International Moot Court Competition 2025
Inaugurated by Hon'ble Mr. Justice U.U. Lalit, 49th Chief Justice of India & Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Acting Judge, Supreme Court of India
Asian Law College successfully hosted the International Moot Court Competition 2025 on 27th September 2025 & 28th September 2025. The event commenced with a grand inaugural ceremony that set an inspiring and distinguished tone for the competition. The ceremony was graced by Hon'ble Mr. Justice U.U. Lalit, 49th Chief Justice of India, Hon'ble Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Supreme Court of India, Adv. Nar Hari Singh, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India, Dr. Sandeep Marwah, President of the Asian Education Group (AEG), Dr. Lalitya Vir Srivastava, Director — AEG, Dr. Saurabh Sharma, Director — AEG, and Dr. Gurdeep Singh Raina, Director — AEG, whose collective presence lent great prestige and inspiration to the occasion.
The competition brought together 30 National and International teams in a dynamic display of advocacy, intellect, and global legal engagement. Organised by the Moot Court Committee of Asian Law College in collaboration with Vidhiśāstras — Advocates & Solicitors, with SCC Online as Knowledge Partner and SCC Times as Media Partner, the competition featured compelling arguments on issues of international law, including humanitarian principles, the right to self-determination, and contemporary treaty obligations. The day featured two rounds of preliminary arguments judged by thirty eminent evaluators, culminating in the announcement of the top eight teams.
Day 2 witnessed heightened energy as finalists argued before a distinguished bench comprising Advocate Divya Swamy, Advocate Bharat Chugh, and Advocate Ashima Mandla, who commended participants for their clarity, research, and courtroom demeanour.
The Valedictory Session was presided over by Mr. Ashish Deep Verma, Founder / Managing Partner at Vidhiśāstras — Advocates & Solicitors as Chief Guest, who emphasised the transformative value of mooting.
The team from National Law University, Jodhpur, claimed the championship trophy along with a cash prize of ₹1,00,000/-, while CPJ College, Narela, secured the runners-up position with ₹50,000/-. Vanchhit Srivastava from School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore, won Best Speaker Male, and Tanjim Maliha from East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, won Best Speaker Female, each receiving ₹10,000/-. The Best Researcher award was conferred upon Anannya Verma from Maharashtra National Law University, Chhatrapathi Sambhajinagar, who received ₹10,000/- along with a three-month internship at Vidhisastras with a monthly stipend of ₹10,000/-. The Best Memorial award was presented to the team from Jamia Millia Islamia, along with a cash prize of ₹20,000/-, in recognition of their outstanding drafting, research, and logical structuring of legal arguments.
