5th Gavelled, The National Moot Court Competition by School of Law, Lovely Professional University, Punjab [Cash Prizes Rs 70K]: Register by Feb 15

About the University

Approved by the Bar Council of India, the Law Discipline of LPU is one of the premier institutes in the country and ranked 16th in NIRF rankings (Law) 2023. Outstanding features of the school include the technology and research focus at both UG and PG levels and numerous exposures to Mooting sessions and competitions to bring greater rigour to the litigation skills of graduates and prepare them for a broader range of global professional careers. Our students are groomed to hit the ground running with rigorous practical exposure in drafting, mock trials, and activities like crime scene investigation, discussions, debates, etc.

About the Competition

The Gavelled National Moot Court Competition stands as the flagship event of our School of Law, dedicated to hosting a prestigious national-level moot court competition.

This year’s moot problem delves into a socio-criminal issue faced by innocent people living in our society. It involves different laws of criminal jurisprudence like the Penal Code, the Evidence Act, and the Procedural Code which shall be appealing for young participating counsels to tackle and they shall argue upon the same in a real-time environment. The proposition is the culmination of simple laws mixed with complex facts which shall challenge the analytical and critical thinking of the students and bring the best out of them.

Venue

Lovely Professional University(LPU), Jalandhar-Delhi G.T. Road, Phagwara, Punjab

Eligibility

All students enrolled bona fide in an undergraduate course of Law i.e., 3 Yrs./ 5 Yrs. from any college or university shall be eligible for participation in the competition. Each College/University/Institution shall be allowed to register only one team in the Competition.

Team Composition

Each team shall comprise three (3) members, i.e. two (2) speakers and one (1) researcher.

Prizes

• Winning Team Award – The winning team will receive a certificate of winning, and a trophy with prize money of ₹30,000/-.
• Runner-up Team Award – The runner-up team will receive a certificate of runner-up, trophy, with a prize money of ₹20,000/-.
• The best Speaker will receive a trophy, certificate, and a prize money of ₹10,000/-.
• The best Researcher will receive a trophy, certificate, and prize money of ₹10,000/-.
• Best Memorial -The team submitting the best Memorial will receive a trophy, Certificate, and prize money of ₹10,000/-.
• All the participants will be awarded with the participation certificate.

Important Dates

• Last Date of Registration & Clarification of Doubts: February 15, 2024
• Early Decision Benefit: January 31, 2024
• Last Date of Memorial Submission by Soft Copy: March 16, 2024

Registration Fee

The teams are required to duly complete the registration by 15th February 2024 (11:59 P.M.) by filling out the following Google form and the registration fees shall be ₹6000/-. If registered by 31st January 2024 (11:59 P.M.), the registering team can avail, of the early decision benefit and the registration fees shall be ₹5500/.

Registration fee includes accommodation.

Contact Information

For any further assistance, feel free to contact at [email protected] or any of the faculty coordinators for the event:

• Arpit Tyagi, President, MCS: +91 98772 66052
• Reet Parihar, Vice President, MCS: +91 88748 69999
• Tanisha Vijayvergiya, General Secretary, MCS: +91 6377 671 471

The link of the brochure is here.