The National Legal Literacy Mission with its motto, “From Ignorance to Legal Empowerment” -launched by National Legal Services Authority on 6th March 2005, is a significant step to empower the most marginalized, vulnerable, poor, disadvantaged, underprivileged persons of the society particularly women, children, and disabled person, through legal literacy by making them aware of their rights to lead a life with dignity and enjoy equality before the law. The three-way approach of the mission will focus on legal rights, education on fundamental duties, and education on the availability and benefits of legal aid.

                                            It is more important that the youths are educated about the law so that they grow up to law-abiding citizens. The Legal Awareness Cell of Mother Arts and Science College creates legal awareness among young minds and educates them about their right, duties, benefits and laws. The Legal Awareness Cell strives to make young girls aware about their constitutional legal rights & duties. It empowers them to fight gender discrimination, domestic violence, sexual harassment, dowry and injustice in social life.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Dr. Sreelatha Varma R. (Principal,MASC,Peruvallur)

Mr. R.U.Abdul Salim (Administrator, MASC,Peruvallur)

Mr. Arun P. (Convener, Legal Awareness Cell,MASC,Peruvallur,)

Mrs.Smitha Subrahmanian (IQAC Co-ordinator, MASC,Peruvallur)

Student Representatives

 

VISION

·         Empower Individuals and makes them active about the law.

·         Organizes Lectures through legal experts, law officers and eminent lawyers on important everyday legal issues, laws, rules and Regulations.

·         Aware students about the free legal services provided by various agencies.

·         Provide knowledge about different legal Acts regarding removal of social evils like Anti Ragging Act, Domestic Violence Act, Dowry Prohibition Act, etc.

·         Aware the students about Health & Hygiene, Road Safety, Environment, Right to Information, Right of destitute of women and children, Right of senior citizens, Right to education etc.

MISSION

.  Organizing Legal Awareness programmes in the campus with the help of government authorized agencies / organizations.

.  Types of programms organized for the students by the Legal Awareness Cell of Mother Arts and Science College are

• Skit

• Quiz

• Debate

• Essay Writing

• Slogan Writing

• Power Point Presentation

• Documentary film on social legal issues.

Ø  Topics covered under the Legal Awareness programms are

• Ragging

• Road Safety

• Human Right

• Child Marriage

• Female Feticide

• Fundament Duties

• Dowry Prohibition

• Drug De-addiction

• Right to Education

• Right of Information

• Constitutional Values

• Right of Senior Citizens

• Right of Disabled Persons

• Hygiene & General Awareness

• Right of Destitute women, Children or Parents.

• Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

• Sexual Harassment (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal ) Act,2013