05 Mar 2010-07 Mar 2010|Noida | Amity University Campus, Sector-125 Noida
9th Amity National Moot Court Competition begins at Amity Law School Delhi
To hone the advocacy talent of the students, assess their knowledge of the nuances of the law and give them a feel of the real court proceedings, Amity Law School, Delhi organized its three day 9th Amity National Moot Court Competition at Amity University, Sector- 125 Noida. This year’s competition is based on the issues relating to “Intellectual Property Law/Constitutional Law and Administrative Law”.
Dr. Veerappa Moily, Hon’ble Minister of Law & Justice, Hon’ble Dr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, Chairman, Competition Appellate Tribunal, Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. K. Sikri, Delhi High Court, Dr. Ashok K Chauhan- Founder President, Amity Universe and Mr. Lalit Bhasin- Eminent Advocate and Honorary President, Amity Law School, Delhi inaugurated the competition.
Congratulating Amity Law School for organizing an intellectually stimulating moot court competition, Dr. Veerappa Moily, Hon’ble Minister of Law & Justice said“ We need to find good judges for the High Court which are starved of the talent, they are starved of the persons who can fit into this role. I am working on this very seriously and I can’t afford to go slow in this area. I am glad to talk fast, run fast and catch the target so that our country will become excellent. That’s how our country can become Superpower, provided all our people, all our students can become excellent. The excellence starts from the colleges, from the corridors of the Universities. Quoting late Justice Chagla, one of the reputed jurists of the country, Hon’ble Minister said, “ the legal profession is a great calling and it is a learned and noble profession. Remember always that it is a profession. It is not a trade or business. The distinction between the two is deep and fundamental. In the legal profession, making money is merely incidental”. He assured the gathering that by July 2010, two third of the under trial cases will be disposed off under the National Consultation on Second Generation of Legal Reforms and an exercise has already been started to bring comprehensive electoral reforms. He revealed that very soon the Bill of 1965 will be replaced by “Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill” by April –May, 2010. He further announced the Government’s proposal to start collaborations with National Judiciary Service and recruit judges on the lines of Administrative Services.
Welcoming the august gathering, Prof. M. K. Balachandran- Director, Amity Law School, New Delhi shared the proud achievements of the students of Amity Law School. Talking about the Moot Court Competition, he said that the competition spread over two days days, will be judged by Hon’ble sitting Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court, eminent practicing advocates, judicial officers and professors of law including Hon’ble Ms. Justice Reva Khetrapal-Delhi High Court, Hon’ble Mr. Justice G. S. Sistani ,Delhi High Court, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh, Delhi High Court, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sunil Gaur, Delhi High Court, Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. K. Pathak, Delhi High Court, Hon’ble Ms. Justice Mukta Gupta, Delhi High Court and over
Hon’ble Dr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, Chairman, Competition Appellate Tribunal shared his views about the law and what law students should do to succeed in their careers.
Talking about the importance of Moot Courts in legal education, Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. K. Sikri, Delhi High Court said that Moot courts help law students a lot. They ensure that legal education is not confined to text books. “Moot Courts help students to become good lawyers, teach them how to argue in the court and how to prepare and draft a case. All these important skil1s are acquired when you participate in such competitions. The way students prepare immaculate memorials for the competition is praiseworthy. Most important the students are supposed to argue for both the sides -Plaintiff and Defendant in a stipulated time period of 20-25 minutes and it is remarkable to see them switching from one side to another”, averred Hon’ble Justice. He exhorted the students to join litigation rather than corporate firms as the passion of arguing the cases in courts is much more superior. “The country needs good lawyers and when you join legal profession act as “Ministers of Justice” and make sure that law and justice wins”, stressed Justice Sikri. He offered the golden opportunity to the students of Amity Law School to work as law researchers in the court, which will provide them immense exposure to the proceedings of the court.
Thanking the distinguished and Hon’ble guests for making it to the inauguration and inspiring the budding lawyers, Dr. Ashok K Chauhan- Founder President, Amity Universe announced that in next 3-5 years Amity will establish twenty more law schools in India, churn out the best lawyers and with those lawyers show it to the world that there is no comparison of Indian lawyers worldwide. On the suggestion of Hon’ble Dr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, Chairman, Competition Appellate Tribunal, Dr. Chauhan also announced the launch of Amity Centre of Excellence for Competition Policies and Competition Laws, wherein the students will be taught “Competition Policies and Competition laws” and a capsule of the same will be introduced in various other courses run by Amity University.
Over 28 colleges and institutes across India are participating in the competition including NALSAR, Hyderabad, Government Law College, Mumbai, NLIU, Bhopal, University Law College, Bangalore and GGSIP University. Each team will comprise of three students -Two speakers and One researcher, enrolled in fulltime Undergraduate LL.B. programme.