Four years ago, in 2013, the KIIT University created history by becoming the first private university to win the prestigious Bar Council of India (BCI) National Moot Court Competition. History has repeated itself as the KIIT School of law defeated one of the most reputed National law Schools, NAlSAR, Hyderabad, in the finals of the 33rd Bar Council of India National Moot Court Competition held at the ICFAI law School, Hyderabad, on April 2, 2017.
The BCI’s All India Inter University Moot Court Competition is the most prestigious national-level students’ academic event of its kind, attracting participation from all reputed law institutions, including National law Schools, across the country. It is remarkable that the KIIT School of law has won this prestigious competition twice in four years.
Established in 2007, the KIIT School of law has emerged as a leading law school of the country at par with National law Schools, offering Integrated BA.ll.B, BBA.ll.B and BSc.ll.B. It is well-known for its world-class infrastructure, well-stacked library and excellent moot court facility, besides high-quality faculty and teaching.
The KIIT team comprised Saunak Rajguru (Speaker, Third Year), Somabha Bandopadhyay (Speaker, Fourth Year) and Mohit Rai (Researcher, Fourth Year). They were assisted by a research team consisting of Shivam Pandey, Madhurika Ray, Akanshit Jha, Amardeep, Abhishek Kumar, Subham Bhut and Kautilya Birat.
Bandopadhyay and Rajguru won the ‘Best Overall Female Speaker’ and ‘Best Overall Male Speaker’ award, respectively. In addition, Bandopadhyay was adjudged ‘Best Speaker (Fourth Round)’ while Rajguru bagged ‘Best Speaker (Third Round)’. The KIIT Team also won ‘Best Memorial’ award in the Third Round.
Congratulating the winning team, KIIT & KISS Founder Prof Achyuta Samanta said the KIIT University strives to bring out the best in each and every student and has thoughtfully created a student-friendly campus for this purpose. “Your success will continue to inspire the coming batches,” he added while thanking students, faculty and director of KIIT School of law for their efforts.