About Amity University, Patna:
Amity University Patna is one of the latest proud additions in the legacy of the 25 years of Amity Education Group of India, set up with a vision to contribute in nation-building through excellence in higher education, research and innovation. It is setup under Bihar Private UniversityAct, 2013 through Bihar Private University (Amendment) Act 2017 vide a notification in Bihar Gazette in the year 2017. Amity University is ranked amongst top 3% Universities globally by QS 2018 ranking. Amity University has more than 150,000 students pursuing 300 programs across campuses in India and abroad. Amity University has facilitated more than 36,000 on campus placements in the past years. Amity University Patna is yet another landmark University by Amity Education Group to revolutionize the Indian Education system by providing globally benchmarked, research and employment-oriented education.
Amity Law School (ALS):
The Amity Law School has been established under Amity University Patna to achieve world-class legal education in the State. In its constant pursuit to excellence, it is always endeavouring to create a legacy of leadership, professional Acumen and excellence. The school strives to exceed the benchmarks of educational standards and constantly innovates in its processes and methodologies in legal education. Amity Law School of Amity University Patna is recognised and approved by Bar Council of India and is offering B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), BBA.LL.B. (Hons.) and LL.B. (Hons.) Programs to the student community. These programs seek to promote multi-disciplinary analysis of the socio-legal problems by designing its course-structure and teaching methods to realize these objectives. The methods of teaching in the Law School include lecture discussions, case law analysis, moot court training, project assignment and placement programmes. In addition, the school organizes seminars on contemporary legal issues, conducts clinical courses and trains students in legal research and legal writing. By the time a student completes the programme, he/she will be fully equipped with the required theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the field of law to become a full-fledged responsible member of the legal profession.
About the Event:
1st Justice Anil Kumar Upadhyay Memorial National Moot Court Competition is the first edition of the National Moot Court Competition hosted by Amity Law School at Amity University, Patna Campus, in the memory Late Justice Anil Kumar Upadhyay, Hon’ble Judge Patna High Court, who was closely associated with Amity Patna Family and was integral part of the esteemed institution and on several occasions blessed the institution through his presence and valuable knowledge.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Anil Kumar Upadhyay was born on 4th December, 1962. He did his schooling from Miller High School, Patna and A.N. College, Patna respectively. After his graduation from Magadh University, he went on to pursue LL.B and LL.M from Patna Law College, Patna University. He was awarded a Ph.D degree by Patna University for his research on “A Comparative study of Freedom of Speech and Expression in American, British and Indian Constitutional Law”, in the year 1992.
Justice Upadhyay enrolled as an Advocate at the Hon’ble Patna High Court on 5th of September, 1986. He had a natural affinity for teaching, he worked as part time lecturer, faculty of law in Commerce College, Magadh University from August 22, 1988 to 2010. He served as part time lecturer in Patna Law College from 1989 to 1996 and 2004 to 2006 and also worked as Visiting Faculty in Chanakya National Law University from 2007 to May 2017. Justice Upadhyay served as Standing Counsel, Patna High Court, Patna from December 2010 to May 2017. He was a Counsel for Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa, Samastipur from 2010 to 2016, Bihar Agriculture University, Sabbour, Bhagalpur from 2010 to April 2017, Dr. RajendraPrasad Central Agriculture University, Pusa from January 2017 to May 2017 and also worked as Panel counsel for Dental Council of India from 2015 to May 2017.
Justice Upadhyay took oath as an Additional Judge, Patna High Court on 22nd of May, 2017 and was elevated as a permanent judge of the Hon’ble Patna High Court on 8th April, 2019. In a very short period, he established himself as a Judge with an open and independent mind and great Scholar. His passion for law was reflected in his judgements and his vast knowledge of the subject. He was remarked as an outstanding teacher and an Advocate par excellence, praised for being a perfect Gentleman and an epitome of simplicity. Justice Dr. Anil Kumar Upadhyay was a respected Advocate, a celebrated Judge and loved Academician who had a great regard for the subject of law.
The National Moot Court Competition serves as a beacon, drawing together some of India’s most talented and brightest law students. Through this prestigious event, Amity Law School aims to ignite the flame of educational excellence and legal acumen among law students nationwide. Emphasizing a holistic approach to legal education, Amity Law School fosters a scholarly environment that transcends traditional textbooks. Here, the study of law is deeply rooted in its fundamental purpose—to uphold justice and serve humanity.
