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The Republic of Stan
1. The Republic of Stan is a democratic, developing economy an
fonsidered to be one of the fastest growing countries in Asia: It hi
large military and boasts a large agricultural and industrial output.
2. Stan enjoys enormous international respect and one of its citizens is
Poised to be voted in as the Secretary General of the United Nations,
Another Stan citizen has just finished her distinguished career as the
President of the International Court of Justice and yet another Stan
citizen is the Vice President of the World Health Organization.
3. Stan has six provinces. The first Prime Minister of Stan was a firm
believer in homogeneity as a harbinger of peace and development, and
So earnestly renamed the first five provinces to Province A, Province B,
Province C, Province D and Province E. The capital of Stan, B City, is
in Province B. The sixth province, called the Eastern Province, acceded
to the Republic of Stan ten years after Stan's independence. Except for
the southern and eastern borders of the Eastern Province, all other
borders of Stan are surrounded by the lofty and unpassable High
Mountains. The Republic of Stan’s army and air force is largely based
out in Province B and E, and while its Navy is based out of ports in
Eastern Province. The Republic of Stan also has a large paramilitary
force based out of Province A and D.
4. The Eastern Province used to be an independent kingdom for centuries,
till it was colonised by the same European power that colonised the rest
of Stan. It has historically sourced its waters from areas that presently
come under Province A and Province E. After securing independence,
Eastern Province agreed to join the union of provinces and formed the
Republic of Stan, partly with a view to ensuring water security for its
citizens. The Eastern Province remains hugely dependent on daily fresh
water supplies from Province A and Province D. All attempts to
construct desalination plants in the Eastern Province have failed on
account of the peculiar salt concentration near the coast of the Eastern
Province.
5. Ironically, Eastern Province has several large ports (the only ports that
the Republic of Stan has), an abundance of natural resources and three
of the seven major cities in Stan, The Eastern Province is culturally
distinct from the rest of Stan. It is believed that it has the world’s largest
unexplored lithium and uranium reserves. It contributes 67% of Stan’s
federal tax collection but receives only 12% of the central collection of 140) napa of in‘ Acoosa
cle vine ace
orfeng Ease Prove
This export routes out of Stan pass
fee amounts to almost 35% of Stan’s GDP
use of Eastern Province. ‘The Old Fee is not
Government or any of the other provinces./ The O
extraordinary economic growth for the
of the rest of Stan.
7. While it was a sovereign kingdom, Eastern Province enjoyed
historical relationship with the Continent — an economic union:
colonial states. This relationship (and Stan’s large untapped market and
Eastern Province’s world-beating ports) has ‘ited unique
exploratory talks to commence in 2015 ~for the Republic of Stan to join
the Continental market. The Continent privately expressed concerns
over Provinces A and D as being socially regressive and
developmentally challenged. The Republic of Stan has been trying to
simultaneously accelerate development of these provinces, while
convincing the Continent that the Eastern Province’s extraordinary
growth potential will far outstrip any perceived problems that Provinces
‘A or D would cause to the Continental market model.
8. In 2019, some hardliners in the Continent were overheard at a private
party saying that the ‘We wanted the Eastern Province, not the
provincials,’ while some Stan hardliners released a press statement
saying that, ‘Eastern Province arrogance will lead us back to being the
colony we tried so hard to leave. The Old Colonists and the Old Fee
should have left at the same time.” At the time, both the Gover
the Republic of Stan and the Continent dismissed these views as being
that of an incorrigible fringe. Talks were going on for the last seven
years and both sides expressed satisfaction with both the pace and the
results of the talks. Stan was also in talks to enter into a formal military
alliance with the Continent
mmment of
Stan's Legal System
9. Stan’s legal system has been based on the common law system and
dian legal system. Its first ten Chief Justices
tutes and case law are routinely cited and
ions to join the
largely modelled on the In
were all Indian. Indian stat
followed by all Stan courts. However, the discussi
2 10, For the last five years,
remains very highly
Singapore, the European Union
_ Singapore, IP ion
Stan law to overcome its traditional reliance on In
Varsha T. and the Sedition Novels
11, Varsha T. is a 47 year old journalist from Stan and is also
author. Varsha is not from Eastern Province but has lived ther
was 13 years old. As Stan permits lual nationality, Varshe s also a
citizen of Brittany and lives in Brittany City for a few months every”
year. Varsha’s: husband, Surya runs a successful and publicly listed
Chemicals company called Snoopy. While Surya has a 10% interest in
Snoopy, Varsha has an 11% interest, while the rest is held by a pension
fund linked to a Brittany State pension fund. Varsha pays her taxes im
Stan.
