Rules
for the 10th Grand Intra Moot Court Competition 2016
MEMORIALS
The written memorials shall conform to the set
standards:
1. Written submissions shall be
printed on white standard A4 size paper.
2. The font and size of the text
used in all parts of the written submissions (except the covers) shall be in
Times New Roman size 12 and footnotes shall be in Times New Roman size 10.
3. The text in all parts of each
written submission shall have 2 line spacing except the text of footnotes and
headings which shall be single spaced.
4. The comprehensive arguments
with appropriate citations shall be contained in the Pleadings. The teams shall
follow the 19th edition of the Bluebook mode of citation. The Pleadings shall
not exceed 25 pages.
5. The cover page of the Memorials should be BLUE for appellant and RED for
the respondent, soft cover and stapled.
6. Five copies of each side
should be submitted (i.e. 5 Petitioner + 5 Respondent=10 copies).
7. Soft copy submission of memorials- 11th
March, 2016 latest by 11:59 p.m. on pgclintra@gmail.com
8. Hard
copy Submission of memorials- 12th March,
2016 from 12 p.m. onwards till 3 p.m.
9. Late submission of memorials will lead to negative marking of 1 point
by every 1 hour from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 12th March, 2016. A penalty
of 4 marks will be imposed on the teams submitting the memorials after 6:00 p.m.
No Memorials shall be accepted after 12:10 pm on 13th March, 2016.
Contents of Written Submissions:
The
written submission shall include the following:
I.
Cover Page
II.
Table of Contents
III.
Index of Authorities
IV.
Statement of Jurisdiction
V.
Statement of Facts
VI.
Statement of Issues
VII.
Summary of Pleadings
VIII.
Pleadings
IX. Prayer
STRUCTURE
OF ROUNDS
The
oral rounds shall comprise of:
a)
Preliminary Rounds
b)
Quarter-final Rounds
c)
Semi-final Rounds and
d) Final Round
Each
side shall be allowed 25 minutes for their oral submissions
(Including rebuttal). One speaker cannot exceed 10 minutes in
the Preliminary Round and Quarter-final Rounds. In the Semi-finals and the
Finals the teams have 45 minutes for their oral presentations (Including
rebuttal), one speaker cannot exceed 20 minutes.
The marks for memorials
shall not be included in the marks for oral submissions for the purpose of
calculating the total in the Preliminary Round; however in case of a tie the
same shall be included.
RESEARCHER’S TEST
A Researcher’s Test shall also be
conducted for adjudicating the ‘Best Researcher’ on 16th of
March, 2016. The Researcher’s Test is not compulsory and those who are not
participating in the Moot Court Competition may also participate in the
Researcher’s Test.
Incase
you have any doubts, please contact:
Shantam
Mandhyan- 9930093523
Aditi
Thakur - 8097487133