20th Pro Bono Enviro National Moot Court Competition 2026–27
Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU), Chennai
📌 About the Event
The 20th Pro Bono Enviro National Moot Court Competition 2026–27 is a national-level environmental law moot court competition organised by the Moot Court Association of the School of Excellence in Law (SoEL), Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU), Chennai. The competition provides law students with an opportunity to demonstrate legal research, memorial drafting, and oral advocacy skills while addressing environmental issues such as climate change, forest conservation, pollution, and environmental accountability. The twentieth edition will be conducted in a hybrid format, with preliminary rounds online and the final rounds in Chennai.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Category: National Moot Court Competition, Environmental Law, Legal Research and Advocacy.
- Organiser: Moot Court Association, School of Excellence in Law, TNDALU, Chennai.
- Mode of Conduct: Hybrid — online preliminary rounds and quarter-finals, followed by offline semi-finals and finals in Chennai.
- Theme: Environmental law, including clean air and water, forests, coastal ecosystems, climate issues, and environmental accountability.
- Title Sponsor: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
📅 Important Dates
- Early Registration Deadline: 31 October 2026.
- Last Date for Clarifications on Moot Proposition: 15 November 2026.
- Final Registration Deadline: 20 November 2026.
- Research and Procedure Assessment (RPA): 23 November 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
- Memorial Submission Deadline: 25 November 2026.
- Preliminary Rounds and Quarter-finals: 12–13 December 2026 (online).
- Semi-finals, Finals and Valedictory Ceremony: 9 January 2027
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Open to students pursuing a three-year or five-year LL.B. or B.L. degree.
- Participants must be enrolled at an institution recognised by the Bar Council of India.
- Each institution may send one team comprising two or three members.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Winners: ₹1,00,000, the Padma Vibhushan K. Parasaran Ever-Rolling Trophy for Excellence in Mooting Advocacy, Champions’ Citation, and one year of SCC Online access for each team member.
- Runners-up: ₹30,000, the Runners-up Trophy, and Finalists’ Citation.
- Best Written Submissions: ₹35,000 and the Senior Advocate V. P. Raman Memorial Ever-Rolling Trophy.
- Best Student Advocate (Male): ₹20,000 and the Justice N. V. Balasubramanian Memorial Trophy.
- Best Speaker (Female): ₹20,000 and the Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed Memorial Trophy.
- Best Researcher: ₹20,000 and the Senior Advocate T. V. Ramanujun Ever-Rolling Trophy.