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14 GIL NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2024
Geeta Institute of Law, as a part of its endeavors of providing and facilitating its support to the
student community of the Country takes immense pleasure in announcing the 14th GIL National
Moot Court Competition, 2024. The event shall be held on 09th-10th March, 2024.

The previous editions of National Moot Court Competition have proved to be an enriching
experience for the participants owing to its unconventional and challenging moot propositions and
high standards of judging.

The discipline and transparency with which this competition is conducted has contributed in its
previous successful chapters leading to an increased participation from year to year since its
inception.

We look forward to receiving a positive response from your institution. Kindly confirm your
participation via provisional registration by 22nd January, 2024.

In case of any queries regarding the competition, you may write to us at [email protected]

Warm Regards,
Moot Court Society,
Geeta Institute of Law
Email: [email protected]
ABOUT GEETA INSTITUTE OF LAW
Geeta Institute of Law has a unique distinction of being one of the prestigious Law Institutes. It is
located on NH-44, G.T. Road Panipat, just 50 minutes drive from Delhi. The Institute is affiliated
with Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra since 2007 and has been approved by the Bar Council of
India.

Spread over 40 acres, Geeta Institute of Law comes from a rich legacy of Geeta Group of
Institutions; a powerhouse of education sector, a foundation for literacy led revolution at Haryana.
Geeta Institute of Law is poised to take great heights because its wings are made of the vision of
higher global knowledge and it is rooted in the philosophy of Karma. Geeta Institute of Law today is
also the culmination of aspiration, ambitions and an honest attempt at creating a world class
professional curriculum spread over an invigorating campus environment.
GEETA GLOBAL LAW SCHOOL,
GEETA UNIVERSITY
Geeta University comes from the Lineage of Geeta Group of Institutions, A giant educational hub
with presence since 1985.

Geeta Group of Institutions have laid the runway for thousands of dreams taking off to the
destination of careers with the journey marked with expertise, experience and excellence. Today
Geeta University is the culmination of aspiration, ambitions and an honest attempt at creating a
world class professional curriculum spread over an invigorating campus environment.

At Geeta University, sophisticated learning finds place with street smart common sense that
Indians are known for and International students can find a lot of worthy experience of India and
Indian values that they can take home to their countries and the world from the Geeta University
campus and curriculum.

The broad general function of the law department at Geeta University is to delineate legal
boundaries within which the management of the corporation is free to exercise its ingenuity in
successfully managing the corporate enterprise.

With the idea of bringing radical changes into the Legal Education in India to make it more modern,
socially relevant economically viable, professionally job oriented best efforts are being made to
revise the Syllabus and the new Course Curriculum as and when required we have included in our
syllabus i.e., Competition Law, Cyber Law, Banking and Law, Mines Law, Maintenance Law,
Banking and Insurance Law, International Trade Law, etc. keeping in view the modern needs of the
society.
 S.P. BANSAL
CHAIRMAN (GGI)

CHANCELLOR
GEETA UNIVERSITY

Dear Participants, As the Chancellor of this esteemed institution Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat, it is
with great pleasure that I introduce our Moot Court Competiton Brochure for the academic year
2023-2024. On the behalf of Geeta Institue of law, I am delighted to extend a warm welcome to all the
paticipants of the 14th GIL National Moot Court Competition, 2024. It is an honor to host such a
prestigious event that brings together talented legal minds from across the country.
This competition serves as a platform for you to showcase your legal acumen, critical thinking and
persuasive advocacy skills. It is testament to your hard work, dedication, and passion for the law. I
have no doubt that this event will be a remarkable display of talent and intellectual rigor. I would like
to express my deepest appreciation to the organizing committee, faculty members and volunteers
who have worked tirelessly to make this event a reality. Their dedication are truly commendable.
Once again, welcome 14th GIL National Moot Court Competition. May this event be a memorable and
enriching experience for all.
 Nishant Bansal
Vice Chairman (GGI) &
Pro-Chancellor (Geeta University)

As the Vice Chairman of Geeta Institute of Law, I wanted to reach

out and extend a warm welcome to the participants of upcoming
14th GIL National Moot Court Competiton. I want to express my
admiration for the hard work and dedication you have put into
preparing for this competition.

I wish you the best of luck in the competiton. May your arguments be compelling, your rebuttals
be sharp, and your presence be commanding. Remember, it’s not just about winning, but about
the knowledge and experience you gain along the way. Thank you for being a part of to his
exiciting event, I look forward to witnessing your incredible performance.

