5th RILS Inter-University Moot Court Competition 2026 at Ramaiah Institute of Legal Studies, Bengaluru [Offline; 11-13 Dec; Cash Prizes Rs 76,000]

The Moot Court Committee of Ramaiah Institute of Legal Studies (RILS), Bengaluru, is holding the 5th RILS Inter-University Moot Court Competition from 11 to 13 December 2026 at its campus. RILS is run by the M.S. Ramaiah Foundation, is affiliated to Karnataka State Law University and is approved by the Bar Council of India. The committee, set up in 2018, describes this competition as its flagship event, now in its fifth edition, bringing together teams from institutions across the country.

This edition is set in the fictional Republic of Navira, where the claims of patients living with rare and lifelong conditions have reached the Supreme Court. The problem draws on constitutional obligation, public health policy and judicial ethics, setting a patient's need for treatment against the State's administrative discretion and fiscal prudence, with a National Rare Disease Policy at its centre. The proposition was released on 22 September 2026. Clarifications may be sought through the official email until 27 October 2026.

• Open to bona fide students of the five-year or three-year LL.B. programme at an institution recognised by the Bar Council of India.
• Only one team may represent an institution.
• A team has not more than three members: two speakers and one researcher, identified at registration. No observers or additional members.
• No substitution after the registration form is submitted, except with the prior written permission of the organisers.
• The competition is capped at 24 teams, accepted on a first-come, first-served basis once registration and fee payment are complete. The portal closes when 24 teams are reached, even before the deadline.

• Registration fee: Rs 3,500 per team, payable by bank transfer to the RILS account given in the rule book (Bank of Baroda). The fee is non-refundable once paid.
• Accommodation is not included in the registration fee. It is available at an additional Rs 3,500 for 11 to 13 December 2026, for official team members only.
• Teams arrange their own travel from the railway station or airport to the campus; no pick-up or drop-off is provided.

• Fill in the online registration form (one form per team) by 23 October 2026, 11:59 PM IST.
• Upload the signed Registration Form / Approval Letter / Bonafide Letter (Annexure III of the rule book) while filling the form.
• Pay the fee and upload a screenshot of the payment confirmation in the form. Registration is complete only when the form is submitted with the payment screenshot.
• The organisers acknowledge each form by email within 48 hours. If no confirmation arrives, write to rilsmootcourtcommittee@gmail.com.

• Memorials for both sides, in PDF and Word, are due by 11:59 PM IST on 21 November 2026 through a submission form emailed to registered teams.
• Four spiral-bound hard copies of each memorial are submitted on 11 December 2026.
• A4, one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 with 1.5 spacing; footnotes Times New Roman 10 with single spacing; Bluebook (21st edition) citations; Arguments Advanced capped at 25 pages.
• Cover pages: blue for the Petitioner side, red for the Respondent side. No identifying information beyond the team code.
• Plagiarism must not exceed 10 per cent, and AI-generated content must not exceed 10 per cent. Late submission attracts a deduction of two marks per hour.

• Preliminary rounds: each team argues one side for 30 minutes including rebuttal, with no speaker taking more than 15 minutes. The top eight teams on combined oral and memorial scores go through.
• Quarter-finals: 30 minutes per team; the top four advance.
• Semi-finals and final: 45 minutes per team, with up to 25 minutes per speaker.
• The competition is in English. Results are announced and certificates distributed at the valedictory ceremony.