(Moot Competition) 12th edition of the Padma Vibhushan N.A. Palkhivala Memorial National Moot Court (Virtual) Competition, 2022| Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai in association with All India Federation of Tax Practitioners (Western Zone), Income-tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association – Mumbai & Goods and Services Tax Practitioners’ Association – Maharashtra, brings to you the 12th edition of the Padma Vibhushan N.A Palkhivala Memorial National Moot Court (Virtual) Competition, 2022.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Participation is strictly restricted to bona fide law students enrolled in the three-year or five-year LL.B. or degree course in any institution recognized by the Bar Council of India.

2. An institution can send an official team representing the institution. (Registration of institution)

TEAM COMPOSITION

1. Teams should comprise of a maximum of three members, wherein two members shall perform the role of a speaker and one member shall perform the role of a researcher.

2. The substitution of any Team Member is not allowed after the registration deadline except in extenuating circumstances and only with permission of the Organizers.

3. A researcher may be allowed to argue instead of a speaker only with the permission of the Court.

REGISTRATION

1. Interested teams are required to register for the Competition by filling out the registration form. The link to the form is provided below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7DXZKzYjJPzfoc29K7057d9YgLbdGTQ2yTrROttgShr3n0A/viewform

2. While filling the Provisional Registration Form, the teams have to choose a primary contact person. All communications concerning the Competition will be sent by an e-mail to the nominated contact person. The nominated contact person shall be responsible to convey all the information to the team.

3. The teams representing institution are also required to mention the email-id of either the respective committee or the head/dean of the institution in the Provisional Registration Form.

4. After submission of the Provisional Registration Form, a mail confirming the provisional registration will be sent to the respective committee or head/dean of the institution and the primary contact.

5. The last date for completion of all the registration formalities is before 31st October 2022 (11:59 P.M. IST).

6. The confirmation of Registration will be notified to the teams by the Organizers, after

the completion and verification of all the Registration formalities. The team will also be provided with a Team Code, in any stage of the competition, a team must be identified only by the allotted team-code.

Note: 1. All team members must refrain from disclosing the identity of their institution at any time in any manner during the course of their participation in the competition. Non – Compliance with this rule shall lead to severe penalty or disqualification as determined by the Organizers.

2. We request you to go through the brochure before registering to understand the procedure.

All other important documents can be accessed via the following link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1KAVSTTppftKILLYIx-qVse7S5ARrg_Lb

IMPORTANT DATES

Last Date to Register: October 31, 2022

Last date of Submission of Memorials: November 15, 2022

Oral Rounds: November 24 to 27, 2022

CONTACT DETAILS

In case of any queries, contact at: nanipalkhivalamoot@mnlumumbai.edu.in

Convenor Gaurav Balpande: +91 80878 86379 balpande.gaurav@mnlumumbai.edu.in

Associate Convenor Vedant Vaishali Jayant Mainkar: +91 9821917167 Vedant.mainkar@mnlumumbai.edu.in

Associate Convenor Riya Kumar: +91 8178700602 Riya.kumar@mnlumumbai.edu.in