Lecture Series by LCD Alumni On ' Writ Petition Under Article 226 &32 of The Indian Constitution'

 

Law College Dehradun, Faculty of Uttaranchal University organized a guest lecture on a very relevant and interesting topic, "Writ Petition under Article 226 & 32 of The Constitution of India" on 23 September2022. The keynote speaker for this event was Adv. Mobashshir Sarwar, a proud alumnus of Law College Dehradun. The session was commenced by the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean Law College Dehradun Prof. (Dr.) Rajesh Bahuguna who introduced Mr. Sarwar and expressed his pride over the alumni of Law College Dehradun.

 

 

Mr. Mobashshir Sarwar has been a Panel Counsel for various universities and has also been a part of Centre for Study of Developing Society, supported by the Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. He is mostly focused on matters concerning educational institutions and universities, constitutional rights, minority rights, Public Interest Litigation, etc. Taking a stand for the public he also filed a suit regarding the arbitrariness of imposing 12% GST on Sanitary Pads.

 

Mr. Sarwar in his lecture described the history of writs and said Article32 is the corner stone of the entire constitution. He also highlighted the distinctions between Article 32 and 226 while discussing the writs under that article and how they are issued. To make the session interactive he put forth questions amidst students and then elaborated on types of writs by illustrating various landmark judgements and explained the intricacies in detail. To make the topic understandable he took help of cases of journalists Mr. Zubair and Nupur Sharma and explained the factual aspects, propositions, grounds, and prayers mentioned in the writ petition thoroughly, by actually showing the format of a writ petition which was drafted by himself. He summed up the session by explaining the writs in brief and motivated students to study & research more about the topic.

 

The enriching session was concluded with the 'Vote of Thanks' delivered by the Organizing Committee on behalf of the team of Training and Recruitment Division, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University.