speak after the completion of his/her time, he/she
shall entail penalty which shall be upon the discretion of the judges.

(viii) The final decision as to the time structure and the right to rejoinder/sur-
rejoinder will be that of the Bench Judges.

(ix) During the course of oral submissions the participants cannot submit to the
court any material containing pictorial representation whatsoever. Further
the participants will not be permitted to make any audio/visual
representation nor will they be allowed to use personal computers, laptops
and any other technical or mechanical device during their oral
submissions.

(x) Speakers shall not be allowed to pass annexure to the judges; instead the
teams may make a compendium of annexure that shall be given to the
judges before the start of proceedings.

(xi) If at any instance a submission is made with any material in violation to the
above clause and if any picture, sketches, photos, cartoons, caricatures,
audio film, video film, projector-slide or a computer generated image is
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 submitted or presented to court, the teams shall be disqualified from the
competition forthwith.

(xii) During the course of the Oral Submissions no speaker shall neither reveal
his/her identify nor the identity of their University / College by any means
whatsoever.

X. Marking Criteria for the Arguments:

(i) Each Speaker will be marked on a total of 100 marks by each Bench Judge.

(ii) The following will be the Marking Criteria and the Marks allocated to each
Speaker by each Judge in the Round:

Sr. Marking Criteria Marks allocated

No.
1. Appreciation and Application of Facts. 10
2. Identification and Articulation of Issues. 10
3. Application of legal principles. 10
4. Use of authorities and precedents 10
5. Response to questions 10
6. Presentation skills 10
7. Clarity of thoughts and logical structure of 10
Arguments
8. Poise and Demeanor 10
9. Strategy 10
10. Ingenuity 10
TOTAL : 100

(iii) The decision of the judges as to the Marks allocated to any team shall be final.

XI. Awards: -

 Winning Team Award:

o The winning team will receive a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 11,000/-.
 Runner-Up Award:
o The Runner -Up will get a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 7,500/-.
 Best Mooter:
o Best Mooter will get a trophy and cash prize of Rs. 2,500/-.
 Best Memorial Award:
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 o Best Memorial Awardee will get a trophy and cash prize of Rs. 2,500/-.
 Best Researcher:
o Best Researcher will get a trophy and cash prize of Rs. 2,500/-.
 Certificate for participation will be given to all the participants.

Any Clarification for the competition can be sought from: -

Regarding Queries on Case / Submission of Memorials /Accommodation /
Transport/ etc.

 Faculty convener
Dr. G.S. Chauhan- 9811346171

 Organizing Secretary
Dr. Kailash Kumar- 9212704898

 Student convener
A. Deepanshu Dudeja – 8285095227
B. Chhavi Goyal -9911515887

 Email us-
3rdnmccmducpas@gmail.com

XII. Miscellaneous: -

(i) No team or any of its members or anyone connected with any team will be
permitted to sit or hear the arguments in any court room in which that team is
not one of the contesting teams while that team is competing in the
competition. For the violation of this rule strict action may be taken against
the team, even ranging to the disqualification of the team from the
competition.

(ii) If there is any dispute in regard to the interpretations of the rules or with
respect to any matter related to the competition which is not contemplated in
the rules, the decision of the Organizers shall be binding and final.

Note: Organizers will provide lodging and boarding facilities only from 27th TO 29th
MARCH 2020.

(iii) The teams are required to reach the venue by 8:30 A.M 28TH MARCH
2020 for the registrations, Draw of lots and memorial exchange.
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 REGISTRATION FORM
(Note: Please Fill in capital letters)

Organization/Institution
Address:……………………………………………………………………………...………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………….City:…………………
…………Pin:……………………….State:……………………

Particulars of the Team Members:

1. Speaker One: -

Name- ................................................................................................

Semester/Year of study………………………………………………….....
Contact No…………………………………………………………………. PHOTO
Email Id………………………………………………………………….....
Signature……………………………………………………………………

2. Speaker Two: -

Name- ................................................................................................

Semester/Year of study…………………………………………………....
Contact No…………………………………………………………………. PHOTO
Email Id…………………………………………………………………....
Signature……………………………………………………………………

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 3. Researcher: -

Name- ................................................................................................

Semester/Year of study………………………………………………….....
Contact No…………………………………………………………………. PHOTO
Email Id………………………………………………………………….....
Signature……………………………………………………………………

Accommodation Required: Yes No

Details of Registration Fees:

Demand Draft number: Draft amount Date: Name of the Bank: Branch:
……………………… ………………….. ………………….. …………

……………………………………………… …………………………………………
Name and Signature of Authorized Person Seal of Institution

Demand Draft should be drawn in favour of “DIRECTOR MDU-CPAS” payable at GURUGRAM. Please
mention name of the participants and the institution on the reverse of the original DD and
Send the form along with DD on the following address:

DIRECTOR MDU-CPAS
MDU CPAS
Opposite Police Station, Sector 40, Gurugram, Haryana 122001
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 TRAVEL PLAN FORM
(FOR OUT- STATION PARTICIPANTS ONLY)

ARRIVAL DETAILS
Date
Time
Mode of Travel
Train/Flight No.
Train/Flight Name
Arrival Place

DEPARTURE DETAILS
Date
Time
Mode of Travel
Train/Flight No.
Train/Flight Name

Contact Person:…………………………………………………………………………..
Contact Number:………………………………………………………………………………..
(Note: Teams should reach till 8;30 A.M on 28th March 2020 for registration and draw of lots)
(Please note that the institute shall provide for pick-up from metro station/ railway station/ bus stop, and
the participating teams should make necessary arrangement for their departure.)

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 SCHEDULE OF EVENT
Date Programme
13TH FEBRUARY Release of Moot Proposition

13TH FEBRUARY Registration Open

10TH MARCH Last Date of Registration

21TH MARCH Last Date Memorial Submission

(Soft Copy)
25TH MARCH Last Date Memorial Submission
(Hard Copy)
28TH MARCH Registration, Draw of Lots, Memorial
Exchange
28TH MARCH Inauguration, Prelim Round I

28TH MARCH Prelim Round II & Quarter Finals

29TH MARCH Semi Finals, Finals,

Valediction Programme

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