ACTIVITY REPORT

(2016-2020)

EXTENSION AND INSTITUTIONAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (E&ISR)

VISION

Shaping a better future for mankind by

developing effective and socially

responsible individuals and organizations.

MISSION

Institute of Law emphasises the all-round

development of its students. It aims at

producing not only good professionals,

but also good and worthy citizens of a

great country, aiding in its overall

progress and development.

It endeavours to treat every student as an

individual, to recognise their potential

and to ensure that they receive the best

preparation and training for achieving

their career ambitions and life goals.

CONTENTS

Particulars Page. No.

Director’s Message 03

Faculty Coordinator's Message 04

Legal Aid Clinic ILNU 07

Permanent Legal Aid Clinic 09

Legal Literacy and Awareness 10

Para Legal Training 17

Permanent Legal Aid Clinic at Sabarmati Jail 18

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 19

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 21

Plantation Drive 23

Sanitation and Health Empowerment Drive 24

Social Empowerment Drive 26

The Institute of Law, Nirma University believes not only in preparing competitive and competent legal

professionals, but also equally focuses on developing effective, responsible and visionary citizens who are

capable of adding value to the society through community interventions. In keeping with the vision and

mission of the Institute, we go beyond the basic curriculum to contribute to the betterment of the society

through our clinical programs and other community engagement. Our understanding of justice emerges

from and extends to the community and therefore we coach our students so that they are equipped to deal

with issues with an analytical and critical perspective of the community. We use our intellectual resources for

community good through our Legal Aid Clinic and Sabarmati Jail Project and plethora of other small

initiatives.

The nobility of the legal profession can only be maintained when we understand the importance of imparting

free legal Aid to the needy and we are committed to our mission to ensure that no person is ever deprived of

Justice.

Students are engaged with the community through various interventions like the Legal Aid Clinic, NSS, Social

Engineering Organization and various enrichment courses. Students are encouraged to identify legal

remedies for recurrent problems through new legislation, improvements in government services and

benefits and assisting community-based groups. Faculty members and students have been actively engaged

in such activity as an embedded system of teaching/learning at ILNU. Through all these activities we seek to

acquaint our students with the premises of a plethora of social disadvantages and strategies for dealing with

the needs of the deprived groups.

I express gratitude on behalf of the faculty to our students and alumni who played a foundational role in

facilitating smooth and effective community engagement. Their concerted efforts have been fruitful

I congratulate the present students, faculty members and staff for their enthusiasm and dedication for

activities for the benefit of the community

Prof. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal

Director and Dean

Institute of Law, Nirma University

Director's Message

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(2016-2020)The Institute is associated with Extension and Institutional Social Responsibilities (E&ISR)

activities, since its inception on 18 August, 2007. In the first two years, the Institute has focused on organising

tree plantation and blood donation camps; with some of the activities undertaken by students through their thfirst internship with NGOs. The Institute established a Legal Aid Clinic on 9 March 2009. Since then, the clinic

is counselling indigent persons who approach us. It was felt necessary to expand social activities outside the

university. In 2009-10, the Institute had organised many of the programmes on legal awareness and legal

literacy in Ahmedabad city and rural areas of the State. On 30 July, 2011, the Institute started a first of its kind,

Permanent Legal Aid Clinic at Sabarmati Central Jail. As on June 2019, the clinic has counselled 3500 under-

trial prisoners and assisted 542 needy persons in getting advocates through the Gujarat Legal Service

authority. The ILNU, besides legal aid, legal literacy and awareness, has taken up social responsibility to help

the society by donating blood, planting trees, implementing government policies like Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and helping needy children by providing bags, books, and uniforms in

collaboration with NGOs. The Institute has also focused on Community Empowerment Drive under Mission

Sangharsh and NSS.

Dr. Tarkesh Molia

Faculty Coordinator

Extension and Institutional Social Responsibilities (E&ISR)

Faculty Coordinator's Message

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Introduction

Institute of Law seeks to train its student's not

only as future lawyers but as leaders, visionary

and responsible citizens who are capable of

adding values to the society through their efforts.

Keeping in mind the vision and mission

statement of the Institute & University. The

Institute is going beyond the basic curriculum to

contribute to the betterment of the society

through its clinical programs and other

community based initiatives. Our understanding

of justice extends to and from community and

therefore we train our students to deal with

problems with a critical perspectives of

community. We are using our intellectual

resources for community good through our Legal

Aid clinic and Sabarmati Jail Project and host of

other small initiatives.

Objectives

These programs are primarily carried out to

enable the students to increase the scope of

social justice, ensure that they contribute to

creation of a better society through community

engagement and increase the community access

to legal service. This also inculcates a spirit of

Public Interest Lawyering.