12, Varsha has published several books, including in March 2020, a trilogy
of controversial fiction novels popularly known as the Sedition Novels
with Shavar as the titular character. The novels deal with how Shavar, &
trained warrior, mobilises a restive province, the Far Northern Province,
ofa fictional kingdom, Nod, in an alien world. It is set 10,000 years in
the future.
13: In her books the Far Northern Province is guided by Shavar into opening
a dialogue with the kingdom of Nod over more autonomy being granted
a he Far Northern Province. The other provinces of Nod, named One,
Two, Three, Four and Five retaliate by stopping the flow of Ethersuh
(a vital life-giving resource) from their provinces to the Far Northern
Province. Shavar convinced a docile and frightened populace to initiate
an economic blockade of the remaining Provinces which led to war
between the Far Northern Province and the remaining Provinees.
y to release the Far Northern Provinee
from the need for Ethereum by manufacturing it from the methane se
that bordered the Province. Shavar also contaminated the source of
Ethereum in Province Three, rendering it poisonous for the next 10,000
years. While dying heroically at the end, Shavar ultimately freed the Far
14.In the books, Shavar found a wa:
a politicians,
‘There was also talk that Varsha might be in
Varsha was celebrated as a visionary and a future
Province.
16.In June 2021, Singswell, one of the greatest singers from the Easter
Province recorded a particularly rousing at
Varsha’s request for Varsha’s personal use. The monologue celebrated
the uniqueness of Shavar's province and playfully mocked how terrible
life was in the other provinces of Nod when compared to ‘Shavar’s
on freedom and
¢ monologue placed a huge value
part of the kingdom of Nod as being tied to a dead
f the song belie how beautiful and evocative the
‘ds in the haunting voice of Singswell, who
province. Th
compared being a
horse. (Descriptions o'
monologue actually soun¢
sings quite well indeed.)
otlegged, released on the Internet and went viral.
‘The Singswell song is now sung by crowds during sports ‘matches held
most downloaded single
at Eastern Province and has become one of the
© music mobile application. Shavar has become the
off PopularApp,
Tor babies in the Eastern Province. A PopularApp
channel dedicated to criticizi Government of Stan, entitled
“The Next boasts a subscriber base of
several mil
17. The song was soon bo
jon.
arked a debate in the
and the Old Fee. Old
he Eastern Provinee
lic of Stan were
een the fictional
of the novels had spé
18.In 2021, the popularity ©
sion Agreement
Republic of Stan over the /
disputes over whether the Republic of Stan needed tl
or whether the Eastern Province needed the Repub!
reignited. Obvious parallels were being drawn betws
Kingdom of Nod and the Republic of Stan. “The Chronicles of Shavar”
20. Under public pressure, in Dee
‘statement inter alia saying that, *..
fiction and any attempt to draw
the freedom of thought, is just a hypothetical
and Eastern Province is not the Far Northern Province
fictional heroine living 10,000 years in the future! While I.
ther and what she believed in, I do not hold any of her
not condone any of the methods of violence used in the
speculation around the Novels is um is!
Tonly hope people have actually read the Novel
the Press for their hot takes ..."
21.A few months later, in February.2022, a mammoth film
entitled ‘The Chronicles of Shavar’ was announced. It was to
SRelusively in the Eastern Province and was touted as being one of the
most successful representation of the Sedition Novels. No expense Was
being spared and it was going to have a simultaneous worldwide release,
ih no pre-release views for critics. It was being financed by
consortium of businessmen from Brittany.
22. Varsha gave several interviews during the production of the film where
she had told a prominent film critic that from what she knew, “The
Chronicles of Shavar’ was the closest that any film had come to the
philosophy of her novels. In April 2021, she had sold the rights to the
potion Novels to a popular film production company and in one of her
laimed that she would not directly
interviews in 2022, Varsha
financially benefit from the release of ‘The Chronicles of Shavar.”
Varsha had spent most of April and May 2022 in Brittany City and had
reportedly met with the Continental negotiating team responsible for the
talks with the Republic of Stan.
