17th NALSAR-Justice B.R. Sawhny Memorial Moot Court Competition 2024

ABOUT THE COMPETITION:

In continuation of its legacy, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, is honoured to announce the 17th edition of its annual Constitutional Law Moot, the NALSAR-Justice Bodh Raj Sawhny Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2024, which will be held in collaboration with the Justice Bodh Raj Sawhny Memorial Trust and in association with Vidhi Centre for Policy Research.

The moot is scheduled to take place from 4th October 2024 to 6th October 2024 in an offline format at NALSAR Hyderabad’s campus.

This competition has earned its reputation as India’s premier Constitutional law moot over several years. Esteemed judges such as Justice (Retd.) B.N. Srikrishna, Justice (Retd.) B.P. Rao, Justice (Retd.) Akil Qureshi, and Adv. Gautam Bhatia, among others, have graced previous editions. The competition attracts the brightest legal minds from law schools across the country, with over 100 teams participating in the last edition.

For this edition, in honor and legacy of the great Nani A. Palkhivala, his nephew, Mr. Homi P. Ranani, has contributed to the prize pool and established the Nani Palkhivala Award for Best Speakers.

This edition’s moot proposition has been drafted by Alok Prasanna Kumar and Ritwika Sharma of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, which revolves around the issue of the Delimitation of constituencies. The Moot Proposition can be accessed here: LINK

TIMELINE:

ELIGIBILITY

• The Competition is open to students currently enrolled in LL.B. Degree Courses (3 year/5 year) or LLM Postgraduate Degree Courses.

• A team is not permitted to have members from more than one institution.

• No more than one team may represent an institution.

TEAM COMPOSITION

Teams of 2 (speakers) or 3 (2 speakers and 1 researcher) are welcome to register. Kindly fill out this Registration Form to register for this Competition: LINK

Registrations close on August 31, 2024.

PRIZE POOL

a. Winning Team Award: The winning team will receive a trophy and cash prize of INR 75,000.

b. Runners-Up Team Award: The runners-up team will receive a trophy and cash prize of INR 50,000.

c. Nani Palkhivala Award for Best Speaker: The Best Speaker will receive a trophy and cash prize of INR 50,000

d. Nani Palkhivala Award for Second-Best Speaker: The Second-Best Speaker will receive a trophy and a cash prize of INR 20,000.

e. Nani Palkhivala Award for Best Speaker in Finals: The Best Speaker of Finals will receive a trophy and cash prize of INR 10,000.

f. The team with the Best Memorial (Petitioner) will receive a trophy and a cash prize of INR 10,000.

g. The team with the Best Memorial (Respondent) will receive a trophy and a cash prize of INR 10,000.

h. Best Researcher will receive a trophy and a cash prize of INR 10,000.

i. Second-Best Researcher will receive a trophy and a cash prize of INR 7,500.

j. All participating teams will be provided with a certificate of participation or a certificate of merit, in accordance with the performance of the team.

The relevant documents for the competition can be found here- LINK

REGISTRATION DETAILS

All the teams shall be required to pay INR 7,500 via online bank transfer before the deadline to register for Stage 1, i.e. Memorial Evaluation Rounds.

The account details for the payment are:

Name of the Beneficiary: Registrar, NALSAR

Bank Name: Indian Bank

Branch Name: Shameerpet

Account No: 418454214

IFSC Code: IDIB000S166

CONTACT INFORMATION

For further clarifications or queries, you may contact the undersigned Organizing Committee members or write to brsmoot@nalsar.ac.in.

Regarding Moot Procedure and Proposition

Masad Khan, Head (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 7668995537

Pracheta Sumedh Waikar, Treasurer (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 8925736403

Regarding registration:

Harini Vasala, Member (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 6281657423

Suchit Negi, Member (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 9910407682

General Queries and Grievances

Ayush Singhal, Member (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 8559951240

Nausheen Liaqat, Member (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 9103884948