EXTENSION & INSTITUTIONAL SOCIAL

RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES (E&ISR)

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Enhanced Learning Experience

Functional Approach

Legal Aid Clinic, ILNU

Learning experience of the students is enriched

because of the following outcomes. The program

results in:

• Better educated law students, since they are

trained through experiential learning.

• Responsible citizens who can effect social

change.

• Caring for the creative environment that

sustains us.

• Gain perspective on social justice and

community engagement

E & ISR activity focuses on the following

areas:-

• Legal aid and legal literacy

• Legal awareness

• Para-legal aid services

• Consultancy services Legal Aid Clinic,

Sabarmati Jail

• Counselling the prisoners.

• Assist in getting advocates.

• Assisting prisoners through government

schemes, etc.

Community Services

• Helping Human life - through accessibility of

various sources

• Environmental Sustainability

• Awakening society on the issues through

Legal Awareness

• Approach to make ligation free villages,

adopting alternative dispute resolution

technique

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The Legal Aid Clinic, ILNU was set up to execute the

policy and directions of the National Legal Services

Authority. It aims to provide free legal aid to the poor,

the needy and other members of the weaker sections

of the society. It also aims to sensitize the public and

create awareness about their legal rights and duties by

carrying out social welfare activities. The Legal Aid

Clinic, ILNU also recognizes that there is a dire need to

direct these awareness activities more specifically

towards the illiterate as well as those who are living in

remote, rural and backward areas of the state. Article

39 A of the Constitution states that the State is

responsible for the operation of the legal system. The

State should promote justice equally to all citizens. It

should also provide free legal aid by suitable

legislation or schemes. This should be done to ensure

that opportunities for seeking justice are not denied

to any citizen because of economic or physical

disadvantage. Article 14 and 22 (1) also make it

obligatory for the State to ensure equality before the

law and also ensure that a legal system which

promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunity to

all is in place. The Legal Aid Clinic, ILNU strives to

ensure that our constitutional pledge is fulfilled in its

letter and true spirit; and equal justice is made

available to the poor, the downtrodden and the

weaker sections of the society.

The Institute of Law, Nirma University had inaugurated

Permanent Legal Aid Clinic at the institute on 9 March,

Inauguration

2009 by Justice Sri J.N. Bhatt, pioneer in providing free

legal aid and setting up of legal aid clinic. He

expressed great happiness and encouraged the

institute to achieve the objects of Magna Carta i.e. “no

one will we sell, to no one we will deny and delay the

rights of justice”

Education is the foundation of knowledge and

knowledge is the light which shuns the darkness of

ignorance. Imparting general education of law is

necessary for the good governance of the country and

for the purpose of educating the ordinary citizens of

the country. It is necessary to emphasize that the

purpose and scope of Legal Education is a must to

prepare students as professionals of law. The mission

of the Institute of Law, Nirma University focuses upon

producing not only the good professionals but also

good and worthy citizens of the great country aiding

in its overall progress of development. On these lines,

Institute of Law, Nirma University has set up Legal

Clinic.

Legal Aid Clinic has the following broader objectives:-

• To increase social awareness amongst the students

and to expose them to the practical aspects of the

legal process.

Purpose

Objectives

Legal Aid Clinic, ILNU

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• To make the legal education an instrument of

social change in a constructive manner.

• To provide free legal services to the socially and

economically backward section of the society who

have difficulty in accessing the judicial system.

• To provide legal advice and counseling to the

people from various sections of society.

• To facilitate mediation amongst the conflicting

parties from time to time.

• To organize legal literacy camps for various

sections of people in the society.

• To render legal advice through newspaper

columns.

• A minor empirical research is to be conducted by

the students and on the basis of that to provide

para-legal aid to under trial prisoners, etc.

• To render assistance to various NGOs working in

different field, on legal aspects.

• To render free consultancy services on matrimonial

matters, on property related matters, conveyance,

etc. COMMUNITY SERVICES

• To spread awareness about the rights of the people

through camps, drama and through various other

modes.

The Legal Aid Committee • Director, Institute of Law –

Chairman - Prof. (Dr) Purvi Pokhariyal • Faculty

Coordinator- Dr. Krishna Pal Malik (2016-17), Dr.

