29th February-1st March, 2020

Message from the Principal

It‟s my pleasure to declare that the college is organizing its 10 th National Level Law Fest
„VIDHI KIRAN‟. The College was established under the aegis of the H.S.N.C. Board in
the year 1977 and has made its reputation as one of the best law colleges. It has been
recognized and ranked as one of the leading law colleges in the country. The College
has always strived for high standards in imparting the legal and general knowledge
aiming at its students‟ all round development.

“Vidhi Kiran” means „Light of Law‟, The “Fest” facilitates the College to provide young
promising lawyers a platform to present and refine their skills and abilities. In the Fest,
the participants get an opportunity to interact with the students having similar skills.

The events in Vidhi Kiran are designed in all inclusive manners, which will provide the
students an opportunity to improve their skills that are essential to progress in their
professional career. In the „Fest‟, the students get an opportunity to interact with the
Academicians, Professionals and Members of judicial bodies.

The Fest facilitates the participants to face a competitive environment thereby helps
them to meet the challenges in legal profession.

I cordially invite you all to participate in this National Level Law Fest “Vidhi Kiran” and
welcome you all to join us in this endeavour to attain knowledge and skills by sharing
your ideas and views.

Dr. Santhi Dasari

I/c Principal
 ABOUT G. J. ADVANI LAW COLLEGE
G.J. Advani Law College was established under the aegis of the H.S.N.C. Board in the
year 1977. Over the years, we have been recognized and ranked as one of the leading
law Colleges in the country. G.J. Advani Law College has been a centre of excellence for
legal studies and has produced several lawyers and legal minds of repute. We take pride
in the fact that we promote co-curricular as well as extracurricular activities with great
enthusiasm.

We strongly believe in our motto „Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah‟.....Vidhi Kiran is one of our
recent attempt to revitalize the principle.

OBJECTIVE OF “VIDHI KIRAN”

For many celebrated years the students of G.J. Advani Law College have gained
experience and exposure by representing in various competitions at State, National and
International level. These escapades inspired us to host our first Inter Collegiate Law
Fest „VIDHI KIRAN‟, in the year 2010-11 which paved the way to host a National Level
Law Fest in the year 2011-12. Thus it gives us immense pleasure in announcing again
our National Level Law Fest- “Vidhi Kiran, 2019-20”.

This Law Fest, as the name suggests, aims at spreading the „Light of Knowledge of Law’
and bringing together the most creative and intellectual minds from Law Colleges across
the country. It also encourages and inspires the law students to play a proactive role in
their professional life by participating in the Fest. Also, through this festival, we hope to
create a platform where students and faculty members from various Law colleges from all
over India can exchange their ideas, thus leading to the creation of a rich bank of
knowledge for the progress of the society.

Our aim to host various events under one roof of the fest is to cover various facets of
legal field. This will provide the students with the necessary skills for legal practice and
instil self-confidence.

The events of the Law festival are:

1) Parliamentary Debate Competition
2) Letter to the Chief Justice Competition
3) Late Barrister H.G. Advani Memorial Moot Court Competition
4) Late Dr. L.H. Hiranandani Memorial Extempore Moot Court Competition
5) Judgment Writing Competition
 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE COMPETITION
1) Preliminary Round: Saturday, 29th February, 2020
2) Final Round: Sunday, 1st March, 2020

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. FORMAT
The competition will follow the three-member parliamentary-style format. Each team will
face opponents in the “3-on-3” Asian format with reply speeches.

1.1 Each debating match will consist of two teams; one to propose the motion („The
Government‟) and one to oppose it („The Opposition‟). Teams will be designated as the
Proposition or the Opposition at the beginning of each round of the competition.

1.2 Each debate shall be adjudicated by a panel comprising an odd number of

adjudicators. In exceptional situations, and only in Preliminary rounds, a debate may be
adjudicated by a single panel adjudicator.

1.3 Teams shall comprise the following members.

PROPOSITION (Government)
a. Prime Minister
b. Deputy Prime Minister
c. Government Whip

OPPOSITION
a. Leader of the Opposition
b. Deputy Leader of the Opposition
c. Opposition Whip

1.4 Speakers not „holding the floor‟ may not rise during a speech unless it is to offer a
„Point of Information‟. Speakers whose behaviour is interfering with the acceptable
course of the debate will be declared „out of order‟ or will be „called to order‟ by the
Chairperson.

2. MOTIONS
2.1 The motions for both preliminary and the final rounds will reflect a specific and well-
known theme, and each of the two rounds will comprise of a motion.
3. PREPARATIONS

3.1 The teams have 30 minutes preparation time until the commencement of the debate
in that round.

3.2 Competitors are expected to have a working knowledge of current events, history,
political affairs, the social issues, etc.

3.3 Printed and prepared materials may be used during the preparation period. No
access to electronic media or electronic storage or retrieval devices is permitted after
motions have been released. This includes but is not limited to, all kinds of computers,
electronic data banks, cellular phones, etc. Printed and prepared materials may be
accessed during a debate, but may not be used by a speaker holding the floor.

3.4 Teams must prepare on their own. Once motions have been released, there must be
no contact between debaters in a particular team and coaches, trainers, friends,
observers or any other individual for the purposes of any kind of assistance. Such contact
and assistance would be deemed as a ground for disqualification.

