The team from Nalsar Hyderabad, comprising of Ajatshatru Pandey, Ayush Ranka and Akshay Puri, bested NLU Odisha at the 4th Amity International Moot Court Competition, which was held from 9 to 11 October 2014.
The moot proposition was based on International humanitarian law and refugee law and the forum was the International Criminal Court.
NLIU Bhopal clinched the Best memorial award while the Best Counsel citation went to Mary Kavita Dominic of NUALS, Kochi. The Best Researcher award was given to Vishudha Prakash of CNLU, Patna. Government Law College, Mumbai and NUALS, Kochi were the other two semi finalists at the Tier 4 moot.
This moot saw NUALS Kochi, GLC Mumbai, CNLU Patna and Amity Noida making their MPL 6 Debut.
Note: Apologies for the delayed coverage, we’re getting back on track and regular schedule catching up shortly. Please also note that the BR Sawhney Moot coverage erroneously awarded only Tier 5 points, whereas it is a Tier 4 moot. This has now been corrected.
Ranking: Law school-wise
| Law School | Award | Score |
|---|---|---|
| NALSAR Hyderabad | Amity (Winners) T5 | 10 |
| NUALS Kochi | Amity (Semi Finalist + Best Speaker) T5 | 3+5=8 |
| NLU Odisha | Amity (Runners Up) T5 | 5 |
| NLIU Bhopal | Amity (Best Memorial) T5 | 5 |
| GLC Mumbai | Amity (Semi Finalist) T5 | 3 |
| Amity Law School, Noida | Amity (Organizer) T5 | 1 |
At A Glance: Moot Wise
| Moot | Law School |
|---|---|
| Winners | NALSAR Hyderabad |
| Runners Up | NLU Odhisha |
| Best Memorial | NLIU Bhopal |
| Best Speaker | Mary Kavita Dominic, NUALS, Kochi |
| Best Researcher | Vishudha Prakash, CNLU, Patna |
| Semi Finalists | GLC, Mumbai and NUALS, Kochi |
MPL 6 standings
| Rank | Law School | Points | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NLU Delhi | 70 | Manfred Lachs World (Winner + Best Speaker) = 40 + 30 = 70 |
| 2 | NLIU Bhopal | 38 | Raj Anand (Best team + Best memorial + Best speaker) + NLIU Juris Corp (organiser) + Amity (Best Memorial) T5 = 15 + 8 + 8 + 2 + 5 |
| 3 | ILS Pune | 27 | NLIU Juris Corp (Best team + Best speaker) = 15 + 8 = 23; BR Sawhney (Semi Finalist) T4 = 4 |
| 4 | RMLNLU Lucknow | 24 | Henry Dunant (runners up + Best Memorial) + Raj Anand (semi finalist) = 10 + 10 + 4 = 24 |
| 5 | NLSIU Bangalore | 24 | Raj Anand (runners up) = 8; BR Sawhney (Runners Up + Best Speaker) T4 = 8 +8 = 16 |
| 6 | HNLU Raipur | 23 | NLIU Juris Corp (Runners up) = 8; BR Sawhney (Winners) T4 = 15 |
| 7 | NLU Jodhpur | 20 | Henry Dunant (Best team) = 20 |
| 8 | NLUO Cuttack | 20 | Henry Dunant (Best researcher + semi finalist) = 10 + 5 = 15; Amity (Runners Up) T5= 5 |
| 8 | KLA | 15 | Henry Dunant (Best speaker + semi finalist) = 10 + 5 = 15 |
| 10 | Symbiosis Pune | 12 | Raj Anand (semi finalist) + Juris Corp (Best researcher) = 4 + 8 = 12 |
| 11 | Nalsar Hyderabad | 12 | BR Sawhney (Org)T4 = 2; Amity (Winners) T5= 10 |
| 12 | NUSRL Ranchi | 8 | NLIU Juris Corp (Best memorial) = 8 |
| 13 | RGNUL Patiala | 8 | BR Sawhney (Best Memorial) T4 = 8 |
| 14 | Nuals Kochi | 8 | Amity (Semi Finalist + Best Speaker) T5 = 3+5 = 8 |
| 15 | CNLU Patna | 5 | Amity (Best Researcher) T5= 5 |
| 16 | ILNU Ahmedabad | 4 | BR Sawhney (Semi Finalist) T4 = 4 |
| 17 | GLC Mumbai | 3 | Amity (Semi Finalist) T5 = 3 |
| 18 | Amity Noida | 1 | Amity (Org) T5 = 1 |
Comments
NALSAR surely seems to be on the decline...