Tarkesh Molia (2017-2020); Student Coordinator:

Manan Bhimani (2016-17), Vardhaman Jain (2017-

18),Mani Shankar Mani(2018-19), Toshi Godara (2019-

20),

Activities Under Legal Clinic

LEGAL AID AND LEGAL LITERACY

PARA-LEGAL SERVICES

CONSULTANCY SERVICES

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Legal Aid Clinic at ILNU

Legal Aid Clinic at Sabarmati Jail

At Institute of Law Nirma University, legal aid clinic

provides free legal aid to needy persons. The Clinic

provides advice and counseling to a person who

approaches us on any legal issues like Consumer Law,

Criminal Law, Matrimonial and family related issues,

Service / Pension Rights, Property Rights, Environment

issues, Human Rights, Intellectual Property Rights,

Child and Woman Rights, Cyber Law, Labour issues

and Civil matters through the expert team consisting

of faculty member and students of the respective

subject

Institute of Law, Nirma University established first of

its kind, Permanent Legal Aid Clinic inside the

Sabarmati Central Jail (under-trial units), to provide

free legal aid and advice to the inmates of Sabarmati

Central Jail, Institute of Law, Nirma University in

collaboration with the Gujarat State Legal Services

Authority and Gujarat Prisons established a Permanent

Legal Aid Clinic, ILNU (Sabarmati Central Jail Unit)

within the premises of th Sabarmati Central Jail,

Ahmedabad on 30 July, 2011. This is First Legal Aid

Clinic established by any educational institution within

the premises of a Jail in the State of Gujarat. The Legal

Aid Clinic was inaugurated by Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.L.

Dave Judge, High Court of Gujarat & Executive

Chairman, Gujarat State Legal Services Authority in the

presence of Justice Ravi R. Tripathi, Judge Gujarat High

Court, Mr. P.C. Thakur, I.P.S Addl. D.G.P. & I.G. Prisons,

Gujarat State, Dr. N.V. Vasani Director General, Nirma

University, Shri M. R. Upadhayay, Director I/c,

Commissionerate of Higher Education, Government of

Gujarat, Prof.(Dr) Purvi Pokhariyal, Director in-Charge,

Institute of Law, Nirma University and many other

dignitaries as well as faculty and student members of

IL-NU.

Permanent Legal Aid Clinic

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Legal Aid Clinic, Institute of Law, Nirma University

organized a Legal Literacy Camp at Jamiyatpura

Village, Gandhinagar on March 15, 2018. Mr. Sudhir

Desai, Paralegal Volunteer from Gandhinagar District

Legal Service Authority delivered the speech on the

topic of Women Empowerment and Free Legal Aid.

The objective was to deliver the message that law is

for the sufferer and the aggrieved irrespective of the

gender. Thus, the message was delivered in a way that

the power or the rights inferred should not be in any

way used for personal gains discarding the soul of

natural justice

LEGAL AWARENESS CAMPS AT RAJKOT CENTRAL

JAIL BY ILNU LEGAL AID CLINIC: Legal Aid Clinic,

Institute of Law, Nirma University in collaboration with

Gujarat State Legal Services Authority and District

Legal Services Authority organized a legal awareness

camp at Rajkot Central Jail on July 23, 2016 to make

jail inmates aware of their various rights during their

jail term – be it under trials or convicted prisoners.

Hon’ble Justice Mr. M. R. Shah, High Court of Gujarat

who is also the Executive Chairman of Gujarat State

Legal Services Authority graced the function and

motivated the students of the Legal Aid Clinic to

continue such awareness camps for the inmates. On

this occasion, Hon’ble Judge I. C. Shah, District and

Sessions Judge, Rajkot, Senior Jailor, Shri Sonar and

the officials of Bar Association of Rajkot remained

present. The students of Legal Aid Clinic, ILNU

performed three skits on Bail, Plea Bargaining and

Speedy Trials and Right to Legal Aid to make the

inmates aware of their rights. Dr. Krishnapal Malik,

Faculty Advisor, Legal Aid Clinic, ILNU explained the

functions of the clinic. Three faculty members and

more than 50 students visited Rajkot Central Jail to

create legal awareness

Community Services

LEGAL LITERACY AND AWARENESS

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NSS, (SWB, ILNU) conducted awareness on swine flu in

Jamiyatpura, on 17th August, 2017.

NSS Unit ILNU in collaboration with Students Welfare

Board conducted an Essay Writing Competition to

mark the 150th Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, on

the theme ‘INSIGHTS OF MAHATMA’S LIFE’ on 30th

Sept 2019. The NSS and SWB volunteers took part in

organizing the event and making it a success. There

was a participation of more than 30 students from all

across the institutes. There was Cash Prize for the

winners which will be awarded to the winners along

with the participation Certificates.

Poshan Maah celebration was to be done during

September October 2019-20 as directed by the

Ministry. The NSS Unit ran an online campaign for

breaking the myths related to food habits and

nutrition. It witnessed a great response on the online

platforms. Further the volunteers were asked to

research about the nutrition related issues and then

spread awareness in their personal capacity. This event

asked volunteers on their own so that they can grow

the skills of working single handedly. The team work

was shown in the research work by the volunteers. The

campaign has the reach of more than 500 people.