Ankush Bansal
Vice Chairman (GGI) &
Pro-Chancellor (Geeta University)

I am extremely happy and pleased to know that, being one of the

prominent institute of Panipat, Geeta Institute of Law, is
organizing “14th GIL National Moot Court Competition, 2024”.
Over the years, the institute is providing the platform to students
and teachers for sharing their views on diverse issues of
contemporary relevance through several activities.

With this competition, I hope the students hone their skills to become better professionals in
the near future. I convey my best wishes to all the participants and the entire fraternity of Geeta
Institute of Law, Panipat.
 Dr. SAURABH CHATURVEDI
Professor & Dean
Geeta Institute of Law

It is with immense pride and optimism that I extend my warmest

greetings from Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat. As the Dean of this
institution. I am thrilled to be a part of this incredible event that
showcase the talent and dedication of aspiring lawyers like
yourselves.

This competition is not just about winning, but about honing your advocacy skills, mastering the art of
persuasion, and presenting compelling argument. Lastly, I encourage all participants to embrace
this opportunity to learn, network and form connections with fellow law students and legal
professionals. The friendships and connections you make during this competition can be
invaluable throughout your legal careers. I wish each and everyone of you the best of luck.

Dr. SUBHASH MITTAL

Professor & Principal
Geeta Institute of Law

It gives me immense pleasure to apprise that Geeta Institute of Law is

organizing an "14th GIL National Moot Court Competition, 2024". We
believe that this Moot Court Competition would be the gateway for the
eligible teams for participating in external moot court competition, to
give a platform to the promising lawyers of the member institutions to
imbibe analytical skills in real-time situations, help in developing skills.

I congratulate GIL for taking the lead and also creating a common platform for all the students to
leverage the benefit. As we are already witnessing that, practical knowledge is a new approach to
teaching and learning which uses the skills needed to prepare children for their future careers or
opportunities in life. I wish this competition a grand success and all the very best to all the
participating teams and the universities.
AWARDS & RANKING
ASIA EDUCATION SUMMIT & AWARDS
Shri SP Bansal , Chairman , Geeta Group of Institutions , Panipat receiving the award as
excellence in education from Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Manohar Lal Khattar on the occasion of
Shaurya Samman Ceremony organised by India News .

AWARDS
Honoured
Global
With
Education
Academic
Excellence
Excellence
Award
Award

Awarded
Assocham With Best
Education Placement &
Excellence Best Learning
Award Environment

RANKING
RANKED
AMONG GHRDC GIL RANKED

36 th
Top Law Schools In India
RANKED GIL

8 th

IN TOP OUTSTANDING
25 th

Among Top Law

Schools In India
by
LAW SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE By OUTLOOK 2022
IN INDIA
GIL ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD
Prof.(Dr.) Sanjeevi Shanthakumar Prof. (Dr.) Kamaljeet Singh

Vice Chancellor, Vice Chancellor,

Gujarat National Law University, Madhusudan Law University

Gandhinagar Odisha

Prof. (Dr.) Nishtha Jaswal

Vice Chancellor (Former), Vice Chancellor,
Rajiv Gandhi National University Himachal Pradesh National
of Law, Patiala, Punjab Law University, Shimla

Prof. (Dr.) Manjula Batra Prof. (Dr.) Antonietta Elia

Professor, Dean (Former), Senior Associate Fellow,

Department of Law, University Of Santiago de Compostila,

Jamia Milia Islamia University, Delhi Spain

Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Jaswal Prof.(Dr.) Pinki Sharma

Registrar, Professor of Law,

HP National Law University, Law Center-II, Delhi University

Shimla

Prof. (Dr.) Rajpal Sharma Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha

Director, Director,

Institute of Law, Kurukshetra University, The Indian Law Institute

Kurukshetra New Delhi

Prof. (Dr.) M.K.Bhandari Mr. Navin Kumar Jaggi

CEO-Infinty Law Tech Educational Services Advocate,

-India & Visiting Professor at Institutes of Supreme Court of India

Eminence,Mentor,Thinker Influencer
GIL ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD
WORD FROM DIGNITARIES
INTERNATIONAL DIGNITARIES @ GIL

Dr. GARY LILIENTHAL

Law Professor
University of Sydney

MR. OSMAN MOHAMMED ELBASHIR MOHAMMED Dr. JUDYTA LATYMOWICZ

Minister, Plenipotentiary (Deputy Head of Mission) Partner & Head
Embassy of the Republic of Sudan India Desk at Smart Lawyer Group,INALP

DR. AHMED SULE DR. LEONARD MENGEZI

Nigerian High Commisioner to India Malawi High Commissioner to India
GLIMPSES OF GIL

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Judge, GIL Intership Fair was Organised on
Supreme Court of India Under the Theme "PRASHIKSHAN 4.0"

Major General Nilender Kumar, Judge Adv.

