Compe� � on Dates

23rd - 25th

April, 2021Scan to Register

Awards Exci� ng Cash Prizes Books Internship Manupatra Subscrip� on Lawskill Environmental Law Course

Important DatesRegistration closes on

10th April, 2021Last Date for Memorial Submission

16th April, 2021

In associa� on with

Convenor Co-Convenors Secretariat Execu� ve Board Muskan Agarwal Yash Kedia Aviral Deep | Kakuli Goyal Devanshi Bajpai | Shru� Goyal Ravi Prakash Mishra Arya Panda | Harshwardhan Singh Rajawat Anjali Vishwakarma | Tewari Aditya U� pal Nitya Jaiswal | AayushRaj Muskan Saha | Tanay Dubey

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1st N J Yasaswy Virtual National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

� e ICFAI University, DehradunAccredited by NAAC

www.iudehradun.edu.in

Organized by

Draw of LotsThe Draw of Lots will determine from which side will the par� cipa� ng team present their arguments i.e., Pe� � oner/Plain� ff or Respondent/Defendant. The Draw of Lots will also decide which team you will be compe� ng against (There will be no pre- decided fi xtures). This shall be conducted prior to each round. The team codes will be provided to teams before the draw of lots but their sequence of par� cipa� on will be decided there on.

Preliminary RoundEach team shall present one side in this round. The top 8 team based on their Total Preliminary Score in the Preliminary Round shall qualify for the Quarter-Final Rounds. Total Preliminary score does not include the memorial score. Both the par� es shall be allo� ed 40 minutes each and 5 minutes for rebu� al and sur-rebu� al.

Quarter- Final RoundThe top 8 teams from the Preliminary Round shall proceed to the quarterfi nals. This will be a knockout round; hence winners will be decided on the basis of the courtroom win. Both the par� es shall

be allo� ed 45 minutes each and 5 minutes for rebu� al and sur-rebu� al.

Semi-Final RoundThe top 4 teams from the Quarter Finals shall proceed to the semi-fi nals. This round again will follow the knock-out fashion. Both the par� es shall be allo� ed 50 minutes each and 5 minutes for rebu� al and sur-rebu� al.

Final RoundThe winner of each court room fi xture i.e., 2 teams from the semi-fi nal round shall proceed to this round. Both the par� es shall be allo� ed 60 minutes each and 5 minutes for rebu� al and sur-rebu� al.

Memorial SubmissionFormat Specifi ca� onAll memorials must be typed on A4 sized white paper with Font Size: 12, Font Type: Times New Roman, Line Spacing 1.5, 1 inch margin on each side and jus� fi ed alignment.The footnotes shall be typed with Font Type: Times New Roman and Font Size: 10.

Par� culars DatesLast date of Registra� on 10th April, 2021Last date for clarifi ca� ons 12th April, 2021Release of clarifi ca� ons 14th April, 2021Last date for the submission of the so� copy of the memorial 16th April, 2021Inaugura� on, Orienta� on of Par� cipants, Researcher’s Test, Draw of Lots 23rd April, 2021Preliminary Round, Quarter Final Round 24th April, 2021Semi Final Round, Final Round, Valedictory 25th April, 2021

Organising Committee

Student Committee

For More Details Contact

Prof. (DR.) MUDDU VINAY Brig. RAJIV SETHI (Retd.) Prof. (DR.) YUGAL KISHORE Vice Chancellor Regstrar Dean The ICFAI University, Dehradun The ICFAI University, Dehradun ICFAI Law School, Dehradun

Mrs. MONICA KHAROLA Mr. VISHAL BERA Ms. ANUSHMI JAIN Academic Coordinator Faculty Convenor Faculty Convenor

ICFAI Law School, Dehradun ICFAI Law School, Dehradun ICFAI Law School, Dehradun

Student Convenor Student Co-Convenors Faculty ConvenorsMuskan Agarwal Yash Kedia Mr. Vishal Bera

8707619166 7654826180 9830558751 Ravi Prakash Mishra Ms. Anushmi Jain 9534697752 9837145969

No Registra� on Fee

About the UniversityThe ICFAI University, Dehradun was established under the provision of the ICFAI University Act, 2003, (Act No.16 of 2003), enacted by the state of U� arakhand, India. The University is recognised by the University Grants Commission under Sec 2(f) of UGC Act 1956. The University is a member of the Associa� on of Commonwealth Universi� es, London & Associa� on of Indian Universi� es, New Delhi. Since its incep� on, the University has maintained the standard and decorum in the educa� onal environment. The University is Global in outlook and cosmopolitan in character. The University focuses on four vital disciplines law, management, engineering and educa� on. The programs are structured in such a way so as to impart the students with quality educa� on and comprehensive research. The ICFAI University secured 44th rank in the World Universi� es with Real Impact (WURI) Rankings, 2020 released by United Na� onal Ins� tute for Training and Research. ICFAI University is also E-Lead Cer� fi ed for Online Teaching.

