Ninth Mahamana Malviya National Moot Court Competition by Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

Banaras Hindu University was founded by the great nationalist leader, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, in 1916 with the cooperation of great personalities like Dr. Annie Besant, who perceived it as the University of India.

The Faculty of Law is one of the earliest faculties established in the Banaras Hindu University. The legal luminaries like Sir Ras Behari Ghosh and Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru were the earlier Deans.

It offers various academic programs to generate especially skilled global legal professionals. The Faculty of Law, BHU has a hundred-year-old history that is incomparable to any traditional institution in this country. This fine law institution has produced great legal luminaries in the past and continues to produce the world's greatest minds to serve in the legal field.

About the Moot

This is the 9th edition of the prestigious Mahamana Malaviya National Moot Court Competition. In the previous editions, students of leading universities from all over the country have participated in this competition. Esteemed members of the Bar Council, as well as the Judiciary, were invited as judges to the various rounds of the competition. We are looking forward to providing a wonderful mooting experience to all the participants even this year.

Eligibility

The competition is open to bonafide undergraduate students from recognized Colleges/Institutions/Universities currently pursuing Bachelor's Degree in Law either 3 Year LL.B. or 5 Year LL.B. Programme.

Team Composition

The participating team shall comprise a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of three (3) members. In a team of two (2) members, both the members shall be designated as ‘Speakers’. In a team of three (3) members, two members shall be designated as ‘Speakers’ and the third member of the team shall be designated as a ‘Researcher’. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to bar any team from participating in the Competition.

Prizes

Winning Team - ₹30,000

Runners Up - ₹20,000

Best Speaker - ₹7,000

Best Memorial - ₹7,000

Important Deadlines

Release of Moot Problem - 15 February 2022

Last Date for Provisional Registration - 24 February 2022

Submission of Memorials - 15 March 2022

Result of Memorial Evaluation - 22 March 2022

Last Date for Final Registration - 24 March 2022

REGISTRATION

• All the teams willing to participate in the ‘9th Mahamana Malaviya National Moot Court Competition, 2022’ must express their willingness for the same by mailing a duly filled scanned copy of the Registration Form (annexed with this brochure). The mail shall be sent to bhumoot2022@gmail.com with the subject “Registration for 9th Mahamana Malaviya National Moot Court Competition, 2022” on or before February 24, 2022, 11:59 PM IST. This shall be considered as provisional registration of the participating institution.

• All the provisionally registered teams will have to submit their memorials (For Petitioner and Respondent) latest by 15 March 2022, 11:59 PM IST.

• A list of top 24 teams based on their memorial scores will be permitted to proceed with the final registration. Teams shall be intimated of the same by 22 March 2022, 11:59 PM IST.

• Teams qualifying for the final registration shall have to deposit a participating fee of ₹3,000 latest by 24 March 2022, 11:59 PM IST. The details of payment method will be intimated along with the result of memorial evaluation on 22 March.

• In case any of the shortlisted 24 teams fails to make the payment by the above-mentioned date, will automatically forfeit its claim to participate in the competition. In case of forfeiture by one or more teams, the subsequent waitlisted teams will be informed and given an opportunity to complete their registration after the submission of the fee within a stipulated time allocated to them in this regard.

• The registration will be deemed complete only once the soft copy of payment receipt along with the registration form is duly mailed to bhumoot2022@gmail.com and the confirmation of the same will be sent to the teams.

• In case of any dispute, discrepancy, differences, etc., the final discretion shall vest with the Organizing Committee of the 9th Mahamana Malaviya National Moot Court Competition, 2022 and its decision shall be final and binding. Furthermore, the Organizing Committee also reserves the right to cancel the registration of any team at any stage in case of misconduct, incapacity or for any other improper act or likewise.

Note - Only 24 best teams, judged on the basis of the result Memorial evaluation, shall be allowed to participate in the competition.

For more, refer to the competition brochure.

Contact Details

For seeking clarifications, following persons can be contacted:

1. Ravi Mishra, Student Member, Moot Court Committee (+ 91 9871441266)

2. Anshuman Jaiswal, Student Member, Moot Court Committee (+91 7905274997)

3. Shivangi Singh, Student Member, Moot Court Committee (+91 9305171253)

Email us at - bhumoot2022@gmail.com

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