3RD FACULTY OF LAW (INTRA) MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2018-19

FACULTY OF LAW, JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA

16TH – 18TH NOVEMBER 2018

RULES OF THE COMPETITION

1. ORGANISATION OF THE COMPETITION

1.1. Administration: The Faculty of law (INTRA) Moot Court Competition, 2018 organized
by The Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia. The Competition is to be held from 16th
November to 18th November 2018 at The Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia.

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

1.3. Structure of the Competition: The Competition consists of Preliminary Rounds and
Advanced Rounds viz., Quarter-Finals, Semi Finals and Finals.

1.4. Interpretation of the Rules: The Faculty Convener shall serve as the final authority of
implementation and interpretation of these Rules.

2. PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY

2.1. Eligibility: Students from 1st to 3rd year pursuing their 5-year undergraduate B.A.LL.B
(Hons.) Degree Course from Faculty of Law, Jamia are eligible to participate in the
competition.

2.2. Team Composition:

a) Each team shall consist of a maximum of three members. The substitution of any Team
Member is not allowed after the registration deadline except in extenuating circumstances and
only with the written permission.
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.
3.3. Members who are a part of the Moot Court Committee shall be allowed to participate in
the competition only on a condition that their membership shall cease to exist for two months
from the date of release of the proposition. Such members are also required to submit a
separate application regarding the same.
3.4. Members of the Research Committee are also allowed to participate in the competition.

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3. REGISTRATION

3.1. Teams must confirm their participation by 21st October, 2018 by sending an email to
jmcc.jmi@gmail.com with the subject “Confirmation for Faculty of law (INTRA) Moot Court
Competition, 2018” or by giving an application in writing to the Moot Court Committee.

3.2. In case, if a team submits the Hard Copy of their Application, then must necessarily
mention the following:
a) Name of each Participant
b) Email I’d and Contact Number of each participant
3.3. The Registration Desk shall be open for the teams to get their attendance marked on 16th
November 2018. The teams must also be clear as to who will be the speakers and researcher
for the competition throughout. The same shall be clarified to the Moot Court Committee on
the Registration Desk itself.

4. MEMORIAL

4.1. Each memorial shall necessarily consist of the following and only the following
sections:

a) Cover Page
b) Table of Contents
c) List of Abbreviations
d) Index of Authorities
e) Statement of Jurisdiction (1 page)
f) Statement of Facts (1 page)
g) Issues Raised (1page)
h) Summary of Arguments (2 pages)
i) Written Submissions (20 pages)
j) Prayer (1 page)

Note:- Non-compliance with the page limits prescribed above shall entail penalty as laid down
further in the rules.

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4.2. Each memorial shall have the following and only the following on its cover page:
a) The team code on the top right-hand corner of the cover page.
b) The name and place of the forum.
c) The relevant legal provision under which filed.
d) Name of parties and their status.
e) Memorial Filed on Behalf of Appellant/Claimant/Respondent.

4.3. A team code shall be assigned to each of the participating teams at the culmination of
Registration formalities by 30th October 2018 on their respective email ids. Names of the
participants or of the institution being represented must not be mentioned anywhere in the
memorial. Any other mark, character or text that reveals the identity of the team members or
of the institution being represented would also be considered a violation of this Rule.
Violation of this Rule shall attract severe penalty at the sole discretion of the Competition
Administrator.

4.4. The hard copies of the memorial must bear a cover page in conformity with the following
scheme -
Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s): Blue;
Respondent(s): Red

4.5. Submission of Memorial: The electronic copy of each memorial must reach the
following e-mail address: jmcc.jmi@gmail.com latest by, 10th November 2018 (at or before
23:59 hours IST) with the subject of the e-mail being ‘Memorial Submission by Team Code-
……..’. The teams must submit 4 hard copies of their memorial from each side to the Moot
Court Committee latest by 12th November 2018. Delay in submission shall attract penalty as
enlisted further in the rules.

4.6. The memorials must only be submitted in ‘.doc’ or ‘.docx’ format on the given email
I’d.

7. The file names of the soft copy of the memorial must contain only the team code and the
side being represented in the following format: TC23-A or TC23-R, where ‘A’ and ‘R’
represent the ‘Appellants’ and ‘Respondents’ set out in the Proposition, and ‘TC’ along with
a number represent the Team Code.
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5. MEMORIAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

Memorial shall be evaluated on the following criteria:

Criterion Marks
Application and appreciation of facts 20
Identification of Issues 10
Structuring and presentation of Issues 10
Application of Legal Principles, Authorities and precedents 20

Ingenuity and logical reasoning 20

Lucidity and writing skills 10
Proper Footnoting and formatting 10
Total 100

5. PENALTY CRITERIA FOR EACH MEMORIAL:

Penalties shall be deducted after each such memorial has been evaluated.

Description Penalty
Failure to include all sections of the Memorial Two (2) marks for each such section.
or the inclusion of an un-enumerated section.
Failure to include necessary information on the Two (2) marks for each such information and
cover page of the Memorial, or the use of a each violation of the color-code for the cover
color on the cover page contrary to the scheme page.
provided.
Delay in submission of memorials Three (3) marks on the first day of delay, with
five (5) marks per day for every day thereafter,
subject to a maximum cumulative penalty of
eighteen (18) marks.
Use of incorrect font, font size or line spacing. One (1) mark per violation, subject to a
maximum cumulative penalty of ten (10)
marks.

