The Bar Council of India (BCI) Trust announced that it would conduct three BCI moots this season in collaboration with [[Institute of Law, Nirma University]], [[NLU Jodhpur]] and [[NLU Delhi]] respectively.
The mega BCI mooting festival is intended to commemorate the golden jubilee of India’s central lawyer representative body, which was set up under the Advocates Act 1961. The three BCI moots are scheduled to take place from mid February of next year.
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The BCI press release dated 29th November invited each law university to register three teams consisting of two speakers and one researcher for the three moots. Law colleges affiliated to a particular university are required to participate in internal selection rounds within the university for filtering the top three teams which will take part in the BCI moots.
BCI Trust secretary-in-charge CS Kandpal told *Legally India that BCI has decided to roll out many initiatives to celebrate its fiftieth year of existence.
“The recent announcement is a part of the golden jubilee celebrations of BCI,” he explained. “We are also conducting workshops and other programmes in various parts of the country.”
Kandpal indicated that the current initiative would considerably increase student participation in the moot. “Each university is expected to send three teams and participate in all the three BCI moots. They cannot send the same team to all the three moots. This will increase student interest.”
Kandpal also confirmed that all the three proposed moots will be equivalent in terms of standing.
Last year, the BCI conducted an international moot based on arbitration law, discontinuing its 26 year old practice of having challenging moot problems on national laws. Though the moot did not see any involvement from foreign teams, 33 teams from across the country participated. Two-time, undefeated MPL champions [[Nalsar Hyderabad]] won the top-rated moot after defeating [[NLSIU Bangalore]] in the final rounds.
Kandpal said that the BCI Trust had decided to scrap the international moot this season, and that the three new moots would all be based on national laws.
It is understood that most universities have already finished their internal mooting selections and allotments and could find it difficult to allot two additional quality teams for the BCI.
The three hosting universities (Nirma, NLU J and NLU D) would not be allowed to participate in the moot each is respectively hosting, according to Kandpal.
The BCI moot was a tier 3 MPL moot. Team MPL proposes to list each of the three BCI in tier 3. Comments are invited.
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Any news as to when will they be releasing the moot problem?
Is the problem same for all the 3 competitions?
Doodh si safedi,
Nirma sae aayi,
Rangeen kapda bhi,
Khil Khil Jaye
Sabki Pasand Nirma!
@ 5 - Nirma washing powder was named after the baby girl Nirma who passed away at that time. She was the daughter of the owner of Nirma detergent. The same group has now ventured into the education sector. Interestingly, Stanford was also named after Lenon Stanford Jr. who passed away at the age of 16 while studying at Harvard. At that time, many questioned the credibility of Stanford. But, today we all know how Stanford is.
When this season, comments were invited; voices were raised to elevate it to Tier 2 as being the most prestigious moot in India; that time it was not so done bcuz of deteriorating quality; but now it seems BCIT is back again; I think it be elevated to Tier 2.
Why would you name yourself after a soap??
BEST NAME FOR LAW SCHOOL!!
I think its the time for LI to rectify their mistake.
I am from an NLU and I don't find the name too cool.
The standard of studies or the people here are also not too good. I really don't understand the issue some of you have with the name of some place.
I am sure there are more reasons to make fun of a university than its name.
And if you are from an NLU and making fun of Nirma, it shows exactly why the legal sector in India will never match professionalism of the engineering sectors.
So don't be too happy.
Because you and I and all of us suck, and are in a profession where almost all of the population would rather not be.
Its relative suckiness- not something we NLUites can be too proud of anyway.
everyone from Gopal Subramaniyum to Kapadia, J. knows about BCI.
Anyone who is a big shot has participated/won it. Its is the only moot in india that has NATIONAL RECOGNITION from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (as cliched as it may sound)
it is one of the best organized moots.
the judging is impeccable.
and with the recent format change, the number of participants will also go through the roof
it must be elevated
Also, speaking about no. of team participation, kindly check BCI policy, a team from University not from a college. Moreover, 33 teams participated in the moot last year which was more than DM Harish participation.
Any student dies to be a part of this moot and this is the best time to elevate the moot!
LI Team go for it!!!!
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This is Golden Jubilee year for BCI Trust. Legally India, considering the prestige the moot carries should elevate it.
the other two venues should also be included in tier 3! all colleges would certainly send three best teams availabe to such a moot.
therefore i m in favour of keeping all the three in tier 3.,...
(howeve the decision to hold a moot like BCi in an unknown college like NIRMA lowers the repute of the moot)
Responding to your argument of judges, I'd rather say BCI is probably the few moots in India which calls reputed persons as judges right from the prelims rounds.
BCI is only moot which is known to all lawyers and legal personalities.
D.M.Harish can never match the status of BCI and LegallyIndia has committed a blunder by putting DM Harish above BCI which they must rectify.
More importantly than that, have you been to either BCI or DM Harish?
By the way are you PR MAnanger of DM Harish?
If you are in favour of upgrading the BCI moots, please visit our MPL FB page and make your voice heard there:
http://www.facebook.com/mooting.in
For the time being we have not yet heard a good argument that would justify an upgrade, particularly since the moots will be split into 3 which logically is more likely to dilute the quality than improve all 3.
We welcome your views.
Best wishes
Kian
Haha. Unsurprising. Anyone with an ounce of sense would know that BCI's terrible judging does not render it fit to come anywhere close to Tier 2.