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ILS M OO T CO UR T SOCIETY
ANNUAL IN TR A - C OL LE GE NOV I C E MO O T COU RT COM P E TI TI O N , 20 21
LAW OF TORTS
Ms. Fatima D’Souza
v.
Ms. Anshika Mondal
1. Syndia is a country located in the southern part of the continent Basia. ‘Syndu’ is a
religion which originated in Syndia with majority of the individuals from this country
practicing the same. However, the land acted as an abode to various other religions as
well.
2. Within Syndia, in the State of Karnarajya, there was a religious structure of the ‘Ajax’
religion. It was owned by a private trust and was situated in the city of Arjunpur. One of
the widely practiced customs of this religion was of animal sacrifice. As per the locals, on
every alternate day, a dog was sacrificed in the structure during the early hours of
morning. In certain cases, sacrifices were done as early as 4:00 am which in turn
generated a lot of noise with the wailing and squealing of the animal. This had disturbed a
lot of Syndus who were living in the periphery of the structure, who in turn had notified
the head of the trust and a prominent religious figure of the Ajax religion, Ms. Fatima
D’Souza, regarding their inconvenience. On 9th March 2019, in order to resolve the issue,
the Syndu organisation ‘Cruento’ which consisted of Syndu women led by Ms. Anshika
Mondal entered the inner sanctum of the structure in spite of being warned by the guards
and stopped the ceremony from proceeding. Ms. D’Souza sternly ordered the Syndu
women to move out as it amounted to violating and defiling their place of worship. As per
the Ajax religion, no person belonging to any other religion was allowed to enter the inner
sanctum. If such an entry was done, it would amount to defilement of the religious
