Adv. B. P. Apte Memorial National Mock Trial, Moot Court & Judgement Writing Competition by A.B.A College of Law, Mumbai [Sept 27 – 29; Cash Prizes Upto Rs. 45k]: Register by August 24!

About the Organisers

People’s Education Society was established in 1933 by the founding trustees of the society, Late Shri. S. K. Patil (eminent social leader), Late Charandas Meghji (industrialist) & Late Dr. D. N. Kale.

The Society has established Adv. Balasaheb Apte College of Law, Mumbai which offers a five years degree course and three years degree course.

About the Competition

People’s Education Society’s ‘Adv. Balasaheb Apte College of Law’ is to host “The 12th Annual Adv. B. P. Apte Memorial National Mock Trial, Moot Court & Judgement Writing Competition, 2024”, from September 27, 2024 to September 29, 2024 at Adv. Balasaheb Apte College of Law, Dadar (West), Mumbai.

This Annual Event of Adv. Balasaheb Apte College of Law, Mumbai is hosted in the fond memory of Late Shri. Balwant Parshuram Apte (widely known as Adv. Balasaheb Apte), a distinguished legal luminary and also a noted parliamentarian, in furtherance of his aim to attract students of law and young advocates towards the actual practice of advocacy and also to commemorate his contribution to the legal fraternity.

This year, the competition is based on the ‘Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015’. The uniqueness of this competition is that it is not confined to any particular proceeding of a single forum /court. The participants shall get an opportunity to experience the proceedings of a Trial Court and the High Court as well.

The preliminary round will be in the nature of a Mock Trial and the semi-final and final rounds will be a Moot Court arising out of a Writ Petition filed in the Hon’ble High Court, with issues relating to the constitutional validity of section 15 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

For further details, please read the ‘Proposition’ in the ‘Paperbook’.

Eligibility

Bona-fide LL.B. students pursuing 3 or 5 years degree courses during the academic year 2024-25 are eligible to participate. The students must be deputed by their respective colleges. Students above the age of 25 years, as of September 27, 2024, are not permitted to participate in this competition.

Location

This is an Offline Event which will be held on campus at
PES’s, Adv. Balasaheb Apte College of Law,
Principal N. M. Kale Marg,
Gokhale Road (South),
Dadar (West), Mumbai – 400 028.

(Accommodation shall be provided to outstation teams upon their request. Kindly refer to the ‘Rules and Regulations’ for the provisions of accommodation.)

Registration Procedure

The teams shall secure a provisional registration on or before 24th August, 2024. The final registration shall be confirmed by sending an email with the attachment of the duly filled and scanned Registration Form (soft copy) along with the proof of payment on mootabacl@gmail.com .

The last date to complete the registration process and payment of registration fees is 31st August, 2024. The first 24 teams to confirm their final registration by completing the registration process shall be allowed to participate in the competition.

Kindly refer to the ‘Rules and Regulations’ for the detailed registration procedure.

Fee Details

The registration fees shall be INR 3,000/- , payable as per the payment details mentioned in the ‘Rules and Regulations’. The participants must mail the proof of payment along with the registration form.

Lodging and boarding facilities will be provided only to outstation participants at an additional cost of INR 5,000/- per team. The procedure for the same is mentioned in the ‘Rules and Regulations’.

Prizes

Winning Team: INR 20,000/-
Runner Up Team: INR 10,000/-
Best Student Advocate: INR 7,500/-
Winner of Judgement Writing competition: INR 7,500/-

Important Dates

Last date for provisional registration: August 24, 2024
Last date for final registration and payment of fees: August 31, 2024
Last date for clarifications: September 06, 2024
Last date to submit Written Submissions/Memorials and Compendium: September 23, 2024
Orientation ceremony and draw of lots: September 27, 2024
Preliminary Round: September 28, 2024
Judgement Writing Competition: September 28, 2024
Final Round: September 29, 2024
Valedictory function: September 29, 2024

Contact Information

Buvan Kanvathirtha: +91 9930982482
Mihika Dalvi: +91 9545085599
Prof. Shriya Prabhu: shriyaprabhu14@gmail.com
Prof. Viraj Deshpande: dviraj2006@gmail.com
Participants can email all the queries to the following email address: mootabacl@gmail.com