Christ University Bengaluru emerged victorious at the second edition of the Justice G. D. Kamat Memorial National Moot Court Competition 2024, organised by V. M. Salgaocar College of Law (VMSCL).

The valedictory ceremony was graced by Justice Mahesh S. Sonak, the sitting judge of the High Court of Goa at Bombay. Justice Sonak praised all the participants for displaying excellence throughout the competition. He urged students to embrace reading that will help them in their legal career. VMSCL organised this competition in collaboration with the Justice G.D. Kamat Charitable Trust, which witnessed the participation of 24 teams representing prestigious institutions nationwide.

The final round was judged by Justice Bharat Pandurang Deshpande, Justice Avinash Pundalik Lavande and Justice Utkarsh Vishvanath Bakre, for which Christ University Bengaluru was adjudged the winner, and R V Institute of Legal Studies Bengaluru emerged as the runners-up. The winning team, comprising Nirih Kamplimath, Pratham Baliga and Prakriti Thakur, was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and the runners-up, comprising Manoj M, Tanniru Venata Saran and Rakshit R, were awarded a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 with trophies and merit certificates.

Special awards were conferred upon the Best Mooter, which, due to a tie, was awarded to Ardhya Dixit of KES Shri Jayantilal H Patel Law College Mumbai and Aditi Singh of Maharashtra National University Nagpur. Best Researcher was secured by Meenakshi Remesh from Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad. They were awarded cash prizes of Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 10,000, respectively, along with trophies and merit certificates. The Maharashtra National Law University Nagpur won the Best Memorial and a cash prize of Rs. 15,000 and a trophy. Merit certificates were presented to the winners.