9TH JAMIA NATIONAL

MOOT COURT
COMPETITION, 2022
[ONLINE]
(3rd to 5th June, 2022)

organized by
MOOT COURT ASSOCIATION,
Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia
Islamia
 ABOUT JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
Jamia Millia Islamia, an institution originally established at Aligarh
in United Provinces, India in 1920 became a Central University by
an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988. In Urdu language, Jamia
means ‘University’, and Millia means ‘National’.

The story of its growth from a small institution in the pre-

independence India to a central university located in New Delhi—
offering integrated education from nursery to research in
specialized areas—is a saga of dedication, conviction and vision of a
people who worked against all odds and saw it growing step by
step. They “built up the Jamia Millia stone by stone and sacrifice by
sacrifice,” said Sarojini Naidu, the nightingale of India.

In the list of the Faculties in the University, Faculty of Law was

added in 1989 along with eight other faculties, with more than 40
departments within them. Many new courses and programmes at
UG and PG levels have since been added. Besides its Nine faculties,
the Jamia has a number of centres of learning and research, like
AJK-Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC), Academy of
International Studies etc. The Jamia is also marching ahead in the
field of Information Technology (IT). It offers various
undergraduate and postgraduate IT courses. Apart from this, the
Jamia has a campus wide network which connects a large number
of its departments and offices.

In 2020, Jamia Millia Islamia was ranked 1st among all central
universities in the country in rankings released by Ministry of
Education of India. In December 2021, the university received an
'A++' ranking by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
 ABOUT FACULTY OF LAW, JAMIA
MILLIA ISLAMIA
The Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia was established in 1989. At the
outset, a three-year LL.B. programme was introduced. Over the past
two decades, the Faculty has made significant progress in terms of
restructuring Courses and Syllabi, experimenting with innovative
techniques of imparting legal education and strengthening its clinical
programme in order to give due emphasis to the expanding horizons of
the legal profession.

In its continuous endeavours the Faculty has since introduced a five

year integrated B.A.LL.B (Hons.) Programme from the academic session
2002-2003 thereby replacing the three year Course; a two year Post-
graduate Programme (LL.M.) in three specialized streams of Personal
Laws, Corporate Laws and Criminal Laws and a Ph.D. programme, both
having commenced from the academic session 2000- 2001.

The Faculty of Law has established a Legal Services Clinic with a whole
range of legal aid programmes in the agenda. In fact, the students of our
faculty have undergone training for Para-Legal Volunteers under the
aegis of the National Legal Services Authority. The students have also
been participating in Moot Courts, Client Counseling and other literary
and debating activities and have won several laurels. The Faculty of Law
organizes Moot Courts within the class rooms, Intra Class Moot Court
Competitions and National Moot Court Competitions.

The students of the Faculty have been regularly associating with

Lawyers, Law Firms, Corporate and NGOs. Besides, the curriculum of
the Five Year Law Course includes four intensive practical training
modules. The Faculty of Law has been ranked 7th in the 'Law' category
of NIRF 2021.
ABOUT THE MOOT COURT ASSOCIATION

The 9th Jamia National Moot Court Competition, 2022, is being

organized by the Moot Court Association of the Faculty of Law,
Jamia Millia Islamia. The Association is a student-run body that
administers and promotes excellence in Mooting and Legal
Research activities at Jamia. It comprises of two committees
namely the Moot Court Committe and the Research Committee.
The Moot Court Committee has Md. Maaz Alam and Syeda Mehar
Ejaz as its two Conveners and Nabira Farman as the Co-Convener.
The Research Committee is also headed by two Conveners- Arisha
Nusrat and Mohit Kumar Tanwar.

Both the Committees have been consistent in organizing events

related to National and International Moot Court Competitions,
Legal Research and Publication, Avenues in Higher Education and
many more that play key role in honing the skills of a law student.
 TIMELINE FOR THE
COMPETITION
Release of Moot Proposition & Rules 1st May 2022

Last date for Request for Clarification 9th May 2022

Last Date of Provisonal Registration 10th May 2022

Release of Clarification Results 12th May 2022

Last Date of Final Registration and 15th May 2022

Payment

Allotment of Team Codes 17th May 2022

Last Date for Submission of Soft Copies of

25th May 2022
Memorials

Draw of Lots and Exchange of Memorials 2nd June 2022

Inaugural, Preliminary 1 and

3rd June 2022
Researcher's Test

Preliminary Round 2 & Quater Finals 4th June 2022

Semi-Finals, Final Round & E-

5th June 2022
Valedictory Function
 RULES & REGULATIONS
I. ORGANISATION OF THE COMPETITION [VIRTUAL PLATFORM
DESCRIPTION]

The Oral Rounds shall be conducted through Google Meet. The

participants shall receive a link for their respective courtrooms. Each
Virtual Courtroom shall only consist of the team members, Judges,
ushers and Bailiff. However, the Organisers may on several instances
join in any of the Court Rooms for the inspection. Each person in the
Virtual Court Room shall keep their video turned on and the mics
turned off and only such person shall keep their mics turned on
whenever they are required to speak.
Please note, that the organisers may also switch to a different platform
if any technical issue arises, and the same shall be notified to all the
teams in advance.