A telecast of Government’s innovative event ‘Fit India

Movement’ was organized on 29/08/2019 and made

and the volunteers from across all the institutes were

invited. The event was basically to generate awareness

regarding sports and yoga among the youth. The

volunteers watched the telecast and watched P.M.’s

speech. Then in the end of the session Volunteers took

Fit India pledge.

Centre for Environmental Law in collaboration with

ILNU Unit of National Service Scheme organised a

workshop on the topic “Revival of Indian Rivers –

Reviving a Lost Culture” on 20.10.2019 at Institute of

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Law, Nirma University on 20.10.2019. The key note speaker for the event was Shri. Rajendra Singh, who is a

Magsaysay Awardee and winner of Stockholm Water Prize – 2015, is an Indian Water Conservationist and

Environmentalist. He is also known as ‘Waterman of India'. He enlightened the audience with his wide experience

and emphasised on the need for community Participation, using local technologies and reviving the indigenous

practices in order to revive the rivers. He spoke about the various techniques that have been employed by him in

order to rejuvenate the rivers and pressed upon the need to be serious about the issue as seventy-two percent of

India’s ground water has run overdraft. In all, the session was an enriching one which made the audience aware and

conscious about the pertaining issue.

Volunteers made the children aware of the basic parts of computer and the function of various keys and many such

things. The programme is a continuous one which the Unit will carry in future also. The event was a great success as

per the feedback of the kids at Gokul. Many of the Alumnis Congratulated the team for starting such programme.

The event was organized on 23/11/2019.

Downloading of “Arogya Setu app” was asked by the ministry. Working on the same directive NSS Unit asked all

the students to download the app. on 17/04/2020. Moreover the registration on IGOT Platform which was made. As

directed by the ministry. Around 80 volunteers registered and downloaded the same. Volunteers also make The data

for the same has been sent to the NSS Directorate.

Legal Aid Camp at Jamiatpura, Gandhinagar was organized on 15th March, 2018 by Legal Aid Committee in

collaboration with NSS Unit.

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Legal Awarness Camp at Sabarmati Central Jail was

organized on 27th November, 2017 by Legal Aid

Committee in collaboration with NSS Unit.

Legal Film Making Competition: An awareness

Initiative was organized on 1st March, 2018 by Legal

Aid Committee in collaboration with NSS Unit.

Jamiatpur Legal Awarness Camp was organized on 4th February, 2018 by Legal Aid Committee in collaboration with

NSS Unit.

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Legal Awareness Camp was organized at

Environmental Sanitation Institute on 2nd September,

2017.

Legal Aid Committee, ILNU organized a legal

awareness camp at Village Lilapur on 2nd September

2017 where ILNU students talked about Swachh

Bharat Abhiyan to the Lilapur school students. They

distributed snacks to the children. The legal awareness

camp further went to the Lilapur's parent institute

Environmental Sanitation Institute - (ESI), Sughadh,

where 50 Anganwadi teachers were addressed. The

members of the Legal Aid Committee performed a skit

on "Protection against Domestic Violence" and

explained the importance of the said law. About 30

students participated in this legal awareness camp. At

this juncture, the legal aid committee also

remembered the founder chairperson Late Dr. K. P.

Malik who used to motivate the students for

empowering weaker sections of society through

compassion!

Legal Awareness Camp by Mission SanghARSH : A Legal Awareness Camp in village Charodi near Nirma

University, under its new campaign namely, "Know your Rights" was conducted by Team Mission SanghARSH. A

Team of 14 members visited the village on September 22, 2019. The team spoke and ma2de the people aware

about the new traffic rules which have been implemented recently by the government. The people were made

aware about the new traffic rules, revised penalties, and the required documents which they should keep with them.

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Along with that, the safety measures which every

person should take and things that they should avoid

like rash driving, drink and drive etc. were also

discussed

As part of Public Interest Lawyering Course at ILNU,

the students made a 3 day visit to Meghraj town (a

town in Aravali district of Gujarat) on October 26 – 28,

2018. This visit was coordinated by a team of Centre

for Social Justice, under the leadership of Ms Nupur

Sinha. The visit was organized to understand field

realities and context in which ground level issues

operate. The visit addressed the units related to stake

holder analysis, legal awareness and communication.

On the initiative of Mission Sangharsh, a student run

initiative to help the needy people in society, a

workshop was organized on the Practical Aspects of

Right to Information on 05th October, 2018. Prof

(Dr) Bishwa Dash conducted the session.

