2. DRAFTING A MEMORIAL: CONTENTS
1. COVER PAGE:
• Court Name ( To The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India)
• Case No. ( Criminal Appeal No./Writ Petition No.)
• Name of the Case (Mr. A v. State )
For Plaintiff/Appellants/Petitioners – Blue Color
For Defendant/ Respondents- Red Color
• Jurisdiction (Filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India
Constitution of India- Art. 131-Art. 140 and Article 32 and 226
• Submission Line ( Upon Submission to the Hon’ble Judges of the Supreme Court of Rajasthan)
• The last line will be side from which the Memorial is being presented (Memorial on behalf of the Petitioners)
3. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
• It contains all the list of contents in the memorial with their corresponding Page No.
3. TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS
• Should be in tabular form ( List of Abbreviations with their full forms)
• Only used standard abbreviations form (For Example para- paragraph, SCC- Supreme Court Cases)
4. INDEX OF AUTHORITIES
• List of Cases, Stautes, Reports, Online Sources, Dictionary should be mentioned with their respective Page no.
• For Example: Cases with their Citation (Shabnam Hashmi v. Union of India, (2014) 4 SCC 1)
5. Statement of Jurisdiction
• It is Proclamation of the jurisdiction of the Court where the petitioners have filed the case
• Relates to the maintainability of the case filed (mentioned Sec./Article)
4. 6. STATEMENT OF FACTS
• It contains facts given in the moot proposition
• It Should be written in points and para for reference
7. STATEMENT OF ISSUES
• It includes the legal issues or points of law involved in the case
• Not more than one sentence
• The sentence should start with ‘Whether’ and end up with the ‘Question Mark’
8. SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS
• Brief summary of arguments based on the issues raised
9. ADVANCED ARGUMENTS
• Every part of your agruments must be supported by legal authority.
• Must include headings, sub- headings with proper footnoting
5. 10. PRAYER
• Relief claimed by the parties should be clearly mentioned.
• It should be precise and accurate.
FOR COMPETITIONS PURPOSE
• Write Team Code in the upper right side of the cover page
• Write the name of the Competiton ( 3rd NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION)
• Read all the necessary details related to the preparation of memorial
6. POINTS TO BE REMEMBER :
• Must read the moot proposition as many times as you can for better clarity and understanding
• It should be made in Word Format
Font: Times New Roman
Font Size: headings-14, contents- 12
For Footnotes: Font size 10, Times New Roman( as specified in the Rulesbook)
• Proper alignments and margins in the memorial
• Proper Page numbering and Header & footer should be used.
• No pictures should be used
7. • Cover page must be colored ( Blue/ Red)
• Name of the participants or colleges or universities should not be mentioned in the memorial
• Avoid preparing memorial one night before submission
• Check the memorial 2-3 times before sending
• Arguments advanced should include headings, sub-headings
• Cite the case laws relevant to the arguments
• Heading and sub-headings used in the arguments section should also be listed in the table of
contents
• For Compendium: Used proper online sources like SCC Online, Hein Online, Manupatra
First page of the compendium should include Index
8. What are the advantages of Mooting
1. NETWORKING:- One of the important features of mooting is that it helps
you to connect and socialize with so many people across the globe with
whom you connect in the process of mooting. As students from different
places and colleges come to represent themselves, it gives an
opportunity to get the exposure to the outside world.
2. CONFIDENCE:- Mooting helps an individual to build his confidence in
communicating and putting his view in front of the people. It helps a
person to build his confidence to such an extent that he does not fear to
question or to speak in front of anybody and can fight cases efficiently.
9. • TEAM WORK :- Moot court competitions take place in the school or
colleges who organizes it and the various teams from different colleges
come and participate in the event. The team comprises of 3 students
with one as the researcher and the other two as the speakers presenting
their arguments on either side. This teaches the students to perform well
when they are together in as a team and analyse what are their
strengths and weakness, how can they work upon them to achieve
maximum efficiency. It also helps to work with people who are different
from you and it also teaches how to coordinate with each other.
10. Can mooting help you in your career?
• Mooting is one of the most important things that help you in your career and your
future growth as well. Mooting is one thing that inculcates a lot of habits and
discipline that are requirements by many of the Law firms Recruiters and when a
law student sits in a Job Interview, if your resume will display that you have done a
different kind of moots then it will be very beneficiary as the employer will know
that you have a good amount of knowledge in this field and you have experience
and your chances of being selected will automatically go up. Mooting in today’s
generation is something considered to be one of the most important factors which
everybody looks after because if you are a good mooter, people will consider you
important and knowledgeable. Also the exposure you get in mooting helps you to
easily adjust in your future jobs which is quite important.
11. Etiquettes and manners
• While entering the courtroom
• Whether or not the judge pays heed to you, the person should bow before the judge the
moment he enters the courtroom.
• Unless anything, on the contrary, is provided, the sitting has to be done in a manner that
the appellant must sit on the left, while the respondent must sit on the right, facing the
judge.
• When the judge enters the courtroom after you, one has to stand up, and when he (the
judge) reaches his chair the counsels bow before him and then take their respective
seats.
• The first counsel is supposed to approach the platform and bow before the court/bench
before beginning the arguments when the judge indicates so.
12. During oral pleadings
• Addressing the judges
• Terms to be used while acknowledging the judge’s
• Referring the case laws
• Do not chit-chat in a court room
• Seating arrangement of the parties.
• Rebuttal round
13. Terms to begin with
1. The counsel seeks permission to begin.
2. The counsel would like to address the dais collectively as you lordship.
3. Warm greeting to you lordship the counsel on behalf of the
Petitioner/Appellant/Prosecution has appeared before the ____(Hon’ble Court)
to hear and adjudicate over the instant matter that is ____vs ____.
4. May it please your lordship that I’ll be appearing as speaker 1 and my co-
counsel will be appearing as speaker 2.
5. May I be of any further assistant to this court.
14. • The counsel would like to proceed with the statement of Jurisdiction.
• The counsel would like to proceed with the statement of Facts.
Or,
If your lordships are we versed with the facts the counsel would like to proceed further
with the statement of issues.
• The counsel would like to seek permission to skip the summary of Arguments and
move towards the Advanced Arguments.
• If your lordship are satisfied with the 1st issue the Counsel would like to proceed
with the 2nd issue.
• Then Prayer :- The counsel would like to proceed with the prayer.