About ICFAI Law SchoolICFAI Law School, a cons� tuent of the ICFAI University, Dehradun is established with an objec� ve of developing a new genera� on of legal professionals through comprehensive as well as contemporary body of knowledge integra� ng law with Management/ Humani� es to provide students with analy� cal, world class, innova� ve and socially relevant, career oriented, quality legal educa� on through inclusive technology aided pedagogies and research, in order to produce a vibrant community of legal professionals. The ICFAI Law School, Dehradun is the 6th Ranking Law School of Super Excellence in India and 1st Ranking Law School in U� arakhand according to CSR GHRDC Law School Rankings 2020. It also secured 26th rank among top Law Universi� es/ Ins� tu� ons in India including NLUs in MDRA Rankings 2020 conducted by India Today.

The Centre was established in September, 2020 with the mo� o to focus on research and policy advocacy in the fi eld of environmental law. The essen� al objec� ve of the Centre is to encourage enviro-legal educa� on and research oriented study in the fi eld of environmental law & jus� ce. The Centre shall be venturing into new projects which will announce the convergence of academia and expert insights on various environmental ma� ers in rela� on to the future. The Centre aims at suppor� ng advocacy,

research and policy-oriented discussions in the areas of environmental educa� on and development.

The Centre will be u� lising power of law to protect the environment, promote human rights and ensure a just and sustainable

society. CELPED is commi� ed to fostering an evidence-based conversa� on

about how to ensure a clean and sustainable environment

for a growing India. It is an ini� a� ve for the propaga� on and advancement of legal educa� on and research in the fi eld of Environmental Law.

About Centre for Environmental Law, Policy, Education & Development (CELPED)

Rules for 1st N J Yasaswy Virtual National Environmental LawMoot Court CompetitionFor Whom?

All law colleges/ ins� tu� ons/ universi� es across the country recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to take part in the Compe� � on. All par� cipants must be currently pursuing their Bachelor’s degree in Law, i.e., either 3 year or 5-year courses.

Registration Each Team must register by fi lling up the registra� on

form through the link given below. h� ps://forms.gle/xt3nEGxQbwVv2wm2A along with the registra� on form a� ached with the brochure.

Each team shall complete such registra� on on or before 10th April, 2021 (11:59 P.M. IST).

The number of par� cipa� ng teams shall be limited to 32.

The preference to teams shall be given on fi rst cum fi rst serve basis.

The organizing commi� ee will have the sole and absolute discre� on to shortlist the par� cipants.

General

Team Composi� onEach par� cipa� ng team can comprise of either two (2) or three (3) members. In case of two (2) members, both the members shall be designated as speakers. In case of three (3) members, two (2) members shall be designated as speakers and one (1) member shall be designated as the researcher.

Registration FeesNo Registra� on Fees shall be charged from the par� cipants as the Compe� � on is being conducted under the UNIVERSITY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Dress CodeThe dress code for all par� cipants throughout the compe� � on shall be white shirt, black blazer, black trousers, black � e and black shoes for men and white shirt/ kurta, black blazer, black trousers, black shoes for women.

Competition’s FormatThe 1st N J Yasaswy Virtual Na� onal Environmental Law Moot Court Compe� � on shall consist of a Researcher’s Test and the following oral rounds: Preliminary Rounds | Quarter-Final Round Semi-Final Round | Final Round. The Quarter-Final, Semi-Final and the Final Round shall be knockout rounds where each team will argue only once either for the pe� � oner/applicant or respondent.

Researcher’s TestThe Researcher’s Test will be conducted in online mode prior to the oral rounds. The ques� ons for the test shall be objec� ve (MCQ based test) with the ques� ons based on the applicable law, precedents and facts pertaining to the Moot Proposi� on. There shall be a total of 50 Ques� ons for 2 marks each & 0.25 Marks shall be deducted for every one wrong a� empted ques� on. The test shall be taken by the team’s researcher. Please note that the marks scored in the test shall not contribute to the overall score and is only to determine the winner of the Best Researcher's award.