Hon'ble Ms. (J.) Indira Banerjee, Judge General Indian Army Chief Guest @ National
Supreme Court of India Conference on Criminal Justice Reforms 2019

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mukundakam Sharma, Judge Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya, Judge,
(Retd.) Supreme Court of India High Court Punjab & Haryana

13th GIL National Moot Court Competition, 2023

MOOT COURT @ GIL
GLIMPSES OF PREVIOUS MOOT COURT
COMPETITIONS AT GIL

Winner of 13th GIL National Moot Court Competition, 2023 Runner up of 13th GIL National Moot Court Competition, 2023

Winner of Justice Dipak Mishra National Moot Court Runner Up of Justice Dipak Mishra National
Competition 1 (10), 2020 Moot Court Competition 1 (10), 2020

Winner of 9th Moot Court Competition, 2019 Runner Up of 9th Moot Court Competition, 2019

Winner of 8th Moot Court Competition, 2018 Runner Up of 8th Moot Court Competition, 2018
GIL MOOT COURT SOCIETY ACHIEVEMENTS
GIL Moot Court Society very actively organizes workshops for students to train them for National Moot Court
Competitions. As a result, Geeta Institute of Law has won Five National Moot Court Competitions at various
Colleges and Universities.

Our Student Semi-Finalists at St. Soldier's Our Student Semi-Finalists at Career Point University,
Law College, Jalandhar Hamirpur

Our Students Runner up at IILM National Moot Court Our Students Runner up at Chandigarh University,
Competition, Gurugram (2022) Mohali (2019)

Our Students Winners at Amity University, Our Students Winners at University of Kashmir
Gurugram (2019) (2018)

Our Students Winners at SGT University,Gurugram Our Students Winners at Amity University, Noida
(2019) Receiving Trophy from Hon’ble (2018)
Mr. Justice Dipak Misra Former CJI
 SCHEDULE
14 GIL NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2024
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Sr. No Date Deadline

1 22nd January, 2024 Deadline for Provisional Registration
Note :- For provisional registration, an email stating
the institution’s name, email id & concerned person’s
phone number shall be sent to
[email protected]

2 2nd February, 2024 Deadline for Registration (Soft Copy) (Along with DD
Drawn in favor of Geeta Institute of Law payable at
Panipat For Rs. 5500/-)
3 8th February, 2024 Deadline for Registration (Hard Copy)
(Along with DD For Rs. 5500/-)
4 17th February, 2024 Deadline for seeking clarification to moot problem
5 21st February, 2024 Release of clarification (If Any)
6 28th February, 2024 Deadline for Memorial Submission (Soft Copy)
7 4th March, 2024 Deadline for Memorial Submission (Hard Copy)
8 9th-10th March, 2024 Oral Rounds
9 9th March, 2024 Registration & Memorial Exchange
10 9th March, 2024 Researcher's Test
11 9th March, 2024 Preliminary Round I & Preliminary Round II
12 10th March, 2024 Quarter Finals, Semi Finals & Final Round
13 10th March, 2024 Valedictory and Prize Distribution
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1. Date and Venue:

14 GIL National Moot Court Competition, 2024 shall be held on 9th - 10th March, 2024.
Postal Address:
Dean,
Geeta Institute of Law, Karhans, G.T. Road, Samalkha,
Panipat - 132101. Haryana, India
Contact: 74969 54101
Email:[email protected], [email protected]

1.2. Eligibility:
The Competition is open for bonafide students pursuing 5 Years and 3 Years LL.B. Courses.

1.3. Language:
The language for the Competition shall be English only.

1.4. Team Composition:

Each team shall consist of three members (two speakers and one researcher). The
researcher will only be allowed to argue instead of a speaker, with prior permission of
the Dean - Geeta Institute of Law.
No cross institutional teams are allowed.
Only one team from every institution is allowed.

1.5. Clarifications
Clarifications to the Moot Proposition may be sought by sending an e-mail to [email protected]
on or before 17th February, 2024. Clarifications send after this date shall not be entertained.

1.6. The Oral rounds shall comprise of:

(i) Preliminary Round (Two)
(ii) Quarter – Final Round
(iii) Semi – Final Round
(iv) Final Round
1.7 Accommodation:
The participants would be provided accommodation at the premises of the Institute/any other
suitable premises during the competition. Please note that separate accommodation will be
provided for girls and boys.
NOTE: We will not allow any additional Member for accommodation during the moot court
competition.

