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THE PRACTICE would be organizing a National level Moot Court competition in 2009 called the Late Justice HCP Tripathi Memorial Moot Court Competition 2009. More information and details in this regard would be posted on this page later in the year. For any queries in this regard kindly write to mail@thepractice.in.

Venue: New Delhi Proposed date/s of Event: October 2009Subject: Divorce/ Child Custody Moot Problem and Rules: The Moot Problem and the rules of the Competition shall be published soon. Law School's would be sent invitation for sending their teams for participating in the Competition by June, 2009.
LATE JUSTICE HCP TRIPATHI MEMORIAL
MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2009

DAY 1 (Fri): : OPENING CERMONY – 5:00 PM TO 8:00PM DAY 2 (Sat): : 1ST ROUND – 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM QUARTER FINALS – 3:00 PM TO 7:00 PM DAY 3 (Sun): : SEMI FINALS – 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM FINALS – 4:00 PM TO 6:00 PM CLOSING CEREMONY / PRIZE DISTRIBUTION- 6:30 PM to 7.30PM

VENUE: (MORE DETAILS WOULD BE PUBLISHED LATER) 1. OPENING CEREMONY + FINALS+PRIZE DISTRIBUTION TO BE HELD AT CONVENTION HALL. (MORE DETAILS WOULD BE PUBLISHED LATER)2. 1ST ROUND + QUARTER FINALS + SEMI FINALS TO BE HELD AT SCHOOL /COLLEGE. (MORE DETAILS WOULD BE PUBLISHED LATER)

TEAMS: 16 TEAMS FROM 16 DIFFERENT LAW COLLEGES/LAW SCHOOLS WOULD BE PARTICIPATING IN THE COMPETITION FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE SAID TEAMS WOULD BE DIVIDED INTO 2 GROUPS OF 8 TEAMS EACH, NAMELY GROUP A AND GROUP B.

GROUP A-: TEAM 1, TEAM 2, TEAM 3, TEAM 4, TEAM 5, TEAM 6, TEAM 7 AND TEAM 8

GROUP B-: TEAM A, TEAM B, TEAM C, TEAM D, TEAM E, TEAM F, TEAM G AND TEAM H.

COURTS: ROUND 1:- WILL HAVE 4 COURTS WHERE EACH COURT WILL HAVE 2 ROUNDS EACH.

QUARTER FINALS:- WILL HAVE 4 COURTS, WHERE EACH COURT WILL HAVE 1 ROUND EACH.

SEMI FINALS:- WILL HAVE 2 COURTS, WHERE EACH COURT WILL HAVE 1 ROUND EACH.

FINALS:- WILL HAVE 1 COURT WITH THE FINAL ROUND HOSTED THERE.

JUDGES:- 1. ROUND 1 & QUARTER FINALS WOULD BE JUDGED BY A DIVISION BENCH OF 2 JUDGES EACH, ATLEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A LAWYER. 2. SEMI FINALS SHALL BE PRESIDED OVER BY A BENCH OF 3 JUDGES, ATLEAST 2 OF WHOM SHALL BE LAWYERS. 3. FINALS SHALL BE PRESIDED OVER BY A BENCH OF 5 JUDGES, ATLEAST 2 OF WHOM SHALL BE LAWYERS AND 1 OF WHOM SHALL BE SITTING JUDGE (GUEST OF HONOUR) OF HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA OR ANY HIGH COURT. FIRST ROUND: THERE WILL BE A DRAW OF LOTS AND EACH TEAM WOULD BE ASSIGNED WITH A TEAM NAME AND PLACED IN GROUP A OR GROUP B.GROUP A (8 TEAMS) WOULD GO AGAINST GROUP B (8 TEAMS) AS FOLLOWS: - 1. TEAM 1 VS TEAM H - 2. TEAM 2 VS TEAM G :- COURT 1 3. TEAM 3 VS TEAM F - 4.. TEAM H VS TEAM E :- COURT 2 5. TEAM 5 VS TEAM D – 6. TEAM 6 VS TEAM C :- COURT 3 7. TEAM 7 VS TEAM B – 8. TEAM 8 VS TEAM A :- COURT 4 QUARTER FINALS:- WILL HAVE 4 ROUNDS IN 4 COURTS WITH 1 ROUND EACH, COMPRISING OF: 1. WINNER OF ROUND 1 Vs. WINNER OF ROUND 8 ­­­­­­---------- COURT 2 2. WINNER OF ROUND 2 Vs. WINNER OF ROUND 7 ------------ COURT3 3. WINNER OF ROUND 3 Vs. WINNER OF ROUND 6 ----------- COURT4 4. WINNER OF ROUND 4 VS WINNER OF ROUND 5 ----------- COURT1 SEMI FINALS:
1. SEMI FINAL 1 – WINNER OF ROUND A VS WINNER OF ROUND D: - TO BE HELD IN COURT X.

