12th Padma Vibhushan N.A. Palkhivala Memorial National Moot Court (Virtual) Competition 2022 by MNLU Mumbai: Register by Oct 31

About MNLU Mumbai

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is a National Law University located at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and is one of most prestigious law schools in India. MNLU Mumbai offers a five-year integrated B.A LL.B. programme and LL.M. Programmes. Students have to qualify for CLAT to secure admission to UG or PG.

About the Moot

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 as well as the Padma Vibhushan N.A. Memorial National Research Paper Competition, 2022. The moot revolves around taxation law and seeks to inculcate interest about Tax law practice in the minds of students.

Eligibility

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

Team Composition

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.
The substitution of any Team Member is not allowed after the registration deadline except in extenuating circumstances and only with permission of the Organizers.
A researcher may be allowed to argue instead of a speaker only with the permission of the Court.

Registration

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

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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.
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.
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.

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

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 to this rule shall lead to severe penalty or disqualification as determined by the Organizers.
We request you to go through the brochure before registering to understand the procedure.

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

Padma Vibhushan N.A. Memorial National Research Paper Competition, 2022

Each article submitted to the competition can be authored by a maximum of two authors. The entries will be judged by a panel of eminent professionals and judges. The three best articles will be awarded cash prizes, along with a certificate of merit. The winning research paper will be published in the AIFTP Journal, Journal of GSTPAM, ITAT Online website and/or in other leading tax magazines.

Eligibility

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.