Chronicles of Shavar,” the film’s producers
tempts by the Central Government and
(including the Eastern Province) to
| censorship requirements. The film
known to be close
23.Prior to the release of ‘The
successfully blocked all a
several Provincial Governments
preview the film — over and above al
hhad passed the Stan censors — all of whom were
5 a
neta the supply of water from the fictional provinces
Province. All other plot points remained roughly similar.
Snoopy Tech
25. On 2. uncem
” mn 23 eee Snoopy made a public annot ent that it had found
ie ae lly viable way to desalinate the sea water off the coast of
-rovince and the first city-serving desalination plants could
come online within six months. The technology invented by Snoopy
the by-product of the process, apart
scientists was revolutionary ad
m potable water was hydrogen gas and organic fertilizer. The net
nil. The
energy consumption of each project over ten years was
announcement was timed with the release of a peer-reviewed scientific
paper that confirmed the science behind the announcement. Snoopy also
announced 2 that it was in talks with several governments ani
municipalities around the world for the immediate implementation of its
innovative technology.
26. The stock prices of Snoopy hit the upper circuits at the Brittany City
Stock Exchange within two hours of the announcement and ratings for
Stan sovereign bonds began to plummet. On 24 June 2022, the
Continent made a statement that it was unilaterally suspending talks
with Stan for six months. This announcement caught the Republic of
Stan by surprise and government negotiators demanded an explanation
from the Continent.
:n Province for spiking
of Stan blamed the Easter
t would
27. The Defence Minister
the talks with the Continent and promised that the Government
strike back in a way that would ‘dry their throats.” A spokesperson for
the Continent gave no comment, but a newspaper known to be close to
hat Continental officials felt that it would be
hat emerged from this new technology — the
the Continent claimed
deal with all of Stan after all.
wiser to wait and see w
Continent might not have to over the last two
capitalization of over
Riots and Unrest
30. The first show of ‘The Chronicles of Shavar,’ was. e
2022 at 11.00 am at the largest B City theatre, The Large
all other theatres getting their first show at 11.45 am across S
show progressed, eager reviewers in The Large Theatre
public messages on social media applications,
time views and comments on the film.
31.By 2.00 pm on 25 June 2022, based on the social media messages
trickling out of theatres across Stan, ri \ts had broken out across Province
B and Province C, and also in the Eastern Province. More than 1500
“persons, including women and children were killed in the ensuing
violence in Province B alone. On 26 June 2022, seven school teachers
from the Eastern Province who were living together and teaching at 2
school for the gifted in Province A were gunned down by masked
assailants. On,29 June 2022, one of the major water canals from
Province A to Eastern Province was bombed and water supply to
Eastern Province had stopped.
32, From 1 July 2022 to 9 July 2022, the Water Riots in Baste Province
ran unchecked causing damage to the tune of over USD 2 billion. Public
infrastructure, including water lines, metro stations, bus stations, port
facilities and schools were bunt down. More than 700 people were
stated to have been killed in the Eastern Province as a result of the
violence, including stampedes near water companies and public water
resources.
33.On 10 July 2022, the Prime Minister of Stan declared a state of
emergency in the Eastern Province and announced that no ex gratia
payment would be made to anyone from Eastern Province, and that
recoveries of the Old Fee were sufficient to take care of people from the
Eastern Province. On 10 July 2022 itself, the Chief Minister of the
Eastern Province met with representatives of the Continent and on 11
July 2022 the Chief Minister announced that the Accession Agreement
a, THE K.K, LUTHRA MEMORIAL MOOT COURT, 2023
needed to be revisited. The Prime Minister dismissed this announcement
and stated that first civil unrest must be quelled by the Centre and that
the Chief Minister's government stood dismissed in any case:
34.0n 12 July 2022, the Prime Minister ordered the Stan Navy to stand
down at the ports of the Eastern Province. The Stan Navy refused to
obey this order. On 14 July 2022, the Prime Minister of Stan dismissed
the Chief of the Stan Navy and ordered the Stan of
the civil administration of the Eastern Province and ‘immediate charge
of the ports. On 15 July 2022, the Chief Minister of B
declared the Eastern Province to be a free and sovereign state and
Semanded the immediate recognition of the Continent. He also called
for Snoopy representatives to accelerate their plans t0 provide potable
water to the Eastern Province.