1.8 Transportation:
Regular bus trips from the Campus would be scheduled by the Institute during the Moot Court
Competition.
Pick and Drop facility would be given to the teams from Panipat only.

1.9 Dress Code:

The participants shall be in Formals inside the Court Room.

For Female(s):
White Salwar and Kurta along with Black Blazer and Black Shoes OR White Shirt and Black
Trouser along with Black Tie, Black Blazer and Black Shoes.

For Male(s):
White Shirt and Black Trouser along with Black Tie, Black Blazer and Black Shoes.

2. REGISTRATION PROCESS:
2.1 Registration:
(I) The teams should provisionally register through e-mail by sending a mail to [email protected]
with subject “Provisional Registration for 14th GIL National Moot Court Competition, 2024
by 22nd January, 2024. Please mention your name, college name, contact details in
provisional registration.”)
(II) The soft copy of the registration form along with the demand draft/NEFT Details of Rs.5,500/-
on or before 2nd February, 2024 drawn in the name of “Geeta Institute of Law”, payable at
Panipat by sending a mail to [email protected]
(III) The hard copy of the Registration forms and demand draft shall be posted to the below
mentioned address on or before 8th February, 2024.
(IV) The hard copy of Registration forms and demand draft shall be posted to:
Dean,
Geeta Institute of Law, Karhans, G.T. Road, Samalkha,
Panipat –132101, Haryana, India
Contact: 74969-54101
 (V) No change in the names of the participants shall be permitted unless the same has been
communicated to the Organizers of the moot court a week prior to the event.
(VI) No certificates shall be provided until the completion of the Competition. The same shall be
provided only after the Valedictory Ceremony on 10th March 2024. Certificates shall not be
posted to any team.
(VII) Each Team will be allotted a code after the Hard copy of Registration form and DD/ Payment
have been received by Geeta Institute of Law.

2.2 Registration Fee:

Rs. 5,500/- for each participating team consisting of 3 members. (With decent accommodation)

Mode of Payment
The mode of payment shall be Demand Draft/ NEFT/RTGS/IMPS transaction.

For Demand Draft-

The Demand Draft shall be drawn in the favor of "Geeta Institute of Law" payable at Panipat.

Bank Account Detail for NEFT/RTGS/IMPS Transaction:

Name- “Geeta Institute of Law”
Bank: HDFC BANK
Branch: SAMALKHA, PANIPAT, HARYANA (132101)
Account Number: 13251450000062
IFSC Code: HDFC0001325

3. RULES REGARDING MEMORIALS

The following requirements for memorial must be strictly followed.

3.1 General Rules:

A. Each team must prepare memorials for both sides.
B. Once the memorials have been submitted, no revision, supplements or additions will be allowed.
C. One advance soft copy in PDF format must reach the organizers latest by 28th February, 2024
on [email protected]
D. 12 hard copies (6 copies from each side) of the memorials should reach the organizers latest by
4th March, 2024 at the aforementioned address.
E. Identity of the Institution should not be revealed anywhere in the memorial as well as in any
Annexure. Violation of this provision will result in penalty including disqualification.
The Organizer's decision shall be final in this regard.
 F. There should be no difference between Soft Copy and Hard Copy of Written Submission:
The hard copy of written submission must be exact replica of the soft copy submitted with the
Organizers. Any difference in the same will result in non-evaluation the memorial / disqualif-
ication from the Competition. Plagiarism of only up to 15% is allowed, exceeding which can
lead to negative marking.
Note: Memorials submitted after 4th March, 2024 shall not be considered for evaluation.

3.2 Format of Memorials:

A. Written submissions shall be printed on white standard A4 size paper.
B. The font and size of the text used in all parts of the written submissions (except the covers)
shall be in Times New Roman, size 12 & line spacing 1.5. The font of the footnotes shall be in
Times New Roman, size 10.
C. Memorials should have one inch margin on all sides of each page.
D.The Colour of the cover page must be Blue in case of Appellant/Petitioner and Red in case of
Respondent.
E. Body of Memorial shall include:
(I) The Cover Page: The cover page shall contain the case title, side of the written submission,
Name & Year of competition, and team Code on top right corner;
(II) Table of Contents
(III) List of Abbreviations
(IV) Index of Authorities
(V) Statement of Jurisdiction
(VI) Statement of Facts
(VII) Statement of Issues
(VIII) Summary of Arguments
(IX) Arguments advanced/detailed arguments.
(X) Prayer
(XI) Compendium, if any
(XII) Exhibits (Optional)
F. Memorials should be in spiral binding.
G. Pages should be numbered at the bottom middle.
H. The memorial shall not contain any photographs/sketches.

