The second edition of the IIT Law School National Moot Court Competition was held at the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur from 6th Nov to 8th Nov 2015. The Competition was inaugurated by Hon’ble Justice (Retd.) Shyamal Kumar Sen, Former Governor, West Bengal and Prof Souvik Bhattacharyya, Director (Officiating), IIT Kharagpur also graced the occasion as the Guest of Honour.
Thirty Law Schools across the country were selected and invited to participate in the Moot competition. The preliminary and semi-final rounds were judged by more than 30 judges including notable IP lawyers, academicians, and senior counsels throughout the country.
The final round of the Moot Competition was held on 8th Nov 2015. The participating teams who qualified for the finals were the Symbiosis Law School, Pune and the SOA National Institute of Law, Bhubaneswar. The final round was judged by Honb’le Justice (Retd.) Asok Kumar Ganguly, Former Chairman of West Bengal Human Rights Commission & Former Judge Supreme Court of India, Honb’le Justice Aniruddha Bose, Calcutta High Court and Hon’ble Justice Soumen Sen, Calcutta High Court. After a lengthy argument, the Symbiosis Law School, Pune bagged as a winner of the Moot Competition. The winners were awarded a cash prize of Rs 50,000 along with a trophy. The SOA National Institute of Law, Bhubaneswar emerged as a Runner up and they were awarded a cash prize of Rs 25,000 along with a trophy. The Best Memorial Award consisting of Rs 5,000 was won by the National Law University Odisha, Cuttack. The Best Researcher Award consisting of Rs 5,000 went to the Shashank Pathak from the National Law University, Assam. The Best Speaker Prize for preliminary round consisting of Rs 5,000 was bagged by Souradeep Mukhopadhyay from the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala. The Best Speaker Prize for final round with Rs 5,000 was won by Rahul Gupta from the Symbiosis Law School, Pune.
The Moot preposition of the 2nd IIT Law Moot Court Competition 2015 was primarily based on contemporary copyright and digital rights questions of law. The objective of the competition was to introduce law students to important issues arising in Intellectual Property Rights Litigation.
Inauguration Ceremony:
Winners: Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Runners: SOA National Institute of Law, Bhubaneswar
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