Types of Moot Courts

Moot Courts of Imaginary Cases

 Introduction
Moot Courts are meant for preparing the law students
to present legal cases for practical training of
lawyering. The law students get opportunity to know
the practical aspects of pleadings of cases, preparing
written statements, framing issues, besides examining
and cross examining the witnesses. For gaining
practical knowledge, the law students get opportunity
to argue the cases before the moot courts. In this way,
the law students develop their legal knowledge
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and practical skill of lawyering through moot
courts. The modes of moot courts can be
classified as-
(1) Moot Courts of Imaginary Cases
(2) Moot Court of Decided Cases
(3) Moot Court on Specific Topic
Moot Court of Imaginary Cases
Moot Courts are organised of imaginary cases.
The law students are divided into groups to
represent the two sides of the case. Each group
is assigned all aspects of the case of the
opposite party. The law-students who
participate in moot court divide their case
according to their convenience and choice.
 Case- Civil or Criminal
The imaginary case may be either civil or
criminal. It may be either for presenting writ-
petition, or for presenting application for
claiming reliefs through courts. The law
students have to tackle all aspects of work of
lawyering in the cases before the moot courts.
 Strategy for Mooters
In a civil case, one party has to present the
plaint before the court of competent
jurisdiction. The concerned party has to give
description of the court before which he has to
file the suit. The names, description and places
of residences of the plaintiffs and defendants
are to be given in the plaint.
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The concerned party has to state therein the
facts, causes of action and the reliefs claimed
and about the court-fees paid. In the
description of the case, the details of the
property is to be written, so as to identify it
with boundaries of number of record of
settlement or survey, in accordance with the
provisions of C.P.C.
Procedure after filing the Plaint
After the plaint is filed, the opposite party is
informed and given opportunity to file written-
statement either for accepting or denying the
facts of the plaint. The written statement is
prepared after examining the details of the
plaint in accordance with the procedure
contained in Order VIII of Civil Procedure Code.
Skills involved in Drafting of plaint
Drafting of Plaint is an art and it must describe
clearly the facts of the case. The plaint must be
divided into paragraphs and narrate the
sequence of events date-wise. Under the plaint
the cause of action, the place and the dates of
cause of action, the valuation of the case and
the reliefs claimed must be clearly mentioned.
Preparation of Arguments for the
case
The arguments of the case is to be prepared
cleverly because it is the touchstone to obtain
victory in the case. So the arguments are to be
prepared to satisfy the judge about the veracity
of the plaint. The mooters have to prepare the
arguments in accordance with the pleadings of
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The admission and denial of the opposite party
and the witnesses have to be kept in mind while
arguing the case. The strongest points in favour
of the plaintiff have to be kept in mind by the
mooters to present them before the court to
obtain victory in the case.