INRR Rules For Virtual Rounds 2021

INTERNAL NATIONAL RANKING ROUNDS 2021-22
School of Law,
CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Moot Court Society
RULES FOR INTERNAL ORAL ROUNDS
Pursuant to Rule 6(d) of the Rules & Regulations for INRR 2021, the following rules shall be
binding upon all participants.
1. Point of Contact:
a) For the smooth conduct of the rounds, the Speaker 1 of every team shall be designated
as Point of Contact (PoC).
b) All communication from the Organizing Committee (OC) regarding the rounds shall
be directed to the PoC and it is mandatory for every PoC to share the said details with
their respective team members.
c) The respective Court Officers shall communicate all information regarding the oral
rounds to the PoC on the days of the event.
2. Platform Details
a) The Virtual Oral Rounds (hereinafter referred to as VR) shall take place on ‘Cisco
WebEx’. However, intermediary rooms may be created on Google meet for smoother
conduct of the rounds.
b) All participants must install the latest version of Cisco WebEx on their laptops/personal
computers. The use of mobile phones and/or tablets is prohibited for the purposes of
VR.
c) Only official CHRIST university email address shall be used for the purposes of VR.
3. Virtual Rounds
a) The participants are required to use the meeting link (or meeting ID and password)
provided by the INRR OC to join the meeting.
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b) Each team shall be provided a buffer time of 5 minutes (maximum) to join the
CH. In case of any delay, the team shall be penalized in the oral score.
c) The students must strictly adhere to formal dress code. It is mandated for every
participant to wear a white shirt and attempt the round.
d) Please note, on a given day for the purposes of VR the teams submitting blue memorials
have been referred to as “Petitioners” and the teams submitting red memorials have
been referred to as “Respondent”. The reference is purely for the purposes of VR on the
days of the event.
e) The teams shall remain anonymous throughout the rounds i.e. both the days. The
participants are therefore required to join the meeting with the following name format
– “Team Code” (space) (“Side” “Role”).
For example: -
• If a team has the team code “INRR01” and is representing as a Petitioner, the
members of the team are required to follow the said format: INRR01 (PS1),
INRR01 (PS2) and INRR01 (PR) where the letter ‘P’ stands for petitioner, ‘S1’ and
‘S2’ stands for Speaker 1 and 2 respectively, and ‘R’ stands for researcher.
• If a team has the team code “INRR01” and is representing as a Respondent, the
members of the team are required to follow the said format: INRR01 (RS1),
INRR01 (RS2) and INRR01 (RR) where the letter ‘R’ stands for Respondent,
‘S1’ and ‘S2’ stands for Speaker 1 and 2 respectively, and ‘R’ stands for
researcher.
f) The above format has to be altered as the case maybe on each day.
g) It shall be the duty of every team to ensure that they are ready and available to attempt
the rounds at any given point of time owing to the virtual nature of the VR.
h) The OC shall allot the respective Virtual Court Hall (VCH) as per the fixture to the
teams. The teams are required to join the VCH as instructed by the OC without any
delay as VCH shall be automatically closed at the scheduled time of the round.
i) All the team members are required to be present for the VR. For teams that have no
researcher at the time of registration, only speakers shall attempt the rounds.
j) Team members shall not be allowed to attempt the rounds from a single device. Each
member shall use his or her individual device to attempt the rounds.
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4. Audio and Video:
a) The participants are required to use earphones/headphones/headset to avoid

disturbance/echo during the rounds.
b) The team’s camera shall not be turned off at any time during the entire duration of the
round. Any non-adherence to the same shall be considered seriously. The Judges shall
have the discretion to mark the said teams low on ‘Presentation’ criterion in the final
oral scores.
c) The Researcher’s microphone shall remain on mute for the entire duration of the round.
d) The Speaker’s microphone shall remain on mute until their turn.
5. Conclusion of the round and feedback session:

a) A brief feedback may be shared by the respective judge from each CH post the round.
However, the same is at the sole discretion of the judge and OC.
b) The total oral score of each team shall be revealed by the judge after the conclusion of
all the rounds scheduled for the said day. The Court Officer shall intimate the teams to
re-join the meeting when all the rounds have concluded and failure to join shall cease
the right of the team to know their respective scores.
c) At this juncture, all participants shall remain on mute and only the Judge/Court Officer
shall be allowed to speak. The scores so revealed by the judge is final and any objection
to the same with the judge will result in disqualification.
6. Communication during the rounds

a) During the rounds, the team members may communicate amongst each other using the
chat option only.
b) Participants are not allowed to communicate with the opponent team or any of the
judges at any time. Any violation of the same shall automatically disqualify the team.
c) The communications by the teams will be monitored by the Court Officer at all times.
d) All queries and clarifications are required to be directed to the Court Officer only.
e) The team is required to communicate the time-split well in advance to the Court Officer.
f) The Court officer shall display a timer on the screen. In case of presentation of
compendiums by the speaker, the time keeping shall take place in the background and
the Court Officer shall indicate the time left in the chat box.
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a) Once a channel of communication (i.e. a WhatsApp group) has been established

with the respective Court Officer, each team shall email the following documents well
in advance:
1) Screenshot/Screengrab of their respective Knowledge Pro (KP) accounts
indicating their full names and photographs for every member of the team.
b) The teams who wish to present their compendiums are required to upload their
compendiums onto their google drives and create a publicly viewable link. The same is
for the judge’s reference only. The exercise of presenting the compendium shall
continue to remain with the researcher/speaker as the case may be.
c) In case teams are presenting compendiums, it is suggested to indicate the side being
represented, highlight the relevant paragraphs and hyperlink them in an index so as to
enable easier access for the judges.
d) The respective researcher shall be made the presenter before the oral rounds and only
the compendium should be presented onto the screen. In case the said team does not
have a researcher, the respective speaker shall be made the presenter and he/she shall
screen-share the compendium.
8. Technical Issues
a) Students must ensure stable internet connection throughout the moot rounds. In case of
technical difficulties, a buffer of 5 minutes (maximum) shall be provided to the student
to resolve any technical difficulties.
b) In case a speaker does not resolve his or her technical difficulties within 5 minutes, the
Judge may direct the next speaker to proceed with the arguments. The speaker who has
missed the opportunity may present the arguments at the sole discretion of the Judge.
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INTERNAL NATIONAL RANKING ROUNDS 2021-22

RULES FOR INTERNAL ORAL ROUNDS

a) The participants are required to use earphones/headphones/headset to avoid

5. Conclusion of the round and feedback session:

6. Communication during the rounds

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