The 4th edition of the UILS’ National Law Festival, Arguendo’ 2018, was held recently and as a part of it the All India Gurcharan Singh Tulsi Criminal Law Annual Moot Court Competition 2018 was conducted wherein the School of Excellence in Law, Chennai took the first prize.
The 7th UILS National Client Counselling Competition, 2018 was also held as a part of it, in which Symbiosis Law School, Pune took the top spot, with the team from Punjab University coming in as the runners-up.
Law Colleges Nationwide Participated
Around 48 teams from across the country participated in the two events, which were held over three days (February 2 to February 4).
The Moot Court Competition saw teams participating from a number of top law colleges including RGNUL, Patiala, Amity Law School, Noida, SLS, Pune and Noida’s Nirma University
The finals were organised on February 4 which the team from School of Excellence in Law, Chennai won. They took home Rs 1 lakh as cash prize and a winners’ trophy . The runners-up, Symbiosis Law College, Noida won Rs 60,000 cash prize
The coordinators of the event Dr Jai Mala and Dr Amita Verma, gave guidance to the teams.
Competition Adjudged By Eminent Members of Law
The event was adjudged by a panel of UILS’ alumni, advocates as well as judges from the District Court and the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The final rounds were presided over by an alumnus of Punjab University KTS Tulsi who is currently a leading Supreme Court lawyer, along with Justices Arun Palli and Jitendra Chauhan, both sitting judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
