Respected Sir/Madam Greetings from BMS College of Law, Bengaluru. It gives me immense pleasure nd to organize the “ B.M. Sreenivaisa Sreenivaisa Memorial Memorial 2 National Moot Court Competition” scheduled to be held from 10 to 12 March 2016. I am delighted to be an associate of BMS Institutions as Principal of BMS College of Law, Bengaluru. I hereby extend a warm and cordial invitation to your institution to participate in this event and we look forward to your enthusiastic participation. I extend greetings and best wishes to one and all. Regards: Dr. Seema Surendran Principal, BMS College of Law, Bengaluru-560004.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK Greetings from B.M.S. College of Law, Bengaluru. It gives us immense pleasure to organize the nd “B.M. Sreen Sreenivas ivasaiah aiah Memo Memorial rial 2 Natio National nal Moot Court Competition” Competit ion”.. B.M.S. College of Law has a global vision and it has constantly undertaken measures to provide holistic and meaningful legal education to students. In course of such endeavors, we have observed that strong advocacy skills, ability to think logically and rationally, combined with acumen for drafting, are some key characteristics that are very necessary for a lawyer in the present scenario. Moot Courts are an essential part of Legal Curriculum, giving budding lawyers the opportunity to take part in simulated court proceedings involving drafting of memorials and presenting oral argument. This gives them the right kind of exposure to develop thei r advocacy skills. Keeping in mind these benefits/advantages/uses, we have successfully organized the “B.M. Sreenivasaiah Memorial National Moot Court st Competition” Compet ition” in in 2014. Encour Encouraged aged by the overw overwhelming helming respon response se of the the 1 nd competition compe tition we are are proud to organi organize ze the B.M. B.M. Sreenivasaia Sreenivasaiah h Memorial 2 National Moot Court Competition from 10 to 12 March 2016 and we expect this will be a great learning opportunity for the law students. I am delighted to be an associate of B.M.S. Institutions Institutions as Principal of B.M.S. College of Law, Law, Bengaluru. We hereby extend a warm and cordial invitation to all the Law Colleges to participate in the competition and we look forward to your enthusiastic participation. I extend greetings and best wishes to one and all.
Dr. Seema Surendran Principal, BMS College of Law, Bengaluru-560004.
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PREVIOUS MOOT COMPETITION B.M.SREENIVASAIAH NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION - 2014
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Dr. SEEMA SURENDRAN PRINCIPAL To, The Director/P Director/Principal rincipal
INVITATION TION TO PARTICIPA PARTICIPATE IN I N THE B.M. SREENIVASAIAH Sub: INVITA nd MEMORIAL MEMO RIAL 2 NA NATION TIONAL AL MOOT MOOT COURT COMPETI COMPETITION TION - 2016. 2016. Respected Sir/Madam, Greetings from BMS College of Law, Bengaluru. It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that BMS College of Law is organising B.M. nd Sreenivasaiah Sreeniv asaiah Memorial 2 National Level Level Moot Court Competition is scheduled to be held from 10-12 March, 2016. On behalf of the entire fraternity of BMS College of Law, this invitation is hereby extended to nd Sreeniv nivasaia asaiah h Memorial Memorial 2 Nat National ional your esteemed institution, to participate in the B.M. Sree Moot Court Competition - 2016 - The Moot Problem, Registration Form and detailed Rules and Regulations Regulations of the Moot Court Competition Competition are enclosed enclosed herein. For more details details you may log on to the college website: website: bmslawcollege.o bmslawcollege.org rg Looking forward to the participation of your team. With Kind Regards, Yours Sincerely
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MOOT PROBLEM: In the case of STATE OF MANDEVILLE V. STATE OF KARAK before THE SUPREME COURT OF KANO 1.
Union of Kano is a democratic republic with 29 States. It has significant presence th
in global arena arena and is noted as fast fastest est developing developing economy economy in the 21 Century and has become a prime spot for investors from all over the world, mainly in the field of technology, development of national railways and offset Government Projects. 2.
Union of Kano, Kano, due to to its geogr geographic aphic locat location, ion, is is rich rich in vari various ous natura naturall nonrenewable resources such as coal and other minerals and being a tropical country,, has abundant renewable resources as Solar Energy country E nergy,, Hydel Energy Ene rgy and Wind Energy. Union of Kano has always been promoting the use of renewable energy.. Union of Kano, now headed by NudiAdami energy N udiAdami Party (NAP) has always been promoting the use of renewable energy and the same has been made as national policy. In addition, Union of Kano has signed a pact with 22 countries, which includes 3 of United Nation permanent members for generation of Solar and Hydel Energy Ene rgy..
