Dept. of Law

Seminar/Webinar & Guest Lectures

Re-Orientation Programme For BBA LLB Students

Department of Law, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) (off Campus) New Delhi organized a Re-Orientation Programme for BBA LLB students on August 14, 2023, The guest speaker was Mr. Ajay Bhatia, Addl. Superintendent (Prisons), Mandoli, Delhi. He guided the students in his discourse on prisons overall, daily routines of prisoners, the life of prisoners, and numerous activities for them in jail, as well as some innovative practices such as Vipassana (meditation), open and semi-open prisons for them, the foundations of punishment, and the development of punishment. How education is being used by the jail administration to reform prisons with the assistance of IGNOU. How convicts are offered opportunities for personality development such as singing, dancing Rangoli, and so on, and how they are kept engaged in the same small industry in jail that creates furniture, clothes, and so many other articles. He explained how professional psychological counseling is given to prisoners to overcome depression. He advised on the legal profession, which is associated with convicts. He presented two highly interesting & informative jail documentaries, which helped the students get the expected insights. Ms. Neha Garg of the law faculty was the main organiser & she coordinated the event.