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Intra Moot Court Competetion BBA LLB
Intra Moot Court Competetion BBA LLB
Competition
2023
11th of May - 12th of May, 2023
ORGANISED BY:
Depar tm ent of B .B . A . LL .B .
in association with
Important Dates 01
General Information 02
Definition 03
Registration 05
Anonymity of Teams 06
Memorials 07
Oral Rounds 09
Awards 10
Scoring 11
Moot Proposition 13
30
April
Release of Moot Problem
05
May
Last date of registration of teams and team details
05
May
Last date for seeking clarification in the moot problem
08
May
Last date for submission of soft copy (.pdf) of the memorials
11
May
Researcher’s Test
11
May
Preliminary Round and Quarter Final Round
12
May
Semifinal Round and Final Round
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General Information
03 conducted in accordance
with the rules mentioned 04 correspondence with
respect to the competition
hereunder, participants is: imcc.cuils@gmail.com
are required to comply
with the rules and proce-
dures prescribed herein.
Persons of Contact
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Definitions
tion.
1.2. “Bench” means the panel of judges of an Oral Pleading Session collectively.
1.4. “Clarifications” mean the clarifications and corrections to the Moot Problem issued.
1.7. “Identity” means any fact pertaining to the identity of the Team, its members, or the
1.10. “Oral Pleading Session” means the oral pleadings before a Bench.
1.13. “Organizing Committee” or “OC” means the committee, including any other persons
specifically authorized in this respect, appointed for the administration and conduct of
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Definitions
Appellant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall raise at the end of the main pleadings of all the Orators.
1.15. “Reply to Rebuttals” means the defense presented by the Respondent(s) in response
to the Rebuttals.
1.16. “Researcher” means that member of the Team who is not an Orator.
1.17. “Researchers’ Test” means a written test conducted during the Competition.
1.18. “Respondent(s)” means that side of the Team which argues on behalf of the Respon-
1.19. “Scouting” means any person observing the Oral Pleading Session of a Team other
1.21. “Team Code” means the code assigned to a Team through draw of lots.
1.22. “Waiting Area” means the area designated by the OC where participants shall
by any Team .
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Eligibility
&
Team Composition
The Competition is open Each Team shall comprise
Registration
01 Each Team must register by sending an e-mail to imcc.cuils@gmail.com With subject
REGISTRATION FOR INTRA MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2023. All communication
must be made from official student cuchd.in mail account, otherwise
not considered.
03 Any changes in the contact details of Team members must be notified to the OC with
immediate effect. This obligation to inform shall continue throughout the course of the
Competition, unless such a Team withdraws or is disqualified from the Competition.
04 E-mail for registration must have following information of all three members:
Name, UID, Whatsapp no., Official Student cuchd.in email and scanned copy of ID
cards.
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ANONYMITY OF TEAMS
01 Teams shall not reveal their Identity in any form, except by means of the
Team Code assigned to them
presented to the Bench or not, shall not reveal the identity of the team and
carried into the courtroom reveals the Team’s Identity, the Team shall
penalty as determined by the OC. The decision of the OC in this regard shall
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Memorial
The following requirements for memorials must be strictly followed. Non-conformities
will be penalized:
a. Each team must prepare memorials for both parties to the dispute (Petitioners
and Respondent);
b. Soft copy of the memorials in .pdf format must be mailed with subject
memorial for every hour of delay after due date. Subject to a maximum of 20
IV. The statement of facts (2 page only and argumentative statement of facts
would
attract penalties)
e. The font size should be 12 (doubles space) and for footnotes it should be 10
(single
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Memorial
f. Footnoting shall be strictly accordingly to ILI style. Non-Compliance of the same
will result in a penalty of 1 mark per page. Substantive/ speaking footnotes are
strictly prohibited.
g. The memorial must have a margin measuring one inch on all sides of each
page.
h. The page numbering should be on the top right side of each page.
k. Identity of the institution shall not be revealed anywhere in the memorial. Viola-
tion of this provision shall result in penalties including disqualification. The OC’s
l. The teams may share a separate paper book (compendium), which will carry all
the annexure and case laws that have been referred to in the memorial. The paper
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Oral Rounds
b. Preliminary round and Quarter finals will be held on 11th of May, 2023
c. The division of time is at the discretion of the team members, subject to a maxi-
mum of 15 minutes per speaker. Division of time shall be informed to the court officer
d. The oral arguments shall be confined to the issues presented in the memorials.
e. Passing of notes to the speakers by the researcher during the rounds is allowed. It
decorum.
f. The researcher shall sit with the speakers at the time of the orals.
sur-rebuttal time
b. The division of time is at the discretion of the team, with a maximum of 25 min-
c. The oral arguments need not be confined to the issues presented in the
memorials.
d. The researcher shall sit with the speakers at the time of the orals.
e. Semifinal rounds and Final round will be held on the 12th of May, 2023.
