ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
The Maharishi University of Information Technology (MUIT) was established under MUIT Uttar Pradesh Act No. 31 of 2001 Notification no 573 dated 06 October, 2001. The University is reputed to disseminate quality education. His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ji was the First Chancellor of the University. The University has been established in the lap of nature in sprawling with well-designed internal roads, spacious lawns and Botanical Garden with a treasure of medicinal plants, far from pollution of industry yet well connected by air, rail and road. Maharishi Group is Multi-National and Multi-Dimensional, with presence in more than 100 Countries. The activities of the group include Education, Solar Energy, Ayurveda Products, Printing and Publishing of Vedic Literature, Software Development and System Integration, IT Turnkey projects, Digital Animation, and many more. In the field of Education, Maharishi Sansthan has got worldwide presence, with Universities in US and India along with over 200 recognized schools covering 17 states in 174 cities all over India.
ABOUT MAHARISHI LAW SCHOOL
Maharishi Law School (MLS) established in 2017 under Maharishi University of Information Technology. Maharishi Law School is one of the premier institutes managed by the Maharishi Society. This institution is known for its teaching methodology and offers its UG, PG and Ph. D programs. This school also encourages the students to participate in academic events like Moot Courts, Debate, Quiz, Seminars, Conferences, and workshops, etc. in inter-university/college and intra-college competitions.
ABOUT VIDHI MAHOTSAVA
Maharishi Law School, Maharishi University of Information Technology, Noida is organising its first ever Law Festival- “Vidhi Mahotsava” from 17-20 May 2023. The School of Law at our University is hosting this festival to support its objective of expanding the legal arena above its confines. The Fest seeks to provide a vibrant arena for students to demonstrate their socio-legal abilities and level of knowledge to provide a platform for students to connect, ponder, and socialize to foster and expose their passion and skills.
The festival will include various cultural performances, events and various legal competitions namely Moot Court Competition, Client Counselling, Legislative Drafting and Judgment Writing. Each of the competitions will have a specific objective and motive behind it to nurture the young minds. For Instance, the main purpose of moot court and client counselling is to prepare budding legal minds and give them an opportunity to face the real dilemmas of legal arena. On the other hand, Judgment writing will enhance the practical and theoretical aspect of legal knowledge. It will also contribute towards the drafting skills of the student and prepare them for future challenges of life.
The University hopes that through this festival, inter-personal interaction, exchange of idea and knowledge escalation will be implemented which will eventually lead to growth and expansion of dynamic individuals. We hope that this festival provides a fruitful platform and concrete stage for many more years to come
MMY National Moot Court Competition
MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI National Moot Court Competition-2023
Maharishi Law School, MUIT, Noida
17 May - 20 May 2023
RULES AND REGULATIONS
PART-I
TITLE, DATE AND VENUE
Sec. (1) The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi National Moot Court Competition 2023, shall be held on 17 May – 20 May 2023
Venue: Maharishi Law School, MUIT, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
PART-II
LANGUAGE
Sec. (2) The competition shall be held only in the English Language.
PART-III
ELIGIBILITY & TEAM-COMPOSITION
Sec. (3) The competition is applicable for those students who are pursuing LL.B. Three year OR Five year course/ LL.M students from any college/institution/university within the territory of the India.
Sec. (4) The team composition, for the competition, shall comprise of either TWO members (being designated as Speakers) OR THREE members (TWO of them shall be designated as Speakers and ONE Researcher).
Provided that a team may however consist of only TWO members in which case, no member shall be designated as Researcher.
Sec. (5) Any additional member, as mentioned under Sec.4, will not be entitled to local hospitality. He shall also be not entitled to any kind of prize/ award in the competition.
Note (1):- No TEAM COACH shall accompany the participating team in the competition.
Note (2):- if any speaker OR researcher is found taking assistance of any kind of unfair means, the team shall stand disqualified from the competition at any stage.
