The Bar Council of India Trust has been organising national level Moot Court Competitions for about 26 years. The Bar Council of India, an apex body for the entire legal profession, decided to give it an international dimension from this year and selected KIlT to conduct the 1st BCI International Moot Court Competition. It is an attempt to foster interest in the area of International Arbitration. It will be an annual event, garnering participation not only from institutions across India, but internationally as well.
Inaugurating the competition, Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. P. Das, Judge, Odisha High Court lauded the initiative of Bar Council of India Trust and KIlT School of Law for organizing a moot court competition at international level. It is a unique opportunity for the students, he said in his. Inaugural address, while hoping that it will immensely benefit the participants. In the same vein, Mr. Ashok Mohanty, Advocate General, Odisha termed it a historical development. Moot court helps develop skills of a professional advocate, he said. Area of litigation has expanded manifold with the opening up of economy, he told the participants, while stating that people look upon lawyers to resolve the litigations.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Jagannath Patnaik, Former Chairman, Bar Council of India said that law should address present day economic and social challenges. Mr. Ashok Parija, Member, BCI and Convener of the competition introduced the concept and outlined benefits of moot court competition.
Winners of the competition were awarded at the valedictory ceremony, which was graced by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir, Judge, Supreme Court of Indio, Hon'ble Mr. Justice, A. K. Patnaik, Judge, Supreme Court of Indio, Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. P. Das, Judge, Odisha High Court, Mr. Gopal Subramanium, Solicitor General of India & Chairman, BCI and other legal luminaries.
Mooting must also address impacting mind of the judge, said Hon'ble Mr. Justice, A. K. Patnaik, Judge, Supreme Court of Indio, while reminding the budding lawyers that judge is also a human being. Mr. Gopal Subramanium pointed out that protecting rights of people who do not afford legal expenses is an important role of legal professionals.
A good advocate has respect for human values, said Hon'ble Mr Justice B. P. Das, Judge, Odisha High Court, while adding that moot competition will make students proficient in art of court craft. Stressing on the importance of skill in law, Prof. N. L. Mitra, Former VC, NLU Jodhpur & Chief Advisor, KIlT School of Law, said moot court, a dialectic process of learning, is superior to conventional classroom teaching.
Mr. Ashok Kumar Deb, Managing Trustee, BCI Trust expressed satisfaction on the grand success of the competition. Mr. Ashok Parija, Convener of the competition and Member, BCI placed report of the competition.
The opportunity to organize this prestigious event in KIlT is a matter of pride not only for the university, but for the State of Odisha as a whole, said Dr. A. Samanta, Founder, KIlT & KISS. He expressed his gratitude to the legal luminaries for their gracious presence. Dr. Samanta thanked BCI and BCI Trust for selecting KIlT School of Law for this prestigious event.
Shri Vijay Bhatt, Trustee, Shri D. R. Sharma, Associated Trustee, BCI Trust and Prof. A. S. Kolaskar, Vice Chancellor, KIlT University also spoke on the occasion. Prof. N. K. Chakrabarti, Director, KIlT School of Law proposed the vote of thanks.
List of Participating Institutions
Jaipur National University, Jaipur
Amity Law School, Noida
The National Law Institute University, Bhopal
Symbiosis Law School, Pune
SASTRA University, Thanjavur
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
University of Pune,
National Law University, Jodhpur
National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala
Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
University of Allahabad, Allahabad
Dr. Hari Shankar Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar
University of Mumbai, Mumbai
University of Delhi, Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi
J. N. Vyas University, Jodhpur
National Law University, Delhi
Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
W. B. National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
Nirma University, Gandhinagar
Mody Institute of Technology and Science, Lakshmangarh
Faculty of Law, M. D. University, Rohtak University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Banaras Hindu University Law School, Banaras
National Law University, Orissa
Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (I)
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (II)
Chanakya National Law University, Patna
Esteemed Judges for BCI International Moot Court Competition
Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.K. Mishra, Judge, Odisha High Court
Hon'ble Mr. Himadri Mahapatra
Shri Jagannath Pattnaik, Sr. Advocate
Shri S.P. Mishra, Sr. Advocate
Shri Jeetendra Kumar Mishra,
Sr. Advocate Shri Vijay Bhat, Advocate
Shri Lingaraj Padhi, Advocate
Shri Ramakanta Sahoo, Advocate
Shri S.K. Sanganaria, Advocate
Shri Manas Mahapatra, Advocate
Shri Laxmidhar Pangari, Advocate
Mrs. Mrinalini Padhi, Advocate
Shri Biswajit Mohanty, Advocate
Shri Haramohan Dhal, Advocate
Shri Bijay Kumar Purohit, Advocate
Shri Rudra Prasad Kar, Advocate
Shri Niroda Kumar Sahoo, Advocate
Shri Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Advocate
Shri Sarada Prasanna Sarangi, Advocate
Shri Partha Mukharjee, Advocate
Shri Abhijit Pattnaik, Advocate
Shri Debes Panda, Advocate
Shri Biswajit Kumar Patra, Advocate
Shri Vinod Vasudevan, Advocate
Mr. Aniraban Chakrabarty, NUJS
Dr. Madhusudan Saha Ray, Calcutta University
Dr. Sandeep Bhat, NUJS Prof. Sanjay Kumar
Mr. Denial Methew
Shri Abhishek Mishra
Shri Pratyush Kumar
Finalist Awards
Winners : NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
Runners up: National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Best Memorial Awards
Best Memorial Award: Gujarat National Law University
Second Best Memorial Award: National Law University Delhi
Third Best Memorial Award: National Law University Jodhpur
Fourth Best Memorial Award: Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
Best Speakers
Best Male Speaker: Gursharan H.S. Virk,
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
Best Female Speaker: Ayshwarya Chandar,
Hidyatullah National Law University, Raipu
BCI Scholarship Awards for Best Speaker in Each Round
Preliminary Round : Gursharan H.S. Virk, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
Quarter Finals: Spriha Pandey, University of Allahabad
Semi Finals: Neha Mathen, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
Finals: Mirza Saaib Beg, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
Hope the BCI will continue the new trend of organising a moot every year on international arbitration to produce the competent lawyers of the globalising world .
Dr.Tabrez Ahmad,
Associate Professor , KIIT Law School,
Campus-16,KIIT University, PATIA, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 751024.
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