SLS Noida Wins 1st LC-1 R.N. Mittal National Memorial Moot Court Competition

WINNERS

The team from Symbioisis Law School, Noida emerged as the winner compromising of Isha Kashyap, Dishita Lumba and Riddhima Joshi.

The team from St. Joseph's College of Law, Bangalore secured the Runner-Up position. The team comprised of Sachin Gowda M, Harlton Lejo Joseph and K. Rishu Nanjappa.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

· Best Speaker (Finals) – Isha Kashyap (Symbiosis Law School, Noida)

· Best Speaker (Prelims) – Lavisha Bageja (Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi)

· Best Researcher (TIE) – Akshita (School of Law, NFSU, Gandhinagar) and Jahnavi Sinha (Chandigarh University, Punjab)

· Best Memorial (Petitioner) – Anusha Meher, Gaurisha Rastogi and Tvisha Chopra (University School of Law and Legal Studies, GGSIPU)

· Best Memorial (Respondent) – Rose Bhatia, Nitya Jain and Purvi S Jain (O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat)

The competition saw participation from 60 teams across the nation, spread over three days.

The preliminary rounds were conducted on April 24, followed by the octa-finals and quarter-finals on April 25, with the semi-finals and grand finale concluding on April 26.

Participants grappled with a complex interplay of civil, criminal, and commercial law, navigating issues relating to real estate fraud, homebuyer protection under RERA, the interplay between insolvency moratorium and criminal prosecution of corporate directors, arbitration versus statutory adjudication, and the emerging jurisprudence on celebrity personality rights and unauthorised commercial exploitation of persona.

The inaugural ceremony was graced by Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Judge, Supreme Court of India. The valedictory ceremony was presided over by Justice K.V. Viswanathan, Judge, Supreme Court of India, and Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

The final round was presided over by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, Judges of the Delhi High Court.