Sec. (6) The Researcher may be permitted to argue as Speaker in case of illness OR any unforeseen event, the permission of the National Administrator in such case shall be mandatory.
Sec. (7) At any stage of competition Member-Swapping is strictly prohibited (that is any member of a team is requested by another team to plead on their behalf)
PART-IV
ACCOMMODATION
Sec. (8) The accommodation shall not be provided to the participating teams by the University. No Travelling Allowance or Dearness Allowance shall be provided.
PART-V
REGISTRATION
Sec. (9) The registration of the participating teams, for the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi National Moot Court Competition , 2023, shall be on the priority basis, that is, receiving the consent letters of the teams by way of Google form CLICK HERE in the order of sending first. The preference of registering the teams shall be in the aforesaid manner only. However, the discretion of Dean, Maharishi Law School, shall be final. The participating teams are kindly requested to send the duly filled registration form latest by 25th April, 2023 and e-mail at mlsnationalmoot@gmail.com. The teams, who have sent their duly filled registration forms, shall be deemed to have been registered for the moot court competition. No alteration shall be made once the teams are registered, the intimation of which shall be confirmed by the moot court committee to the teams registered.
Sec. (10) The last date for sending the registered form shall be 25th April, 2023.
Sec. (11) The date for accepting registration forms shall not exceed the stipulated date as mentioned aforesaid.
PART-VI
MODE OF PAYMENT
Sec. (12) The registration fees for the MOOT COURT COMPTETION shall be Rs.4500 (Four thousand Five Hundred) payable though CLICK HERE .Any delays may kindly be intimated to the Dean, Maharishi Law School, MUIT or mail at mlsnationalmoot@gmail.com
PART-VIII
STRUCTURE OF THE COMPETITION
Sec. (14) The formal commencement of the competition shall commence from 18th May, 2023 with the inauguration and shall conclude with the Valedictory function on 20th May, 2023
The structure of the competition is classified as herein under mentioned:
The Preliminary Rounds
The Quarter Final Rounds
The Semi Final Rounds
The Final Round
The aim of the Judgement Writing Competition is to enhance participants' abilities in interpreting legal principles and applying them to real-life scenarios, as well as to improve their judgement drafting skills.
The competition is designed to serve several purposes:
To cultivate a sound and impartial judgement
To demonstrate a clear understanding of legal concepts
To advance the values of the rule of law and fairness
To provide a rational interpretation of law with the ultimate goal of achieving justice.
Each team shall consist of a minimum of (01) one participant and a maximum two (02) participants belonging to the same college.
The participants shall be pursuing a 3-year LLB or 5-year integrated LLB programme
from any college within India.
The team composition may not be altered after registration.
1. Teams are required to complete the registration on or before 10-05-2023 (23:59 Hours IST).
2. The Registration Fees for Judgement Writing Competition is INR 800 Per Team. The registration fee payable for the Competition must be paid latest by 10-05-2023 to:
3. The payment reference number with the Screenshot have to be inserted in the registration form, along with ANNEXURE-A1 and only then will the registration be deemed to be complete.
4. The Registration shall be done by filling up the Google form available CLICK HERE
5. Registration fees once paid are neither refundable nor non-transferable. Payment Link : CLICK HERE
6. Any change in authorship will not be entertained after submission of the registration form unless the Organizing Committee notices an exceptional circumstance.
The judgement must be of the pattern and format as prescribed under:
The judgement writing competition will be conducted in offline mode.
Time duration for the competition is 1 Hour. No extra time will be provided.
Release of Case Data 1 Hour 30 Minutes prior to the competition.
Each participant shall carry college identity proof.
If there is a tie, the winner will be determined based on the time they took to submit the judgement.
ACCOLADES
Winner will get a cash prize of INR 5000 Certificate of merit.
1st Winner will get a cash prize of INR 3000 Certificate of merit.
2nd Winner will get a cash prize of INR 2000 Certificate of merit.
All the participants will get the Certificate of Participation.
DECISION:
The decision of the jury shall be final and binding.