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Union of Kano, for the sake sake of administration and identification identification is divided into 4 zones namely north, west, east and south. The East Zone has been blessed with flow of various water bodies coupled with favourable soil and climatic conditions, making East Zone an ideal place to for agricultural activities in Union of Kano.
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State of Karak Karak and Mandeville Mandeville are are two two neighbouring States in East East Zone in Union of Kano. They were reorganised based on language, which is Kilili and Mandine respectively. Both States have made progress in industry, commerce and also succeeded to make tourism as major source of income. The State of Mandeville is excessively dependent on tourism and nature, because of the wildlife sanctuary located on a vast area and which is i s the home of various exquisite birds, animals and with varieties of flora and fauna alongside the border with the State of Karak. 6
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Since reorganisation reorganisation of the States, the two two States States have had stressed stressed relation mainly pertaining to distribution of water from the historical inter-state river Aishani which takes birth in Jaguar Village, State of Karak and travels 800 km to the Great Kano Sea and it's river basin covers 34,273 Sq.km in the State of Karak and 43,856 Sq.km in State of Mandeville.
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Though there were series of tensions tensions,, between between the two stat states es in respec respectt of the distribution of water since the two States were re-organised, all the tensions were kept under control by virtue of the State Governments remaining noncommital as the two States were ruled by b y the Kano Adami Party (KAP). Also, the two State Governments were able to enter into water sharing agreement which proposed the construction of a dam named AISHANI JAL across the border region for the purpose of providing water to the drought prone areas in the State of Karak in the year 1970.
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The politica politicall scenario scenario in Union Union of Kano was rapi rapidly dly changin changing g and partic particularly ularly in State of Mandeville, a new regional political party by name MandiAdami Party (MAP) mainly based on native Mandine, displaced KAP and formed the Government in State of Mandeville in the year 1985 and even contested in the State of Karak. Karak. Due to ideological ideolo gical differences between the two parties, the JAL project was completely stalled. Around the same time western part of the State of Karak was hit by severe drought claiming about 189 lives. The farmers started protest against Government of Karak, for delaying the execution of AishaniJal project and this turned violent leading to loss of life and property in the State. The said day was observed as Martyrs Day. Day. This lead to change of Government in in the State of Karak and NudiAdami Party came to power in the State of Karak.
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The two two States States resumed resumed talk talkss to settle settle the issue. issue. The Stat State e of Karak Karak propos proposed ed that there is need of 7.5 TMC of o f water to solve the issues in western Karak, Karak, which was not agreed to on environmental grounds by the State of Mandeville. State of Mandeville, approached the Union of Kano for referring the matter to the Water Tribunal consisting of both environmental and legal experts. Union of Kano accordingly set up a Water Tribunal Tribunal to resolve the issue.
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Meanwhile Meanwh ile,, the Govern Governmen mentt of Karak, Karak, appro approach ached ed the Union Union Governm Government ent,, seeking clearance from the Government for AishaniJal project as the western part of Karak Karak was hit by a severe drought which led to to agitation and bundh and a complete halt of the economy, affecting the State's revenue. The Union 7
Government through the Ministry of Water Resources gave in principle clearance to AishaniJal project and the National Environment Engineering Institute also cleared the same. 10. Having Having learnt of the above above developments, developments, the State State of Mandeville Mandeville approached approached the Water Tribunal seeking for a stay on the clearance given and sought an injunction against the State of Karak to stop the construction of the Jal Project immediately as the same wasaffecting the flora and fauna of the Wild Life Sanctuary. The tribunal was not convinced with this line of argument and thus did not entertain the application and rejected the same. 11. Aggrieved Aggrieved by this, the State State of Mandeville Mandeville has approach approached ed the Supreme Supreme Court of Kano for seeking relief on the following grounds; a. The construction and proceeding with AishaniJal project, has vast and immense adverse ecological effects, effects, hence it should not no t be implemented. b. The requirement of 7.5 TMC water water is excessive excessive and only 3.5 TMC water would suffice the needs of western Karak. c. Since the dispute dispute was raised, there there has been excessive excessive sand mining across the Aishani River in the State of Karak and this has led to changes in the river course as a new development. 12. The State of Karak Karak has denied any ecological adverse impact and highlighted the plight of the people of western Karak and its effect on life for nonimplementation of the agreement entered into in the year 1970. The matter is before the Supreme Court of Kano for final hearing.
