8 TH JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2020 [ONLINE] 25TH – 27TH

JUNE 2020 Organised by FACULTY OF LAW JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA, NEW DELHI-25 In Sponsorship
With RULES OF THE COMPETITION 8 TH JMI-NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2020 RULE
BOOK I. ORGANISATION OF THE COMPETITION [VIRTUAL PLATFORM DESCRIPTION] The Oral Rounds
shall be conducted through Google Meet. The participants shall receive a link for their respective
court rooms. Each Virtual Court room shall have Two Speakers, Judges, and Two Bailiffs. However,
the Organisers may at several instances join in any of the Court Rooms for the inspection. Each
person in the Virtual Court Room shall keep their video turned on and the mics turned-off and only
such person shall keep their mics turned on whenever they are required to speak. Please note, that
the organisers may also switch to a different platform if any technical issue arises, and the same shall
be notified to all the teams in advance. 1.1. Administration The 8th Jamia Online National Moot
Court Competition is organised by Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia through its virtual platform.
The Competition is to be held from 25th to 27th June 2020 through the Virtual Platform of Faculty of
Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi - 110025. 1.2. Language The Competition shall be conducted in
the English language only. 1.3. Structure of the Competition The Competition consists of two levels:
(a) Memorial Elimination Round and (b) National Rounds. a. Stage I: Memorial Selection Round:
There will be a memorial elimination round which will determine the teams selected for the Oral
Rounds. Top 24 teams with highest memorial marks will proceed to the Stage II of the competition.
In case more than 2 teams register from the same college, the Top 2 teams securing highest marks
will proceed to Stage II of the Competition. b. Stage II: Oral Rounds: The oral round shall consist of
two Preliminary Rounds, Quarter finals, Semi-finals and a Final round. 8 TH JMI-NATIONAL MOOT
COURT COMPETITION 2020 RULE BOOK 1.4. Interpretation of the Rules The Faculty Coordinator shall
serve as the final authority of implementation and interpretation of these Rules. II. PARTICIPATION
AND ELIGIBILITY 2.1. Eligibility Each Institution offering an undergraduate LL.B. Degree Course (3 and
5 Year course) is eligible to participate in the competition. Each Institution can send multiple Teams.
The Competition is only open for students in LL.B. Undergraduate Degree Courses. 2.2. Team
Composition a. Each team shall consist of three members. The substitution of any Team Member is
not allowed except with the permission of the organisers. b. Every team shall consist of two speakers
and one researcher. c. A researcher shall be allowed to argue instead of a speaker only with the
permission of the Court. d. Each team shall be provided with a team code by the organising
committee which shall be mandatorily mentioned on the top right corner of the front page of the
memorials. III. REGISTRATION a. Teams must register by 8 th June 2020 through the following online
Google Form: https://forms.gle/HRSAKFr7FHKSEX1s8 (Kindly read all the instructions before
registering). b. The Registration Fee for this competition is Rupees Five Hundred Only. (Rs. 500/-).
The details of the Bank Account in which the Registration Fee must be paid has been attached in the
end of this Rule Book (last two pages). c. The Registration Fee must be paid by all the teams and the
copy of such transaction must be sent to jmcc.jmi@gmail.com by 8 th June 2020 (11:59 PM IST). d.