4. THE FORMAT OF THE ROUNDS

The debate will consist of 6 speeches. The first four speeches are called "constructive”.
The last two are "rebuttals." The order is as follows:

SPEAKING ORDER:

1. Prime Minister or 1st Affirmative – 7 minutes

2. Leader of Opposition or 1st Negative – 8 minutes

3. Deputy Prime Minister or 2nd Affirmative – 8 minutes

4. Deputy Leader of Opposition or 2nd Negative – 8 minutes

5. Government Whip or 3rd Affirmative.

6. Opposition Whip or 3rd Negative.

7. Opposition Reply Speech, by the opposition – 4 minutes

8. Government Reply Speech – 5 minutes

Speaker of the Session will have 1 minute grace period, during which he/she should
conclude his/her speech.
5. POINTS OF INFORMATION
5.1 Points of information must be indicated by a member of an opposing team rising from
his/her seat. A member offering a Point of Information may draw attention to the offer by
saying “on that point Sir/Madam,” or short headlining tags. These tags cannot be more
than two words long and if entire questions are posed in the tag this can be marked down
under „Method‟.

5.2 A member holding the floor must respond to an opposing member, or members
offering POIs, in one of the following ways:
5.2.1 A clear gesture or hand signal rejecting the offer.

5.2.2 A verbal rejection of the offer, or

5.2.3 A verbal acceptance of the offer.

5.3 If POI is accepted, the point should be phrased as a question, or clarification, or

comment.

5.4 After POI has been offered, no further clarifications may be sought either by the
speaker holding the floor or by the member offering the Point of Information, except
strictly in situations where the Point of Information is clearly inaudible, and therefore a
repetition of the same is necessary.

5.5 Points of Information are marked for their strategic use under „Method‟, and for their
content under „Matter‟. Unwarranted use of points of information can be marked down
under „Manner‟.

6. ADJUDICATION
6.1 Debates are generally adjudicated by panels of three adjudicators, or where, this is
not possible, by a single, senior adjudicator. The “Best Speaker” of the competition shall
be determined on the basis of overall individual points in Final Round of the Competition.

6.2 Adjudicators will arrive at their decisions on an individual basis. A majority decision
will prevail for each round of the competition.
7. DEFINITIONS
7.1 The definition is the interpretation of the motion as put forward by the Prime Minister
in his opening remarks. There must be a clear and logical link between the definition and
the wording and spirit of the motion. The onus for establishing how the definition ties in
with the given motion lies completely upon the Prime Minister. All subsequent speakers
will only have a clarificatory role.

7.2 The definition should State the issue or issues arising out of the motion to be debated
and state the meanings of any terms in the motion requiring clarification.

7.3 The definition should not be:

7.3.1 A truism (a matter Stated as fact).

7.3.2 A tautology (a definition which, in development, proves itself).

7.3.3 Wholly unreasonable (displaying no clear or logical links to the motion).

8. CHALLENGING THE DEFINITION

8.1 The Opposition can challenge the definition advanced by the Government only on the
basis of one or more of the above-mentioned conditions. The opposition must clearly
State the individual condition/conditions based upon which it is challenging the definition.

8.2 The definitional challenge must be made in the speech of the Leader of the
Opposition.

8.3 In the event of a challenge, the Leader of the Opposition must do all of the following –
8.3.1 Must justify his/her rejection of the definition.
8.3.2 Must supply a substitute definition.
8.3.3 The Opposition benches must then go on to negate the substitute definition. If
the Opposition does not do all of the above it automatically loses the debate.

8.4 The onus to prove that a definition is unreasonable is on the Opposition, and will not
be presumed by the adjudicators.

8.5 Definitions should not require members of the house to have access to, or possess,
specific or expert knowledge.

8.6 If a definitional challenge is upheld, the team making the challenge wins but if the
definitional challenge fails, then the team making such a challenge loses.

8.7 If more than one condition is stated as a ground for a definitional challenge, for the
challenge to succeed it is sufficient that any one condition is upheld.
9. CRITERIA FOR MARKING THE DEBATE (BOTH FOR PRELIMINARIES AND FINAL)
9.1 Teams failing to turn up for the debate on time, and with no valid reason, will lose the
debate. The other team will then face-off against a stand-by swing team [non-competitive
for the purposes of the competition] constituted by the host College.

9.2 For constructive speeches, marks shall be awarded to each speaker based on the
following:
9.2.1 Matter : 40 Marks
9.2.2 Manner : 20 Marks
9.2.3 Application of Knowledge : 20 Marks
9.2.4 Method : 20 Marks

9.3 For reply speeches, marks shall be awarded to speakers based on the following:
a. Manner : 20 Marks
b. Effectiveness : 30 Marks

DISCLAIMER:
The Organising Committee‟s decision would be final in case of any dispute.

Contact Persons:

Faculty In-charge: Mrs. Annmol Chacko - 09495706215

Student Co-ordinator: Mr. Declin Fernandez - 09773033312
Student Asst. Co-ordinator: Ms. Kaizeen Mistry - 09930869164
Student Asst. Co-ordinator: Ms. Ritu Ojha - 09619665792
 LETTER TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE COMPETITION

Date: Saturday, 29th February, 2020

No. of Participants: Each team will comprise of 2 participants.