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Results
Results of the preliminary rounds shall be announced after the completion of rounds of
all the teams. Similarly, the results of the Quarter-Final/Semi-Final Rounds shall be
announced after completion of the rounds of all qualified teams of respective rounds.
The results of the Final Round shall be announced during the Valedictory Ceremony.
Scouting
Teams will not be allowed to observe the orals of any other teams. Scouting is strictly
Awards
1. Winning team – Winner’s Trophy + Certificate
In addition to the above awards, plaques and certificates are given to other categories of
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Scoring
Orals
The parameters for judging the oral presentation on a scale of 0 – 100 points are:
a. Knowledge of facts;
d. Persuasiveness;
h. Ability to explain clearly the legal principles in general keeping to the time allot-
ted;
i. Knowledge and use of legal sources and authorities and general principles of
national law;
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c. Award of the points shall be based on the following parameters:
15. Non- compliance of the rules mentioned in Clause VII above shall attract severe
penalties.
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Moot Problem
Subhpreet Singh, a Medical Professional, residing and working in the Canada,
while his parents lived in Ludhiana, India, met Priyanka Kaur, an IT Professional
other and began to stay in touch. After mutual discussions between the families,
it was agreed that Subhpreet would marry Priyanka when he will return to India in
August 2020. Accordingly, when he returned, on 20th August, 2020 the wedding
After the wedding, the couple spent few days at Subhpreet’s parent’s home in
Ludhiana; however, the marriage was not consummated. The newlyweds bid each
other goodbye as Subhpreet left for Canada on 27th August, 2020 but before leav-
ing, he promised Priyanka that he would send her the ticket and visa so that they
On 5th October, 2020, Subhpreet happily welcomed his wife at the airport, Canada
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and they started living together at their matrimonial home. Priyanka for some
reason or the other avoided the consummation of the marriage and Subhpreet
decided to give her some space and did not push the matter. However, in Novem-
ber, Subhpreet began noticing drastic changes in Priyanka’s behavior; she sud-
denly became very violent and withdrew herself from her husband’s company.
After withdrawing from her husband’s company, she began to scream and fight
with her husband on daily basis and often hurt herself in the process. One day, Pri-
yanka filed a complaint against her husband alleging domestic violence and Sub-
hpreet remained in police custody for a few days. Subhpreet, tired from all the
harassment, in December 2020, filed two suits against Priyanka- one being a peti-
tion for annulment of marriage and another being a suit for damages for malicious
prosecution before the Canadian Court and the summons were served upon Pri-
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Thereafter, during the pendency of the suits, Priyanka abandoned the
proceedings and left for India on 13th February, 2021 because of which the Candian
marriage of the parties on 20th April, 2021. Further, the Court also decreed the suit
$50,000/- as damages.
However, after returning to India, Priyanka filed a suit of divorce u/s 13 Hindu Mar-
riage Act on the ground of cruelty and dowry demand before the Gurugram
Family Court on 15th June, 2021 against Subhpreet. Upon receipt of notice from
The Family Court dismissed the application on the ground that the decree of
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annulment of marriage granted by Canadian Court was without jurisdiction.
Aggrieved by the order of the Family Court, Subhpreet approached the Punjab
and Haryana High Court for relief. Matter is listed for final hearing on 15th August,
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STEERING COMMITTEE
Chief Patron
Faculty Co-convener
Prof. (Dr.) Tabrej Ahmad Ms. Amanat Kahlon
(Sr. Executive Director, (Assistant Professor, UILS)
Management & UILS)
Mr. Naresh
Patron (Assistant Professor, UILS)
Prof. (Dr.) O. P. Midha
(Director, UILS) Ms. Avlin
(Assistant Professor, UILS)
Co-Patron
Prof. (Dr.) Mohd Imran Student Members
(Associate Director, UILS)
Mr. Shivam Mittal
Coordinator (Student Joint Convener,
Dr. Mukesh Kumar Moot Court Society, UILS)
(Chairperson,
+91-8572875107
Moot Court Society, UILS)
Mr. Aksh Grover
Faculty Convener
(Student Member,
Dr. Hardeep Kaur Moot Court Society, UILS)
(HOD, B.B.A. LL.B.)
+91-8755125500
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