PIL for banning production of vulgar songs in Bhojpuri Language.
PIL for banning production of vulgar songs in Bhojpuri Language.
A WRIT Petition was filed before Hon’ble High Court of
Judicature of Patna bearing C.W.J.C. No.16830 of 2019 under the title “Avinash
Kumar v. State of Bihar & Ors.” The said matter was filed against Government
Authorities regarding indiscriminate, unabated and rampant manufacturing, shooting
and displaying /playing of audio-visual musical albums, clips and other items in
public places, recorded in obscene, lewd and depraving Bhojpuri language/ dialect
eating into the core cultural values of the society of Bihar, Particularly the
Bhojpuri speaking people within the State of Bihar as also outside. On 27.08.2019.
the said matter was listed before CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Shivaji Pandey
and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy for hearing, where the Hon’ble
Court has issued order for the Petitioner to approach the District Magistrate, Patna
as well as Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, and both of them will take
suitable joint action so that this menace can be controlled and there should not be
displaying of vulgar videos in the public centric place or public carriers as well
as vulgar songs should not be played in public place and in public carriers. If the
Petitioner approaches the aforesaid authorities, it is expected from the District
Administration that they would come with suitable action plan without any
unnecessary delay.
Petitioner Avinash Kumar has approached the DM & SSP of Patna and has also given
the same representation with the copy of order to The Chief Secretary of Bihar, DGP
of Bihar in Person.
PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYERING AND CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION
Public interest lawyering is a process of legal empowerment aimed at capacity building of everyday people towards using the law and institutions to bring about social change. In public interest lawyering, general people and community takes the lead in an active process while working hand in hand with lawyers. It is a process that requires the participation of the affected community from onset. Public interest lawyering bridges the paternalistic gap that exist between the lawyer and the end users of the laws within our communities, whereby the communities are disregarded in the articulation of legal issues surrounding them.
Today we understand that the significance of legal empowerment especially towards poverty reduction can be seen with the established link between legal rights and poverty. It is therefore the moral duty of lawyers to teach and educate the public about the law and how to use the law to achieve common good that will positively impact on all the people with the same characteristics. The role of lawyers as agents of change and builders of civil society ought to be made apparent from beginning just as medical doctors have the underlining principle of saving life.
The introduction of law clinics and clinical legal education in Law School has kick started the reform of legal education and incorporation of public interest values. Under this programme, Law School have introduced curriculum based clinical law courses and established law clinics that creates opportunities for law students to provide human rights education and legal aid services to vulnerable groups, persons in places of detention and communities that are legally under-served. Legal Aid Society through its work expands the legal services available for all in need by building and supporting innovative partnerships with nonprofit organizations, law schools and the private sector.
Our program is to build and expand the capacity of a nationwide response system of paralegals providing increasing lawyering skills, expanding volunteerism in the legal profession, and engaging law students in giving back to society today and preparing them as future public interest lawyers. There is of course the obvious debate between the economic instances within our country versus abilities of lawyers to pursue public interest lawyering. However, public interest strategies adopted by practicing lawyers can balance out these economic arguments. In addition, as stipulated above, clinical law students as paralegals are available human resources if adequate networks and links are established. On the above background, we are establishing our PIL - Centre for research based social / public interest lawyering as part of our Legal Aid Centre.
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MEMBERS
- Mr. Aman Shekhar - BA.LL.B. - Sem. IX
- Mr. Ayush Prakash - BA.LL.B. - Sem. VII
- Mr. Byron Sequeira - BA.LL.B. - Sem. VII
- Ms. Shbanam Khan - LL.B. - Sem. III
- Mr. Nitesh Mishra - LL.B. - Sem. III
- Ms. Sonali Chauhan - LL.B. - Sem. III