Marwadi University hosts third National Moot Court Competition for 1st-year law students

The winners of Marwadi University’s third National Moot Court Competition took home a cash prize of INR 40,000 and a trophy and while the runners-up took home INR 20,000 and a trophy. Cash prizes were also awarded to Best Speaker (Petitioner), Best Speaker (Respondent), Best Memorial and Best Researcher. 

The Faculty of Law at Marwadi University (MU) recently concluded the three-day National Moot Court Competition, which witnessed enthusiastic participation from 90 first-year bonafide law students from 30 universities across India. 

In its third edition now, the moot court competition was won by Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow. It was organized in association with Abhay Bhardwaj and Associates, in memory of the Late Abhay Bharadwaj, a tall figure in the field of law today. 

Restricted to first-year bonafide law students enrolled in the 5-year integrated programme and 3 years LLB programme, it aimed to inspire, promote and inculcate drafting and writing techniques, orating skills, and high-focus research acumen in budding Indian lawyers. 

Some of the participating universities include NALSAR University Hyderabad, Chanakya National Law University, Dharmashastra National Law University, Tamil Nadu Dr.Ambedkar Law University, Symbiosis Law, Christ Deemed to be University, Delhi NCR, Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai, University of Lucknow and Manipal Law School, MAHE Bengaluru Campus and many others across the country.

This year the proposition emphasized the problems of the supply chain that they faced. The competition aimed to educate and motivate law students at the pan-India level about contemporary legal issues and push them toward honing their knowledge and skills in the field of law.

The winners took home a cash prize of INR 40,000 and a trophy and while the runners-up took home INR 20,000 and a trophy. Cash prizes were also awarded to Best Speaker (Petitioner), Best Speaker (Respondent), Best Memorial and Best Researcher. The competition consisted of Preliminary Rounds, Quarter-Final Rounds, Semi-Final Rounds, and the Final Round. The Final Round was judged by renowned senior members of India’s legal and judicial fraternity including Mr. Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Gujarat as Chief Guest, Mr. Justice Ashutosh Shastri, Judge, High Court of Gujarat as Guest of Honour.

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