ABOUT GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
The Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram formed in 1875 is one of the oldest institution imparting legal education in India. Affiliated to the Faculty of Law of University of Kerala, the college is supervised and controlled by the Government of Kerala and was ranked as the 23rd best law college in India in 2007 by INDIA TODAY.
About the Competition
Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram is conducting the 16th ALL INDIA MOOT COURT (SECOND VIRTUAL) COMPETITION 2022 from the 10th of March, 2022 to the 12th of March, 2022.
Eligibility
- The Competition is open to all Law Colleges / Law Schools and Faculties / Universities, Departments of Law in India (hereafter “participating institutions”) recognized by the Bar Council of India.
- The participation is limited to LL.B/ B.L students both in the Three year Scheme and Five Year Scheme.
- Students doing post-graduation in law and students undergoing correspondence courses are not eligible to participate in the Competition
Team Composition
The Competition is open to all Law Colleges / Law Schools and Faculties / Universities, Departments of Law in India (hereafter “participating institutions”) recognized by the Bar Council of India. The participation is limited to LL.B/ B.L students both in the Three year Scheme and Five Year Scheme. Students doing post-graduation in law and students undergoing correspondence courses are not eligible to participate in the Competition.
b. Only one team from each participating institution shall be registered for the competition. Each team shall comprise three members (two speakers and one researcher).
Registration Process
The team intending to participate must register on or before 22nd February
2022 (22-02-2022) by submitting the duly filled Performa provided in the form
( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/
1FAIpQLSfE_LVlX3PwNlCU3gu1hkEHthhFJJx4gt_deorxckjDqScTIA/viewform?
usp=sf_link ) and making online payment of Rs 2000/- as registration fee through the details-
Moot Court Society GLC, TVPM
Account Number : 002 012000 000423
IFSC Code : KSBK 0000002
Kerala State Cooperative Bank, Statue Branch
E-mail id: glctvpmmootcourt@gmail.com
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Memorial dealing with jurisdiction, issues involved in the problem, summary of arguments and arguments supported by authorities, conclusions and prayers shall be prepared by each team both for the petitioner’s side and respondent’s side. The body of the Memorial shall not exceed more than 25 typed pages. The cover page, table of contents, index of authorities, jurisdiction, statement of facts, questions presented, summary of pleadings,
title page and back cover are not included in these 25 pages. But these 25 pages will include the pleadings, conclusions, and footnotes. Any issue or pleading, not discussed within the body of the Memorials shall not be included in any other section of the Memorials.
The following content specifications must be strictly adhered to:
1) Language – English
2) Font and Size (General) – Times New Roman (12 pts.),
3) Line Spacing (General) – 1.5 lines
4) Font and Size (Footnotes) – Times New Roman (10 pts),
5) Line Spacing (Footnotes) – Single line
6) Page Margins – 1 inch on all sides (except right margin which shall
not be less than 2 cms)
7) Footnote- Follow any of the uniform systems of citation [the use of
The Blue Book: A Uniform System of Citation (2020, 21st edition) or
(2015, 20th edition) (Harvard Blue Book) is preferable].
8) Cover Specification
Petitioner – Blue
Respondent – Red
Plagiarism
The GLCT MCS reserves the right to impose penalty on a team, at any stage of the
competition, if the memorial or any other part thereof, if found to be plagiarized.
Evaluation
There shall be a Quorum of judges selected for each court from among a panel of
judges constituted for the purpose including eminent Judges, Lawyers and Law
Teachers from all over India. The finals will be presided by a full bench of sitting
Judges of the High Court of Kerala.
Marks will be awarded to the memorials by the Committee of Judges out of a
maximum of 20 marks. Each Court will assign marks for oral arguments to each
individual participant of the team. Each individual’s marks for oral arguments will beadded with memorial marks to make the individual’s marks out of 100. Out of 100marks, the division of marks for each individual participant is as follows:
- Written Memorial – 20 marks
- Oral Arguments – 80 marks
Schedule of the Competition
Registration – on or before 22nd February 2022 (22.02.2022) (Tuesday)
Inaugural Function – 5.00 pm, 10.03.2022 (Thursday)
Briefing Session and Pick of Lots – 7.00 pm, 10.03.2022 (Thursday)
Preliminary Round – 8.30 am, 11.03.2022 (Friday)
Quarter Final Rounds – 3:00 pm, 11-03-2022 (Friday)
Semi-final Round- 10.00 am, 12.03.2022 (Saturday)
Final Round – 2.30 pm, 12.03.2022 (Saturday)
Valedictory Function & Prize Distribution – 5.00 pm, 12.03.2022 (Saturday)
Time mentioned above is subject to changes at the discretion of the
organizing committee.
Contact
For any queries, please email or contact any of the following persons
CONTACTS (Faculty)
- Dr.Meenakumary.S,
General Convenor,
Moot Court Society, GLC TVPM. Mob: 9495385445, 8123252072. - Prof.Viji.S,
General Co-ordinator,
Moot Court Society, GLC TVPM. Mob: 9847089906. - Dr.Hameema.M,
Treasurer,
Moot Court Society, GLC TVPM. Mob: 9847878428.
STUDENT CONVENORS - Vivek V Rajan – 9495995773
- Kalyani B Nair – 8281253655