All the teams which successfully registers for the competition and submit the soft copy of their
memorials shall be awarded with Certificate of Participation irrespective of whether they qualify for
the Top 24. e. Kindly provide a Gmail I’d for the convenience. Each Participant must provide their
Name, Year of Study, Mobile number (WhatsApp preferably), and E-mail I’d. f. All such
communication shall essentially take place through E-mails and WhatsApp. 8 TH JMI-NATIONAL
MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2020 RULE BOOK g. The Google Form must be filled once by each team
and College Identity Card of each participant must be also be uploaded with the Google Forms. The
section for the same has been created in the forms. h. In case the participant(s) of the team is not in
possession of their college identity card and is unable to send the copy of such Identity card, then in
such a case, the entire team must request their concerned faculty’s Moot Court Society/Moot Court
Committee/Dean/HOD to send an email for registration of such team through their official email
declaring that the student(s)/team which intends to participate in this moot is a bona fide student of
such college. The email must be sent to jmcc.jmi@gmail.com by 8 th June 2020. They must provide
details as mentioned under Rule III.c. i. Acknowledgment shall be sent to participants by 10th June
2020. j. Team Codes shall be allotted to all the registered teams by 10th June 2020. IV. MEMORIALS
4.1. Memorial Submission a. Each Team participating in the Competition must prepare one Memorial
on behalf of Petitioner and one on behalf of the Respondent. b. The teams must send the soft copy
of their memorials from both the sides by 20th June 2020 (11:59 P.M.) for evaluation at
jmcc.jmi@gmail.com. The result of the Memorial Elimination Round shall be announced on 22nd
June 2020. c. The results shall be announced to all the registered teams on the E-mail I’ds and
WhatsApp numbers provided by the registered teams on the dates specified. d. Memorials
submitted beyond the deadline shall not be evaluated. No extensions will be granted with respect to
this deadline. e. The top 24 teams which get selected for the Online Oral Rounds must also send an
email regarding “Confirmation for participation in the national rounds” at jmcc.jmi@gmail.com
within 24 hours of the release of Memorial Elimination Result. Failure to do so shall lead to
cancellation of participation in the competition, and the team next in line shall be preferred to fill
the slot. 4.2 Memorial Format a. All soft copies of the Memorial submitted must be in Microsoft
Word Document format (.doc/.docx). b. All pages of the Memorial must be of A4 size with an equal
margin on each side. 8 TH JMI-NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2020 RULE BOOK c. The font
style and size of the text of all parts of the Memorial, excluding the Cover Page and page numbers,
must be in Times New Roman 12-mark. The Footnotes shall be in Times New Roman 10-mark. d. The
 text of all parts of the Memorial must be in 1.5 line spacing, except for the Cover Page and
footnotes. The footnotes can be separated with single line spacing. e. OSCOLA style of citation must
be followed in the Memorials. 5.3 Memorial Content a. The Memorials should contain the following
sections: • Cover Page Coloured differently for Petitioner and Respondent. a) Blue Cover – Petitioner
b) Red Cover – Respondent • Table of Contents • Index of Authorities • Statement of Jurisdiction •
Arguments Advanced; and • Prayer b. The Arguments Advanced should not exceed 20 pages. Non-
compliance will result in a penalty of 1 mark per additional page. c. The citation should follow the
OSCOLA system of citation. Non-compliance will result in a penalty of 1 mark per page detected. 5.4
Memorial Evaluation The Memorials of Each Team shall be evaluated by a panel of three Judges. The
maximum score for each memorial shall be 100 marks. The memorials shall be evaluated on the
following criteria: • Understanding of Law and extent of research 25 Marks • Originality, Articulation
and Clarity in Analysis. 20 Marks • Knowledge and Integration of Facts. 20 Marks • Logical
progression of Ideas and Use of Authorities 15 Marks • Persuasiveness of presentation and
correctness of citations. 10 Marks • Grammar. 10 Marks TOTAL. 100 Marks 8 TH JMI-NATIONAL
MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2020 RULE BOOK 5.5 Penalty Criteria for each Memorial: Description
Penalty Failure to include all sections of the Memorial or the inclusion of an un-enumerated section.