1.1. Administration
The 9th Jamia National Moot Court Competition is organized by the
Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia through its virtual platform. The
Competition is to be held from 3rd to 5th June, 2022 through the
Virtual Platform of Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi -
110025.

1.2. Language
The Competition shall be conducted in the English language only.

1.3. Structure of the Competition

The Competition will have 32 teams as participants. These teams will
be selected on a first-come-first-serve basis i.e. the first 32 teams to
complete the registration and payment process will be selected for the
competition.
1.4. Interpretation of the Rules
The Faculty Coordinator shall serve as the final authority for the
implementation and interpretation of these Rules.

II. PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY

2.1. Eligibility
Each Institution offering an undergraduate LL.B. Degree Course (3 and 5
Year course) is eligible to participate in the competition. Each Institution
can send only one team. The Competition is only open to students in LL.B.
Undergraduate Degree Courses.

2.2. Team Composition

a. Each team shall consist of three members. The substitution of any Team
Member is not allowed except with the permission of the organizers.
b. Every team shall consist of two speakers and one researcher.
c. A researcher shall be allowed to argue instead of a speaker only with the
permission of the Court.
d. Each team shall be provided with a team code by the organising
committee which shall be mandatorily mentioned on the top right corner of
the front page of the memorials.

III. REGISTRATION

a. Teams must provisionally register themselves by 10th May, 2022 through

the following online Google Form: https://forms.gle/E7F5R9KJwSevt5Cv7
(Kindly read all the instructions before registering). Consent form/ Bona fide
certificate from the respective institution shall be required as a part of
registration process. (Please refer Annexure-A for the format of the Consent
form/ Bona fide certificate.
b. The first 32 teams who have successfully registered in accordance with
clause (a) above shall be allowed to make the payment, details of which shall
be sent via email.
c. The Registration Fee for this competition is Rupees Two thousand Five
Hundred only (2500/-). The final date for payment of fees is 15th May, 2022.
d. The Registration Fee must be paid by all the teams and the copy of
such transaction must be sent to [email protected]
by 15th May, 2022 (11:59 PM IST).
e. All the teams which successfully register for the competition and
participate in the Oral Rounds after submitting the soft copy of their
memorials shall be awarded Certificate of Participation.
f. Kindly provide an Email Id for the convenience. Each Participant
must provide their Name, Year of Study, Mobile number (WhatsApp
preferably), and Email Id.
g. All such communication shall essentially take place through E-mails
and WhatsApp. Only the contact person from each team shall be added
to a whatsapp group, one day prior to the commencement of the
competition, for general queries as well as quick information.
h. The Google Form must be filled once by each team and College
Identity Card of each participant must be also be uploaded with the
Google Forms. The section for the same has been created in the forms.
i. In case the participant(s) of the team is not in possession of their
college identity card and is unable to send the copy of such Identity
card, then in such a case, the entire team must request their concerned
faculty’s Moot Court Society/Moot Court Committee/Dean/HOD to
send an email for registration of such team through their official email
declaring that the student(s)/team which intends to participate in this
moot is a bona fide student of such college. The email must be sent
[email protected]
j. Team Codes shall be allotted to all the registered teams by 17th May,
2022.

IV. MEMORIALS

4.1. Memorial Submission

a. Each Team participating in the Competition must prepare one
Memorial on behalf of the Petitioner and one on behalf of the
Respondent.
b. The teams must send the soft copy of their memorials from both sides
by 25th May 2022 (11:59 P.M. IST) for evaluation at :
[email protected]
c. The memorial scores shall be announced to all the registered teams
after the completion of the Competition.
d. Memorials submitted beyond the deadline shall not be evaluated. No
extensions will be granted with respect to this deadline.

4.2 Memorial Format

a. All soft copies of the Memorial submitted must be in Microsoft Word
Document format (.doc/.docx).
b. All pages of the Memorial must be of A4 size with an equal margin on
each side.
c. The font style and size of the text of all parts of the Memorial,
excluding the Cover Page and page numbers, must be in Times New
Roman 12-mark. The Footnotes shall be in Times New Roman 10-mark.
d. The text of all parts of the Memorial must be in 1.5 line spacing, except
for the Cover Page and footnotes. The footnotes can be separated with
single line spacing.
e. Harvard Bluebook (20th edition) style of citation should be followed in
the Memorials.