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a. The participants may consider a wide variety of problems and issues, pertaining to protection of ecology on one hand and protection of drought like conditions arising on the other other.. b. The participants are at liberty to consider and propose various water sharing principles that have been applied with regard to sharing of international rivers running through different countries.
(Disclaimer: This problem is hypothetical and has been framed purely for academic purpose only) *Participants are forbidden from contacting the author under any circumstances. Any attempt to do so will result in immediate disqualification. disqualification. 8
Drafted by: Sri. A. Mahesh Chowdhary, Advocate, High Court of Karnatak Karnataka, a, Bengaluru. By the Reference of: Prof. V.B. Coutinho, Former Vice-Chancellor Vice-Chancel lor,, Gulbarga University Advisor,, B.M.S College Advisor Coll ege of Law Chairman, Moot Committee, BMSCL. The Moot Problem, Rules & Regulations and Registration Registration Form can be downloaded from the college website: bmslawcollege.org RULES AND REGULATIONS I.
Date and Venue: 10-12 March M arch 2016 at B.M.S. B. M.S. College Coll ege of Law, Law, # 97, Kavi Laksmisha Laksmis ha Road, V. V.V. Puram, Bengaluru - 560 004.
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Dress Code: The official Dress Code for the Competition is as follows: Ladies: Black trousers, White shirt, Black blazer and Black formal shoes. Men: Black trousers, White shirt, Black tie with Black blazer and formal Black shoes.
III. Language: The entire proceedings in the competition, written as well as oral, shall be in English.
IV. Eligibility: The competition is open for law students currently pursuing their Bachelor's Degree in Law i.e. 3 Year LL.B. or 5 Year LL.B. Programme.
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Team Composition Compositi on : Each team shall consist of 3 members. This number cannot be modified under any circumstances. Each team shall include two orators orators,, who will be 9
accompanied by one researcher, all of whom shall have to be accordingly designated during the registra registration tion process. Each team will be allotted a team code. The team code shall be sent to the teams through mail after the registration is complete. Teams shall not disclose their identity or of their institution or city during any time of the competition; such disclosure shall invite penalties including disqualification. The decision for the same shall be at the discretion of the organizers. The entries are restricted to 24 (Twenty Four) teams on first registration basis.
VI. Registration: 1. The registration fee for the national moot court competition is Rs. 2500/- (Two Thousand five hundred only). All the teams are required to make the payment in the form of a bank draft drawn in the name of PRINCIPAL, BMS COLLEGE OF LAW, BENGALURU. Soft copies of registration form and bank draft shall be th sent to
[email protected] lat latest est by by 8 Fe Februa bruary ry 2016 2016 and the hard copy of the registration forms which contain the details of students taking part along with the hard copy of the draft should be received latest by th
12 Februa February ry 2016 via post to to the postal postal address address:: THE PRINCIPAL ( B.M. nd SREENIVASAIAH SREENIV ASAIAH MEMORIAL 2 NA NATIONAL TIONAL MOOT MOOT COURT COMPETITION COMPETITION - 2016.), BMS COLLEGE OF LAW, # 97, KAVI LAKSHMISHA ROAD, V.V. PURAM, BENGALURU - 560 004. form shall contain the details of the participants, participants, signature and 2. The registration form seal of the Head of the Institution/Faculty in charge of MCC. The Registration Registration form is enclosed herewith.
VII. Memorandum of Written Submissions: 1. The following requirements must be strictly followed with respect to submission of Memorandum of Written Submissions. Non- conformities will be liable to penalties while awarding marks thereon. Written Submissions for for both a. Each team must prepare Memorandum of Written sides to the dispute (Petitioner and Respondent). Written en Submissions have been submitted, no b. Once the Memorandum of Writt revisions, supplements, or additions will will be allowed, however however,, teams may carry annexure annexure along with and can submit them in the beginning beginni ng of each round. 10
c. Teams shall send a soft-copy of the Memorandum of Written Submissions in Adobe PDF format only, via Email to th before ore 25 25 Feb Februa ruary ry 2016. 2016.