In the first event of Vidhi Kiran, we introduced a unique event- “Letter to the Chief
Justice” competition. This event was inspired by cases where concerned members of civil
society in India wrote to the Chief Justices of various High Courts or the Supreme Court,
on Inland Letters or post cards, to draw attention to pressing issues. These letters were
later converted into writ Petitions/SLPs. One such case is that of D. K. Basu and Others
v/s State of West Bengal & Others, wherein D. K. Basu attached a newspaper article to
an inland letter and sent it to the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, to bring light to the
issue of custodial deaths.

On similar line, we have conceived this event, which entails writing a letter to the Chief
Justice of India on an inland letter.

General Rules:
1) The topic for the letter will be disclosed 15 minutes before the start of the
competition, at the venue.
2) A blank Inland Letter will be provided to the participants at the time of the
competition.
3) The letter should be hand written in English.
4) Participating teams should enter only their team code in the space provided
for the address on Inland Letter provided to them.
5) The time allotted to write the letter will be 1 hour.

Guidelines for writing the letter:

1) Avoid excessive use of legal terms. Participants should keep in mind that
this is a method of appeal used by the common man.
2) Clean and legible handwriting is welcome.
3) The letter should be formulated so as to emphasize the larger public
interest of the given topic.

Contact Persons:

Faculty In-charge: Dr. Anand Kasle - 09819380510

Student Coordinator: Ms. Vrushali Guthe - 09029037304
Student Coordinator: Mr. Ashish Choure - 08888149900
Student Coordinator: Mr. Rushikesh Kadam - 07620490908
 LATE BARRISTER H. G. ADVANI MEMORIAL
MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2019

MOOT COURT PROBLEM

Nebay Resident’s Welfare Association

Versus
Bawani Power Company Limited and others

Mawaiki is the capital city of the Indus state in Republic of Gewar. It is the only state
located in the Pastun Ocean and the only state composed entirely of islands. The state
encompasses nearly the entire Mawaikian volcanic archipelago, 37 islands spread over
500 miles (805 km). At the south-eastern end of the archipelago, there are eight main
islands that have been merged together through large scale engineering works
undertaken in eighteenth century to form one amalgamated mass which is now known as
Mawaiki. Mawaiki lies on the Sonakan coast on the west coast of Indus and has a
deep natural harbour. Mawaiki is the centre of the Mawaiki Metropolitan Region, the sixth
most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 25.64 million.
According to United Nations, as of 2018, Mawaiki is the second most populous city in
Indus after the capital city of Puran and the seventh most populous city in the world with
a population of 20.98 million. As per Indus government population census of 2011,
Mawaiki was the most populous city in Indus with an estimated city proper population of
11.5 million living under Municipal Corporation of Greater Mawaiki.

In the last two decades, due to rapid industrialisation followed by commercialisation,

Mawaiki has emerged as a global city with high cost living and all the modern amenities
and infrastructure including, shopping complexes, hospitals, schools and universities.
The city is connected with a dedicated network of underground metro as well. This metro
network requires constant high power electricity that is supplied by thermal and hydel
power stations located outside the city limit. In the recent years, due to expansion of the
city and the metro network-there has been shortage of power supply. The megawatt
power projects are no longer capable of supplying required power supply and as a result,
there has been regular power cuts and failure all over the city. The power cuts have
become source of irritation to the infrastructure of the city. Often the power cuts last for
hours and are negatively impacting all sectors of industry. In 2015, an eight-year-old girl
who was suffering from leukaemia died on the hospital bed as the respiratory machine
stopped working because of power cut in the night. The hospital blamed the power failure
in the city as well as lack of funding for the small hospitals in the city. Bawani Power
Company Limited –a limited liability public company is involved in the business of
supplying electricity to the city. They have dedicated thermal and hydel projects all over
the country. Due to the increasing demand of the city, BPCL has decided to install a new
high capacity thermal power plant. This plant is proposed to come up in the outskirts of
the city of Mawaiki in an area called the Nebay Pineapple Colony.

Nebay Pineapple Colony was established in 1962, to revolutionize the processing and
marketing of fruit and fruit products in the Mawaiki. It is a „forest‟ area and the
establishment of Nebay fruit led to patches of forest-lands being eventually converted to
grasslands and orchards. Nebay colony is known for its massive variety of flora and
fauna. Also it‟s a home for 27 tribal communities. The whole area is admeasuring 2700
acres and as of 2017-Nebay Pineapple Colony was home to the largest concentration of
fully grown banyan trees in the entire sonakan coast. In 2015, BPCL acquired 100 acres
of prime forest land from the Greater Mawaiki Municipal Corporation. An environmental
impact clearance was sought and given to BPCL. The thermal power plant is proposed to
set up on this land by felling of banyan trees. Although there was little protest against this
move-the cutting up of trees was not reported widely on the news. In January 2018, the
plant was inaugurated set up and started functioning. It was named after Thor-the god of
thunder and is called Thor Thermal Power Plant (TTPL). The power supply is now regular
and there are no more power cuts in the city. In August 2019, a freelance reporter named
Ms. Neetu Jamdani published a report on her blog called „Friends of Nature‟ on the
amount of pollution being generated by the TTPL. It especially contained information
regarding injecting of waste water generated by the plant into massive wells which was
constructed as a part of TTPL on the property. In February 2019, BPCL sought an
extension of the power plant to construct a state of art waste water treatment plant. For
this purpose, it sought clearing of another 10 acres of forest land. This was granted by
the GMMC.