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Substantive legal arguments (explanatory One (1) mark, subject to a maximum
footnotes) outside of the approved sections of cumulative penalty of six (6) marks. Further,
the Memorial. such arguments will not be evaluated.
Incorrect Margins. One (1) mark, being a one-time penalty only.
Excessive length of any section of the Five (5) marks for every 1 page exceeded.
Memorial.
Improperly prepared Index of Authorities. Two (2) marks, being a one-time penalty only

6. RESEARCHER’S TEST
6.1. There shall be a researcher’s test which will be conducted on 16th November 2018 after
the Registration at the Registration Desk.
6.2. No member, other than the researcher shall allowed to write the Researcher’s Test.

7. ORAL SUBMISSION

7.1. The language of the Court shall be English only.

7.2. The time limit for the oral submissions shall be 16 minutes for each team. This shall
include the submissions of both the speakers from the team and the time reserved for
rebuttal/sur-rebuttal. The team cannot allocate less than 6 minutes to either speaker.
7.3. Only one speaker from each team shall be permitted to rebut/sur-rebut, as the case may
be. The sur-rebuttal shall be limited to the rebuttals made by the team. If the
Appellant/Petitioner waives rebuttal, Respondent’s sur-rebuttal is automatically waived as
well.
7.4. The time split between the speakers must be communicated to the bailiff prior to the
commencement of each round.
7.5. There shall be no communication, oral, written or in any other manner whatsoever,
between team members seated on the table and the speaker making oral submissions.
7.6. Teams shall not be permitted to use any electronic devices while their rounds are in
session.
7.7. The teams shall not disclose, in any manner whatsoever, for the entire duration of the
rounds, either their own individual identities to anyone, and specially to the judges.

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 7.8. Teams can pass on compendium comprising sources they cite in their memorial, if so
requested by the judges, or if they wish to produce it before the judges.
7.9. In every round of the Competition, teams arguing for Petitioner/Claimant/
Complainant/Applicant will argue their case first.

8. EVALUATION OF ORAL SUBMISSIONS:

The evaluation would be done on the following criteria:

Criterion Marks
Structure, Articulation & Clarity 25
Application of Legal Principles and Use of Authorities 25
Knowledge and Marshalling of Facts 20
Persuasiveness, Ingenuity & Response to Questions 20
Court Etiquette, Presentation Style and Time Management 20
Total 100

9. SCOUTING

9.1. No member of any team will be permitted to hear the arguments in any court room in
which that team is not one of the contesting teams whilst that team is still in the Competition.
The organizers may take appropriate action, including disqualification from the Competition,
against any team found to be scouting through a team member or through any other means.

9.2. However, every team shall be allowed to witness the final round.

10. EXCHANGE OF MEMORIALS

10.1. There shall be an exchange of memorial between the respective opposing teams, in
accordance with the fixtures as determined by a draw of lots, prior to all the rounds of the
Competition.

10.2. The teams are prohibited from making any marks on the exchanged memorial.

10.3. The teams are prohibited from making any copies of the exchanged memorial.

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 10.4. At the conclusion of their respective rounds, the teams are required to return the
exchanged memorial to the bailiffs of the Court where the round is so conducted.

10. AWARDS
The awards shall comprise of the following:

• Winners (Winners’ Certificate; Trophy)

• Runners-Up (Runners’ Certificate; Trophy)
• Best Speaker Male (Certificate of Merit; Trophy)
• Best Speaker Female (Certificate of Merit; Trophy)
• Best Researcher (Certificate of Merit; Trophy)
• Best Memorial (Certificate of Merit; Trophy)

11. CLARIFICATION
• Dr. Faizanur Rahman, Subject Adviser
• Yamina Rizvi, Convener, Moot Court Committee, Ph. No. +91- 8318834015
• Mohd Yasin, Co-Convener, Moot Court Committee, Ph. No. +91- 9648594449
• Sumaiya Khan, Co-Convener, Moot Court Committee, Ph. No. +91- 9971607467

NOTE: All clarifications/questions regarding the Moot Problem should be sent to

jmcc.jmi@gmail.com by 28th October, 2018. Moreover, he drafters of the Moot Proposition shall
not be entitled to help anyone/team with the Moot Proposition, and shall also not act as mentors
of any team. The drafters of the Moot Proposition are:
1. YAMINA RIZVI (5TH YEAR)
2. MOHD YASIN (4TH YEAR)
3. MUSHEER ZAIDI (4TH YEAR)
4. SUMAIYA KHAN (4TH YEAR)
However, it will be open for the participants/teams to seek any help regarding the competition in
general from the aforementioned names.

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 TIMELINE OF THE COMPETITION

Release of Moot Proposition & Rules 17th October 2018

Last date for Registration 21st October 2018
Request for Clarification 28th October 2018
Release of Clarification Results 30th October 2018
Allotment of Team Codes 30th October 2018
Last date for Submission of 10th November 2018
Soft Copies of Memorials
Last date for Submission of 12th November 2018
Hard Copies of Memorials
Results of Memorial 14th November 2018
Registration of teams at the Registration Desk 16th November 2018
& Inaugural Function
Researcher’s Test 16th November 2018
Preliminary Rounds & Quarter-finals 17th November 2018
Semi-finals, Final Round, & 18th November 2018
Valedictory Function

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