"Ragging is any disorderly conduct, whether by words spoken or written, or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any student, indulging in rowdy or indisciplined activities which cause or are likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the psyche of a fresher or a junior student." in a facility to combat the problems of ragging. Subharti Law College has established an anti-ragging cell. The cell's primary goals are as follows:
To maintain and to take action on abuse of the ragging.
To organize a sensitization program to prevent the menace of ragging.
To bring out an awareness among the students about the consequences of ragging.
To keep a constant eye and vigilance over ragging so as to prevents its occurrence.
To address any ragging issues immediately and taken action
Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:
a) Any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student.
b) Indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student.
c) Asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student.
d) Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.
e) Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students. 2
f) Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students
g) Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person;
h) Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student. i) Any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher.
For the purpose of the 'NO Tolerance' ragging has been categorized as under:
1. Dress Code Ragging: The freshmen are asked to dress in a specific dress code for a particular period of time. But this isn’t as easy as it seems. For the dress code prescribed is generally weird, eg., dressing totally in white or black with the hair oiled and combed in a particular style. The dress code ragging may make the freshmen feel awkward and uncomfortable as it often brings them unnecessary attention from everybody.
2. Formal Introduction: This involves asking the freshmen to introduce themselves in 'Shudh Hindi'. The introduction includes the freshmen’s name, address, school, marks, etc.
3. Verbal Torture: Verbal torture involves indulging in loose talks. The freshmen may be asked to sing the lyrics of any vulgar song or use abusive language while talking to the seniors.
4. Sexual Abuse: This is the severest form of ragging that takes place in colleges. The seniors are mainly interested in ‘juicy’ details such as the anatomical description of one’s body parts, his or her sexual interests, etc. In many cases, the freshmen have been asked to strip before the seniors.
5. Playing The Fool: The freshmen may be asked to enact scenes from a particular movie or mimic a particular film star. In many cases, the seniors may also ask the freshmen to do 3 silly things like climbing a tree, kissing a tree, proposing to someone from the opposite sex, etc.
6. Hostel Ragging: Outstation students who stay in the hostel are most vulnerable to ragging. They may be asked to do all odd acts from cleaning the room of seniors to washing their clothes, from fetching them water or milk to completing their assignments.
7. Drug Abuse: This can be the worst form of ragging wherein the freshmen are forced to try drugs thereby driving them into addiction.
What Sardar Patel Subharti Institute of Law is doing:-
1. Anti -ragging movements has initiated by the colleges
2. Undertakings has been taken both from the freshmen and their parents/ guardians has been taken
3. Undertaking has been taken from senior's students and their parents/guardians too
4. Notices has been issued indicating where to approach for redressal in case of ragging
5. Management, principles and the teaching staff have personal interaction with the freshmen after regular interwells.
6. Proctorial committees are working with in the college and students from all the classes are the part of this committee.
7. Since there was no instance of ragging hence no ragging zone has been identified but student has been asked to not do to a lonely place what so ever it is in the college with any senior.
8. Society has been sensitized on the issue of ragging: the local community and the students in particular must be aware of the dehumanizing effect of ragging inherent in its perversity. Posters, notice boards and signboards wherever necessary, may be used for the purpose.
9. Hostels/accommodations have been carefully guarded:
10. We do have policy regarding migration certificates to mention whether the student ever indulged in ragging:
11. Students have been told to first approach their colleges in case of any issue.
Student Members under Anti Ragging cum Disciplinary Committee:
In accordance with the Hon'ble Supreme Court's ruling, the UGC Guidelines. To combat the threat, teacher and student participation has been identified as very desirable. They collaborate and must demonstrate accountability. As a result of a student's good behaviour and sense of responsibility, the following committee was founded.
Ms Afreen Almas PhD Scholar
Harsh Yadav BALLB IX SEM
Anjuri Karn BALLB IX SEM
Samrat Shekhar BALLB VII SEM
Gracy Chaudhary BALLB VII SEM
Prakarti BALLB V SEM
Pamini Gautam BALLB III SEM
Gaurav Singh Lauhan BALLB III SEM
Syed Hammad Zafar BALLB I SEM
Akshdeep Kaur. BALLB I SEM
Actions to be taken against students for indulging and abetting in Ragging:-
1. The punishment to be meted out to the persons indulged in ragging has to be exemplary and justifiably harsh to act as a deterrent against recurrence of such incidents. The students who are found to be indulged in ragging should be debarred from taking admission in any technical institution in India.
2. Every single incident of ragging a First Information Report (FIR) must be filed without exception by the institutional authorities with the local police authorities.
3. Depending upon the nature and gravity of the offence as established by the AntiRagging Committee of the institution, the possible punishments for those found guilty of ragging at the institution level shall be any one or any combination of the following.
(i) Cancellation of admission
(ii) Suspension from attending classes
(iii) Withholding/withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefits
(iv) Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process withholding results
(v)Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
(vi) Suspension/expulsion from the hostel
(vii) Restication from the institution for period ranging from 1 to 4 semesters
(viii) Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution.
(ix) Fine of Rupees 25,000/-
(x) Collective punishment: when the persons committing or abetting the crime of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment as a deterrent to ensure community pressure on the potential rangers.
4. The institutional authority shall intimate the incidents of ragging occurred in their premises along with actions taken to the Council immediately after occurrence of such incident and inform the status of the case from time to time.
5. Courts should make an effort to ensure that cases involving ragging are taken up on priority basis to send the correct message that ragging is not only to be discouraged but also to be dealt with sternness
In case of any probability of ragging Kindly report:
Prof (Dr.) Vaibhav Goel Bhartiya
Dean School of Law SV Subharti University, Meerut
MN-
Mr. Ajay Raj Singh
Assistant Professor, School of Law SV Subharti University, Meerut
MN- 09690439286
Email Id-ajayrajmrt@gmail.com
