VISAKHAPATNAM

GITAM School of Law at GITAM Deemed to be University has announced the seventh edition of the Dr. M.V.V.S. Murthi Moot Court Competition, a national-level event scheduled to be held from October 7 to 10 at the university’s Visakhapatnam campus.

The announcement was made following the release of the official event poster by Director of GITAM School of Law Moumita Sen Chakraborty. Dean A. Rajendra Prasad, faculty convenors L. Ashish Kumar and S. Naveen Teja, and members of the GITAM Moot and Advocacy Committee were present.

According to the university, the competition will centre on a criminal law proposition based on the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. The moot problem will cover issues relating to homicide, criminal conspiracy, electronic evidence, forensic science, constitutional safeguards during arrest, and appellate criminal jurisprudence.

The competition is expected to attract participants from leading law schools and universities across the country.