2. SEMI FINAL 2 – WINNER OF ROUND B VS WINNER OF ROUND C: - TO BE HELD IN COURT Y.

FINALS:- WINNER OF SEMI FINAL 1 VS WINNER OF SEMI FINAL 2:- TO BE HELD AT THE CONVENTION HALL.


NUMBER OF JUDGES:-

IN TOTAL 8 JUDGES ARE REQUIRED, 4 OF WHOM MUST BE LAWYERS AND 1 GUEST OF HONOUR (SITTING JUDGE) FOR JUDGING THE FINALS.


RULES OF MOOT COURT

1. NO CHANGE-OF-JUDGE POLICY: - THE JUDGES SHALL NOT SWAP COURTS DURING THE COMMENCEMENT/PENDENCE OF FIRST ROUND AND QUARTER FINALS. 8. EACH TEAM SHALL COMPRISE OF 3 MEMBERS EACH – SPEAKER 1, SPEAKER 2 & OFFICIAL RESEARCHER. EACH OF THE MEMBERS CAN SWAP THEIR PLACES WITH THE OTHER BEFORE THE START OF EACH ROUND. HOWEVER THIS CANNOT BE DONE, ONCE THE NAME OF THE TEAM MEMBERS IN THEIR CAPACITY HAS BEEN HANDED OVER TO THE COURT CO-ORDINATOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE START OF THE ROUND.

MOOT COURT RULES FOR 1ST ROUND AND QUARTER FINALS: 1. THE FIRST SPEAKER OF TEAM 1 SHALL FIRST SPEAK FOR 12 MINUTES (MANDATORY), NO EXCESS TIME WILL BE ALLOWED. 2. THE SECOND SPEAKER OF TEAM 1 SHALL THE HAVE 10 MINUTES TO SPEAK. 3. THE REMAINING 3 MINUTES SHALL BE USED BY TEAM 1 TO EITHER EXTEND THE SPEAKING TIME OF SPEAKER 2 OR IT SHALL BE USED FOR INTERJECTION. THE EXTENDED SPEAKING TIME SHALL BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE INTERJECTION TIME ALLOWED TO TEAM 1 LATER.FOR EXAMPLE: IF TEAM 1 USES 2 MINUTES EXTRA FOR SPEAKER 2, THEN IN SUCH CASE, TEAM 1 SHALL BE ALLOWED ONLY 1 MINUTE FOR INTERJECTION. 4. THE 1ST SPEAKER OF TEAM 2 SHALL THEN SPEAK FOR 12 MINUTES. 5. THE 2ND SPEAKER OF TEAM 2 SHALL THEN HAVE 10 MINUTES TO SPEAK WHICH CAN EXTEND TO 13 MINUTES BASED ON THE SAME CONDITION AS DISCUSSED IN 3 ABOVE. 6. TEAM 1 SHALL THEN HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 3 MINUTES TO COME AND INTERJECT TEAM 2. INTERJECTION CAN BE DONE BY EITHER ONE MEMBER OF TEAM 1, DECIDED AT THE SPOT OF THE MOMENT. IT MAY NOT BE PRE-DECIDED. 7. TEAM 2 SHALL THEN HAVE 3 MINUTES MAXIMUM TO INTERJECT TEAM 1.

