To promote the Hindi language and impart legal knowledge amongst budding legal professionals, Amity Law School Noida organized 3rd Amity National Hindi Moot Court Competition -2019 on “Adoption Laws and Criminal laws” which culminated today at Amity University Sector 125 Noida. Team from Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Vishakhapatnam were declared the winners of the competition.
The objective of the Moot Court Competition was to envisage and hold the traditions and philosophy of law at grass root level with particular focus on Hindi which is an official language of District Courts in 11 states of our Country including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttaranchal.
This year, the competition witnessed the participation of around 30 teams from prominent law universities and colleges across the Nation including Delhi University, Christ University, Bangalore, National Law Institute University, Bhopal, Hidayatullah National Law University and Aligarh Muslim University amongst others.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Ramesh Chandra Ratan, PSC Chairman- Ministry of Railways, Senior Counsel Supreme Court of India and National Senior Vice President BJP said that language plays an important role but can also act as a barrier in getting justice, if a person is not able to express the case like filing FIR, understanding the arguments in court, judgments etc. He shared that earlier, India was referred as a Golden Bird but with adaptation of western culture, India is losing its identity, essence and traditions. He apprised that now a days, many foreigners are embracing the Indian culture and Hindi language, thereby, Indians must realize the importance of their mother tongue and roots.
Ms. Monika Arora, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Standing Counsel in Delhi High Court for Army, Navy, Air Force, BSF, CRPF, CISF and other Para-military forces. Additional Standing Counsel JNU lauded Amity for organizing Hindi Moot Court which is an important step towards promoting the language in the profession. She pointed out that the vested interest of few stakeholders of the country is not to promote the language so that the citizens will not be able to understand that the laws are meant for their succor. Calling English as a complex language, she apprised that many cases in courts are get delayed as clients are unable to understand the language and usually sign the paper or agree to an argument without understating its meaning which subsequently, complicates the case.
Ms. Arora mentioned “the language doesn’t come alone, it comes with a culture and civilization. A person can learn about the country, its history and culture in a better way when taught in the mother language.” She called upon the students to identify their calling and further pursue their passion. She suggested to make that passion their career. She opined that every person is different and important for nation building.
Speaking on the occasion, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prabhat Chandra Agarwal, Former Judge, Madhya Pradesh High Court laid emphasis on giving due weightage to both the languages, Hindi and English, in legal profession since India is a vast nation with many languages hence, some may not understand English but there are people who are not well versed with Hindi language. He further added that the legal books are not properly translated in Hindi which makes it difficult to refer them while having arguments in court.
Motivating the budding legal professionals, Dr. Ashok K Chauhan, Founder President, Amity Education Group encouraged the students to aspire for a successful career and work with utmost dedication and persuasion to achieve it. He congratulated the participating teams and said that participation in such competitions lay foundation towards success.
Addressing legal professionals as social engineers and healers, Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, Additional Advocate General, State of UP for Supreme Court of India said that lawyers play a very significant role in bringing positive change in the society. She remarked that law education is not only about studying legal acts and facts but it imbibes the sentiment to work for a better world. Ms. Bhati advised the students to work with morale and values since the client puts in his or her complete faith on the lawyer and is expected to bring justice.
Results:
Winner – Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU)
1st Runner-up – Delhi Metropolitan Education
2nd Runner-up – Team from Faculty of Law, Lucknow University
Best Memorial award – Team from Faculty of Law, Lucknow University
Best Researcher – Akanksha Singh from Aligarh Muslim University
Best Speaker – Trivakam from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University