Bhubaneswar: Government Law College, Mumbai won the first NLUO PHFI Public Health Law National Moot Court competition that concluded on Sunday. The students of the law college were awarded a cash prize of Rs 21,000. They also won the citation for ‘Best Memorial’ and got a separate cash prize of Rs 10000.
Runners-up, NALSAR Hyderabad was awarded a cash prize of Rs 15,000. Anshika Paul of Government Law College, Trivandrum was adjudged the ‘Best Speaker’ and was richer by Rs 10000.
Other citations were ‘Fourth Best Memorial’ to Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla, ‘Third Best Memorial’ to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow, ‘Second Best Memorial’ to Chanakya National Law University, Patna, ‘Third Best Speaker’ as Anagha Ramdass from NUALS, Kochi and ‘Second Best Speaker’ to Nabeel M from School of Law, University of Mysore.
The four-day long competition concluded following a stellar final round between GLC Mumbai and NALSAR, Hyderabad on Sunday.
The moot focused on the issue of compulsory vaccination and immunity to vaccine developers and manufacturers along with ancillary issues of federalism in the context of Public Health policy.
The final rounds were followed by a grand valedictory ceremony which was graced by Orissa High Court Judge Sanjeeb Panigrahi, as the Chief Guest and President, Public Health Foundation of India as Guest of Honor, Dr K Srinath Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, NLUO, Prof Ved Kumari, Registrar, NLUO, Prof. (Dr) Yogesh Pratap Singh, and Prof. Shifalika Goenka.
Dr K Srinath Reddy and Prof Ved Kumari committed to making the Public Health moot an annual event at NLUO and praised the team for meticulously conducting the moot on the grandiose scale by hosting 62 teams from across the country.