3.3 Criteria for Memorial Evaluation:

The evaluation will be done on the following parameters:
A. Knowledge of Facts and Law: 25 marks
B. Extent and Use of research: 25 marks
C. Proper and Articulate Analysis: 20 marks
D. Clarity and Organization: 10 marks
E. Correct Format and Citation: 10 marks
 F. Grammar and Language: 10 Marks
Note: All memorials received within time schedule will be evaluated by the Memorial Evaluation
Committee (MEC) to be constituted by the Convener of the Moot Court Competition and Dean,
Geeta Institute of Law.

4. GENERAL RULES FOR ORAL ROUNDS

4.1 General Procedure:
A. The Researcher needs to be present with the speakers during all the rounds.
B. The Researcher shall not be permitted to address the Court during the Oral Rounds. The
Researcher may however, be permitted to pass notes to the Speakers at the discretion of the
Judges. Such notes shall be passed through the court clerks present in the court room.
C. The use of mobile phones, laptops, or any other electronic gadget is strictly prohibited during
the Oral Rounds, subject to the discretion of the judges.
D. Participants may use their own bare acts, printouts and commentaries provided that anonymity
is not violated during the Rounds.
E. The decision of the Judges as to the marks allotted to each team shall be final and binding.
F. The Competition shall consist of the following rounds:
a. Preliminary Round (Two);
b. Quarter-finals;
c. Semi-finals;
d. Final.

4.2 Preliminary Round (s):

A. Registration, Orientation and Draw of Lots will be held on 9th March, 2024 and the teams are
requested that in all probability to kindly report the venue in time as per the time schedule.
Moot Court Society (MCS) retains the right to choose if the team is not present during registration.
B. Preliminary rounds will be held on 9th March, 2024.
C. Every team shall argue twice in the Preliminary Rounds, once for the Appellant/Petitioner and
once for the Respondent/Defense.
D. No two teams shall face each other more than once in the Preliminary Rounds. However, such
team may face each other in the Quarter Finals/ Semi Finals/ Final Rounds, subject to their
qualification.
E. Speaker 1 and Speaker 2 to remain the same throughout the competition.
F. Top eight teams shall qualify to the quarterfinal rounds. The qualification to the Quarter finals
will be based on:
(I) On the basis of Total Aggregate Score in the preliminary rounds (Both Round).
a. The top eight teams with higher aggregate score in both preliminary rounds will qualify for the
quarter final rounds.
 b. The aggregate score of a team shall be computed as the total of-Oral Score of Speaker 1; and
Oral Score of Speaker 2 in both Preliminary Rounds.
(ii) In case of a tie in score, team with more number of wins in preliminary rounds will qualify for
the quarterfinals.
(iii) Further, in case of a tie in score as well as in number of wins, memorial marks of two teams
will be considered.
(iv) In the exceptional case of a tie in all of the above the qualification of team will be based on
draw of lots/ by toss of coin.
G. The Best Speaker (male) and the Best Speaker (Female) Award will be awarded on the basis
of the scores awarded to the individual Speakers in the Preliminary Rounds. Individual
Aggregate Score shall be determined as the sum of the following:
(a) Score of Speaker in Preliminary Round I;
(b) Score of Speaker in Preliminary Round II.
H. Teams will be provided with their opponent team's memorials after the conclusion of draw
of lots.
(I) Return of the other side's memorial immediately after the preliminary round to the Court-
clerks is compulsory.

4.3 Quarter Final Round:

A. Quarter Final Round shall take place on 10th March, 2024.
B. The teams will be provided with their opponent's memorial after the declaration of preliminary
results and the draw of lots for the Quarter Final Round.
C. Quarter Final Round shall be knock out round.
D. The Winners of the Quarter-final shall advance to the Semi-finals.

4.4 Semi Final Round

A. The Semi Final Round shall be held on 10th March, 2024.
B. Semi Final Round shall be knock out round.

4.5 Final Round

A. The Final Round shall be held on 10th March, 2024.
B. Final Round shall be knock out round.

4.6 Time Scheme for Oral Rounds

At the commencement of each session the team shall notify the Court Clerk as to the division of
time between the 2 speakers (including rebuttal/sur-rebuttal) 10 minutes prior to the
commencement of the Rounds.
A. Preliminary Rounds and Quarter Final Rounds
· Each side shall get a maximum time of 30 minutes to present their arguments of which no
Speaker shall be permitted to address the Court for more than 18 minutes. The time limit is
inclusive of the time for Rebuttal or Sur-rebuttal respectively.
· The maximum time for Rebuttal is 2 minutes and the maximum time for Sur-rebuttal is 1
minute.
· Each speaker is required to speak for a minimum of 12 minutes exclusive of time taken for
Rebuttals and Sur- rebuttals.