Mission Sangharsh, a student run-NGO of Institute of

Institute of Law, Nirma University launched its Legal

Awareness Program on February 24, 2019. The

theme of the first phase was 'Swachta' & in the lieu of

the same an awareness rally was organized. Students

of primary school Chharodi village & volunteers of

Sangharsh participated in the March to sensitized local

people regarding cleanliness. The rally received

positive response from the locals as they shared the

problems they were facing in the village.

Girl Child Awareness camp at Jamiyatpura -

Aspiring to contribute to the social literacy of needy

and poor through its awareness initiatives, the

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National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of Institute of Law,

Nirma University (ILNU), held rally and drama on girl

child awareness on ‘Beti Padhao Bati Bachao’ and ‘Beti

Hai Hmare Desh Ka Gehna’ in Jamiyatpura village,

Gandhinagar on Saturday February 24, 2018.

Aspiring to contribute to the social literacy of needy

and poor through its awareness initiatives, the

National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of Institute of Law,

Nirma University (ILNU), held rally and drama on girl

child awareness in Jamiyatpura village, Gandhinagar

on Saturday February 24, 2018.

From 10th March, 2018 to 16th March, 2018 AADHAR

registration camp was organised in the village. More

than 50 residents who were not issued AADHAR were

registered for new AADHAR card and around 16

residents registered for corrections.

A Legal aid awareness camp was organized on 27th

November 2017 at Sabarmati Jail on the rights of

prisoners including parole and bail provision were

conveyed to the prisoners through a skit. Legal Aid

Clinic has consulted 36 under trial prisoners in last

three months

A person with courage can light up thousands,

Pruthvirajsinh Zala, has carved a niche by filing PIL

against the two month extension on ban of PUBG, an

online video game, in Rajkot. The high court lifted the

ban, sustaining the PIL filed. The arbitrary grounds on

which police arrested kids playing PUBG were

challenged as they were violative of fundamental

rights guaranteed by the constitution

Filing of Public Interest Litigation

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Para Legal Training

Institute of Law, Nirma University (ILNU) in collaboration with Centre for Social Justice, Ahmedabad organized a

“Certificate Course on Law Appreciation” from 17th to 19th December 2016 at the Institute of Law premises. The

program witnessed participation from 60 Paralegal volunteers and other NGO Volunteers working in Gujarat and

Nearby areas from Organisations like KMVS, Saath Charitable Trust, Sanand Mahila Vikas Sanstha to name a few, the

idea behind this workshop was to enable these Volunteers to use Law as a tool in their everyday work and thereby

enhancing the outcome of their efforts in their respective Field areas. The Senior Students along with Faculties of

ILNU and tariners from Centre For Social Justice worked as Trainers and Resource Persons during all the three days

providing knowledge and insights about Law and various methods to use Law as a tool for Social change in

different areas like Consumer Protection, RTI, SC/ST issues, Manual Scavenging, Laws related to Protection of

Women to name a few.

Legal Training at the District and Sessions Court of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar was conducted from 20th to 25th

November, 2017

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Institute of Law, Nirma University established first of

its kind, Permanent Legal Aid Clinic inside the

Sabarmati Central Jail (under-trial units), to provide

free legal aid and advice to the inmates of Sabarmati

Central Jail, Institute of Law, Nirma University in

collaboration with the Gujarat State Legal Services

Authority and Gujarat Prisons established a Permanent

Legal Aid Clinic, ILNU (Sabarmati Central Jail Unit)

within the premises of Sabarmati Central Jail,

Ahmedabad on 30 July, 2011. This is First Legal Aid

Clinic established by any educational institution within

the premises of a Jail in the State of Gujarat. Every

Tuesday students of the Committee visit Sabarmati jail

to address the grievances and provide necessary

support to under- trail prisoners. At Sabarmati jail the

students address the grievances of the prisoners in

various ways, providing information about bail

provisions available under Code of Criminal Procedure,

information about Juvenile Justice Act, departing

information about rights available to prisoners

specifying the right and procedure to get parole and

furlough, methods of availing benefits of plea

bargaining and schemes of government for the family

of prisoners are few to name amongst many. The

Clinic also provides information and addresses the

queries of prisoners related to interim bail, appeal,

maintenance provisions, family issues, determination

of age, benefits of probation, right to information,

right to education, transfer between prisons, etc. The

team, on a regular basis, advises the under trail

prisoners on matters related to murder, rape,

kidnapping, theft, robbery, dowry death, attempt to

murder, cheating, prohibition, abetment to suicide,

cheating, criminal breach of trust, cruelty by husband

and his relatives, death by negligence, NDPS Act

amongst others. Legal Aid Clinic paves special concern

to right of prisoners to be represented therefore the

clinic, provides quality lawyers to represent the

prisoners before courts thereby providing justice to

them. Apart from this, the jail authorities are

approached for giving the requisite support in

securing the rights of prisoners. The prisoners are

advised to write a complaint letter about their issues

so that jail authorities could take effective steps

towards remedying them.