4.3 Memorial Content

a. The Memorials should contain the following sections:
Cover Page coloured differently for Petitioner and Respondent.
i) Blue Cover – Petitioner
ii) Red Cover – Respondent
Table of Contents
Index of Authorities
Statement of Facts
Summary of Arguments
Arguments Advanced; and
Prayer
b. The Arguments Advanced should not exceed 20 pages. Non-
compliance will result in a penalty of 1 mark per additional page.
c. Harvard Bluebook (20th edition) style of citation should be followed.
Non-compliance will result in a penalty of 1 mark per page detected.

4.4 Memorial Evaluation

The Memorials of Each Team shall be evaluated by a panel of three
judges. The memorials shall be evaluated on the following criteria:
Understanding of Law and extent of research- 25 Marks
Originality, Articulation and Clarity in Analysis-20 Marks
Knowledge and Integration of Facts- 20 Marks
Logical progression of Ideas and Use of Authorities- 15 Marks
Presentation and correctness of citations- 10 Marks
• Grammar- 10 Marks
TOTAL- 100 Marks

DESCRIPTION PENALTY

Failure to include all sections of the

Memorial or the inclusion of an un- Two (2) marks for each such section.
enumerated section.

Failure to include necessary information on

Two (2) marks for each such information
the cover page of the Memorial, or the use of
and each violation of the colour-code for
a colour on the cover page contrary to the
the cover page.
scheme provided.

One (1) mark per violation, subject to a

Use of incorrect font, font size or line
maximum cumulative penalty of ten (10)
spacing
marks.

One (1) mark, subject to a maximum

Substantive legal arguments (explanatory
cumulative penalty of six (6) marks.
footnotes) outside of the approved sections
Further, such arguments will not be
of the Memorial.
evaluated.
 One (1) mark, being a one-time penalty
Incorrect Margins.
only.

Excessive length of any section of the

Five (5) marks for every 1 page exceeded.
Memorial.

Two (2) marks, being a one-time penalty

Improperly prepared Index of Authorities.
only.

V. RESEARCHER'S TEST

a. There shall be a Researcher’s Test of the researchers from 32

shortlisted teams, which will be conducted by the members of the
Research Committee, headed by the convenors- Arisha Nusrat and
Mohit Kumar Tanwar and co-convenor- Huzaifa Salim. The participant
who is registered as Researcher shall only be allowed to participate in
the Researcher’s Test.
b. The test shall be conducted over google forms which shall be time-
bound. The participants must ensure a good internet connection before
beginning with the researcher’s test.
c. A google form link shall be generated and will be shared to the
participants (via email) right before the researcher's test.
d. No grievance regarding internet connectivity or other technical fault
shall be entertained by the organizers. It is advisable to use a laptop or
a PC for the researcher’s test.
e. The questions shall be objective and subjective type.
f. All the participants of the Researchers Tests must keep microphones
and camera on and log in into Google Meet, the link for which shall be
provided before the test commences.
VI. ORAL ROUNDS
7.1. Basic Rules
a. Dress Code for the Oral Rounds shall be professional business attire
and strictly black and white.
b. The participants must ensure a high speed 4G/wifi internet connection
with good audio and video facilities. It is advisable to use laptops or PC.
c. The background of the participants on the video shall be plain and
shall not contain any symbols or any representations.
d. The participants (speakers) must ensure that any noise or audio other
than the voice of the participant should not occur during the online oral
rounds. It is advisable to plan and prepare in advance accordingly.
e. In case other noises are audible and the judges find it to be disturbing,
judges may stop the pleadings and the participant may be disqualified
after a few warnings.
f. The teams must ensure that they do not disclose the identity of their
college at any stage during the competition. Any kind of canvassing shall
lead to the disqualification of the teams.
g. At the time when one participant is speaking, others are expected to
keep their microphones on mute. In case a participant is found
disturbing the other pleader anyway, he/she or his/her entire team may
be disqualified.
h. Only the participants shall be allowed to join the court rooms and no
observer or any other person (on behalf of the teams) shall be given
permission to join.

7.2 General Procedure

a. There shall be two preliminary rounds, a quarter-final, a semi-final
and a final.
b. Rebuttals and Sur-rebuttals shall be allowed.
c. The memorials shall be exchanged through emails. Exchange of
memorials shall be done based on the ranks of each memorial.
d. The Participating teams shall argue for both Petitioner/Appellant and
Respondent in one session of the Preliminary Round itself, according to
the Draw of Lots and Exchange of Memorials.
e. In case of poor internet connection, the Court will wait for 10
minutes, exceeding this time will lead to disqualification. The
organizing committee shall not be responsible for any technical
issues on the part of participants.
The same is also to be followed in case the participant does not report
on stipulated time for any reason whatsoever.