B. Semi Final Rounds

Each side shall get a maximum time of 45 minutes to present their arguments of which no
Speaker shall be permitted to address the Court for more than 25 minutes. The time limit is
inclusive of the time for Rebuttal or Sur-rebuttal respectively.
The maximum time for Rebuttal is 5 minutes and the maximum time for Sur-rebuttal is 2 minutes.
Each speaker is required to speak for a minimum of 20 minutes exclusive of time taken for
Rebuttals and Sur-rebuttals.

C. Final Round
The maximum time for arguments per side shall be the same as in the Semi-finals.
The Winner of the Final Round shall be declared the Winner of the Competition.

4.7 Anonymity
A. Student Counsel may introduce him/herself to the court in the usual manner and may also state
their names. However, the name of the institution shall not be indicated to the judges at any time.
B. Further, all team members shall refrain from identifying a team's college at any time and in any
manner, including, but not limited to, wearing any identifying items (such as college clothing,
ties, patches, or pins) or carrying identifying material (such as books with a college logo or college
seal etc.)
C. Any revelation of college/institution/university name shall be made at team's own risk. No related
complaints will be entertained thereafter.

4.8 Marking Criteria for Oral Rounds

Maximum scores for the court rounds will be 100 marks per speaker. The court rounds will be
judged on the following parameters:
(I) Knowledge of Facts and law: 20 marks
(ii) Application of law to Facts: 15 marks
(iii) Extent and Use of Research: 15 marks
(iv) Ingenuity and Ability to Answers questions: 10 marks
(v) Grammar, Style, Poise, Court Etiquettes and Demeanor: 10 marks
 (vi) Proper and Articulate Analysis: 10 marks
(vii) Time Management: 10 marks
(viii) Clarity and Organization: 10 marks

4.9 Scouting
(I) Teams will not be allowed to observe/sit the oral round of any other team till the time the team
is declared to have advanced to the next round. Scouting is strictly prohibited. Scouting by any
of the teams will result in disqualification.
(II) Any team can file a written complaint with the Organizers, regarding a case of scouting. The
decision of the Organizers will be final.
(III) The researchers shall sit with the speakers at the time of the oral round and shall not attend
the court sessions of any other team participating in the competition.

5. RESEARCHER'S TEST
The Researcher's Test shall be conducted on 9th March, 2024.
A. In a team consisting of three members, the member designated as Researcher shall take part
in the test.
B. Participants are requested to write only the Team Code on the question paper.
C. The Researcher's Test shall be objective as well as subjective with the questions based on the
applicable law, precedents and facts pertaining to the Moot Problem.
D. The duration of the Researcher's Test shall be 30 minutes.
E. The use of mobile phones, laptops, or any other electronic gadgets/written material is strictly
prohibited during the Researcher Test.
F. Score of the Researcher's Test shall be computed as the total score in Researcher's test.
G. The Winner of the Test shall be determined on the basis of highest score attained.
NOTE: The Speakers of any team will not be allowed to sit in the Researcher Test in any case.

6. AWARDS
Winning Team:
(a) Winner Trophy Award
(b) Cash Prize of Rs. 31000/-
Runner up Team Award
(a) Runner up Trophy Award
(b) Cash Prize of Rs. 15000/-
Teams qualifying for Semi-finals
Each Team member shall be awarded with a trophy as a token of appreciation.
 Best Memorial Award
Rs.3100/- with trophy
Second Best Memorial Award
Rs.2100/- with trophy
Best Speaker (Male) Award
Rs.3100/-with trophy
Best Speaker (Female) Award
Rs.3100/- with trophy
Best Researcher Award
Rs.3100/- with trophy
*All the Participants will get participation certificates post the Valedictory Ceremony.

7. MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 General Etiquette:
A. The participants are expected to behave in a dignified manner and not to cause any
unnecessary inconvenience to the organizers. Distance to the Judges during the Moot
Court Competition is to be maintained within and outside the Court room.
B. The Organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action for any unethical, unprofessional
and immoral conduct.