Since 2011, the Legal Aid Clinic at Sabarmati Jail had

counselled more than 3500 under-trial prisoners and

provided them legal assistance. We also successfully

assisted 542 under-trial prisoners to get advocate

through Legal Service Authority.

Permanent Legal Aid Clinic at Sabarmati Jail

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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

On 20th August 2016, 25 NSS Volunteers, students,

staff and faculty members participated in Swachh

Bharat Abhiyan by cleaning the Nirma campus for

around 2 hours and also a conducted rally. The rally

started from the Institute of Law and went round

covering the circumference of the University campus

including various Institutes. The main motive of the

rally was to create awareness about the need for clean

surroundings and environment and to participate in

“SHRAM DAN”

NSS volunteers did a field visit to the adopted

Jamiyatpura village in Gandhinagar on October 1-2,

2016 where the NSS volunteers conducted survey of

260+ houses of Jamiyatpura village and oriented the

students of the middle school and village residents

about Swachh Bharat Scheme and benefits and needs

of Cleanliness.

NSS Unit of ILNU organized the "Swachchhata

Pakhwara" at Jamiyatpura on 2nd September, 2017

where the students of ILNU helmed the responsibility

of cleaning the village. The students painted the dirty

walls and wrote slogans over them, sensitized and

convinced the villagers door to door about the need

for cleanliness, thoroughly cleaned the Primary School

and Gram Panchayat assembly area. They also

discussed caste geopolitics with the Village Council,

and the ways NSS could assist the Council.

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Care for surroundings: Visit to slum/villages Gota

Housing Primary Shal to explain the concept of

cleanliness wall writing on cleanliness and health

dated 4th September, 2017.

Care for surroundings: Visit to slum/villages Gota

Housing Evening Market to explain the concept of

cleanliness wall writing on cleanliness and health

Swachhta Pakhwada dated 5th September 2017.

On 7/10/2018 a pledge on ‘Swachta Pakhwara ’ taken

by all students of NSS, ILNU to keep clean and green

Campus and Nation.

NSS, (SWB, ILNU) conducted wall painting and

cleaning of primary school in Jamiyatpura, on 6th

August, 2017

As part of Swachhta Pakhwada, students and faculty

engage in cleaning the roads in the Campus. On 1st

September, 2017

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On 22/09/2018, NSS team of ILNU had visited the

Jamiatpura Village to analyse what the NSS ILNU team

can do for betterment of Villagers. The team had

visited the village hospital, Aanganwadi program and

the School of village. The team also met with the

employee of the Viillage Panchayat so that NSS, ILNU

can understand their policy and give support to their

programme. This visit was fruitful to make a plan for

future assignment of NSS, ILNU.

Volunteers of NSS Unit ILNU visited 'Gokul Anudanit

Prathamik Shaala Gota' on 28th Sept. 19 to start the

project 'parvarish'. The project aims at personality

development of children through co-curricular and

extracurricular activities. The maiden visit was a

gratifying experience for the volunteers. The

volunteers engage the children in many kind of

interesting activities like painting with vegetables,

quizzes puzzle games etc. The joyful children were

also told about the benefits of nutritious food as the

unit is celebrating the 'Poshan Maah' The

compassionate nature of volunteers made the children

faces happy.

Valad Village in Gandhinagar was adopted in the visit

dated 28/09/2019. A lot of effort was made to get a

village where all NSS activities can be done and we

have found Valad Village fit for the same. During the

visit we met, Archanaben, who is an enthusiastic and

kind activist in the Valad Area, Shri Pankaj Bhai Vyas,

Sarpanch of Valad Village and Mahesh Bhai. They

make us see the village and some interaction with

villagers were also made. After looking into the NSS

Handbook and guidelines of the Government

regarding the adoption, Valad village has been

adopted.

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

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On 1st and 2nd October, 2019 The NSS volunteers

Conducted Survey of 260+ houses of Jamiyatpura

Village and Oriented the students of the Middle

School and village residents about Swachh Bharat

Scheme and benefits and needs of Cleanliness.

ADOPT A VILLAGE AND MAKE IT LITIGATION FREE

“Charodi Village”: Conduct awareness camps

according to the socio-legal issue of the identified in

the community. This identification is done with the

help of the village leaders. The Clinic also engages in

distribution of posters and pamphlets of general law

and of the issue identified. The Distribution is done

only after awareness camp and is regularly followed

up. The legal desk in the community which shall be set

up in the village once in every 15 days will take regular

follow ups of the awareness generated.