Meanwhile, Ms. Jamdani‟s story on changing landscape of Nebay Pineapple Colony went
viral on the social media and a large scale protest started happening against the clearing
of banyan trees in Nebay Pineapple Colony. The protest gained even more momentum
when celebrities including national level movie actors started supporting the protesters.
Ms. Jamdani became the voice of the protest and her blog was subscribed by 2 million
new subscribers. On the night of July 4th, 2019, Ms. Jamdani organised a candle lit march
against the cutting of banyan trees. 5000 silent protestors marched in and around the
TTPL compound. Around midnight-a tussle emerged between the security guards and
protestors which later turned into a brawl. The protestors threatened to enter into TTPL
compound and security guards fired warning shots. Police was called to the incident
immediately and it broke the fight by launching a tear gas attack as well lathi charge. A
number of protestors were hurt. The incident became a national headline and the protest
against the cutting up of forest became even more popular issue.

A Public Interest Litigation is filed on August 3, 2019 by the Residents Welfare

Association of the Nebay Pineapple Colony before Mawaiki High Court against the
acquisition of forest land felling of trees as well as usage of private wells for injecting
polluted water. On the night of August 4, 2019 before the PIL was listed for hearing-the
contractors of BPCL came and fell all the trees in 10 acres demarcated area.

In the light of above mentioned facts, argue in favour petitioner as well as respondents on
the following issues:
1. Maintainability of PIL.
2. Use of private wells for injecting polluted waters.
3. The secretive felling of trees on the night of August 4, 2019.

The law of Indus are same as that of Republic of India.

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

1. GENERAL:

i. The Late Barrister H. G. Advani Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2019-20 will be held
as a part of the Vidhi Kiran Law Festival, on 29th February and 1st March, 2020.

ii. Students pursuing three or five years LL.B. or B.L.S, LL.B Degree courses (or
equivalent course) in the academic year 2019-20 from any recognized Law Colleges
are eligible to participate.

iii. Memorials should be prepared from both sides.

iv. The Memorial (including one soft copy) must reach on or before 22nd February,
before 5.00 pm to the following address:

Moot Court Association, G.J. Advani Law College, Off. Linking Rd, Bandra (W), Mumbai-
400050. Contact No. - 022-26497484
Email Id: galc77@yahoo.co.in

v. Dress Code: The Dress Code for the Participants shall be as prescribed by the Bar
Council of India.

vi. Change in team composition shall not be permitted once the names are sent, except
at the sole discretion of the organizers.

2. ROUNDS:
i. The Preliminary Round:
A. There will be preliminary round to ensure that each team is given the opportunity to
argue from one side.

B. The advancement to the oral rounds shall be as follows:

Teams with the higher Cumulative Points from the Preliminary Rounds shall be ranked
higher.

If two or more teams have the same cumulative points then the team with the higher
cumulative Memorial score i.e. the score of the Memorial without deducting the penalty
shall be ranked higher.

The ranks/marks are not to be disclosed to the teams until the Final rounds are
concluded.

ii. The Semi Final: The four teams shall have to argue the case only from one side and
shall be assigned sides by draw of lots. Two teams will be qualifying for the finals on the
Knock –Out basis.
iii. The Final: The two teams shall be assigned sides by draw of lots. The team, which
scores higher marks in the final round, shall be declared as the Winners. The other team
shall be declared as the Runners–up.

3. MEMORIALS:

i. The Memorial shall necessarily consist of the following and only the following
parts:

a) Cover Page
b) Table of Contents
c) List of Abbreviations
d) Index of Authorities
e) Statement of Jurisdiction
f) Statement of Facts
g) Questions Presented
h) Summary of Arguments
i) Written Submissions
j) Prayer

ii. Six Copies of the Memorial for each side of the proposition must be submitted to the
organizers.

iii. The Memorials must have a cover page which is Blue for Petitioner and Red for
Respondent.

iv. Six copies of each Memorial must reach the above mentioned address at given date &
time to allow for an assessment or penalty will be incumbent on the Memorials.

v. The soft copies of the Memorials must be submitted in MS Word (.doc or .docx) format.

vi. All Memorials submitted must conform to the following general requirements and a
team may attract negative marking for failure to keep within limitation as indicated
below:

a) Memorial must be printed on white A4 size paper with black ink.

b) The font of the body of the Memorial must be Times New Roman, Size 12, double line
spacing.

c) The footnotes must be in font Times New Roman, Size 10, single line spacing. A
space of double line may be given between two different paragraphs or footnotes
subject, however to the fact that the spacing between footnotes should be uniform all
throughout.
d) Each page of the Memorial must have a margin of at least one inch on all sides. No
text may be placed within this margin other than its page number.

e) Statement of Jurisdiction, Statement of Facts, Questions Presented, Summary of

Arguments, Written Submissions and Prayer must not exceed twenty five (25) pages.

f) The Index of Authorities must contain a list of all legal authorities cited in any section of
the Memorial. The Index must include the page number(s) of the Memorial on which
each authority is cited.

g) If two Memorials are found to be substantially similar and the Administrator, upon
consultation with the Memorial judge(s), is of the opinion that there has been copying
between the two Memorials, a penalty may be imposed on the total marks awarded
towards Memorial evaluation.

vii) There shall be an exchange of Memorials between the respective opponents

participating teams as would be placed after the draw of lots in all the rounds of the
competition.

viii) No amendments can be made to the Memorials after submission.