MOOT COURT RULES FOR SEMI-FINALS: 8. 1ST SPEAKER OF TEAM 1 SHALL FIRST SPEAK FOR 15 MINUTES (MANDATORY). NO EXCESS TIME WILL BE ALLOWED. 2. THE 2ND SPEAKING TEAM SHALL THEN HAVE 12 MINUTES TO SPEAK 3. THE REMAINING 3 MINUTES SHALL BE USED BY TEAM 1 TO EITHER EXTEND THE SPEAKING TIME OF SPEAKER 2 OR IT SHALL BE USED FOR INTERJECTION. THE EXTENDED SPEAKING TIME SHALL BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE INTERJECTION TIME ALLOWED TO TEAM 1 LATER.FOR EXAMPLE: IF TEAM 1 USES 2 MINUTES EXTRA FOR SPEAKER 2, THEN IN SUCH CASE, TEAM 1 SHALL BE ALLOWED ONLY 1 MINUTE FOR INTERJECTION. 4. THE 1ST SPEAKER OF TEAM 2 SHALL THEN SPEAK FOR 15 MINUTES. 5. THE 2ND SPEAKER OF TEAM 2 SHALL THEN HAVE 12 MINUTES TO SPEAK WHICH CAN EXTEND TO 15 MINUTES BASED ON THE SAME CONDITION AS DISCUSSED IN 3 ABOVE. 6. TEAM 1 SHALL THEN HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 3 MINUTES TO COME AND INTERJECT TEAM 2. THE INTERJECTION CAN BE DONE BY EITHER ONE MEMBER OF TEAM 1, DECIDED AT THE SPOT OF THE MOMENT. IT MAY NOT BE PRE-DECIDED. 7. TEAM 2 SHALL THEN HAVE 3 MINUTES MAXIMUM TO INTERJECT TEAM 1.
MOOT COURT RULES FOR FINALS:

1. THE FIRST SPEAKER OF TEAM 1 SHALL FIRST SPEAK FOR 20 MINUTES (MANDATORY), NO EXCESS TIME ALLOWED. 2. THE 2ND SPEAKING TEAM SHALL THEN HAVE 17 MINUTES TO SPEAK. 3. THE REMAINING 3 MINUTES SHALL BE USED BY TEAM 1 TO EITHER EXTEND THE SPEAKING TIME OF SPEAKER 2 OR IT SHALL BE USED FOR INTERJECTION. THE EXTENDED SPEAKING TIME SHALL BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE INTERJECTION TIME ALLOWED TO TEAM 1 LATER.FOR EXAMPLE: IF TEAM 1 USES 2 MINUTES EXTRA FOR SPEAKER 2, THEN IN SUCH CASE, TEAM 1 SHALL BE ALLOWED ONLY 1 MINUTE FOR INTERJECTION. 4. THE 1ST SPEAKER OF TEAM 2 SHALL THEN SPEAK FOR 20 MINUTES. 5. THE 2ND SPEAKER OF TEAM 2 SHALL THEN HAVE 17MINUTES TO SPEAK WHICH CAN EXTEND TO 20 MINUTES BASED ON THE SAME CONDITION AS DISCUSSED IN 3 ABOVE. 6. TEAM 1 SHALL THEN HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 3 MINUTES TO COME AND INTERJECT TEAM 2. THE INTERJECTION CAN BE DONE BY EITHER 1MEMBER OF TEAM 1 DECIDED AT THE SPOT OF THE MOMENT. IT MAY NOT BE PRE DECIDED. 7. TEAM 2 SHALL THEN HAVE 3 MINUTES MAXIMUM TO INTERJECT TEAM 1. 8. QUESTIONS ROUND:- OF 10 MINUTES IN THE END WHERE THE JUDGES WILL ASK QUESTIONS FROM THE @ TWO TEAMS TOGETHER.
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