7.2 Interpretation of the Rules:

A. The Organizer's decision as regards the interpretation of rules or any other matter related
to the competition will be final.
B. If there is any situation, which is not contemplated in the rules, the Organizer's decision on
the same shall be final.
C.The Organizer's reserve the right to vary, alter, modify, or repeal any of the above rules if so
required and as they may deem appropriate at any time during the competition.
D. Any dispute arising in the moot court rooms during the rounds would be at the discretion
of the presiding officer of the respective court room.
E. In any kind of conflict, the decision of the Dean, Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat would be final.
8. QUERIES AND CLARIFICATIONS

In case of any questions / clarifications regardingthe competition, feel free to

Contact with us :

Competition E-mail [email protected]

Competition Mobile No 74969-54101
For Moot Problem Clari ication [email protected]

Moot Faculty Coordinator:

Name Contact Details

Ms. Akansha
[email protected]
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 MOOT PROPOSITION
'La Majorca' a Spanish hotel chain, having its Registered Corporate Office at London (England) having signature
in almost 22 countries worldwide, decided to enter the Indian hotel market, with an upcoming unit in New Delhi,
and constructed a super luxury hotel in a very posh locality Sunder Nagar, named 'Majorca D' headed by CEO
Juan Botto, who was a Spanish national and was based at New Delhi.

The Chairperson of the Hotel Chain was John Peterson, a Spanish origin English Citizen, in his early fifties,
based at London. The Global Head (Operations) was a Spanish woman named Claudia Bassols, who is based at
London and looking after operations across the whole globe.

Juan recently hired an Indian GM (Operations) Ms. Apsara Jhingan, a very talented and qualified woman of 36
years having excellent track record in Hotel Industry. Although she was appointed to cater Indian operations only
but, as per appointment terms and conditions, she could be deputed at locations out of India also. Usually
possible deputations are emergency duties, for a very limited time, only. Due to professional commitments, she
attends conferences, team dinners and other official events frequently, in India as well as abroad also.

'Majorca D' came in operations just five months back and was still in the process of recruiting staff in certain
departments, wherever the suitable staff was not appointed the work was outsourced to external contractors. In
this sequence an Italian firm 'Paradizo' headed by Carlos Latore was appointed for housekeeping work. Paradizo
appointed its 56 personnel to cater several activities including management of guest reception, cleaning rooms,
lounge, restaurants and Bar, managing parking facilities and also security of premises etc.

All these activities and services were supervised by an Indian GM Rajneesh Behl, a highly qualified and
experienced professional, having excellent command or guest relations. He had very deep links in hotel industry
and with film celebrities. Rajneesh was an Indian origin, bachelor of 42 years having British citizenship, who
arrived in India 3 months back on a temporary working visa valid for one year only.

As per requirement, the contract employee, so appointed by 'Paradizo', had to behave as a permanent staff of
'Majorca D' and to wear the same uniform, but their salaries are directly paid to the 'Paradizo', who in turn
distribute it among its 56 employees. Rajneesh is also being paid in the same manner.

Apsara, being a regular employee of 'Majorca D', did not like the contractual engagement of Paradizo's
employees and used to give them big attitude and no respect.

On 22nd January 2024, she was directed to move to Kathmandu, Nepal, on a temporary assignment for a month
initially, and to look after the operations of 'Majorca Yeti', another establishment of 'La Majorca' group, as the
local GM (Operations) quit the job without any intimation to the management. She followed the instruction and
shifted to 'Majorca Yeti' with her bag and baggage.
It was a pleasant surprise for her to see Rajneesh there; as he was also directed to remain at Kathmandu and
help in arranging manpower for Apsara, whenever it was required.

On 24th evening, it was a Friday followed by a weekend, Rajneesh offered her to go to another 'Hotel Soltee'
Kathmandu to play 'Rolette' at Casino and to enjoy a late night discotheque and dinner together. She happily
accepted the offer and got ready to come along. During play at Casino and dancing at discotheque; at times she
could feel that Rajneesh is trying to come physically closer and also trying to touch her inappropriately but she
escaped a bit and not objected on it.

Apsara and Rajneesh enjoyed almost the whole week together with usual outing and dinners. On 26th January,
Rajneesh proposed her to visit 'Pokhra', almost 250 Kms. away, on weekend celebration and also to interview
some suitable candidates for operations of the Kathmandu unit. Apsara was hesitant initially, but later agreed to
go with him. Rajneesh booked a taxi and both of them took back seat for the travel. During the travel, Rajneesh
was cracking jokes and laughing loudly, during which he was leaning on Apsara up to that level that she had to
look for a safe space within the back seat. To avoid Rajneesh, Apsara started listening to music on her mobile
phone and started peeping outside the car's window. Rajneesh understanding her mood started pretending to
sleep, and during sleep he pretend to lean on her shoulder, and once he actually slipped in her lap and kept his
head to rest in. Apsara pushed him away but he did it again and again.