Two (2) marks for each such section. Failure to include necessary information on the cover page of
the Memorial, or the use of a colour on the cover page contrary to the scheme provided. Two (2)
marks for each such information and each violation of the colour-code for the cover page. Use of
incorrect font, font size or line spacing. One (1) mark per violation, subject to a maximum cumulative
penalty of ten (10) marks. Substantive legal arguments (explanatory footnotes) outside of the
approved sections of the Memorial. One (1) mark, subject to a maximum cumulative penalty of six
(6) marks. Further, such arguments will not be evaluated. Incorrect Margins. One (1) mark, being a
one-time penalty only. Excessive length of any section of the Memorial. Five (5) marks for every 1
page exceeded. Improperly prepared Index of Authorities. Two (2) marks, being a one-time penalty
only. VI. RESEARCHER’S TEST a. There shall be a Researcher’s Test of the researchers from Top 24
shortlisted teams. The participant who is registered as Researcher shall only be allowed to
participate in the Researcher’s Test. b. The test shall be conducted over google forms which shall be
time-bound. The participants must ensure a good internet connection before beginning with the
researcher’s test. c. A google forms link shall be generated and will be shared to the participants by
24th June 2020 post their selection for the Oral Rounds. 8 TH JMI-NATIONAL MOOT COURT
COMPETITION 2020 RULE BOOK d. No grievance regarding internet connectivity or other technical
fault shall be entertained by the organisers. It is advisable to use a laptop or a PC for the researcher’s
test. e. The questions shall be objective type. f. All the participants of the Researchers Tests must
 keep microphones and camera on and log in into Google Meet, the link for which shall be provided
before the test commences. VII. ORAL ROUNDS 7.1. Basic Rules a. Dress Code for the Oral Rounds
shall be formal shirt and Trouser b. The participants must ensure high speed 4G/wifi internet
connection with good audio and video facilities. It is advisable to use laptops or PC for the oral
rounds. c. The background of the participants on video shall be plane and shall not contain any
symbols or any representations. d. The participants (speakers) must ensure that any noise or audio
other than the voice of the participant should not occur during the online oral rounds. It is advisable
to plan and prepare for the online oral rounds in advance accordingly. e. In case other noises are
audible and the judges find it to be disturbing, judges may stop the pleadings and the participant
may be disqualified after few warnings. f. The teams must ensure that they do not disclose the
identity of their college at any stage during the competitions. Any kind of canvassing shall lead to the
disqualification of the teams. g. At the time when the one participant is speaking, others are
expected to keep their microphones on mute. In case a participant is found disturbing the other
pleader anyway, he/she or the entire team to which such this participant belongs may be
disqualified. 7.2 General Procedure a. There shall be two preliminary rounds, a quarter final, a semi-
final and a final. b. Rebuttals and Sur-rebuttals shall be allowed. c. The memorials shall be exchanged
through emails. Exchange of memorial shall be done based on the ranks of each memorial. d. The
teams with Ranks 1 to 12 shall be the Petitioners and the teams with Ranks 13 to 24 shall be
Respondents. e. The participants shall ensure good internet connection. In case of poor connection,
the waiting time shall be only 10 minutes, exceeding this time will lead to disqualification. 8 TH JMI-
NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2020 RULE BOOK The organising committee shall not be
responsible for any technical issues that arise from the side of the participants. The same is also to
be followed in case the participant does not report on stipulated time with any reason whatsoever. f.
The fixtures of the teams in any round shall not signify the actual rank of the teams. 7.3 Preliminary
rounds a. Each team shall argue from both the sides (Petitioner and Respondent). b. The speaker
shall be marked out of (100) hundred marks. c. Marks are allotted as follows: • Knowledge of facts
and Interpretation of law 20 Marks • Application of law to the facts of the case 20 Marks • Ability to
answer questions 20 Marks • Style, poise, courtesy, body language 20 Marks • Time
management/teamwork coordination. 20 Marks d. A team shall be credited with a win in the
preliminary round if their round total is more than that of the opposing team. e. In case of a tie
highest memorial marks will be taken into consideration to decide the winner. f. Each side shall
plead for maximum 20 minutes in this round. It is totally the discretion of the teams to decide the
time they wish to reserve for rebuttals and sur- rebuttals which shall not be more than 4 minutes in
any case. g. A speaker shall reserve no less than 7 minutes for the pleadings. Pleading time can be
extended only on the discretion of the judges. h. Scouting is strictly prohibited. i. The fixtures of the
Preliminary rounds are as follows where “R” means “Rank of the team”- Preliminary Round- 01
Preliminary Round- 01 R 1 R13 R19 R1 R2 R14 R20 R2 8 TH JMI-NATIONAL MOOT COURT
COMPETITION 2020 RULE BOOK j. The fixtures of the teams in any round shall not signify the actual
rank of the teams. The Results of Memorial Elimination shall not resemble the actual ranks of the
teams, and the actual rank shall be disclosed after the E- Valedictory Function. 7.4 Quarter Final
Rounds a. Teams with 2 wins in the Preliminary Rounds shall proceed to the Quarter Final Rounds. b.