Helping the families of under trials: The state

machinery has generally covered all aspects of the

under trails but have forgotten the families which are

left behind the accused persons and in multiple cases

the background is essential factor for committing of

the crime. So the members of the committee shall

identify families and provide them assistance in the

case and connect them to NGOs working in the

vicinity.

The Committee has identified members who will take

up the task of understanding the existing knowledge

of students from the class 10-12 in the village of

Charodi. They was done by preparing a questionnaire

for them or just by talking to them and asking them

questions.

Identified school in Charodi and take Street law classes

of the students from class 10-12. Provide them

understanding of basic, general laws; the MVA, the

traffic rules etc. These sessions are conducted twice in

a month.

Paralegal Training: Identifying 5 female and 5 male

colleges going students from the community and get

them training in paralegal from an institute training

paralegals. The expense of the same shall be borne by

the committee

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Plantation Drive

On the occasion of Decadal Foundation Day

Celebration on August 22, 2016, a plantation drive has

been conducted.

Door to door Plantation drive has been conducted by

Institute of Law, Nirma University on 07/01/2018.

A plantation drive was conducted on 19/08/2019 in

collaboration with Legal Aid Committee at Nirma

University where 28 saplings were planted. The Guests

of the Foundation Day celebration, planted some trees

and then with the help of the, student volunteers and

our faculty.

On the prestigious occasion of Gandhi and Shastri

Jayanti on 2nd Oct, 2018, members of NSS ILNU

organized two events Shramdaan and Cleanliness

Drive. It was organised keeping in mind the ideologies

followed by our late Prime Minister and Mahatma

Gandhi (Bapu).

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Sanitation and Health Empowerment Drive

On the occasion of Decadal Foundation Day

Celebration on August 22, 2016, a blood donation

camp was organized.

The volunteers of NSS Unit-Institute of Law, Nirma

University, Ahmedabad conducted a free Eye Check up

camp in collaboration with Civil Hospital, Gandhinagar

at Jamiyatpura Village on March 31, 2018. About 110

residents took part in eye check-up camp. Out of

which 16 people have been marked, who were having

BPL cards, would be provided with specs free of cost.

The students also distributed 80 earthen pots for birds

and animals that can be used in this season of

summer.

A blood donation Camp was organized on 22nd

August, 2019 by NSS along with Indian Red Cross

Society where 50 Units of blood was donated by the

NSS volunteers and other students.

Eye Check up camp

NSS Unit of ILNU organized a blood donation camp in

collaboration with Indian Red Cross Society on January

23, 2018. About 50 units of blood was donated by

volunteers and students of our college.

On 18/08/2018, the NSS, ILNU has organised the

blood donation camp on the Foundation Day of ILNU.

In this blood donation, camp around 45 students had

donated the blood for human cause.

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Blood Donation Camp was organised at Nirma

University in collaboration with Indian Red Cross

Society, Ahmedabad . A total of 35 units of blood was

collected and 25 donors were rejected due to various

reasons. The event was organized on 18/08/2017 at

11:00 A.M. and went on till 4:00P.M.

A blood donation Camp was organized on 22nd

August, 2016 by NSS along with Indian Red Cross

Society where 50 Units of blood was donated by the

NSS volunteers and other students.

Thalassemia check-up camp - Thalassemia check-up

camp was conducted on February 04, 2018 in

Jamiyatpura Village, Gandhinagar, with support of

students run NGO F.A.I.T.H. and in collaboration with

Indian Red Cross Society at Jamiyatpura Village.

Volunteers from National Service Scheme-ILNU

volunteered in the event. Approximately 100 residents

from the village took part in the check-up.

Thalassemia Camp: The Institute organized the

Thalassemia test for the First Year student

Undergraduate Law Programmes (B.A., LL.B.(Hons.)

and B.Com., LL.B.(Hons.) admitted for the academic

year 2019-20 on August 30, 2019.

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Social Empowerment Drive

Social Empowerment Drive:

Literary Committee ILNU and students collected old

clothes and winter wear and distributed to the slum

area of Gota, Khodiyar Roadside of Thaltej Chokdi and

various places at SG Highway on 24th December 2016

From 3rd to 6th October 2017, Legal Aid Clinic of

Institute of Law, Nirma University organized Clothing

Drive in collaboration with Mission Sangharsh. This

drive was initiated with intent to help poor people

who do not have access to Clothes. Charity and joy of

giving were the main driving forces of this event,

which motivated students to help the poor people by

donating their clothes. In this, three boxes were kept

at the gate of Institute of Law from 3rd to 6th October

and everyone was asked to donate the clothes

according to their will and capacity.