4. EVALUATION OF MEMORIALS:

i) Memorials will be marked on a total of 100 marks and the team Memorial marks will be
the average of the total of both the sides.

ii) Memorials shall be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

Sr. Marking Criteria Marks Allocated

No.
1 Application and appreciation of facts 10

2 Knowledge and application of pertinent 10

laws

3 Precise identification and submission of 10

issues / charges

4 Use of applicable case laws 10

5 Grammar and writing technique 10

6 Correct format and citation 10

7 Extent of research 20

8 Clarity / presentation / organization 20

Total 100
5. ORAL SUBMISSIONS PROCEDURE:

i. Court language shall be English only.

ii. The time limit for Preliminary round shall be twelve (12) minutes for each team. This
shall include the submission of both the student counsels from the team. Each student
counsel shall argue for a minimum five (5) minutes for their oral submissions.

iii. For the Preliminary round the team appearing from the side of Applicant/ Petitioner will
be given two (2) minutes for rebuttal after the Respondent team completes their
argument and rebuttals. The time limit for the rebuttals shall be two (2) minutes and
the same cannot be exceeded in any case. One speaker from each team will be
permitted to rebut.

iv. The team appearing from the side of the Respondent will have to rebut during their
arguments. They will be given two (2) minutes in addition to the allotted ten (10)
minutes for their oral submissions. (5) Minutes for each student counsel.

v. The time limit for Semi-Final round shall be thirty (30) minutes for each team. This shall
include the submission of both the student counsels from the team. Each student
counsel shall argue for a minimum thirteen (13) minutes for their oral submissions.

vi. For the Semi-Final round the team appearing from the side of Applicant/Petitioner will
be given four (4) minutes for rebuttal after the Respondent team completes their
arguments and rebuttals. The time limit for the rebuttals shall be four (4) minutes and
the same cannot be exceeded in any case. One speaker from each team will be
permitted to rebut.

vii. The team appearing from the side of the Respondent will have to rebut during their
arguments. They will be given four (4) minutes in addition to the allotted twenty-six
(26) minutes for their oral submissions. (13 minutes for each student counsel).

viii. The time limit for the Final round shall be forty-five (45) minutes for each team. This
shall include the submission of both the student counsels from the team. Each student
counsel shall argue for a minimum twenty (20) minutes for their oral submissions.
Further in addition to the twenty (20) minutes only five (5) minutes shall be allotted to
each team for rebuttal.

ix. Any time split (for oral submission) between the two student counsels must be
communicated to the bailiff prior to the beginning of the round.

x. There will be no extension of the time. In event where the judges are of the opinion
that a certain exigency does require an extension of time, they may extend speaking
time for a team by a maximum of five (5) minutes.
xi. There may be no communication, oral or otherwise using chits, etc., between the
counsel‟s table and the speaker.

xii. Participants seated at the counsel‟s table may use laptops or electronic gadgets in the
courtroom but must ensure that this does not interfere with the court proceedings.
The use of laptops or electronic gadgets are not permitted in the Semi-Final and Final
round.

6. EVALUATION OF ORAL ROUNDS:

i. Each speaker will be marked on a total of 100 marks. The round total will be the
aggregate of the total marks for oral submission of both speakers of each team.

The following will be the marking criteria and the marks allotted to each category:

Sr. Marking Criteria Marks allocated

No.
1 Knowledge of pertinent Laws 20

2 Application of Laws 20

3 Proficiency and adeptness in answering 20

Questions

4 Style, Poise, Courtesy and Demeanor 10

5 Use of relevant Case Laws 15

6 Organization and flow of Arguments 15

Total 100

7. DELAY IN APPEARANCE/PRESENTATION:
i. If a team scheduled to take part in a round does not appear for 10 minutes after the
scheduled starting of the round, the other team shall have to submit ex-parte.

8. SCOUTING:
i. Scouting by the student counsels, researcher or any other person affiliated with the
team will lead to the disqualification of the team.

ii. Scouting shall be deemed to have happened if any person affiliated with the team is
found-

a) Witnessing, hearing etc. oral rounds except where the round is one in which the
team to which he is affiliated is participating; or
 b) Reading a Memorial of a team except where:
i) It is of the team to which he is affiliated; or

ii) The Memorials have been obtained on account of exchange of Memorials prior to
a round of the team to which he is affiliated.

9. EXCHANGE OF MEMORIALS:

i. Prior to each round, the organizers will arrange for the exchange of Memorials.

ii. The teams are prohibited from making any marks on the exchanged Memorials.

iii. The teams are prohibited from making any copies of the Memorials which have been
thus exchanged.

iv. The teams are required to return the exchanged Memorials to the Court Officers of the
respective round.

10. BEST MEMORIAL:

The Memorials, which secure the highest marks based upon the cumulative marks of all
the two Memorials submitted, shall be adjudged as the Best Memorial.

