Prayagraj: Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Nagpur, emerged the winner of Pt Kanhaiya Lal Misra 2nd National Moot Court Competition, 2026, organised by Shambhunath Institute of Law, Prayagraj. The two-day competition concluded on Oct 25 after teams from across the country competed in rigorous rounds of legal arguments and advocacy.MNLU Nagpur defeated National Law University, Ranchi, in the final round, which was judged by Justice Gautam Chowdhary and Justice Kshitij Shailendra of Allahabad High Court. The winning team comprised Mudita Shukla, Sameeksha and Ishita, while Anuthi Srivastava, Aastha Kedia and Atulya Trishri represented the runner-up team.Deepti Chauhan of Asian Law College was adjudged Best Speaker, Sakshi Pandey of BBAU, Lucknow, Best Researcher, while Satyam Gupta, Lucky KS Singh and Ankita Biswas of Law Centre 1, Faculty of Law, Delhi University, won the Best Memorial award. Winners and award recipients received trophies, certificates and cash prizes from a total prize pool of more than Rs 1.3 lakh.The valedictory ceremony was attended by Justice Siddharth Varma, Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla of Allahabad High Court.