[email protected] on or bef d. All participating teams shall submit 6 sets of written memorials (Six sets i.e, 6 for Petitioner and 6 for Respondent - totally 12 copies) must reach th the organizers organizers latest latest by 28 February 2016. Participants Participants are are advised to to carry copies of Memorandum of Written Submissions during the competition for their own perusal. Memorandum of e. Not adherence to the rules and late submission of Memorandum Written Submissions would lead to deduction of 3 Marks and 5 Marks for each day of o f delay respectively. Any revisions, supplements or additions to the Memorandum of Written Submissions after submission shall not be allowed. Memorandum of Written Submissions have have to be submitted submitted on typed f. The Memorandum A4 size paper printed on one side and must contain: Team code on top right corner of 1st page Cause Title ( Identity of the College/ Col lege/ Participant should not be disclosed) The Table of Contents The Index of Authorities The Statement of Jurisdiction The Statement of Facts (1 page only) The Statement of Issues The Summary of Arguments (3 page only) Arguments Advanced (25 pages) Prayer Appendix (Optional) Exhibits (Optional) Total of 45 pages 2. Format Requirements: The written Memorials shall confirm to the below mentioned standards:Font: Times New Roman Font size: 12 and for footnotes, 10 Line Spacing: 1.5, Margin: 1 inch Memorandum of Written Submissions should be spiral bound and not stapled. Cover page must be placed on written Memorials as follows: Co lour. Petitioner - Blue Colour Respondent - Red Colour.
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Evaluation of Written Submission Submissions: s: The Memorials submitted by the teams will be evaluated by a team of experts and marks will be notified before the commencement of the competition and memorial marks will be carried forward in each round of the competition. (I.e. from Preliminary round to Final round of the Competition). Since the arguments put forth by the competitors are based on memorials submitted, the memorial marks become an essential element in every round of the competition. A total of 100 Marks will be awarded for each side of the Memorandum of Written Submissions. Parameters for Marking Memorandum of Written Submissions shall shal l be: a) Logical progression of ideas. b) Originality in analysis and arguments. c) Understanding essential legal issues presented. d) Clear Clear,, concise and unambiguous writing style. e) Forceful and persuasive presentation. f) Integra Integration tion of facts into legal arguments. g) Understanding and analysis of authority authority.. h) Proper use of citations and citation form. I) Eff Effective ective use of authority to support arguments. j) Neatness, legibility legibility,, no typos or format errors. VIII. Structure of Oral Rounds. The oral round shall comprise of two Preliminary Rounds, quarter- finals, semi finals and a final round. 1. Preliminary Rounds: a. 1. There shall be two preliminary rounds. Every team shall be given the opportunity to argue each side in the preliminary prelimin ary Rounds which shall be determined by way of draw of lots. 2. There shall be two preliminary rounds for 60 minutes each. Every team will get a total of 30 minutes to present their case. The time includes rebuttal and sur-rebuttal.The sur-rebuttal.The division of time between be tween the speakers is at the discretion of the team members subject to the maximum of fifteen minutes for any one speaker and allocation of time must be communicated to the Court-clerk. Any extension of time beyond this specified period is subject to the discretion of the Panel. b. No Orator of a Team shall speak for more than 15 minutes, including the time reserved for rebuttals. c. No team shall reserve more than 5 minutes for Rebuttals. 12
Team will be permitted to speak but would be allowed d. No Researcher of any Team to communicate with his/her team members in a discreet manner. manner. e. Top eight teams on their cumulative marks scored in oral presentation as well as in the written submission shall be qualified for the Quarter-Final Rounds. In case of a tie, the teams shall advance to the next round on the basis of highest memorial score. If the tie is still not broken, then the highest speaker score will determine which team advances to the Quarter-finals.