11. BEST STUDENT MOOTER:

i. The Student securing the highest mark based upon the cumulative marks of the Final
Round of the competition will be adjudged as the Best Student Mooter.

ii. Rebuttal marks awarded will not be considered to decide the Best Student Mooter.

12. MISCELLANEOUS:

i. If any one of the members of a team be notified/ informed of any details or information,
it shall be deemed as if the said team as a whole has duly been notified/ informed.

ii. In case of any doubt in either understanding any of the details or interpreting them, the
decision taken by the Organizers shall be final and binding.

iii. Drawing of lots for the Preliminary Round shall take place at 10:30 A.M. on 29th
February, 2020 at the venue.

iv. Rules should be strictly adhered to. Any deviation thereof can attract penalties and
may be even disqualification.
v. Organizers shall resolve unanticipated or unexpected contingencies, if any, and the
decision in this regard shall be final and the acceptance of any such decisions is a
precondition to participation in the Competition.

IMPORTANT DATES (Schedule):

1. 22th February, 2020 (before 5.00 pm): Last date for receiving soft copy of the
Memorial to College e-mail ID (galc77@yahoo.co.in).

2. 24th February, 2020 (before 5.00 pm): Last date for receiving six hard copies of each
side of the Memorial by post.

3. 29th February, 2020: Inauguration ceremony of Vidhi Kiran, Law Fest 2019-20.
4. 29th February, 2020: Students Orientation, Drawing of Lots and Exchange of
Memorials for the Preliminary Rounds by the Organizers.

5. 29th February, 2020: Preliminary & Semi-Final Round followed by declaration of

results.

6. 1st March, 2020: Final Round of Late Barrister H. G. Advani Memorial Moot Court
Competition, 2020 and Valedictory Function of „Vidhi Kiran‟ Law Fest 2019-20.

Contact Persons:
Faculty In-charge: Dr. Shilpi Jha - 09920601495
Student Co-ordinator: Ms. Kirti Joshi - 09643087321
Student Co-ordinator: Mr. Parth Mathur – 09819368214
Student Asst. Co-ordinator: Ms. Eesha Sawant – 09167955295

* Disclaimer: The moot court problem is based on purely fictitious facts whereby the
characters and the incidents or the course of event in the moot problem are completely
imaginary and the same has no relation to any living or dead past/present real life
incidents. The Moot Court problem is made solely for the purpose of conducting the Moot
court competition of Vidhi Kiran.
 LATE DR. L. H. HIRANANDANI MEMORIAL
EXTEMPORE MOOT COURT COMPETITION

Date: Sunday, 1st March, 2020

No. of Participants: Each team shall comprise of 2 students.

General rules:
1. The topic for the competition will be disclosed on 29th February, at 4.00 pm at the
venue.
2. The language of the court shall be English only.

3. Participating teams shall be identified by their team code only.

4. Participants may use their laptops during their preparation time but must ensure
that this does not interfere with the court proceedings.

5. Each team is given the opportunity to argue from one side i.e either
Appellant/Petitioner or Respondent.

6. The time limit shall be fifteen (15) minutes for each team. This shall include oral
submission by both the student counsels from the team. However, each student
counsel must moot for a minimum of five (5) minutes during their oral
submissions while balance time remains for the other student counsel.

7. The team appearing for the Applicant/ Petitioner will be given two (2) minutes for
rebuttal after the Respondent team completes their argument. One speaker from
each team will be permitted to rebut.

8. The team appearing for the Respondent will be given two (2) minutes for rebuttal,
in addition to the allotted fifteen (15) minutes time (17 minutes in total), during
their arguments only. No time is sanctioned for sur-rebuttal.

9. Student counsel, Mark‟s will be deducted for not following the time limit.

10. Any time split (for oral submission) between the two student counsels must be
communicated to the bailiff prior to the beginning of the round.
EVALUATION OF ORAL ROUNDS

i. Each Speaker will be marked on a total of 100 marks. The round total will be the
aggregate of the total marks for oral submission of both speakers of each team.

ii. The following will be the marking criteria and the marks allotted to each category.

Sr. Marking Criteria Marks allocated

No.

1 Knowledge of pertinent Laws 20

2 Application of Laws 20

3 Proficiency and adeptness in answering 20

Questions

4 Style, Poise, Courtesy and Demeanor 10

5 Use of relevant Case Laws 15

6 Organization and flow of Arguments 15

Total 100

Contact Persons:

Faculty In-charge: Mrs. Dipali Patil - 09833375190

Student Co-ordinator: Mr. Swapnil Sangle – 09870797929
Student Co-ordinator: Mr. Arpit Makda – 08237550011
Student Asst. Co-ordinator: Mr. Wahid Khan - 07558713423
 JUDGMENT WRITING COMPETITION

Saturday, 29th February, 2020

No. of Participants: Each team will comprise of 2 participants.

Judiciary is one of the influential organs of the government. It is the judge who has the
prospective to conserve the reliance of people in the judiciary. And a good judgment
describes the aptitude and proficiency of a judge throughout their words. A sound
prepared judgment improves lucidity and succinctness. A judicial officer is not less than
an author. He has to obtain all the skills for conveying a good quality judgment and
setting an example for the society. A Law student may wish to be part of the judiciary as
it is one of the prominent careers to single out from the legal discipline.

