MMM’s Shankarrao Chavan Law College, Pune strictly follows Zero Tolerance Policy towards ragging and abides by the UGC Regulation on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Education Institutions, 2009. The college has constituted the Anti Ragging Committee and Anti Ragging Squad as per Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999 and UGC Regulation on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Education Institutions, 2009. Anti Ragging Committee is constituted as per Regulation no. 6.3 (a) and Anti Ragging Squad as per Regulation no. 6.3 (c) of UGC Regulation on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Education Institutions, 2009. Ragging is strictly prohibited in the premises of the institute. The college has taken all necessary precautions to prevent the act of ragging in college premises. Strong disciplinary action will be initiated if any student found to be guilty in the act of ragging.

OBJECTIVES:

• To uphold and comply with the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and be vigilant on any acts amounting to ragging.
• To publicize to all students the directives and the actions that can be taken against those indulging in ragging.
• To consider the complaints received from the students and conduct enquiry and submit report to the Anti- Ragging Committee along with punishment recommended for the offenders.
• Oversee the procedure of obtaining undertaking from the students in accordance with the provisions.
• Conduct workshops against ragging menace and orient the students.
• To provide students the information pertaining to contact address and telephone numbers of the person(s) identified to receive complaints/distress calls.
• To offer services of counselling and create awareness to the students.
• To take all necessary measures for prevention of Ragging inside the Campus/ Hostels.

Following behaviour is strictly prohibited in college premises:

• Any act of Indiscipline, Teasing or Handling with Rudeness.
• Any act that Prevents, Disrupts the Regular Academic Activity.
• Any activity which is likely to cause Annoyance, hardship, Psychological Harm or creates Fear or Apprehension.
• Any act of Financial Extortion or Forceful Expenditure.
• Any act of Physical Abuse causing Assault, Harm or danger to Health.
• Any act of abuse by spoken words, emails, SMS or public insult etc.
• Any act of injury or infringement of the fundamental right to the human dignity.
• Any act of Wrongful Confinement, Kidnapping, molesting or committing unnatural offences, use of criminal forces, trespass or intimidation.
• Any unlawful assembly or conspiracy to ragging.

DEFINITION OF RAGGING:

Definition of Ragging as per UGC Regulations, 2009:

Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:

• 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.
• indulging in rowdy or indiscipline 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.
• 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
• any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or fresher
• exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
• any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students.
• 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.
• 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 discomfort to fresher or any other student.
• 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 or any other student.

PUNISHMENT TO THOSE FOUND GUILTY:

Any student or group of students found guilty of ragging in the campus or even outside the campus shall be liable to one or more of the following punishments-

• Cancellation of admission
• Suspension from attending classes
• Withholding/withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefits
• Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process
• Withholding results
• Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
• Suspension/expulsion from the hostel
• Rustication from the institution for period ranging from 1 to 4 semesters
• Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution.
• 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 raggers.

WHERE SHOULD YOU APPROACH?

The information on ragging can be received in the following manner:

• Through the notified contact details of the Committee members, and national help-line number on ragging for necessary relief in terms of the provisions of the UGC Regulations.- Anti Ragging Toll free Helpline no.: 1800-180-5522
• Through any other member of the Institute.
• From any external source.

Composition of Anti Ragging Committee (AY 2024-25 to 2026-27)

Sr. No.	Name of the Member	Designation	Contact Details
1.	Dr. Kranti Deshmukh	Chairman (Principal)	kranti.deshmukh@rediffmail.com
2.	Dr. Pravin Motiwala	Member(Civil Administration Representative)	drpravinmotiwala@gmail.com
3.	Mr. Suresh Dange	Member(Police Administration Representative)	sureshdange1111@gmail.com
4.	Mr. Mahesh Jagtap	Member(Local Media Representative)	maheshjagtap776@gmail.com
5.	Mrs. Mangeshi Moon	Member (NGO Representative)	mangeshirm@gmail.com
6.	Dr. Gajendra Dhamal	Member(Teaching Representative)	gajendradhamal@yahoo.co.in
7.	Dr. Bhagwan Gawali	Member(Teaching Representative)	bhagwangawali@gmail.com
8.	Adv. Shubhangi Deshmukh	Member(Parents Representative)	deshmukh.shubhangi17@gmail.com
9.	Dr. Nagnath Bansode	Member (Non Teaching Representative)	nagnathbansode225@gmail.com
10.	Samrat P. Singh	Member (Student Representative- Fresher)	Pratapsamrat111@gmail.com
11.	Ms. Mugdha Hajare	Member (Student Representative- Senior)	mugdhashajare@gmail.com

Composition of Anti Ragging Squad (AY 2024-25 to 2026-27)

Sr. No.	Name of the Member	Contact Details
1.	Dr. Gajendra Dhamal	9822637676
2.	Dr. Bhagwan Gawali	8554960931
3.	Dr. Revati Naik	9881712873
4.	Dr. Nagnath Bansode	9503358920
5.	Mrs. Seema Khadke	7276115685

CONTACT DETAILS:

Dr. Gajendra Dhamal - 9822637676

Dr. Bhagwan Gawali - 8554960931

Email Id: mmsclc@gmail.com