Symbiosis Law School Wins Third Edition of The NUALS Moot 2026; JGLS Finishes Runners-Up

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Easwaran S., Judge, High Court of Kerala, handing over the trophy to the winning team from Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Standing beside them are Dr. Aneesh V. Pillai, Associate Professor, School of Legal Studies, CUSAT, Prof. (Dr.) G. B. Reddy,Vice-Chancellor, NUALS, Dr. Lina Acca Mathew, Registrar, NUALS and Dr. Gaurav Shukla, Associate Dean, Vinayaka Mission Law School, Chennai.
The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, successfully conducted the Third Edition of The NUALS Moot (TNM 2026) organised by the Moot Court Society, NUALS. The national-level moot court competition witnessed participation from 25 teams representing various law institutions across the country, providing a platform for law students to demonstrate their advocacy, legal research and courtroom skills.

The moot proposition for this edition centred on International Taxation, offering participants an opportunity to engage with contemporary legal issues in the field and test their ability to develop and present substantive legal arguments.
The competition commenced with an inaugural ceremony on 16 October 2026, during which the inaugural address was delivered by the Vice-Chancellor of NUALS, Prof. (Dr.) G. B. Reddy. The preliminary rounds and quarter-finals were conducted online from 16 to 18 October, followed by the semi-finals and Grand Finale at the NUALS campus on 25 October 2026.
The Grand Finale was adjudicated by a distinguished panel comprising Hon’ble Mr. Justice Easwaran S., Judge, High Court of Kerala; Dr. Gaurav Shukla, Associate Dean, Vinayaka Mission Law School, Chennai; and Dr. Aneesh V. Pillai, Associate Professor, School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT).
At the conclusion of the competition, Symbiosis Law School, Pune, emerged as the Winners, while O.P. Jindal Global Law School secured the Runners-Up position.

The winning team comprised Chandan Daswani, Sakshi Mahurkar and Bhavya Singh, who represented Symbiosis Law School, Pune.
The competition was coordinated by Dr. Sandeep M. N., Faculty Coordinator, Moot Court Society, NUALS, with the support of the student coordinators and members of the Moot Court Society. The event provided a valuable platform for inter-institutional academic engagement and helped strengthen participants’ skills in legal research, written submissions and oral advocacy.



