UGC Statutory Compliance

Statutory Committees

Rashtrakavi Kuvempu College of Law

Academic & Welfare Committees

A state-of-the-art overview of statutory panels, cells, and clubs safeguarding student interests and driving quality assurance.

Anti-Ragging Committee

Mandated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and UGC regulations to maintain a 100% ragging-free campus. Our dedicated anti-ragging squad ensures comprehensive student safety, dignity, and psychological peace.

Key Operations & Guidelines

  • Zero Tolerance Policy: Any verbal, written, or physical ragging triggers immediate rustication and FIR filing.
  • Anonymous Drop Boxes: Secured complaints can be dropped outside the Administrative Block.
  • Surprise Inspections: The squad conducts random check-ins at hostels, libraries, and surrounding cafes.
  • Nodal Officer: Dr. Gurumurthy T.N (Principal Desk) | murthyguru1987@gmail.com

SC/ST Grievance Cell

Established in strict accordance with the UGC guidelines to protect Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes students from discrimination, ensuring an inclusive, equitable academic environment.

Key Operations & Guidelines

  • Welfare Liaison: Oversees equal distribution of academic resources and coordinates state scholarships.
  • Remedial Coaching: Holds specialized, free mentoring classes to strengthen core subject competencies.
  • Expedited Inquiries: Ensures swift, objective adjudication of identity-based harassment claims.
  • Convenor: Dr. Muniraja M | munirajulc@gmail.com

Women's Grievance & ICC

Configured under the POSH Act (Prevention of Sexual Harassment), 2013, to provide a secure, empowering environment for female students, academic staff, and administrative members.

Key Operations & Guidelines

  • Confidentiality Guarantee: All proceedings, hearings, and counselors' dialogue are strictly private.
  • Gender Sensitization: Hosts guest legal seminars on equal rights, workplace safety, and consent.
  • CCTV & Escorts: Oversees functional campus lighting, security camera feeds, and campus wardens.
  • ICC Chairperson: Prof. Geetha H.D | geethahd26@gmail.com

Moot Court Society (MCS)

The core practical advocacy hub of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu College of Law. The MCS simulates appellate-level high court and supreme court chambers, molding students into fearless trial litigators.

Key Operations & Guidelines

  • Weekly Mock Trials: Simulates civil, criminal, and constitutional hearings in our dedicated Moot Court Hall.
  • Drafting Clinics: Special workshops on drafting court briefs, memorials, petitions, and legal opinions.
  • National Representation: Prepares, finances, and coaches teams representing RKLC at national championships.
  • Faculty In-Charge: Dawood Baig K (Assistant Professor) | dawoodbaig.k@gmail.com

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

A strategic statutory unit tasked with implementing NAAC-standard quality benchmarks, reviewing teaching methods, and overseeing continuous administrative enhancement.

Key Operations & Guidelines

  • Student Feedback loops: Drives quarterly feedback collections on teaching efficacy and library support.
  • Academic Audits: Periodic audits of syllabus coverage, internship journals, and research files.
  • Professional Seminars: Coordinates national conferences on constitutional law and human rights.
  • IQAC Director: Dr. Gurumurthy T.N | murthyguru1987@gmail.com

NSS Unit (National Service Scheme)

Nurturing civic empathy and communal responsibility. The NSS unit partners legal education with developmental service, engaging students in national development works.

Key Operations & Guidelines

  • Rural Camps: Coordinates annual 7-day developmental camps in adopted village communities.
  • Blood & Health Drives: Collaborates with Bengaluru hospitals for blood donations and eye care camps.
  • Ecological Action: Manages campus waste minimization and tree-planting initiatives in Nagasandra areas.
  • Program Officer: Mr. Shivakumar M | shivakumarpe@gmail.com

Grievance Redressal Cell

A democratic mechanism allowing students to voice, track, and resolve academic, infrastructure, and administrative concerns under fair-hearing protocols.

Key Operations & Guidelines

  • Tribunal Hearings: The cell meets fortnightly to review submitted grievances with student reps.
  • Objective Review: Grievances are assessed strictly based on institutional statutes and KSLU codes.
  • Transparency Reports: Publishes action-taken briefs for review by the Governing Council.
  • Convenor: Dr. Muniraja M | munirajulc@gmail.com

Library Committee

Guiding the operations, inventory growth, and digital asset acquisitions of the Law Library, ensuring resources for advanced legal research are robust.

Key Operations & Guidelines

  • Collection Audits: Advises on the subscription renewal of AIR, SCC, and legal research journals.
  • Book Bank Management: Oversees free core textbook lending setups for weaker section students.
  • Research Facilities: Directs layout expansions, Wi-Fi terminals, and quiet study room protocols.
  • Chief Librarian: Dr. Narayanaswamy B.V | narayanaswamybv@gmail.com

Sports & Cultural Committee

Balancing rigorous legal scholarship with creativity and fitness. This committee handles the sports meets, debates, and theater works that enrich college life.

Key Operations & Guidelines

  • Athletic Tournaments: Conducts internal cricket, chess, and athletic meets under PE oversight.
  • Debates & Drama: Hosts the annual legal theater festival simulating constitutional debates.
  • Wellness Camps: Organizes regular stress relief, yoga, and physical fitness programs.
  • Co-ordinators: Mrs. Sushmitha K (Cultural) & Mr. Shivakumar M (Sports)