Established in the year 2007, UPES has emerged as a premier institution and is the first Indian University specializing in Energy Laws. UPES has constantly worked hard towards educating with purpose and creating skilled professionals to drive the Country. The School of Law, under the aegis of UPES, is a unique, domain-specific institution with specialization in courses like Energy Law, Corporate Law, Taxation Law, Cyber Law, Criminal law, Labour law and IPR, among others.
About the Competition
UPES School of Law has been successfully organizing Dr. Paras Diwan Memorial International ‘Energy Law’ Moot Court Competitions since 2011. The competition aims at creating opportunities for learning and testing one’s skill in the field of energy laws.
Over the years, this competition has sought to preserve and advance the legacy of Dr. Paras Diwan, an eminent jurist and a stalwart in the field of law. Since its inception, the competition has grown by leaps and bounds with the competition going international in 2015. With astronomical advancement, the competition has furthered the banner of Energy Law throughout the world. The theme for this year’s competition is conflict over gas explorations.
In the light of the pandemic, the 11th edition will be held virtually this year. The platform for the competition is via virtual conference.
Registration
For registering for the competition, the teams can provisionally register their institution by sending a mail on mootcourt@ddn.upes.ac.in providing with the requisite institutional details latest by March 07, 2021, and further submit the Final registration form (link below) must be submitted online at mootcourt@ddn.upes.ac.in on or before March 10, 2021.
Team Composition
There is a team capping of 26 teams for this event and registrations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. The first preference shall be given to the teams who have already provisionally registered with us.
There is no registration fee for the competition.
Important Dates
- Last date to register provisionally with the organizers: March 07, 2021
- Commencement of Registration: February 23, 2021
- Last date for Registration (filling of google form, attaching the registration form): March 10, 2021
- Last date for seeking clarifications of Problem: March 19, 2021
- Release of clarifications of Problem: March 22, 2021
- Last Date for Submission of Memorials (Soft Copy): April 11, 2021
- Inauguration, Orientation and Memorial Exchange: April 23, 2021
- Oral Rounds – Preliminary (2 rounds) and Quarterfinals: April 24, 2021
- Oral Rounds – Semi-finals and Finals: April 25, 2021
- Valediction & Prize distribution: April 25, 2021
Relevant Links
Contact Information
For any kind of information contact relating to Competition:
Email ID: mootcourt@ddn.upes.ac.in
Mr. Ayush Yadav & Mr. Parth Singhal
Student Convenors, Moot Court Association
- +91 9411268379
- +91 8267879223
Ms. Shreshtha Garge & Mr. Khushal Juneja
Student Secretaries, Moot Court Association
- +91 9068811499
- +91 8222886633
For registering click here