In case, not all 8 teams secure two wins in the Preliminary Rounds, then the team(s) with at least
one win in the Preliminary Rounds along with the highest cumulative marks of both the rounds shall
fill the slots for quarter finals to the remainder. R3 R15 R21 R3 R4 R16 R22 R4 R5 R17 R23 R5 R6 R18
R24 R6 R7 R19 R13 R7 R8 R20 R14 R8 R9 R21 R15 R9 R10 R22 R16 R10 R11 R23 R17 R11 R12 R24 R18
R12 8 TH JMI-NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2020 RULE BOOK c. In case, upon non-
fulfilment of Rules 7.4.a and 7.4.b, the team which shall have the highest cumulative marks in their
Preliminary Rounds shall proceed to Quarter final rounds. d. Fixtures for the Quarterfinal shall be
based on the ranks attained by the teams after the Preliminary Rounds after complying with Rules
7.4.a, 7.4.b, and 7.4.c. e. The teams with Odd Ranks shall be the Petitioners, and the Teams with
Even Ranks shall be the Respondents. f. Fixtures for the Quarter finals shall be as follows- • Team
with Rank 1 (Petitioner) v. Team with Rank 8 (Respondent) • Team with Rank 3 (Petitioner) v. Team
with Rank 6 (Respondent) • Team with Rank 5 (Petitioner) v. Team with Rank 4 (Respondent) • Team
with Rank 7 (Petitioner) v. Team with Rank 2 (Respondent) g. Each side shall plead for 30 minutes in
this round. It is totally the discretion of the teams to decide the time they wish to reserve for
rebuttals and sur- rebuttals which shall not be more than 4 minutes in any case. h. A speaker shall
reserve not less than 12 minutes for the pleadings. Pleading time can be extended only on the
discretion of the judges. i. Scouting is strictly prohibited. j. This round shall be a knock-out round and
the winner from each court room shall proceed to Semi-Final Round. 7.5 Semi-final Round/ Final
Round a. Each side shall plead for 45 minutes in this round. It is totally the discretion of the teams to
decide the time they wish to reserve for rebuttals and sur- rebuttals which shall not be more than 4
minutes in any case. b. A speaker shall reserve not less than 18 minutes for the pleadings. Pleading
time can be extended only on the discretion of the judges. c. The same pattern of fixtures as
followed in the Quarter final rounds shall also be followed in semi-final and final. d. Scouting is
strictly prohibited. e. This round shall be a knock-out round and the winner from each court room
shall proceed to Final Round. 8 TH JMI-NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2020 RULE BOOK
VIII. AWARDS 8.1 Certificate of Merit: Certificate of Merit shall be given to the Winners, Runners-up,
Best Advocate (Male), Best Advocate (Female), Best Memorial and Best Researchers. 8.2 Cash Prizes
are as follows: a. Winners: Rs. 12,000/- b. Runners-up: 8,000/- c. Best Researcher: Rs. 5,000/- d. Best
Memorial: Rs. 5,000/- e. Best Speaker (Male): Rs. 5,000/- f. Best Speaker (Female): Rs. 5,000/- 8.3
SCC Online’s Subscription to the Winners in various categories: ➢ Winners: 6 Months SCC Online
Subscription to each participant ➢ Runners-up: 3 Months SCC Online Subscription to each

participant ➢ Best Researcher 3 Months SCC Online Subscription (1 Subscription Card) ➢ Best
Memorial: 3 Months SCC Online Subscription (1 Subscription Card) ➢ Best Speaker (Female): 3

Months SCC Online Subscription (1 Subscription Card) ➢ Best Speaker (Male): 3 Months SCC Online
Subscription (1 Subscription Card) 8.4 Participation Certificate: The teams which submit their
memorials for Stage I, and all other teams which qualify to Top 24 slot for the Oral Rounds shall be
given Certificate of Participation. 8 TH JMI-NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2020 RULE BOOK
IX. FROM THE MOOT COURT COMMITTEE Any query regarding the competition can sent to
jmcc.jmi@gmail.com 1. Core Body: • Prof. (Dr.) S.Z. Amani, Dean, Faculty of Law, JMI, Patron:
samani@jmi.ac.in • Dr. Mohd. Asad Malik, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, JMI, Convenor:
mmalik@jmi.ac.in (98919 99938) • Dr. Qazi Mohammad Usman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law,
JMI, Mmeber: qusman@jmi.ac.in • Dr. Noorjahan Momin, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, JMI,
Co-convenor: mnoorjahan@jmi.ac.in 2. Student Body/Contact Information: • Mohd Yasin, Convenor,
Moot Court Committee: 9648594449 • Aayushi Bana, Co- Convenor, Moot Court Committee: 88264
68847 • Mohd Shueab, Member, Moot Court Committee: 96950 85911 Finance & Accounts Office
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