The decision of the Organizing Committee shall be binding in the interpretation of any rules or for any query or otherwise.
In case of any further query please contact at mlsjudgementwriting@gmail.com
Contact number: 9903107535, 8800735220
MMY National Legislative Drafting Competition
Date- 19th March, 2023
Theme for the Competition – Draft a Bill on “Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse within the educational premises and prohibition of opening any such shop in close proximity of the same.”
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Mode of the Competition: The competition would be conducted in an offline medium.
Language: The competition would be conducted in the English language.
Any form of identification mark of the participants is restricted on the Legislative Bill submission.
Submission of the file is to be made in doc. Or docx. formats only.
Submission made by the participants is to be titled
‘SUBMISSION FOR LEGISLATION DRAFTING COMPETITION (Team Code) through Google form which will be provided in due time.
80% similarity of two drafts will lead to disqualification of the participants from the competition.
No submissions from the participants will be entertained after the due date.
After the conclusion of the competition, the Organizer holds every right on the draft submitted.
The participants shall be required to draft the bill through the desktop/laptop provided by the university within the stipulated time period.
The participants shall be required to be seated in the Computer lab as per directions.
The participants may carry their own laptops but will not be allowed to use at the time of competition.
Time- The competition shall be for two hours. The partipants shall however be at the university by 8:30 AM.
MMY National Client Counseling Competition
ABOUT CLIENT COUNSELLING
The Client Counseling Competition encourages better awareness and interest among law students in the counseling and preventative law aspects of legal practice. At the lawyer-client interaction in the legal office, it also pushes students to develop interviewing, planning, and analytical abilities. The majority of lawyers' practice involves both interviewing and counseling clients. Students, law professors, and legal professionals get the chance to exchange knowledge and ideas throughout the Competition in a very beneficial way. This competition aims to improve abilities in areas such as conducting an initial interview with a person who will play the client, attending to the client's legal and non-legal needs, developing a rapport with the client, identifying the client's goals, and taking into account any relevant laws.
ELIGIBILITY:
Students of three year and five-year law degree courses from any University/Law School/College/Department are eligible to take participate in the competition.
MODE OF COMPETITION: Offline
TEAM COMPOSITION: Each team shall consist of two members.
THEME- The problem for the Client Counseling will be based on any of these subject areas: Family Law, Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
FORMAT OF THE COMPETITION:
The participants shall conduct an interview with a person playing the role of the client (Provided by the Host Organization).
Participants are expected to elicit the relevant information from the client, outlining the nature of the problem and to explore the different legal avenues available for providing a solution to the problem with means (or range of alternatives) for resolving the same.
The interview with the client will then be followed by a post-consultation period during which the participants, in the absence of the client, analyze the interview and discuss the legal and other work to be undertaken, during which the presiding Judges may ask them questions, if they deem fit.
The interview and post-consultation period is for 35 minutes only [25 minutes (Interview) +10 minutes (Post-Consultation)].
The finalists will be given an extra time of 10 minutes with the client in the final round.
During the consultation and post-consultation, the team may use books, notes, and other materials.
The participants must follow Formal dress code.
ROUNDS:
There shall be three rounds.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Teams can register by filling up the Google form
LINK:- CLICK HERE along with the ANNEXURE-A3 which is given below. Participants are selected on first come first serve basis.
The Registration fee shall be Rs.1,000/- for each team. The registration fee shall be non-refundable and non-transferable.
The last date for registration is 28th April, 2023.
Once a team registers by completing the formalities given, a Code (hereinafter “Team Code”) shall be assigned to the team by the Organizing Committee.
The rooms for all the sessions will be conveyed to the participants prior to the event.
The organizing committee has the exclusive right to decide in case of any dispute related to the competition. The decision of the organizing committee in such a case shall be final.
FOR ANY QUERY CONTACT
Mobile no., 9716952847, 8285056664, , 9210303690, 9871224242
Email id- mlsclientcounselling@gmail.com
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