The competition aims to inculcate the spirit of Judge and verdict making from young law
students, who are motivated to join the judicial services. This is a tiny attempt to convey
the active responsibility of judges while delivering a judgment, which plays a vital effect
on the society, predominantly when judicial activism is on the augment and is paving the
way for social justice in India.

The competition will be conducted as in house competition. The participants will be given
an hour and the participants have to write the judgment for the moot problem given in the
Late Barrister H.G Advani Memorial Moot Court Competition.

Rules and Regulation

1. The contestants should be presently studying their Bachelor degree in Law i.e. 3
years LL.B. Course or 5 years LL.B. Course from renowned Institution.
2. In one team, not more than two participants are allowed.
3. The participants will be given an hour to write the judgment.
FORMAT OF THE JUDGMENT:
1. Cover page stating the name of competition, the name of your institution and the
team codes allotted by the conducting college to the authors, with the signature of
each student author.
2. The judgment writing shall begin on the next page. The first page of Judgment
must contain team code, Name of the court, Title, Number of the case, date of
delivery of Judgment, Nature of the case (Civil, Criminal, Writ).
3. Admissibility/Maintainability of Petition/Suit/Appeal.
4. Historical background and due process of Petition/Suit/Appeal.
5. Issues and points to resolve.
6. Framing precise questions on the issues.
7. Reference to precedents and other sources.
8. Verdict on issues framed or points formulated.
9. Decree/ Operative part of Judgment.

STRUCTURE OF SUBMISSION OF JUDGMENT:

1. Language: English
2. Word limit- 3000 words (including references)
3. End notes may be mentioned.
4. Page number are to be mentioned
5. The citation methodology to be followed is standard Indian legal citation

Contact Persons:
Faculty In-charge: Ms. Bushra Quasmi - 09953189339
Student Co-ordinator: Mr. Adhikar Premier - 07507794942
Student Co-ordinator: Ms. Aishwarya Raghvan – 08600887024
AWARD OF PRIZES

A) Parliamentary Debate Competition

1) The winning team for the Parliamentary Debate competition will be awarded a trophy
and certificate of merit.

2) The runners up for the Parliamentary Debate competition will be awarded a runners-
up trophy and certificate of merit.

3) Best Speaker will be awarded trophy and certificate on the basis of merit.

B) Late Barrister H. G. Advani Memorial Moot Court Competition

1) The winning team for the Late Barrister H. G. Advani Memorial Moot Court
Competition will be awarded a trophy and certificate of merit.

2) The runners up for the Late Barrister H. G. Advani Memorial Moot Court Competition
will be awarded a trophy and certificate of merit.

3) Best Student Mooter will be awarded a trophy and certificate of merit.

4) Best Researcher will be awarded a trophy and certificate of merit.

C) Late Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Memorial Extempore Moot Court Competition

1) The winning team for the Late Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Memorial Extempore Moot Court
Competition will be awarded a trophy and certificate of merit.

2) The runners up for the Late Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Memorial Extempore Moot Court
Competition will be awarded a runners-up trophy and certificate of merit.

D) Letter to the Chief Justice Competition

1) The winning team for the Letter to the Competition will be awarded a trophy and
certificate of merit.

2) The runners up for the Letter to the Chief Justice Competition will be awarded a
runners-up trophy and certificate of merit.

E) Judgment Writing Competition

1) The winning team for the Letter to the Judgment Writing Competition will be awarded
a trophy and certificate of merit.
2) The runners up for the Letter to the Judgment Writing Competition will be awarded a
runners-up trophy and certificate of merit.

F) Participation Certificate
Each participant will be given a participation certificate.
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
1. Last date of registration for all events – 25th January, 2020
2. Maximum students of 6 from each institution will be allowed to participate in all the five
events of the Fest.
For any queries the participating teams can contact:
Dr. Anand Kasle: 09819380510 & Prof. Dipali Patil: 09920601495

Hospitality Team:
Faculty In-charge: Mr. Suresh Santani - 08149990541
Student Co-ordinator: Mr. Vikas Salgia – 09820708505
Student Asst. Co-ordinator: Ms. Rachna Mamnani – 09137080942
Student Asst. Co-ordinator: Mr. Surya Kant Singh – 09958274187

Registration Charges:
Each participating Institute have to register by making a payment of Rs.3000/- through a
demand draft drawn in favour of “THE PRINCIPAL, G.J. ADVANI LAW COLLEGE”
payable at “Mumbai”.

No accommodation will be provided by the College and the participants shall make their
own arrangements for accommodation.

Address:
G.J. Advani Law College, Barrister Hotchand Gopaldas Advani Marg, Off. Linking
Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai – 400050, Maharashtra.

