An inter-house moot court competition took place at WUCC,CMS Kanpur Road Branch on 5th May, 2018 from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. The event was organised by the branch house coordinator Ms Mudita Kumar.This was the first time that such an event was conducted at the school level in the city of Lucknow and the second time at school level in the country.The topic for the Moot Court Session was ‘State of Maharashtra vs. Jollywood actor Sanjeev Kapoor in the hit and run case’. The panel of distinguished Jury Members comprised:
- Mr. Debjyoti Das- CEO, Clat Possible and a graduate from H.N.L.U., Raipur batch of 2010.
- Mr. Abhishek Kumar- A graduate from R.M.L.N.L.U. who has represented India at the Jessup International Rounds in Washington.
- Ms. Shubham Tripathi- An R.M.L.N.L.U. alumna. She taught in Amity University, Lucknow as a Lecturer.
- Ms. Vertika Verma- An R.M.L.N.L.U. alumna with a rich teaching experience of more than five years in the field of Law.
The historic event was held in three phases-(Quarters, Semis and Finals)
The order of proceedings was as follows-
- Prosecution Speaker 1
- Prosecution Speaker 2
- Respondent Speaker 1
- Respondent Speaker 2
- Rebuttal (Prosecution questions)
- Sur Rebuttal (Respondent questions)
The Judges asked questions throughout the proceedings and the participants performed brilliantly balancing their arguments with the answers to the honourable judges.
They scored highly on knowledge of facts, substance in arguments and court etiquettes.
The final round was held between Peace house (1) and Love house (1) teams. This round was intense and interesting and the participants presented their arguments eloquently and convincingly.
Final Results
- The THIRD prize was bagged by the team of Gurpreet and Anamika of Unity House(1).
- The SECOND prize was bagged by the team of Vansh and Rama of Love House(1).
- The Peace House(1) team comprising Harshita and Mallicka were declared the WINNING TEAM.
- Gurpreet of Unity House was declared the Second Runner-up(Individual Mooter).
- Mallicka of Peace House was declared the First Runner-up(Individual Mooter)
- Rama of Love House was declared the BEST MOOTER.
- The Second Runner-up prize for the Best Memorial was bagged by Bhoomica and Niyati of Peace house(2).
- The First Runner-up prize for the Best Memorial was bagged by Gurpreet and Anamika of Unity house(1).
- The BEST MEMORIAL PRIZE was bagged by Yash Sahai and Sanskriti of Love house(2).
The grand event came to an end with the felicitation of the judges and the singing of the National Anthem.