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NLSIU Team Wins the 8th NLIU Justice R.K. Tankha Memorial Arbitration Moot, 2023

April 16, 2023

We are delighted to announce that the National Law School of India (NLSIU) Bangalore team were declared winners of the 8th NLIU – Justice R.K. Tankha Memorial Arbitration Moot, held in April 2023. The team comprised of Samridhi Srivastava (B.A. LLB (Hons) – 4th year), Aastha Malipatil (B.A. LLB (Hons) – 3rd year), Nidhi Agrawal (B.A. LLB (Hons) – 3rd year).

The arbitrators of the Final rounds were Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sujoy Paul, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amit Bansal and Mr. Vivekananda Neelakantan.

The award ceremony on 16th April 2023, began with Prof. (Dr.) V. Vijaykumar, Vice Chancellor, NLIU thanking the Chief Guest, Mr. Justice Sujoy Paul, the Guest of Honor, Mr. Justice Amit Bansal, Mr. Vivek Tankha, Mr. Vivekananda Neelakantan, the Drafters, the Judges, the Administrative staff and the participants for contributing towards the success of the event.

About the Competition

The Moot Court Association (MCA) of National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU), is the oldest student association of the Institute and is the official body which oversees all mooting and related activities in the institute. The NLIU- Justice R. K. Tankha Memorial International Arbitration Moot is the flagship event of the MCA and is organized annually in partnership with the Office of Mr. Vivek Tankha, Member of Parliament and Senior Advocate as a tribute to the Late Hon’ble Justice Mr. R.K. Tankha.

More information about the competition and the arbitration moot events are available here.