At 'Pokhra' Apsara was stunned to hear, that Rajneesh had booked one luxury suite, having two blocks within,
one for resting and another for sitting purpose, in the name of Mrs. and Mr. Rajneesh Behl, for staying and also
taking interviews. The hotel was packed due to tourist season and was not having any other additional room
available. As it was not wise to create a scene, she managed to slip to the inner part of the suite, locked the door
from inside and slept for an hour, as she was very much tired due to the long journey. Rajneesh called her
several times for taking tea but she did not open the door.

At night Rajneesh asked her to come to the restaurant for dinner and to play at casino, she prepared her to come
out and both of them went for dinner only. After dinner Apsara returned back to her room and again closed it
from inside. The following day fully packed with interview schedules, none of them could have enough time to
even talk on casual issues.

Apsara could smell that Rajneesh is behaving slightly rough and pretending to give no hears to her during
interview, even sometimes trying to overpower her objections. It was quite frustrating but she never bothered by
then. In the evening neither he called Apsara for dinner nor arranged any travel facility for outing. He himself
went out and came in drunken state, when Apsara saw him like that she asked, about his well-being, but
Rajneesh gave her a dirty look and slipped on the sofa to sleep ordering her to close the television. Apsara felt it
very bad but never spoke even a single word.

On 28th January they returned back to Kathmandu, during the return journey Rajneesh never tried to talk to her,
neither he was willing her to answer any discussion or question. During the journey, Apsara asked Rajneesh to
bring her a cold drink.... 'Go to hell...you bitch' Rajneesh murmured and went out of the car. Apsara could not
bear this humiliation and never had any talk to him during their remaining journey.

After returning to New Delhi, almost after a week, she made a complaint against Rajneesh to Mr. Juan Botto for
sexual harassment and wilful humiliation at the work place. Juan had developed a professional respect for
Apsara and considered her an honest individual. He believe her story entirely and was keen to take prompt
action. Aware of the new changes to the law, The CEO went about setting up a committee to deal with the issue as
swiftly as possible. The only concern was that the Hotel had only been running for five months and it was
therefore difficult to find adequate number of suitable employees to appoint on the committee. The Hotel had
branches in the nearby Countries like Singapore and Nepal, and Juan drew from the staff at those branches to
constitute the committee as required under law. The only post that he was unable to fill was that of a woman
committee head.

Apsara was the senior most woman employee working with the Hotel in India, and Juan Botto felt the presiding
officer could not be an employee who was junior to her in rank. The only woman senior to Apsara was the Global
Head of the Hotel chain, Claudia Bassols, based out of London. Juan felt it unprofessional to burden her with
such a chore and decided, in the absence of another alternative, to preside over the committee himself.

The committee carried out their duties, and allowed Rajneesh, an opportunity to be heard and cross examine
witnesses such as the taxi driver. During the hearing, Rajneesh said on record, “Apsara enjoyed my company
and always looked to spend time with me especially after office hours. She went out on many intimate
dinners with me, even though it was not professionally required”. After analyzing all the facts, the members
of the committee were unable to conclusively determine that Rajneesh's actions were entirely against Apsara's
will, even holding that the actions were not strictly within the workplace. The only person in the committee who
voted to find Rajneesh guilty was the presiding officer, Juan Botto himself.

On hearing the verdict, Apsara was shattered and went on a tirade against Juan Botto demanding to know why he
had not taken the matter to the police. He explained that he had attempted to take quick action by setting up a
committee in accordance with the law, and that she had made no request to initiate police action either. Apsara
insisted that the Hotel was under an obligation to report the incident regardless of whether she had made such a
request, and that the Hotel was only concerned about protecting its own reputation.

Apsara was also deeply disturbed by the statement of the Rajneesh to the committee. She filed a criminal
complaint for defamation to the judicial magistrate under section 499 of IPC.
The Hon'ble court decided in the favour of Rajneesh in the case of criminal defamation. Devastated by the order
of the judicial magistrate, Apsara decided to file an appeal in the session court.

Now Ms. Apsara has decided to approach the High Court of Delhi against the Hotel for non-initiation of a police
complaint. She also claimed that the committee constituted by the Hotel was not in accordance with law.
The Delhi high Court has decided to club the appeal pending with session court with the present issue for
the hearing on 9th March, 2024.

The participants are directed to frame the appropriate issues according to fact sheet
and argue from both the sides.
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