On 13th December 2023 , Department of Humanities & Social Sciences of Graphic Era Deemed to be University organized visit to District Court Dehradun. The purpose of the visit was to understand the working of a court and the nature of duties of the judicial officers. The visit was to help the students in understanding the role of court in dispensing justice in any case, the role of prosecutors in a case, the way cases proceed in a court and the way the judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers handle the cases in Court.
It gave an opportunity to the students to understand the actual need of co- ordination in the justice system. The visit included an in-depth study of the day to day functioning
of the Civil and Criminal Courts, at different levels. The aim was to evaluate the resources available and the distribution of power between the judges, the prosecution,
and the defense council. Twenty one students from BA(H) Sociology , visited the Court.
The students were accompanied by Dr. Nidhi Tyagi (Associate Professor,) and Dr.Anjali Sharma (Assistant Professor) from Graphic Era Deemed to be University. The day started with a brief note given to the students about the Court and court rooms by the Secretary (District Legal Service Authority and Senior Civil Judge) Mr.Harsha Singh Yadav. He guided all the students and dictated the Jurisdiction of the different courts. He also explained Court proceedings in detail to all the students along with the unctioning of Juvenile Justice System in the country. The students visited different Court Rooms and observed Court Proceedings under the guidance and supervision of Senior Criminal Advocate Mr.Vibhor Goyal. The visit came to an end at 12:30 p.m. enlightening the students with such facts which brought out the difference in the proceedings between the Magistrate Court and Hon’ble High Court.
