Centre Activities
- On April 4th, 2022, Vidhi Mitra, the Legal Aid Cell of Dharmashastra National Law University visited Netraheen Kanya Sevadham and the Girl Child Home (Shri Rajkumari Bai Bal Niketan) in Jabalpur in collaboration with MP SLSA. The visits were extremely fruitful as we came to see the inner workings of these organizations and witnessed the reality due to the surprising nature of our visits. We learn that when the authorities of such organization show hesitancy in sharing their functioning, they are more likely to be indulging in dubiousness. Similarly on the other hand authorities that welcome such surprise inspections can be trusted.
- All the executive members of Vidhi Mitra have been registered on a portal initiated by the Department of Justice. Pro Bono Club (PB club) Scheme, has been conceptualized to strengthen the existing pro bono programme, by integrating law schools and students within its fold. The primary objective of this scheme is to improve the efficiency and quality of pro bono legal services by providing assistance to pro bono advocates through competent law students. Here, selected law students (known as ‘Pro Bono Associates’ or PBA) are part of Pro Bono clubs attached to law schools and helmed by a dedicated faculty in charge. The resolution was passed on 28th January 2022.
- 21st February 2021: A cleanliness drive by Vidhi Mitra, Legal Aid Committee of DNLU in collaboration with MPSLSA in Gwarighat, Jabalpur was concluded by the committee along with student volunteers of DNLU who actively participated and observed some problems which are largely ignored, but are highly pertinent. The committee in collaboration with MPSLSA is looking forward to find working solutions for these problems and make Narmada and its surroundings clean and green.
- Inspired by the determination to promote equal access to justice for all, Vidhi Mitra has made an year long collaboration with the Legal Aid Centre of University of Lucknow to organise workshops and other various monthly events in furtherance to constitutional equality and upliftment of LGBTQ+ community.
- ‘Adhyapan’ is an initiative of the Legal Aid Cell to teach the underprivileged children of the weaker sections of the neighborhood of the University, majorly encompassing children of laborers and workers employed at the university as well as other underprivileged children of the nearby locality, a lot of whom also hailed from the adjacent Pipariya village.
- Panel discussions/ webinars/ workshops
1. Panel discussion on Social Media and its impact on the Democracy on 5th October 2020
Speakers
- Maj. Gen. Anil Verma (Retd.)
Head of Association of Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch
- Mr. Ashit Kumar Srivastava
Assistant Professor of Law at DNLU
2. Webinar on Media Trial and its Impact on Justice on 16th October 2020
Speakers
Mr. Kunal Ambasta, Assistant Professor of Law, NLSIU, Bengaluru
Mr. Animesh Jha, Assistant Professor of Law, DNLU. Jabalpur
3. Webinar on Media Trial and its Impact on Justice on 19th October 2020
Speakers
Sr. Adv. Mihir Desai, Convenor PUCL Maharashtra
4. Webinar on Efficacy of the Constitution on 26th November 2020
Speaker
Dr. Yogesh Pratap Singh, acting VC of NLUO
5. Article 370 and its impact on citizens of Kashmir on 10th January 2021
