NALSAR Hyderabad: 18th Justice B.R. Sawhny Constitutional Law Moot [Register By 12th August]

NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad announces the 18^th edition of the Justice Bodh Raj Sawhny Memorial Moot Court Competition, to be held offline from 26^th September 2025 to 28^th September 2025 at the NALSAR campus. Organized in collaboration with the Justice Bodh Raj Sawhny Memorial Trust, and supported by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, the BRS Moot has evolved into one of the constitutional law moots in the country.

Over the years, it has earned a reputation for the clarity and depth of its propositions, usually grounded in live constitutional debates. It has stood out for the quality of its judging panels, including jurists, senior advocates, legal scholars, and former judges. The competition sees participation from top law schools across India. Over 100 teams registered in the last edition. The competition pushes participants to think not just about legal provisions, but how the Constitution works in practice, and how it shapes institutions, rights, and governance.

This year's proposition has been drafted by a team from the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy: Alok Prasanna, Namrata Mukherjee, Mayuri Gupta, Kartavi Satyarthi, Anshul Dalmia, and Jwalika Balaji, which centres on nuanced and evolving issues of constitutional interpretation and institutional accountability.

Timeline

Event	Date
Registrations Open	23rd July 2024
Moot Proposition Release	23rd July 2024
Registration Deadline	12th August 2024
Clarifications Closed	20th August 2024
Clarifications Released	24th August 2024
Memorandum Submission Deadline	31st August 2024
Memorandum Qualifier's Result	10th September 2024
Oral Rounds	26-28th September 2024

Eligibility:

1. The Competition is open to students currently enrolled in LL.B. Degree Courses (3 year/5 year) or LLM Postgraduate Degree Courses.
2. A team is not permitted to have members from more than one institution.
3. A maximum of two teams per institution will be permitted to register for the competition.

Team Composition

1. Each team shall comprise of a minimum of two members wherein both the members will be required to perform the role of speaker.
2. Teams may comprise of a maximum of three members, wherein two members shall perform the role of a speaker and one member shall perform the role of a researcher.
3. In case the team comprises of two members only (as mentioned in Rule 6a above), the team will have to forgo the Researcher's Test.
4. The substitution of any Team Member is not allowed after the registration deadline except in extenuating circumstances and only with permission of the organizers.
5. A researcher may be allowed to argue instead of a speaker only with the permission of the court.
6. Any additional members, including observers, will not be recognised as part of the team for the purposes of the Competition.

Registration Form Link. Registrations closes on 12^th August 2025.

Prize Pool

• Winning Team Award: The winning team will receive a trophy and cash prize of INR 75,000.
• Runners-Up Team Award: The runners-up team will receive a trophy and cash prize of INR 50,000.
• Nani Palkhivala Award for Best Speaker: The Best Speaker will receive a trophy and cash prize of INR 50,000
• Nani Palkhivala Award for Second-Best Speaker: The Second-Best Speaker will receive a trophy and a cash prize of INR 20,000.
• Nani Palkhivala Award for Best Speaker in Finals: The Best Speaker of Finals will receive a trophy and cash prize of INR 10,000.
• The team with the Best Memorial (Petitioner) will receive a trophy and a cash prize of INR 10,000.
• The team with the Best Memorial (Respondent) will receive a trophy and a cash prize of INR 10,000.
• Best Researcher will receive a trophy and a cash prize of INR 10,000.
• Second-Best Researcher will receive a trophy and a cash prize of INR 7,500.
• All participating teams will be provided with a certificate of participation or a certificate of merit, in accordance with the performance of the team.

Registration Details

All the teams shall be required to pay INR 8,000 via online bank transfer before the deadline to register for Stage 1, i.e. Memorial Evaluation Rounds.

The account details for the payment are:

• Beneficiary Name: Registrar, NALSAR
• Bank Name: Indian Bank
• Branch Name: Shameerpet
• Account Number: 0418453516
• IFSC Code: IDIB000S166

Contact Information

1. Email: brsmoot@nalsar.ac.in.

2. Regarding Moot Procdure & Proposition: Utkarsh Agarwal, Head (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 96499 79475 | Prakul Sisodia, Treasurer (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 98290 17043

3. Regarding Registrations: Mukul Chiniya, Member (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 87082 28723 | Avishikta, Member (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 78904 12608

4. Regarding General Queries And Grievances: Vivek Jadhav, Member (Organising Committee) Ph. +91 90284 42207

Important Links: Brochure | Rulebook | Proposition | Annexure to Proposition | Timeline