NUJS Kolkata has scored a double-whammy by winning the best team and best researcher awards at the first All India Corporate Law Moot Court Competition 2009 organised by National Law University Delhi, narrowly beating NLIU Bhopal, which bagged the best orator award.
The performance places NUJS in second place in this year's mooting season league table, after NLSIU Bangalore, which won the international Manfred Lachs Space moot in October.
The speakers of the winning team were NUJS Kolkata students Shaswata Datta and Abhyuday Agarwal, with Gitanjali Shankar acting as the team's researcher and winning the best researcher prize.
They won against NLIU Bhopal in a moot final on the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) takeover code, insider trading and the Companies Act.
Against the backdrop of SEBI making a number of changes to the takeover code, the moot served as a good platform for the law students to brush up their knowledge of the law.
Datta said: "The problem was excellently framed and captured the latest controversy surrounding the takeover code. I think the moot was marked by its excellent judging standards.
"And one has to give full credit to the organisers of this moot, it did not seem it was their first moot."
NLSIU Bangalore co-speaker added: "It was a great experience and a challenge as we had to argue on practical application of commercial laws in court."
1st All India Corporate Law Moot Court Competition -2009 organized by National Law University, Delhi finally concluded on November 8 with the students of NUJS becoming the winner s of the Competition. Professor Anju Vali Tikoo was the convenor of the competition and said: "The competition saw participation from the best law schools of the country in which NUJS triumphed."
She also commended the efforts of the team from NLIU Bhopal, which gave a tough fight as the runners up with student Bishen Jeswant picking up the best orator award.
The event, which concluded on Monday (November 8), was co-sponsored and co-organised by UKCA Law chambers, New Delhi.
Next week, there are two major competitions up on line. The south Indian qualifying rounds of Stetson and International Infrastructure and Construction Law Arbitration Moot Court Competition is at stake.
2009-10 law school mooting league table
Law school | Points | Wins | |
1. | NLSIU Bangalore | 32 pts | Manfred Lachs (best team, best orator) |
2. | NUJS Kolkata | 11 pts | All India Corporate Law Moot (best team, best researcher) |
3. | NLIU Bhopal | 8 pts | All India Corporate Law Moot (runners-up, best orator) |
Click here for a full list of the scoring criteria we are using. We are welcome to suggestions of moots we missed and improvements.
Contact us () to tell us about your team's performance, other interesting competitions or if your team should already be included in this year's rankings based on our criteria.
Read our feature on last year's mooting successes of Indian law schools.
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[Thanks. We also missed out the Henry Dunant qualification rounds. We will update the rankings in the next mooting story with any recent ones we have missed. -Ed]
Datta is probably amongst the better known mooters from India - apart from NLU Delhi (now) and obviously NUJS, Kolkata he has a huge fan following in Mumbai as well. I guess Bangalore and NLS (??) must be his next target. Many Congratulations to Abhyuday and Gitanjali as well (who had also incidentally come to Mumbai to moot).
[Thanks, we will update shortly. -Ed]
i am a student of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab. this is to bring to your kind attention that a team comprises of Ms. Bhumika Modh, Ms. Roshni Chada and Ms. Sheerin Malik of our university participated in the Justice Tankha Memorial Moot competition being organised by the NLIU Bhopal this Year and secured first position by beating NALSAR in the finals and also secured the Best Memorial runner up trophy.
The following recent acheivements of NLIU should be taken into account:
1)Winner,B.R.Sawney NALSAR moot court competition
2)Best Speaker,B.R.Sawney NALSAR moot court competition
3)Best Memorial, B.R.Sawney NALSAR moot court competition
4)Best Memorial, South India Rounds, Stentson international Moot court Competition.
5)Best Memorial, UNHRC Moot, Madras University
I don't think the points system accounts for the following 2 acheivements, however I'm adding them anyway:
6) 4th Best Team , South India rounds of Stetson
7) 2nd Best Memorial, GLC, Eranakulam Moot
ALL THESE COMPETITIONS HAVE BEEN WITH THE LAST MONTH.
NLSIU also won the GLC Ernakulam moot court competition.
There was in fact a disclaimer that this is still a work-in-progress.
However, we are working hard on shaping this into something that most people can agree with and we will need community input in getting a good system together.
Please also bear with us as sometimes it can take a little while to authoritatively confirm all the results and details of the moots.
All help mooters can give will be much appreciated, as always.
Best regards,
Kian
[Do NOT use someone else's name when submitting comments please -Ed]
we are discussing moot achievements this year. probably you are a "law school newbie" and found this forum as the only means to take out your frustration. have a look at nliu's mooting history. i bet you'll be embarrassed at you ignorance.
@ moderator - please don't allow such crap to be published.
May I also remind such people that this is a truly novel concept introduced by Legally India to have a Mooting Premier League and so please don't use this forum to wash your dirty linen (which is not even really dirty). If you have constructive contributions regarding mooting please make them.
Mature posts such as the one sent in by "NUJS Grad" are encouraged.
The moderator too must make sure that such obnoxious posts are regulated.
nice one....
brother u should not force ur opinion on others........ it depends on the circumstances..... whether one choses litigation or joins a firm..... I will make myself clearer......
Let us compare the expenditures of Faculty Of Law Delhi University And a National Law University
Expenditure a 3 year degree in Law from Faculty Of Law Delhi University and graduation expenses.........
The fee at Faculty Of Law Delhi University is 3510 Rs per annum…………….(1)
AND
Supposing the fee for a 3 year Graduation and including other expenses Is 1lac Rs per annum (2)
(1)+(2) = 3510 for 3 years + 1 lac for 3 years each
= 10 030 + 3lacs
= 3.11 lacs
Assuming the cost of a laptop and some other extra expenses a further 89, 000Rs is added…..
Hence Total cost of becoming a lawyer who has passed out from Faculty Of Law Delhi University
Is = 4 lac Rs…..
FOR A STUDENT WHO HAS TAKEN A LOAN IT BECOMES 5 LAC RS………..
Now Lets see the expenditure of becoming a lawyer from a National Law University…..
Taking the fee structure Of NLIU Bhopal,
1st Year fee = 1, 82, 000 Rs
Subsequent Years = 1, 62, 00 Rs
Total fee for 5 years = 8.3 lacs
Extra Expenses make it 9.2 lacs……….
9.2 lacs is the cost……..
FOR A STUDENT WHO HAS TAKEN A LOAN IT BECOMES 11 LACS……...
Now, the question arises from where one can repay the loan………???
Now, even a lawyer like Ram Jethmalani would not hav got 11lacs as his 1st fee…. Also to go into litigation one has to have a lot of contacts in the legal fraternity……… not everyone is so resourceful
Also when the bank will press for the repayment of the loan …….Certainly u wont come to their rescue……..
To have a good job is the best security they can have………
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