7.3 Preliminary rounds

a. Each team shall argue from both sides (Petitioner and Respondent).
b. Fixtures for the Preliminary rounds shall be based on the Exchange
of Memorials and Draw of Lots, details regarding which shall be
communicated to each team via e-mail.
c. The speaker shall be marked out of 100 marks.
d. Marks are allotted as follows:
Knowledge of facts and Interpretation of law 20 Marks.
Application of law to the facts of the case -20 Marks
Ability to answer questions -20 Marks
Style, poise, courtesy, body language -20 Marks
Time management/teamwork coordination.- 20 Marks
e. In case of a tie, the highest memorial marks will be taken into
consideration to decide the winner.
f. Each side shall plead for maximum 30 minutes in this round. It is
the discretion of the teams to decide the time they wish to reserve for
rebuttals and sur- rebuttals which shall not be more than 4 minutes
in any case.
g. A speaker shall reserve no less than 12 minutes for the pleadings.
Pleading time can be extended only at the discretion of the judges.
h. Scouting is strictly prohibited.
7.4 Quarter-Final Rounds
a. The top eight teams with the highest scores in the preliminary
rounds will be qualified for the Quarter Final Rounds
b. Fixtures for the Quarterfinals shall be based on the Draw of Lots
and Exchange of Memorials after the Preliminary Rounds.
c. Each side shall plead for 30 minutes in this round. It is totally the
discretion of the teams to decide the time they wish to reserve for
rebuttals and sur- rebuttals which shall not be more than 4 minutes
in any case.
d. A speaker shall reserve not less than 12 minutes for the pleadings.
Pleading time can be extended only on the discretion of the judges.
e. Scouting is strictly prohibited.
f. This round shall be a knock-out round and the winner from each
court room shall proceed to Semi-Final Round.

7.5 Semi-final Round/ Final Round

a. Each side shall plead for 45 minutes in this round. It is totally the
discretion of the teams to decide the time they wish to reserve for
rebuttals and sur- rebuttals which shall not be more than 4 minutes
in any case.
b. A speaker shall reserve not less than 18 minutes for the pleadings.
Pleading time can be extended only on the discretion of the judges.
c. The same pattern of fixtures as followed in the Quarter final rounds
shall also be followed in semi-final and final.
d. Scouting is strictly prohibited.
e. This round shall be a knock-out round and the winner from each
court room shall proceed to Final Round.
VII. AWARDS

8.1 Certificate of Merit:

Certificate of Merit shall be given to the Winners, Runners-up, Best
Speakers, Best Memorial and Best Researcher.

8.2 Prizes are as follows:

1. Best Team: Rs. 25,000/- + Trophy + Certificate of Merit
2. Runner-up Team: Rs. 15,000/- + Trophy + Certificate of Merit
3. Best memorial: Rs. 10,000/- + Trophy + Certificate of Merit
4. Best Speaker (Final Round): Rs. 8,000/- + Trophy + Certificate of
Merit
5. Best Speaker (Preliminary Rounds): Rs. 6,000/- + Trophy +
Certificate of Merit
6. Best Researcher: Rs. 8,000/- + Trophy + Certificate of Merit

8.4 Participation Certificate

All the teams which successfully register for the competition and
participate in the Oral Rounds after submitting the soft copy of their
memorials shall be awarded Certificate of Participation.
VIII. FROM THE MOOT COURT COMMITTEE

Any query regarding the competition can sent to:

[email protected]

1. Core Body:
Dr. Eqbal Hussain, (Dean), Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia
[email protected]
Dr. Mohd. Asad Malik, (Professor & Convenor), Faculty of
Law, Jamia Millia Islamia.
[email protected]
Dr. Faizanur Rahman, (Assistant Professor & Co-Convenor),
Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia
[email protected]

2. Student Body:
Md. Maaz Alam (Convenor), Moot Court Committee
Syeda Mehar Ejaz (Convenor), Moot Court Committee
Nabira Farman (Co-Convenor), Moot Court Committee

3. Contact Information:
Md. Maaz Alam- 70913 97559
Syeda Mehar Ejaz- 7982012905
Nabira Farman- 8789948210
Tanya Jaiswal - 7042439700
Sehar Rauf - 9319800881

NOTE: All the doubts regarding the Moot Proposition should be

sent by 9th May, 2022.
ANNEXURE-A