KIIT University 5th National Moot Court Competition 2017

Organization : KIIT University
Competition Name : 5th National Moot Court Competition 2017
Application Last Date : 10th July, 2017
Competition Date : 8th to 10th September, 2017
Applicable For : 3 year & 5 year law degree courses from any University
Prize : Rs. 1,95,000
Location : Bhubaneswar

Download Brochure: https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/23723-OfficialBrochure.pdf
Website : https://klsmcs.kls.kiit.ac.in/
Home Page : http://www.kiit.ac.in/

National Moot Court Competition :

The Competition is structured as per the following format
I. Memorial Rounds (Only 32 teams shall be selected)

Related : JNU Jaipur V.S. Mani Memorial International Law Moot Court Competition 2017 : www.contest.net.in/23721.html

II. Oral Rounds:
a) Preliminary Rounds
b) Quarter Finals
c) Semi-Finals
d) Grand Finale

Eligibility :
Students of three year and five year law degree courses from any University / Law School / College / Department are eligible to apply for registration of their team. However, a maximum of one team shall be allowed to participate from any one University / Law School / College / Department.

Team Composition :
** Each team shall consist only of three members, comprising of two speakers and one researcher.

** Any alteration of the names of the team members shall be informed in writing to that effect, addressed to the Director, School of Law, KIIT University, by the Vice Chancellor / Dean / Director / Head of the Department of the University / School / Department / College of Law, of the team requesting such alteration.

** However any such alteration shall be permitted only once.
** Once the Competition commences, the team composition cannot be altered under any circumstances whatsoever.
** Inability of any team member to participate in accordance with the rules of this Competition shall lead to immediate disqualification of the team from the Competition.

Preliminary Round :
** To determine the order of participation in the preliminary rounds of the event, all the selected registered teams shall participate in a draw of lots to be conducted for that purpose.
** Such draw of lots shall take place on the 8th of September 2016, immediately after the inaugural function.
** The exchange of memorials and orientation of the teams shall be conducted immediately after the draw of lots.
** For the preliminary rounds, every team shall argue twice: once for petitioner and once for respondent ( Prelims-I and Prelims-II round).
** No two teams shall face each other more than once in the preliminary rounds.
** In determining the scores in the preliminary rounds, memorial scores will be added to the oral scores.

Clarifications :
Any query pertaining to the Moot Problem should be sent to kiitmoot2017@kls.ac.in by 10th of July, 2017. Questions submitted / clarification sought through any other means other than by e-mail shall not be entertained. A consolidated response for all questions and clarifications shall be emailed to all the participating teams on 15th of July, 2017.