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The Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999, Act of Maharashtra
Legislature received the assent of The Governor on 15th May,1999 & was
published in the Maharashtra Govt. Gazette, Extraordinary, Part VII
dated 15th May, 1999.
S.3 Prohibition Ragging: Ragging within or outside any educational
institution is prohibited.
S.4 Penalty for ragging: Whoever directly or indirectly commits,
participates in, abets or propagates ragging within or outside any
educational institution shall on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be
liable to a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
S.5 Dismissal of student: Any student convicted of an offence under S.4
penalty for ragging shall be dismissed from the educational institution
and such student shall not be admitted in any other educational
institution for a period of five years from the date of order of such
dismissal.
S.6 Suspension of student:
1. Whenever any student or, as the case may be the parent of guardian,
or a teacher of an educational institution complaints, in writing of
ragging to the head of the educational institution, the head of that
education institution shall, found true suspend the student who is
accused of the offence, and shall, immediately forward the complaint to
the police station having jurisdiction over the area in which the
educational institution is situated, for further action.
2. Where, on inquiry by the head of the educational institution, it is
proved that there is no substance, prima facie, in the complaint
received under sub-section[1].
He/she shall intimate the fact, in writing to the complainant.
3. The decision of the head of the educational institution that the
student has indulged in ragging under sub-section [1] shall be final.
As per the notification received from the Government of India, Ministry
of Human Resource Development, a Proctorial Committee has been set up to
look into the matters regarding ragging.
The Anti Ragging Committee as under has been composed to monitor the
acts of Ragging inside the College Campus.
Col Jayalakshmi N (Retd)
Principal Chairman
Prof. Joshi S G
Vice Principal Member
Mrs Sheela Upendra
Assistant Professor Member |