2. Quarter Final Rounds: Qualifying teams shall argue on only one side in the Quarter Finals and the side to be represented by the team shall be determined by way of draw of lots. Each team shall get a total of 30 minutes to present their case. The time includes rebuttal and sur-rebuttal. The division of time between the speakers is at the discretion of the team members subject to the maximum of fifteen minutes for any one speaker. In determining the winner in the Quarter-final rounds, Memorial scores of the respective side will be added to the oral scores. Top four teams of the Quarter-final round shall advance to the semi-finals. 3. Semi Final Rounds: Qualifying teams shall argue only on one side in the Semi- Finals and the side to be represented by the team shall be determined by way of draw of lots. Each team shall get a total of 30 minutes minutes to present their their case. The time includes rebuttal and sur-rebuttal. sur-rebuttal.The The division of o f time between the speakers is at the discretion of the team members subject to the maximum of Fifteen minutes for any one speaker. Each qualifying team shall communicate to the court-clerk about their allocation of 30 minutes. In determining the winner in the Semi-final rounds, Memorial scores of the respective side will be added to the oral scores . Top two teams of the t he Semi-final rounds shall advance to the Final round of the Competition. 4. Final Round: Each team shall get a time of 45 minutes to present their case. The time includes rebuttal and sur-rebuttal.The division of time between the speakers is at the discretion of the team members subject to the maximum of twenty five minutes for any one speaker. Each qualifying team shall communicate to the court-clerk about their allocation of 45 minutes. 13
a) No Orator of a Team Team shall speak for more than 25 minutes, including the time reserved for Rebuttals. b) No Team Team shall reserve more than 5 minutes for for Rebuttals. c) No Researcher of any Team will be permitted to speak but would be allowed to communicate with his/her team members in a discreet manner. d) In determining the winners in the Final round, Memorial scores of the respective side will be added to the oral scores .
Note: The Memorial Scores Scores of the teams teams shall be taken into consideration consideration along with oral marks in each rounds of the Competition. The equation is explained below: Preliminary Round: Memorial Scores + Oral Scores (to qualify for the quarter-final rounds). Quarter-finals: Memorial Scores + Oral Scores (to qualify for the semifinal rounds). Semi-finals: Memorial Scores + Oral Scores (to qualify for the final round). Final Round: Memorial Scores + Oral Scores (to decide winners). In case of a tie between between two two teams teams in any of the rounds, memorial scores will be taken in to consideration to break the tie. Parameters for judging orals shall be: 1. Knowled Knowledge ge of facts and law. law. 2. Logical reasoning, Organization Organization and Clarity. 3. Persuasiveness and Deference Deference to the Court 4. Proper and articulate analysis of the issues arising out of facts. 5. Ability to explain legal principles clearly. IX. Awards: A) Wi Winn nner er B) Ru Runn nner erss-Up Up C) Be Best st Me Memor moria iall D) Best Mooter (Male and Female) Female)
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Trophies and cash prizes shall be awarded to the Winner, Runners-Up, Best Memorial, Best Speaker (Male & Female). All participants shall be awarded Certificates of Participation and the Winners shall receive Certificate of Merit. Certificates shall be issued only after the valedictory function and for no reason before to it. The Prize Money shall be as follows: A) Winner Rs. 50,000/B) Ru Runn nner erss-Up Up Rs.. 20 Rs 20,0 ,000 00//C) Bes Bestt Me Memo moria riall Rs.. 10, Rs 10,000 000//D) Bes Bestt Moo Mooter ter (Ma (Male) le) Rs. 10,0 10,000/00/E) Bes Bestt Mo Moot oter er ( Fe Fema male le)) Rs.. 10, Rs 10,000 000//X. Scouting: 1. Teams Teams will not be allowed allo wed to observe the orals of any other team. Scouting is strictly prohibited. Scouting by any of the team members will result in immediate disqualification. The organizers' decision will be final in this regard. 2. The researchers shall sit with the orators at the time of the orals and shall not attend the court sessions of any other team participating in the competition. XI. Accommodation, Accommodat ion, Food and Tr Transport: ansport: 1. Accommodation - Accommodation shall be provided only to the outstation teams on the days of the competition only i.e. from10-12March 2016. It shall be extended to the members of the team (maximum three) only. Team/s shall be responsible for any/all damages caused by them during their stay. 2. Food- Food shall be provided to all the teams on days of the competition. 3. Transport- Transportation Transportation between the accommodation and the college colle ge for the participating teams shall be provided. All teams shall send their travel plan at least 2 weeks prior to their arrival. XII. Code of Conduct: All the participants must behave in a dignified manner and not cause any inconvenience to to the organizer organizers. s. Any participant found found misbehaving with other participants or volunteers will be disqualified immediately immedi ately.. Deference to the Judges of the moot court competition must be maintained inside and outside the Court Hall. Participants will be entirely disqualified from the competition on the following Grounds: 15
a. If found smoking or consuming/ consuming / carrying drugs or alcohol in the campus or place of accommodation. b. If found misbehaving, or causing nuisance, or making abusive statements, showing disrespect towards judges, co-participants or members of the host institution.
