We welcome you to the 5th edition of TNNLU – CCI National Moot Court Competition!
The Moot Court Committee, TNNLU Trichy aims to further the vision of the CCI by promoting, sustaining, and enabling young scholars and providing a platform for engagement and discourse, and to outdo by creating an atmosphere of intense learning and healthy competition. This 5th edition of the Competition is being held under the patronage of the Competition Commission of India, and our knowledge partners, SCC Online and Eastern Book Company, from May 13th – 14th, 2023.
We at TNNLU Trichy believe that education unless and until complemented by intellectually invigorating challenges fails its purpose. Cognizant of this responsibility and with a vision to foster the advancement of learning and research in the field of Competition Law in collaboration with CCI and our knowledge partners EBC-SCC Online, we will ensure that this Competition will help all participants hone their mooting skills along with exploring the nuances of Competition Law with an exciting and challenging proposition.
The organizing team has left no stone unturned in their diligent endeavor to make this competition an enriching experience. We welcome all the judges and the participants, and hope that we are able to make this a memorable event for all.
The competition is about to begin, and we will keep you updated on everything.
Best wishes to all participating teams!!
DAY-1
8:30 AM– Inaugural Ceremony
The inauguration Ceremony for the 5th TNNLU-CCI Moot Court Competition commenced with a warm welcome address by Mr. M Vikram, member of the Moot Court Committee.
After resolving all the queries of the participants, we are ready to begin the moot court rounds.
All the competing teams have our best wishes!!.
8:35 AM: Judges Briefing
The judges for the Preliminary Rounds have been briefed by two members of the Moot Court Committee. A comprehensive bench memorial and a condensed version of the memorials were also provided to the judges. The judges for the rounds are distinguished legal experts in their respective disciplines and are here to evaluate each team’s comprehension and command over the law. The Preliminary Rounds shall begin at 9:30 AM.
9:30 AM: Preliminary Round 1- Session 1
The Round 1 of Prelims have started.
The teams are filled with enthusiasm and are confidently presenting their arguments. The participants are flawlessly presenting their arguments, which shows the repository of their months of hard work, dedication and efforts that they have put in for this competition.
10: 00 AM: The rounds are in full swing in all the 6 Court Halls of Session 1. With speakers of both the parties putting forth their arguments, while also effectively addressing the questions asked by the Division Bench, we can witness the intense atmosphere in all the Court Halls.
10:35 AM: Session 1 of Prelims 1 is reaching its conclusion part. With parties presenting their rebuttals and sur-rebuttals to the earlier arguments advanced, we can see the anxious faces of the participants, who are trying to comprehend how the Bench will accept or reject their contentions.
10:50 AM: All the rounds of Session 1 in Prelims 1 are done. At the end, the Judges are giving their valuable feedbacks to the teams, and this makes this Competition an overall great learning experience for all the participants.
Now we will have the next 12 set of teams, who will be competing against each other before the Division Benches in 6 different Court Halls.
Session 2 of Prelims 1 will commence in a while.
11: 20 AM: Preliminary Round 1- Session 2
After verifying the identity of the participants, and briefing the judges about the required details related to the teams in the Court Halls, Session 2 of Prelims 1 have finally started.
11: 50 AM: We are witnessing a fierce exchange of arguments between all the teams in all the 6 court Halls. With Speakers trying to defend their stand, while Researchers are keenly observing the proceedings and complementing the arguments of the Speakers by highlighting the relevant part of the memorials and the compendiums.
12:20 PM: In all the Court Halls we can see some great set of arguments being put forth by the participants, and with the Speakers trying to respond to the queries put across by the Bench, we are about to reach the end of the 2nd Session of Prelims 1.
12:45 PM: We were a witness of a phenomenal display of arguing skills by all the Speakers in all the Court Halls. The judges are giving their valuable feedbacks to the participants, which will help them enhance their arguments in the upcoming rounds.
With this Round 1 of the Prelims is over!
We will now be back after a short lunch break.
Stay Tuned for further updates!!
2:00 PM: Preliminary Round 2- Session 1
After a much needed break, the teams are back and are ready to put a more stronger front in the 2nd Rounds.
With participants and judges being given a general briefing of how the Court Hall will proceed, we are about to commence Round 2 in a while.
2:10 PM: Session 1 of Prelims Round 2 have started!
The counsel for the Informants are elaborating the facts of the case to the Bench. After which the Judges have raised certain jurisdictional issues on the ground that how can a privacy issue be raised before a Competition Commission? To which different teams have a different stand, and they are tackling this issue accordingly.
2:35 PM: The rounds are in full swing, with judges throwing interesting questions to test the knowledge of the participants. We can see the Speakers very tactfully handling the those questions and articulating their arguments in impeccable manner.
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