At Amity Law School, students are immersed in a vibrant and enriching environment, brimming with intellectual stimulation, professional support, and progressive thinking. It is this dynamic atmosphere that nurtures well-rounded lawyers and accomplished legal professionals. Through participation in the National Moot Court Competition, students hone their advocacy skills and gain invaluable experience, thus contributing to their overall growth and development.
The dedication of Amity Law School in organizing such esteemed events stems from its commitment to setting high standards and fostering excellence year after year. With open arms, the institution welcomes all participants, extending best wishes for success and prosperity throughout the competition.
Event Details:
Date: 10th May 2024 – 11th May 2024
Mode: Online Mode
Eligibility Criteria:
Students pursuing 3 years or 5 year Law Course are eligible to participate in this competition. Only one team can participate from each institution and each team shall only consist of three members i.e. two speaker and one researcher.
General Rules:
- The oral rounds shall be conducted online on a live video conferencing platform.
The details of the platform shall be shared to the teams via mail.
- The language of the competition will be English.
- Each team shall consist of three (3) members. Teams shall have two (2) Speakers, &
One (1) researcher.
- All the participants are required to be in Formal Uniform.
- All the three members of the team, should belong to the same Institute.
No cross teams i.e. members of different institutes/universities, shall be allowed.
- Each team should identify such speakers and researcher at the time of registration.
How to Register?
Interested Teams are required to first fill the Registration Form and pay the Registration Fees of Rs.2000/- + GST
To register: Click here.
Thereafter, the Organizing committee will confirm the Registration of the respective team through an official email in which teams will be provided with their Team Code.
Important Dates:
- Commencement of Registration: 4th April, 2024.
- Last Date of Registration: 28th April, 2024 by 11.30 p.m. (IST).
- Last date for Submission of Soft Copies of Memorials: 6th May, 2024.
- Inaugurals & Preliminary Round: 10th May, 2024.
- Quarter Final Round: 10th May, 2024.
- Semi- Finals & Final Round: 11th May, 2024.
Awards:
- Winners of the Final Round will be awarded with the cash prize of Rs 10,000/- and a certificate.
- Runner-up of the Final Round will be awarded with the cash prize of Rs 8,000/- and a certificate.
- “Best Speaker” will be awarded with the cash prize of Rs 3000/- and a certificate.
- “Best Researcher” will be awarded with the cash prize of Rs 3000/- and a certificate.
- Team with the highest memorial scores will be awarded with the cash prize of Rs 3000/- and the “Best Memorial” certificate.
- All the participants will be given a participation certificate and the certificates will be issued to all the participants within one month from the valedictory function and no prior request shall be entertained in any case.
Rules for Memorial:
The following requirements for memorial must be strictly followed by the participants-
- The memorials submitted for all purposes of the Competition shall strictly adhere to the rules of the competition. Each Team participating in the competition must submit one Memorial on behalf of Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s) and one on behalf of the Respondent(s).
- Appellant memorials are required to have a Blue cover and Respondent memorials are required to have a Red cover. The memorials shall not contain any form of identification apart from the team code. If any such identification or mark, symbol, etc. which has the effect of identifying the team is found on the memorial, then it shall result in instant disqualification of team.
- While sending the softcopy of the memorials in PDF format, please name the file pertaining to the Respondent as R accompanied by the team code and name the file pertaining to the Petitioner as P accompanied by the team code. For example, Respondent of team 06 should name the PDF file as R06.
- Each Team must mail a soft copy of their memorials, in PDF format only, for evaluation on or before 6th May, 2024 till 11.30 p.m. with the subject :- “Submission of Memorials for 1st Justice Anil Kumar Upadhyay Memorial National Moot Court Competition 2024”.
Guidelines for formatting:
- Structure of Memorial
- CoverPage
- TableofContents
- IndexofAuthorities
- StatementofJurisdiction
- StatementofFacts(Argumentativestatementoffactswouldattract penalties)
- IssuesRaised
- QuestionsofLaw/SummaryofArguments
- ArgumentsAdvanced
- Prayer
- Appendix(Optional)
- Team Code
The team code must be ascribed on the top right corner of the cover page.
- Content Specification
The following content specifications must be strictly adhered to-
- Font and Size (General) – Times New Roman, 12 pts
- Line Spacing (General) – 1.5 lines
- Font and Size (Footnotes)- Times New Roman, 10 pts
- Line Spacing (Footnotes) – Single line
- Page Margins -1 inch on all sides
- The citation should be in compliance with the 20th edition of Bluebook. Speaking footnotes or Endnotes are not allowed.
