20th Pro Bono Enviro National Moot Court Competition
TNDALU
📌 About the Event
The 20th Pro Bono Enviro National Moot Court Competition 2026–27 is a national-level moot court competition organized by the Moot Court Association of the School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU), Chennai. Dedicated to environmental law, the competition gives law students an opportunity to develop their legal research, written advocacy, and oral argumentation skills through memorial submissions, an online Research and Procedure Assessment, and moot court rounds.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Competition Name: 20th Pro Bono Enviro National Moot Court Competition 2026–27
- Organizer: Moot Court Association, School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (TNDALU), Chennai
- Title Sponsor: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
- Competition Area: Environmental Law and Moot Court Advocacy
- Mode: Hybrid — online preliminary rounds and in-person final rounds
- Team Size: 2–3 members
- Registration Fee: ₹1,500–₹2,500 per team, depending on the institution and registration date
📅 Important Dates
- Moot Proposition Released: 18 October 2026
- Early Registration Deadline: 31 October 2026
- Last Date to Seek Clarifications on the Moot Proposition: 15 November 2026
- Final Registration Deadline: 20 November 2026
- Research and Procedure Assessment: 23 November 2026, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM
- Memorial Submission Deadline: 25 November 2026
- Preliminary Rounds and Quarter-finals: 12–13 December 2026
- Semi-finals, Finals and Valedictory Ceremony: 9 January 2027, Chennai
🎯 Eligibility and Rules
- Open to students pursuing a three-year or five-year LL.B. or B.L. course at an institution recognized by the Bar Council of India.
- Each institution may send one team comprising two or three members.
- A three-member team must have two Speakers and one Researcher.
- In a two-member team, one Speaker must also serve as the Researcher.
- Teams must prepare memorials for both sides of the moot proposition.
- The Researcher must take the online Research and Procedure Assessment.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Winning Team: ₹1,00,000, the Padma Vibhushan K. Parasaran Ever-Rolling Trophy, Champions’ Citation, and one year of SCC Online access for each member.
- Runner-up Team: ₹30,000, the Runners-up Trophy, and Finalists’ Citation.
- Best Written Submissions: ₹35,000 and a memorial drafting trophy.
- Best Student Advocate (Male): ₹20,000 and a memorial trophy.
- Best Speaker (Female): ₹20,000 and a memorial trophy.
- Best Researcher: ₹20,000 and a memorial trophy.
- Iyarkai Kaappor Award: ₹5,000 in medals and a Certificate of Commendation.
- Second Runners-up: Medals and Certificates of Accomplishment.
- Individual Award Runners-up: Certificates of Merit.
- Early Registration Benefit: Teams completing final registration before 14 November 2026 receive one month of free SCC Online access, from 16 November to 16 December 2026