Heavy rains have lashed India’s most flood-prone state

yet again. This time, it’s the capital city of Patna and

many other villages of the state and that’s the worst

hit. Many people have lost their lives and lakhs have

been displaced. The citizens are in dire need of food

and essential supplies in order to survive until the

disaster passes. So NSS Unit ILNU through a online

campaign named ‘HELP BIHAR’ appeals to everybody

to support the efforts to provide relief to the people

affected by the floods in Bihar.the support is extremely

crucial in mobilizing funds to ensure help to the

affected people! This campaign, led by Secretary of

NSS UNIT, Vineet Tayal appeals everybody to donate

to the CM Relief Fund to help the flood affected areas.

The Music Committee, in collaboration with the NSS

Unit, Institute of Law, Nirma University, organized

‘Aashaayein’, a most melodious event aimed at

spreading joy and smiles among the orphaned

children at the Gokul Ashramshala, Vasant Nagar,

Ognaj, Ahmedabad on 5th Oct. 2019. Filled with

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energetic, diverse and euphonious performances,

delivered by the talented and budding musicians of

ILNU, the evening proved to be a most pleasant one ;

complemented further by the rain which augmented

the ambience and mood. Along with the main

performances, the event also witnessed the

participation of the enthusiastic kids, who showcased

their own latent artistic qualities by the way of

dancing and singing. The highlights of the event were

the children rocking the floor on ‘All-is-well’ of 3

Idiots, the garba done by the kids on the traditional

hit songs of ‘Ghammariya’ and ‘Chhogara tara’, and a

child who embraced the roots of the land by the way

of playing the flute. The event, therefore, proved to be

massive success.

Mission Sangharsh, an ILNU based NGO, started its new initiative by the name of ‘Philanthropic Friday’, in lieu of

which donations were carried out in front of the ILNU gate from students and donated to the nearby local

inhabitants by the volunteers on 21st December, 2018.

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The senior members of NSS collected funds amongst

themselves and gifted the kids at Gokul on

29/02/20119 with Stationery Items Like Pencils

Sharpeners and Erasers. The kids took these small gifts

with happy faces.

As the lockdown extended the NSS Unit planned to

start its work online It was started by Thanksgiving to

the corona-warriors who are fighting for the

betterment of the conditions on 5th May, 2020. It was

shared by various social media handles and volunteers

also shared the same on their personal accounts. An

appreciation was given by the Nirmauniversity

Instagram account for the same. The post made a

reach of more than 700 people till now.

Donation Drive by Sangharsh : Volunteers of NSS Unit

ILNU visited “Gokul Prathmik Shala”, an orphanage in

Gota, for starting a computer literacy program at the

orphanage. This was six-day course, covered in around

4-5 weeks. They taught them about the basics of

computers and made them friendly with this subject.

Volunteers also had fun activities with them on the

topic ' BASICS OF COMPUTER". The programme aimed

to help them in learning a new subject and make them

aware of the increasing technology in our country.

NSS Unit ILNU also gifted some stationery to them.

Mission SanghARSH, conducted a Donation Drive in

Chandkheda, Ahmedabad on May 19, 2019. The

members distributed the clothes and essentials to the

less privileged people of the society. The Donation

was collected through the new initiative of Mission

SanghARSH’s PHILANTHROPIC FRIDAY wherein the

students, teachers and other people at Institute of

Law, Nirma University donate essentials every Friday.

NSS Volunteers and paralegal volunteers Celebrated

Rakshabandhan with the residents of Blind People

Association and also visited the Hiramani Old age

home along with Music Club – ILNU

Free Eye Check up camp - The volunteers of NSS Unit-

Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

conducted a free Eye Check up camp in collaboration

with Civil Hospital, Gandhinagar at Jamiyatpura Village

on March 31, 2018. About 110 residents took part in

eye check-up camp. Out of which 16 people have

been marked, who were having BPL cards, would be

provided with specs free of cost. The students also

distributed 80 earthen pots for birds and animals that

can be used in this season of summer.

Awareness regarding Female Menstrual Hygien -

Women spend around six to seven years of their lives

menstruating. Yet the importance of menstrual

hygiene is mostly neglected. But in recent time, there

is change in this thinking as women come out and

start expressing their problems relating to menstrual

hygiene openly. As a part of intervention in

Jamiyatpura Village, NSS Unit of ILNU distributed

sanitary pads among village women and tried to

create awareness of about how to use it and what are

the consequences when they use simple clothes

instead of using sanitary pads. At various instances,

more than 250packs of Sanitary Pads were distributed

in the village.

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