- Marking Criteria of Memorials:
The maximum scores for the memorials shall be 100 marks: The memorials shall be evaluated on the following criteria:
KnowledgeofLawandFacts 30Marks
ProperandArticulateAnalysis: 30Marks
ExtentandUseofResearch: 20Marks
ClarityandOrganization: 10Marks
GrammarandStyle: 10Marks
Draw of Lots:
The Draw of Lots will determine from which side the participants will present their arguments i.e., Petitioner/Plaintiff or Respondent/Defendant. The Draw of Lots will also decide which team you will be competing against (There will be no pre-decided fixtures). The sequence of participation will be decided there on.
Oral Rounds:
- Preliminary round & Quarter final.
- Each team will get a total of 20 minutes to present their case.
- Each speaker should speak for a minimum of 8 minutes.
- The time stated above includes the time required for rebuttal and surrebuttal. However, the maximum time taken forrebuttalandsurrebuttalshallnotexceed
Each team will represent Petitioner’s side or the Respondent’ side, in thesequence determined under Draw of Lots. The top 8 team based on their Total Preliminary Score in the Preliminary Round shall qualifyforthe Quarter Final Round.Total Preliminaryscoredoesnotincludethememorialscore.
- Semi final rounds and final round.
- Each team will get a total of 30 minutes to present their case.
- Each speaker shall not exceed 15 minutes to the total time.
- The time stated above includes the time required for rebuttal and surrebuttal. However, the maximum time taken forrebuttalandsurrebuttalshallnotexceed5 This will be a knockout round.
- Marketing criteria f0r rounds
Maximum scores for the oral rounds shall be 100 points per speaker, and which shall be judged on the following criteria:
| KnowledgeofLaw | 20Points |
| ApplicationofLawtoFacts | 20Points |
| Responsetoquestions&Articulation | 20Points |
| Poise,CourtesyandDemeanor | 20Points |
| TimeManagement | 10Points |
| Organization | 10Points |
General Rules for all the participants:-
- The oral rounds shall be conducted online on a live video conferencing platform. The details of the platform shall be shared to the teams via mail.
- The participation link of the meeting shall be sent to participants on their respective email IDs submitted by them in Registration Form.
- The Participants are expected to be seated in a quiet space which is free from any echo and isolated from any form of disturbances.
- The Participants must make sure that the Background is plain and sober which does not disturb the judges. Preference will be given to a White background. The participant should be visible in Portrait Mode/ Vertical Manner.
- The participants should only use their team code as their username while joining the meeting room.
- All participants should join online at least ten (10) minutes prior to the commencement of their round.
- Following are the mandatory system requirements to participate in the competition:
- Computer/Laptop with a well configured web camera.
- A stable Internet Connection
- Headphones or Earplugs that have a working microphone.
- While in a round, the participants must have their camera on all the time.
- The participants should unmute their microphone when it is their turn to present their arguments, speak or when asked by the judges or the Organizers to do so.
- The participants should not use group text feature of the Organizer’s hosting platform to communicate with one another.
- No screen sharing is allowed.
- The Organizers shall not be responsible for any loss due to slow or non-functional Internet Connection during the Competition.
In any case whatsoever, the decision of the Organizers shall be final and binding.
For Moot Propostition: Click here.
For any query contact:
Faculty Convenor (MCA):
Ms. Khushbu Prasad- kprasad@ptn.amity.edu
Mr. Pratik Sharwann- pratiksharwann@gmail.com
Student Convenor (MCA):
Mr. SiddharthAnand – 9304216293
Ms. Adya Pandey- 7858935863
Student Co-ordinator (MCA):
Mr. JiviteshSisodia- 8651260175
Mr. Harshvardhan- 9508759767
Student Secretary (MCA)
Ms. FariyaSharaf – 9931365942
Chief Patron:
Dr.Atul Chauhan
Chancellor
Amity University
Mentors:
Shri U. Ramachandran
Sr. Vice President
Amity Education Group
Shri Gauravh Gupta
Vice President
Amity Education Group
Patron:
Dr.Vivekanand Pandey
Vice Chancellor
Amity University, Patna
Convenors:
Ms.Khushbu Prasad
Asst. Professor, Amity Law School
Mr. Pratik Sharwann
Asst. Professor, Amity Law School
Organising secretary:
Dr.Sushil Kumar, DCOE