Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Law College (JSS LC), Mysuru and Surana & Surana International Attorneys (SSIA), Chennai, have jointly organised the ‘18th Surana & Surana National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition 2020’ at the College’s Silver Jubilee Hall in Kuvempunagar on Feb.8 and 9.

The event will be inaugurated at 10 am tomorrow by Justice B.A. Patil of Karnataka High Court.  Dr. P. Ishwara Bhat, Vice-Chancellor, Karnataka State Law University (KSLU), Hubballi, will preside. 

Dr. C.G. Betsurmath, Executive Secretary, JSS Mahavidyapeetha, will be the chief guest. Dr. Vinod Surana, Managing Partner & CEO, SSIA; Prof. K.S. Suresh, Chief Executive, JSS LC and Dr. S. Ravichandran, Advocate & Head, Academic Initiatives, SSIA, will be the guests of honour.

Preliminary, Octa and Quarter final rounds of the competition will be held on Feb. 8 and Semi-finals and final rounds on Feb.9. Experts on Taxation, Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, Judicial Officers and Advocates would be judging these rounds.

 The valedictory will be held at 5 pm on Feb. 9. Justice Aravind Kumar of Karnataka High Court will deliver the valedictory address.

Prabhuling Navadgi, Advocate General, Karnataka, will preside. Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, will be the chief guest. Jayna Kothari,  Senior Advocate & Co-Founder, Centre for Law & Policy Research, Bengaluru; Ashutosh Chandra, Member, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru and former Member, Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), New Delhi and CCT,  Karnataka & Goa; Dr. Vinod Surana, Managing Partner and CEO, SSIA, Chennai and Prof. K.S. Suresh, Chief Executive, will be the guests of honour.

The competition aims at enhancing knowledge on Court mechanism, stressing on subjects of Corporate Laws and International Taxation Standards. Nearly 24 teams across the country, including 12 National Law Schools will take part.