About Department of Law, PIMR

Department of Law, Prestige Institute of Management and Research (Indore), is a well-established premier Law School in the state of Madhya Pradesh which enjoys autonomous status conferred by UGC since 2006. It is recognized by the University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) and 12 (b). The Institute has been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and has received NAAC “A” Grade by UGC in 2009 and further reaccredited with Grade “A” in 2014 and further with A++ in 2021. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Institute. PIMR has also been consistently ranked amongst top Institutions in Central India by various leading rating agencies. Students from PAN India study in this prestigious institution. Recently it has been awarded the “Indian Leadership Award” by Worldwide Achievers, 2021. The Department of Law, PIMR vision is to provide quality education in the field of Legal education.

The institute has been approved by the Bar Council of India, New Delhi since 2015. The institute is offering a wide and diversified course structured in the five-year integrated law programs which are B.A.LL.B (Hons.), B.Com.LL.B (Hons.) and B.BA.LL.B (Hons.) along with high quality curriculum in three years LL.B (Hons.) and two year LL.M.

About the Moot Court Competition

The National Moot Court Competition Committee of the Department of Law at Prestige Institute of Management and Research (Indore) is organising the 4th edition of the Padma Shri Dr. N.N. Jain National Moot Court Competition in 2024. The National Moot Court Competition is where eloquence meets justice, where students transform into legal eagles, and where the courtroom drama unfolds beyond the pages of textbooks. The competition is organised by a student-led body- National Moot Court Competition Committee that administers and stimulates excellence in Mooting and Legal Research activities.

Eligibility

Students of three years and five-years law degree courses from any University/Law School/College/Department are eligible to apply for registration of their team. However, a maximum of two teams shall be allowed to participate from one University/Law School/College/Department.

Location of the Competition:

Department of Law, Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Prestige Vihar, Scheme 74-C, Vijay Nagar,

Opp. Life Care Hospital, Indore (M.P.) Pin Code- 452010

Guidelines for the Memorial Submission

All memorials submitted for the purposes of the Competition shall strictly adhere to the rules as stated below-

1. Teams have to prepare memorials for both sides, i.e., Petitioners and Respondents.
2. The registered teams shall submit their memorial (one each in PDF and Microsoft Word (.docx/.doc) format )for both sides by email (
   mootcourt@pimrindore.ac.in) by 27^TH MARCH, 2024 and same shall be submitted in hard copy latest by 5^th April, 2024 {4 printed copies (2 for each side)} of such memorials addressed to:

Structure of Competition

The Inaugural Ceremony and Orientation of Participants will be held on 12^TH APRIL, 2024.

The Competition shall consist of the following Oral Pleading Sessions:

1. The Preliminary Rounds: 12^TH APRIL, 2024
2. Researcher’s Test: 13^TH APRIL, 2024
3. The Quarter-Final Rounds: 13^TH APRIL, 2024
4. The Semi-Final Rounds : 13^TH APRIL, 2024; and
5. The Final Round: 14^TH APRIL, 2024

Registration Fee:

The registration fees for the competition is as follows

• With Accommodation- Rs. 8,200/-
• Without Accommodation- Rs. 5,200/-

Prizes And Awards

Awards shall adhere to the following scheme:

1. Winning Team: Rs. 35,000/-
2. Runner-Up Team: Rs. 25,000/-
3. Best Written Submission/Memorial: Rs. 7500/-
4. Best Speaker: Rs.7500/-
5. Best Researcher: Rs.5000/
6. For inquiry the participants can contact:

Contact Details

Faculty Members-

1. Mrs. Sayali Bandi (Faculty Convenor) 9406623322
2. Ms. Sanmati Rathore (Faculty Co-Convenor) 9981628275
3. Mr. Pratyaksh Joshi (Faculty Co-Convenor) 9827744427

Student Members

1. Gaurangi Kushwah (Convenor) 8717963936
2. Anushka Sharma (Co-Convenor) 9425727654
3. Anushka Yadav (Co-Convenor) 7489089488
4. Manjeet Singh Jat (Secretary) 9179370815

E-mail ID for queries: mootcourt@pimrindore.ac.in,

Schedule of the Competition

1. Last Date of Registration (via e-mail and Google Form) along with scanned copy of Annexure-A, Annexure-B: 12^th March, 2024
2. Last Date of seeking Clarification: 18^th March, 2024
3. Last Date of Soft-Copy Memorial Submission: 27^th March, 2024
4. Last Date of Hard copy submission of Annexure-A, Annexure-B and memorials: 5^th April, 2024
5. Date of Draw of lots and Memorial Exchange for Preliminary Round: 11^th April, 2024 [Online Mode]
6. Inaugural Ceremony: 12^th April, 2024
7. Preliminary Round [Followed by Draw of lots and Memorial Exchange for Quarter Final Rounds]: 12
   th April, 2024
8. Researcher’s Test: 13^th April, 2024
9. Quarter Final Rounds [Followed by Draw of lots and Memorial Exchange for Semi Final]: 13^th April, 2024
10. Semi-Final Rounds: 13^th April, 2024
11. Final Round: 14^th April, 2024
12. Valedictory and Award Ceremony: 14^th April, 2024

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