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CONTENTS: <br/>I. RAGGING IN INDIA. <br/>1(a) Forms of Ragging. <br/>1(b) Causes for Ragging. <br/>1(c) Legal Position in India. <br/>1(d) Ragging - A Violation of Fundamental Rights. <br/>1(e) Supreme Court Guidelines on Ragging. <br/>1. Anti - Ragging Movements to be initiated by all Collegs and Educational Institutes. <br/>2. Undertakings To Be Taken Both From The Freshmen And Their Parents/ Guardians.. <br/>3. Undertaking To Be Taken From Seniors Students And Their Parents/Guardians Too.... <br/>4. Notices To Be Issued Indicating Where To Approach For Redressal In Case Of Ragging. <br/>5. Management, Principals And The Teaching Staff to have personal interaction with the Freshmen.. <br/>1(f) Key Features of the Supreme Court... <br/>1(g) Ragging and Punishment Under Ordinary Criminal Law. <br/>1(h) Response of UGC to the menace of Ragging. <br/>(i) Prof. Unny Committee. <br/>(ii) Dr. Raghavan Committee. Conclusion. <br/><br/>2. UGC REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009.<br/>Preamble. <br/>1. Title, commencement and applicability.<br/>2. Objectives.<br/>3. What constitutes Ragging <br/>4. Definitions.<br/>5. Measures for prohibition of ragging at the institution level<br/>6. Measures for prevention of ragging at the institution <br/>7. Action to be taken by the Head of the Institution <br/>8. Duties and Responsibilities of the Commission and the Councils.<br/>9. Administrative action in the event of ragging.<br/><br/>3. THE JUDICIARY IN INDIA AND ITS RESPONSE TO RAGGING.<br/>(i) In the Supreme Court of India University of Kerala vs. Council, Principals’ Colleges, Kerala and others. <br/>(ii) The University of Kerala vs. The Council of Principals of College in H Kerala and others.<br/>(iii) The Supreme Court of India dated 16/05/2007, University of Kerala vs. Council, Principals, Colleges, Kerala and others.<br/>(iv) In the Supreme Court of India, Civil Original Jurisdiction W.P. (Civil) No. 656 of 1998, Vishwa Jagriti Mission Through President vs. Central Government Through Cabinet Secretary and others.<br/>(v) The Supreme Court, Hira Nath Mishra and others vs. The Principal, Rajendra Medical College, Ranchi and another.<br/>(vi) The Andhra Pradesh High Court, News Item (Paper Clipping, the New Indian Express Dated 27-10-2005 at page No. 5) vs. Principal, Bapatla Engineering College and others. <br/>(vii) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Deccan Chronicle News Paper vs. Principal, Manpower Development College, Maredpally, Secunderabad and others.<br/>(viii) The Principal vs. P.S. Anoop and others in The Kerala High Court 2001.<br/>(ix) The Kerala High Court The Principal, Government Engineering College, Trichur VS John K. Kurien and another.<br/>(x) The Kerala High Court, R.C. Thampan and others vs. The Principal, Medical College, Calicut.<br/>(xi) The Chennai High Court, R. Karthik vs. The Dean Stanley Medical College Chennai and others. <br/>(xii) The Kolkata High Court, Pratul Kumar Sinha vs, The State of West Bengal and others.<br/>(xiii) The Kerala High Court, Berin P. Varghese and others vs. State of Kerala.<br/>(xiv) The Allahabad High Court, Pankaj Srivastava vs Principal, Moti Lal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Allahabad and another.<br/>(xv) The Kerala High Court, M.R Arunraj, 3rd year B.V. SC & A.H. and others vs. Kerala Agricultural University, and others.<br/>(xvi) The Kerala High Court, State of Kerala vs. K.M. Mariam, Nedumthakidiyil and Dr. Muraleedharan Nair. <br/>(xvii) The Andhra Pradesh High Court, In the Matter of Ragging vs. Commissioner of Police on 24 January, 2002.<br/><br/>4. EXCERPTS FROM THE R.K. RAGHAVAN COMMITTEE REPORT 2007. <br/>Foreword. <br/>1. Background.<br/>3. Status of anti-ragging measures.<br/>4. Observations of the Committee.<br/>5. Recommendations, <br/>Annexure - V. <br/><br/>5. STATE LAWS ON RAGGING -- A COMPARISION. <br/>APPENDICES. <br/><br/>1. The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997.<br/>2. The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of Ragging in all Educational Institutions Rules, 2002. <br/>3. The Andhra Pradesh Public Examinations (Prevention of Malpractices and Unfiar Means) Act, 1997. <br/>4. The Assam Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1998. <br/>5. The Chhattisgarh Shaikshanik Sansthaon Me Prataran (Ragging) Ka Pratishedh Adhiniyam, 2001<br/>6. The Kerala Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1998. <br/>7. The Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999. <br/>8. The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997. <br/>9. The West Bengal Prohibition of Ragging in Educational Institutions Act, 2000. <br/><br/>THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS <br/>1. The Indian Penal Code, 1860. <br/>2. The Constitution of India.<br/>3. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. <br/>INDEX. <br/><br/> |