5th Nani Palkhivala Memorial Research Paper Competition, 2009

The MCA has received an invitation from the Government Law College, Mumbai requesting participation in the 5th Nani Palkhivala Memorial Research Paper Competition, 2009. It is jointly organised by the All India Federation of Tax Practitioners(AIFTP) and theIncome Tax AppellateTribunal(ITAT) Bar Association with the Government Law College Mumbai.

The Topic for the research paper is -

"Transfer pricing Regulation - Confluence and Conflict between India, OECD and other countries - comparative study"

-Associated Enterprises

-Scope - International Transaction

-Method of Computation of ALP

-Record Keeping

-Suggestion for either to improve

Students may refer to the following Publications as guidelines for the Research Paper:

1.Income Tax Act & Rules

2.IBFD publications

3.OECD publications

4. Transfer Pricing by Mukesh Bhutani

5.Transfer Pricing by CCH Deloitte Team

6.Transfer Pricing by Bombay Chartered Accountant Society

7.Transfer Pricing by The Chamber of Tax Consultants

8.New Tax Code

Participants are free to contact any lawyers or Chartered Accountants.

The top three papers of the competition shall be given cash prizes and certificates of merit.

Since every college may only send two entries and each article may be co-authored by a maximum of two authors there will be an internal shortlisting to select two papers that would represent the University. All interested participants may register with the MCA by sending an e-mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com. The subject should read - Registration - 5th Nani Palkhivala Memorial Research Paper Competition.

The papers, .doc or .pdf format, are to be submitted to the MCA by 20th of October 5:00 PM by email. Two papers will be selected by a committee specially constituted for this purpose.

Participation is open to all students and not just members of any Moot Pool.

Download the Rules from - http://www.glc.edu/nanipalkhivala.asp

Jessups Compromis

The Jessups Compromis for 2009-10 has been released.

The International Moot Pool Internal Selections shall be based on this compromis. Participants are expected to prepare the first two issues of the Applicants side.

To ensure you receive all our notifications regarding the Internal Selections please register yourself with the MCA. Send an email to mca.nliu@gmail.com with the subject reading - Registration for International Moot Pool Internal Selections 2009-10.

Download the Compromis. (.doc)
Download the Compromis. (.pdf)

Basic Materials for the Jessups Competition Material may be downloaded from this page.

The Basic Materials are a collection of sources designed to ensure that all teams, regardless of budget and access to research facilities, start from the same position. All Basic Materials will be posted to the ILSA Jessup website. The first batch of Basic Materials will be posted at the page in October 2009

The MCA shall be conducting the Orientation for the 1^st All India Corporate Law Moot Court Competition-2009 on Wednesday the 16^th of September.

All interested Speakers and Researchers from the National Moot Pool are requested to assemble at the Academic Block at 1-30 PM on the 16^th.

Details of the competition are available at the NLU Delhi website - http://nludelhi.ac.in/MootCourts.htm

Date: 15/09/2009

Results - Client Counseling Competition Pool 2009

S.No. Name Judge 1 Judge 2 Total 1 Shantanu - Mrigank 72.5 67 139.52 Bishen - Hita 67 63 130 3 Deeksha - Ankit 69.5 58.5 128 4 Albin - Nakul 65.5 60 125.5 5 Aditya Khandekar - Shubhojeet 68 56.5 124.5 6 Nitish - Arjun 64 55 119 7 Sarabjeet - Apoorv 62.5 56.5 119 8 Arushi - Aditya 66.5 51.5 118 9 Kritika - Devika 63.5 54.5 118 10 Kaustub - Sakshi 61.5 51 112.5

Client Counselling Rules & Regulations

The Client Cousneling Competition is scheduled for the 8th and 9th of Septmber 2009.

Participants are to assemble at the Academic Block for the draw of Lots but may have be represented by a proxy for the same.

The competition is scheduled to begin at 5-15 PM.

There is a handout available for the participants on the basics of client counseling. Download

The Rules and Regulations of the competition have already been notfied and may be downloaded from this site. Download

A video is also for participants and they may take it from their batch representatives.

International Moot Pool Internal Selections

The Rules for the 2010 Jessups Competition.

The Moot proposition of Jessups 2010 shall be the Moot Proposition for the Internal Selection for the International Pool.

MCA

Internals, Short Listing Round - Results

Only the top seven ranks from every pool qualify for the Ranking Rounds.

Please assemble at the Academic Block at 7:30 AM.

For the results, please click here.

In case of any dissimilarity from the marks put up on the notice board .. please refer to the latter.

It is hereby notified that the following rules shall govern the Internal Selections for the session of 2009-10 to be held in August 2009.

It may also be dowloaded here in .doc format.

· All participants must submit Memorials/ Written Submissions for both sides.

· All Memorials shall contain the following parts:

1. Cover Page

2. Index

3. Index of Authorities

4. Statement of Jurisdiction

5. Synopsis of Facts

6. Summary of Arguments

7. Arguments Advanced/Pleading (not more than 10 (ten) Pages)

8. Conclusion / Prayer

9. Annexures (if any)

· The Cover Page of the Memorial must state the following:

· The Cause Title

· Identify brief as Appellants or Respondents.

· The Memorial shall be typed on A4 size paper and shall adhere to the following requirements:

· Font type: Times New Roman

· Font size: 12 in 1.5 line spacing & 1 inch margin on each side.

· Footnotes: Font type: Times New Roman, Font Size 10 and Single Line Spacing.

· The Memorial Cover Page should follow the following Colour Scheme:

· Blue : Petitioner

· Red : Respondent

Memorials that do not follow the above mentioned specifications shall be penalised.

· All participants must submit Three (3) copies of the Memorial for each side.

Submission of Memorials

Date : August 4^th, 2009 (Tuesday)

Time : 6.00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Venue : Gyan Mandir

To be submitted to: Ms. Shruti Gurudanti and/or Mr. Tanuj Hazari

The memorial shall also be collected at the venue between 8:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. with a ½ mark penalty, 8:30 P.M. to 8:45 P.M. another ½ marks and 8:45 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. with a further ½ mark penalty(Maximum 1 ½ marks penalty)

No memorial will be collected after 9:00 P.M..

· Names of the participants should not be revealed in the Memorial in any manner whatsoever.

· The type of paper used for the printing of the memorials is not a criterion for marking of memorials and shall have no bearing on the marks obtained by a participant.

· Annexures may be passed to the bench.

· The Oral Rounds shall be held on 8^th and 9^th of August. The participants shall represent the Petitioners side for the Short-listing round and the Respondents side for the Ranking Rounds.

Further information shall be provided at a later date and the rules may be amended by the MCA as it deems necessary.

1st Year Orientation

The powerpoint presentation of the 1st Orientation of 13th July can be downloaded here.

The Orientation problem may be downloaded here.

1st Orientation

All the students of the first year are hereby informed that their first orientation on “Moot Court Basics” is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on 13^th July 2009 in the Conference Room of the Academic Block.

Date: 12/07/2009