(Research and Pleading Program: A training initiative)

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 CONTENTS
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1 Objective and Aim of the Program 3

2 Introduction to the Program 3

3 Eligibility 3

4 Team Formation 4

5 Registration 4

6 Schedule/Time 5

7 Release of Moot Proposition 5

8 Training Sessions 5

9 Rules of the Program 6

10 Evaluation Criteria 8

11 Clarifications of Doubts/Queries 9

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 I. OBJECTIVE AND AIM OF THE PROGRAM
a. To expose the students of Law College Dehradun to the nuances of the court
system in India and offer hands-on experience and training in doing cutting-edge
research, presenting ground-breaking arguments (written and oral), and contribute
towards the development of jurisprudence in the relevant field of law.

b. To offer eligibility, through participation in the Program, for External Moot Court
and Trial Advocacy Competitions (i.e., National and International).

c. Mooting is an excellent skill to learn, and it will assist you to think and analyse
the law in the style of an advocate-looking for loose threads, analysing legal logic
and articulating your arguments in a sensible and effective manner; REAP is
structured to help you strengthen these legal skills.

II. INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAM

• This year’s REAP has been divided into two categories so that students who have
stage fright and are not good at speaking or have a language problem can also take
part in this activity so that they can be groomed. This activity will also give
students who are research-oriented a fair chance to hone their skills. With this, we
aim to create a pool of mooters who can be sent out to National and International
Competitions.
• The mode of program will be held in hybrid mode.

III. ELIGIBILITY
All the bonafide understudies of the first and second year of Law College Dehradun
are eligible to participate in REAP 2022.

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IV. TEAM FORMATION
a. Students Interested in Mooting and Pleading: -
A team will comprise of two students, in which both will act as Oralist and have
to plead on the Respective Moot Problem and have to prepare the Memorial from
both sides (i.e., Petitioner and Respondent).
A mentor will be allocated to a team, who will assist the students in Research and
Drafting the memorial.
Further, the students have to plead in front of the judge and will be evaluated on
that basis (Mentioned in Schedule IX clause a).

b. Students Interested in Research: -

An individual student can register. The researcher will be allocated a Moot
Problem on which they have to prepare the Memorial from both the sides.
A mentor will be allocated to the Researcher to assist them in Research.

Further, A Researcher’s Test will be conducted to evaluate the students

(Mentioned in Schedule IX clause b).

V. REGISTRATION
There will be two separate Google Forms for the student to Register themselves
either as Mooters or as Researchers.

a. Students Interested in Mooting and Pleading: -

Teams must register online on https://tinyurl.com/REAP2022Oralist.

b. Students Interested in Research: -

The researcher must register on https://tinyurl.com/REAP2022Researcher.

The registration of teams shall close on 13th February, 2022.

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VI. SCHEDULE/TIMELINE
1. Launchpad 7.0 – 9th February 2022

2. Registration Open - 9th February 2022

3. Registration Closes – 13th February 2022

4. Mentor Allocation and Team Code Allocation – 14th February 2022

5. Last Date of Memorial Submission – 28th February 2022

6. Pleading and Researcher’s Test – 07th March 2022 onwards

VII. RELEASE OF MOOT PROPOSITIONS

The Moot Propositions shall be released on February 14, 2022. Every Team and
every Researcher shall be allotted one Moot Proposition.

VIII. TRAINING SESSIONS

a. Launchpad 7.0: The first session of REAP, i.e., Launchpad, shall include an
introductory session on Moot Courts and shall focus on the research
methodology.

b. Participants of the Program shall be summoned on specific dates (See

Schedule Part-IV). Participants shall receive guidance in the manner of
drafting a Memorial and Oral Pleadings.

IX. RULES OF THE PROGRAM

a. All the Training Sessions mentioned in Part VI are compulsory for all the
participants. Absence in any of the Sessions may result in termination of
participation from the Program.

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 b. Written Submissions/Memorials:
I. Font specification -

• Font size: 12

• Theme font: Times New Roman

• Line spacing: 1.5

• Justified Text

II. A uniform citation method must be adopted throughout the written

submission, preferably the ILI Pattern of Legal Citations.

III. Arguments Advanced must cover a minimum of 5 pages.

IV. The written submissions must necessarily include:

i A Cover Page (Specifying jurisdiction, Forum, Party Side and Party

Names).

ii Arguments Advanced must cover a minimum of 5 pages.

• Statement of Facts

• Statement of Jurisdiction

• Arguments Advanced

• Prayer

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 iii Non-compulsory heads may include:

• List of Abbreviations

• List of Authorities Cited

• Summary of Arguments

c. Oral Pleadings:

After the training sessions end, the teams will be notified about details of
pleadings through e-mails.

Each team shall have a total of 20 minutes for Oral Pleadings.

The division of time is at the discretion of the team members, subject to

maximum all-inclusive (arguments + rebuttal/ sur-rebuttal) of 12 minutes per
speaker. Division of time shall be informed to the court masters before the
starting of the round. Both speakers must compulsorily speak.

The Order of Pleading that is to be strictly followed is:

1. Speaker 1 - Petitioner

2. Speaker 2 - Petitioner

3. Speaker 1 - Respondent

4. Speaker 2 - Respondent

5. Rebuttal

6. Sur-rebuttal

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 Each participant must join the room minimum 10 minutes before the pleading
start. In case of internet connectivity issues, the time limit can be extended at
the judge’s discretion.

X. EVALUATION CRITERIA

a. Students Interested in Mooting and Pleading:

Knowledge of facts and identification of issues

- Knowledge and understanding of legal principles

- Logical reasoning, clarity, brevity and ingenuity of arguments

- Presentation, court etiquette and advocacy skills

- Management of time

- Response to questions by the Judges -

For Memorials:

- Proper and articulate analysis of issues arising out of facts

- Understanding and ability to explain the legal principles clearly

- Presentation and content of the argument

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 - Use of legal sources (custom, precedent, and general principles
of law)

- Comprehensiveness of legal research

- Variation in approach (new points of law/unique interpretation

of facts/law)

b. Students Interested in Research: -

15 MCQs of 3 Marks each and 5 Short Answer Questions of 11 marks each, a total
of 100 marks.

XI. CLARIFICATION OF DOUBTS/QUERIES

The Moot Court Society of Law College Dehradun shall act as administrators of the
Training Program. The administrators reserve the right to amend/modify/change the
Rules of the Program at any point of time.

For clarification of any doubts/queries related to the Program, the participants can
write to us at lcdmcs@uttaranchaluniversity.ac.in.
The following may be contacted alternatively: (WhatsApp only)

• Krishna Rastogi, Convener, MCS - 9721 907945

• Shivansh Agarwal, Training Coordinator, MCS - 94583 02400
• Kumar Amogh, Research Coordinator, MCS - 91559 41307

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