35.0n 15 July 2022, reports emerged from Brittany that a group of
businessmen promoting a hedge fund, called HedgeFund, had offered to
buy Snoopy for USD 750 billion. The ‘offer was stated to be under the
active consideration of Snoopy’s promoters and shareholders. On 16
July 2022, Varsha and Surya sold their shareholding in Snoopy t©
HedgeFund for an undisclosed amount.
hief Minister of the Eastern Province
Minister of Stan announced that the
the Eastern Province and its ports. On
met in an extraordinary session and
The Eastern Province was
F. The Prime Minister travelled to
and held private talks with several
art in the Continent to
36.On 16 July 2022, the erstwhile Cl
was assassinated and the Prime
Centre had complete control over
20 July 2022, the Stan Parliament
ferminated the Accession Agr
formally renamed as Province
Sprouts ~ the seat of the Continent =
heads of state and later requested his counter:
recommence delegation level talks immediately.
remained in Brittany. On 25
formation report (under $.154
eement,
tuous weeks, Varsha
June 2022, Province B recorded a First in!
Stan Code of procedure for investigations and trials (akin to the Indian
CrPC) (FIR No. 17/2022) under Set ion 124A of the Stan Penal Code,
1860 (in pari materia with the Indian Penal Code, 1860 but is also
punishable by death — the provision it is in Stan and no Stan
court has passed any order declaring the provision to be
unconstitutional) naming Varsha as the main accused. She was accused.
of sedition, waging war against the Union and criminal conspiracy.
Almost all sections of society were calling for Varsha to be prosecuted
and sentenced to death.
37. During these tumull "THE KK, LUTHRA MEMORIAL MOOT COURT, 2028
38.As she was not available in Stan, open-ended non bailable warrants
(under 8.70/87 of Stan Code of procedure for investigations and trials)
were issued against her by the Court of the Chief
Magistrate, B City, Province B. A look out circular (LOC) was also.
issued by the Province B police and a request for the issuance of a Red
Comer Notice against her was issued to Interpol.
39. On 17 July 2022, a team of sappers from the Stan Navy (which was now
‘& part of the Stan Army ~ the Stan Army Navy) was arrested by te
Provincial Police of Province B from the foothills of the High
Mountains in Province A and E. They were armed with radioactive
pellets and will plans that suggested that they were about to pollute the
Various sources of potable water for all of Stan by making the water
tadioactive. The police stated that this team of sappers had been under
surveillance for the last two weeks. On 18 July 2022, the sappers m:
Statements during investigation that they had been inspired by * The
Chronicles of Shavar’ and by the excesses committed by the Stan Army
in the Eastern Province, over the past few days.
40.On 01 August 2022, Stan moved Brittany authorities for Varsha’s
extradition to answer charges under FIR 17/2022. In light of the
sensitive nature of the allegations and the events over the past few
weeks, it was expected that the extradition would take a number of
‘years, especially since Varsha promised to fight the extradition process
with her not inconsiderable financial and political resources. The
Brittany authorities were also looking into the sale of shares of Snoopy
to HedgeFund.
41. Stan made an offer to Brittany to speed up the extradition process. The
‘Ambassador of Stan to Brittany, on behalf of Stan, stated that the
Republic of Stan was willing to undertake that Varsha would not be
given the death penalty, if found guilty. Though the Brittany
Government was under pressure from the Continent not to extradite
Varsha, as she was being held up as a cause celebre in Continental
capitals; the Brittany Government decided that a quick extradition was
jin the best interest of Brittany. The ensuing extradition process in
Brittany was expedited at the request of the Government of Brittany —
as a matter of national security.
42. The extradition agreement (dated 14 August 2022) allowed for Varsha
to be extradited to Stan and the Stan Government agreed that it would
not press for the death penalty to be imposed on Varsha if she were to
be found guilty under Section 124A IPC. This agreement was widely
reported in the international press and Stan’s international standing was
held up as a guarantee that the agreement would be honoured. Varsha “THER. LUTHRA MEMORIAL MOOT COURT, 2028
was extradited and taken into custody; she was not allowed to meet :
representatives from the Brittany Embassy during her detention. 5
43. During her
State alleged that Varsha was part of a conspiracy (0
Eastern Province to secede.
startling defence at the stage of arraignment. While she
‘was written or said by her was
from her novels but was the product of an
information that the
44, Varsha took a
claimed that nothing that
that the film was adapted
independent scriptwriting process, she now offered
‘The Chronicles of Shavar’ as well as the ‘announcements of the
desalination technology were both attempts to drive 6P the share price