XIII. Queries regarding the problem: All queries regarding problem, rules and regulations, shall be mailed to
[email protected] and the same will be cleared by the th organizers. organizer s. Any queries querie s after 20 Fe Febr brua uary ry 201 2016 6 with regard to problem will not be entertained, except at the sole sol e discretion of the organiz organizers. ers. XIV. Miscellaneous: The organizers' decision with regard to the interpretation of rules or any other matter related to the competition will be final and binding. If there is any situation which is not contemplated in the rules, the organizers' decision on the same will be final and binding. The organizers reserve the right to vary, alter,, modify, or repeal any of the above rules alter r ules without any prior notification, if so required and as they the y may deem appropriate.
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B.M.S. COLLEGE OF LAW
The college, situated in the heart of the city, city, was started started during the academic academic year 1963-64 under the aegis of the B.M.S. Educational Trust. The Trust Trust is named after Late Dharamaprakasha Dharamaprak asha Rajakaryapr Rajakaryaprasaktha asaktha B.M. Sreenivasaiah, whose philanthropy resulted in the establishment of the First Engineering College under the Private Management of the State of Karnataka. Karnataka. The Honorary Chairman of the Trust is Hon'ble Mr. Justice S R Bannurmath, former Chief Justice, High Court of Kerala and Chairman, State Human Rights Commission, Maharastra. Dr. B. S. Ragini Naray Dr. Narayan an is the Donor Trustee Trustee and Member Secretary of the Trust. The other Trustees are Dr Dr.. Dayananda Pai, Syndicate Member, Member, Mangalore University and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Sri. K. Jairaj, Former Additional Chief Secretary, Secretary, Government Governm ent of Karnataka, Sri H.U.Talwar H.U.Talwar,, Director of o f Techni Technical cal Education, Education , Government Governm ent of Karnataka (Ex-officio). 17
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During the inception of the Law College, the Administrative Principal, Late A G Ramachandra Rao, was the Minister for Education in the State of Mysore. His Successors Success ors Hon'b Hon'ble le Late Mr Mr.. Justice E S Venkataramaiah and Hon'b Hon'ble le Mr. Mr. Justice M N Venkateachalaiah, Venk ateachalaiah, former former Chief Justices of India, were were in the first decade, associated with the funding and guiding the Institution. The College is proud to mention that Hon'ble Mr. Mr. Justice Rama Jois, former Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and former Governor Governor of State of Bihar, Bihar, Hon'ble Late Mr. Mr. Justice. H. G. Bala Krishna, former Judge, High Court of Karnataka, Hon'ble Mr. Mr. Justice S. R. Nayak, former Judge, High Court of Karnataka Karnataka & former Chief Justice, High Court of Chhattisgarh & former Chairman of Karnataka State Human Rights Commission, presently Chairman, Law Commission of Karnataka and Prof. Lakshmi Sagar, former Minister of Law & Parlimentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka also served the institution in several capacities including as members of teaching faculty. faculty. Late A. G. Ramachandra Rao & Late Y. Ramachandra, Hon'ble Mr. Justice C.N. Aswathanarayana Rao, former Judge, High Court of Karnataka, Hon'ble Justice R. Gururanjan, Gururanj an, former Judge, High Court of Karnataka, Dr Dr.. B. V. V. Acharya, former Member, Law Commission of India, New Delhi Delh i and former Advocate General, Govt. of Karnataka, Hon. Mr. Mr. Justice S. R. Bannurmath, Former Chief Justice, High Court of Kerala Kerala and Chairperson, MSHRC served as Chairman's B.M.S. Educational Trust and B.M.S. College of Law. Dr. B.S. Ragini Narayan, Donor Trustee, BMSET is the present Chairperson of B.M.S. College Co llege of Law. Late A.G.Ramachandra Rao, Hon. Justice Late E.S.Venkatar E.S.Venkataramaiah, amaiah, former Chief Ch ief Justice of India, Late V. Krishnam Krishnamurty, urty, Senio Seniorr Advocate, Prof. Late B. Venkatakrishnap Venkatakrishnappa, pa, Prof. Late S.V. Ramanna, Prof. T.K. Acharya, Prof. V. Narayana Swamy and Prof. R. Harish served as former Principals. 18
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