CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR

SCHOOL OF LAW AND GOVERNANCE

INTRA-MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2016

MOOT COURT PROPOSITION
Association for Citizens Welfare v. Union of Megolia
1. Megoliyana was a colony of British Empire consisting of 510 princely states. It has got
freedom on 14th August 1947 and the British Government freed all the princely states
with the option of Independent status or to join the union of Megoliyana. Initially many
of the princely states were not willing to join the union but on a promise by the then
Home Minister to surrender only law and order, army and security to Megoliyana;
gradually all the princely states agreed to be part of the union on the condition that only
three subjects will be transferred to union government. Many of the princely have
difference on personal laws and cultural freedom. Megoliyana has adopted a
parliamentary system of since its independence in 1947. The framer of the constitution of
Megoliyana considered the diversity and accordingly provided exemptions for culture
and minority and to protect its identity guaranteed this as fundamental right. The
Constitution of the Megoliyana is the last word for any issues relating to subject of law
and governance.
2. The literacy rate of the majority of the states at the time of independence were very low
whereas literacy rate of PanGoa one western princely was high and it had influence of
western culture and the people of Pan-Goa believe in liberty, privacy and equality. For
them role of Government certainly should be as promised by the union Home Minister.
The people of Pan-Goa are very open-minded towards each other. They constitute a
liberal society based on western thoughts. Cases relating to divorce have tremendously
increased, extra-marital practices are prevailing and even some of them are living in livein-relationship.
3. On 14 November, 2010 a new Government was formed by the Megoliyan Traditional
People Party by two third majorities. The New Government was very conservative and in
the name of protection of moral degradation and culture of country issued various
guidelines. In December, 2010 a guidelines was issued to authorities to install CCTV
cameras on all the streets and public places including near churches, temples, mosques,
Gurudwaras, Garden and beaches. This decision caused an uproar and protest across the
states. Even the Chief Minister of Pan-Goa said this decision can be implemented at the
cast of my dead body. To utter surprise to everybody the union of Megoliyana made a
new regulation authorizing states to monitor all the celebration and state shall have right
to get decryption password of any encrypted data from any person across the union.
4. People of Pan-Goa marched against this in the leadership of their Chief Minister and
broken all the CCTV camera and uploaded an encrypted video on social networking sites
using slangs. Union Government deployed Central Para Military forces and ordered its
Central Investigation department to take necessary action and also dismissed the elected

Government of Pan-Goa on the ground of failure to maintain Law and order. The DG
Central Para Military forces arrested more than one individual and in flagrant violation of
criminal procedure without any court permission were confined in the head quarter and
forced to give password of the video.
5. Association for Citizens Welfare is a registered Non-Governmental Organization and
very active for the cause of welfare of citizens of Megoliyana filed a writ petition before
the Supreme Court of Megoliyana challenging the constitutionality validity of guidelines
to install CCTV cameras near religious places and beaches. Rule 5 of the regulation
which gave power to the union government to install CCTV cameras in such cities where
in the opinion of government people are indulge in such activities was questioned on
ground of personal liberty. The association also challenged the constitutional validity of
the regulation which authorized the states to get password of encrypted data. It argued
that the policy of the current government is in violation of the individual liberty and right
to privacy. They also challenged the dismissal of the Pan-Goa elected government.
6. Whereas the union Government in its defense argued that security of the nation is ground
of formation of the Union and the representative of all the princely states agreed thereto.
Moreover, the cultural diversity cannot be ground to ignore security of nation. They
claimed that policy of Pan- Goa government led to creation of bad name and this
province is today known as center for sex tourism. Which as a party to CEDAW the
union government is committed to check. Further we have an obligation to prevent any
conduct which is threat to global peace and security. We have committed to UN General
to take necessary steps to tackle incidents of terrorism.
7. The Supreme Court of Megoliyana put this matter for hearing on 25th Nov, 2016.

Note: The laws of Megoliyana are in pari materia with the laws of India for the purposes of this
Moot Court Proposition. The names used in the proposition are only artificial and not to wound
or hurt any individual or institution.