How to reach: Google Map Directions

Email id: galc77@yahoo.co.in

Website: www.advanilaw.in

Phone: 022-26497484

Event Co-ordinator: Prof. Rashmi Rekha Gohain- 08767424353

 H. S. N. C. Board’s
G. J. Advani Law College
Presents
VIDHI KIRAN
Programme Schedule
Sr
No. Date and Time Schedule Venue

DAY 1 (29th February, 2020)

1. 09.30 a.m.- 10.30 a.m. Inaugural Function Meera Watumall

Auditorium
2. 10.30 a.m.- 11.00 a.m. Draw of lots and exchange of Moot Court Hall
Memorials for Moot Court
Competition
3. 11.30 a.m.- 1.30 p.m. Preliminary Round of Moot Court College Classrooms
Competition

4. 12.00 p.m- 1.00 p.m. Letter to the Chief Justice College Library
Competition

5. 11.00 a.m.- 1.00 p.m. Preliminary Round of Parliamentary College Classrooms

Debate Competition

Lunch Break (1.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.)

6. 2.00 p.m- 3.00 p.m. Judgment Writing Competition College Library

7. 2.30 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. Semi – Final Round of Moot Court College Classrooms
Competition

8. 3.45 p.m. - 4.15 p.m. Declaration of Results for Semi – College Moot Court
Final Rounds of Moot Court Hall
Competition and Parliamentary Debate
DAY 2 (1st March, 2020)

9. 10.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Extempore Moot Court College Classrooms

Competition

10. 11.00 a.m.- 1.00 p.m. Final Round of Parliamentary Conference Hall
Debate Competition

Lunch Break (1.00 pm - 2.00 p.m.)

11. 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. Final Round of Moot Court Meera Watumall
Competition Auditorium

12. 4.00 p.m.- 5.30 p.m. Valedictory Function Meera Watumall

Auditorium
 Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board’s
GOPALDAS JHAMATMAL ADVANI LAW COLLEGE

PRESENTS

VIDHI KIRAN
29th FEBRUARY – 1st MARCH, 2020

REGISTRATION FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF COLLEGES

1. Name of the College ________________________________________________________

2. Address of the College ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

3. Telephone No. ________________________________________________________

4. Email Id ________________________________________________________

Seal and Signature of the Head of the Institute

*Please cut out the forms

 Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board’s
GOPALDAS JHAMATMAL ADVANI LAW COLLEGE

PRESENTS

VIDHI KIRAN
29th FEBRUARY – 1st MARCH, 2020

REGISTRATION FORM FOR PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE

COMPETITION

1. Name of the College ________________________________________________

2. Address of the College ________________________________________________

________________________________________________

3. Names of the Participants (1) _________________________________________________

(2) _________________________________________________

(3) _________________________________________________

4. Mobile No. _______________________________________________

5. Email Id of the Participant ___________________________________________________

Seal and Signature of the Head of the Institute

*Please cut out the forms

 Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board’s
GOPALDAS JHAMATMAL ADVANI LAW COLLEGE

PRESENTS

VIDHI KIRAN
29th FEBRUARY – 1st MARCH, 2020

REGISTRATION FORM FOR LATE DR. L. H. HIRANANDANI

MEMORIAL EXTEMPORE MOOT COURT COMPETITION

1. Name of the College _______________________________________________

2. Address of the College _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

(1) ___________________________________________
3. Names of the Participants
(2) ___________________________________________

4. Mobile No. _______________________________________________

5. Email Id of the Participant ___________________________________________________

Seal and Signature of the Head of the Institute

*Please cut out the forms

 Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board’s
GOPALDAS JHAMATMAL ADVANI LAW COLLEGE

PRESENTS

VIDHI KIRAN
29th FEBRUARY – 1st MARCH, 2020

REGISTRATION FORM FOR

LETTER TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE COMPETITION

1. Name of the College ______________________________________________

2. Address of the College ______________________________________________

______________________________________________

3. Names of the Participants (1) ______________________________________________

(2)______________________________________________

4. Mobile No. ______________________________________________

5. Email Id of the Participant _________________________________________________

Seal and Signature of the Head of the Institute

*Please cut out the forms

 Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board’s
GOPALDAS JHAMATMAL ADVANI LAW COLLEGE

PRESENTS

VIDHI KIRAN
29th FEBRUARY – 1st MARCH, 2020

REGISTRATION FORM FOR LATE H.G. ADVANI

MEMORIAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION
1. Name of the College ______________________________________________

2. Address of the College ______________________________________________

______________________________________________

3. (A) (i) Name of the Mooter 1 _____________________________________________

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(ii) Class ______________________________________________

(iii) Email Id ______________________________________________

(B) (i) Name of the Mooter 2 ____________________________________________

(ii) Class __________________________________________ PHOTO

(iii) Email Id __________________________________________

(C) (i) Name of the Researcher ___________________________________________

(ii) Class: ______________________________________________

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(iii) Email Id: ______________________________________________

4. Mobile No.: ____________________________________________

Seal and Signature of the Head of the Institute

*Please cut out the forms
 Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board’s
GOPALDAS JHAMATMAL ADVANI LAW COLLEGE

PRESENTS

VIDHI KIRAN
29th FEBRUARY – 1st MARCH, 2020

REGISTRATION FORM FOR

JUDGMENT WRITING COMPETITION

1. Name of the College ________________________________________________

2. Address of the College ________________________________________________

________________________________________________

4. 3. Names of the Participants (1) ______________________________________________

(2)______________________________________________

4. Mobile No. ________________________________________________

5. Email Id of the Participant __________________________________________________

Seal and Signature of the Head of the Institute

*Please cut out the forms

Memories of Vidhi Kiran 2018-19