M.Z.Zulfi

In the ongoing Amity Industrial Interaction Series, Amity Law School under the aegis of Amity University Rajasthan has organised specialized lecture on human rights. The lecture was delivered by Justice (rtd.) N.K.Jain, Chairperson- State Human Rights Commission Rajasthan.

Speaking on the human rights in India, Justice Jain mentioned, “In 1993 human rights act was launched and under this law no one should be tortured and right to live with liberty was given with the obedience of law”. He also stressed on the fact that everyone must have awareness about the law as ignorance of law is no excuse.

Highlighting the career opportunities in the field of law, he said that ‘Legal fields are opening up with new opportunities. There is a great demand of law professionals to handle the areas related to Criminal Cases, Civil, Cyber, Taxes etc. The distinguished speaker interacted with the students and guided them about the future perspective and career options in the field of of law in India and abroad.

While answering the queries of the students Justice Jain agreed that there is lot of corruption in Indian system which causes delayed judgments. Giving example he said, “A local magistrate has to look nearly 200 cases in a day, which sometime, is not feasible. This leads to the bribery and under-table actions.

The lecture was attended by the students of mass communication and law. Prior to this welcome note was delivered by Prof. Om vir Singh, Director, Amity School of Engineering. Vote of thanks and memento as a token of remembrance was presented by Prof. R.M. Dungawat, Director Amity Law School. Dr. Manish Verma, Dy. Director ASCo, Brig. V.K.Pande and Brig. G.S. Rathore, Director Administration, faculty members of Amity Law School and Amity School of Communication were also participated in the session.