ORDER

1. We have heard Mr Gopal Subramanium, the learned Additional Solicitor General. We notice with dismay that not Withstanding the concern shown by this Court in Vishwa Jagriti Mission v. Central Govt. 1, practically very little has been done to prevent the menace of ragging in educational institutions. Therefore, a committee headed by Shri R.K. Raghvan, Ex Director, cm be constituted immediately to make the recommendations as to a how the provisions already enacted in several States and statutes to be framed to prevent the menace, can effectively eliminate the menace. Certain names have been suggested to be members of the Committee. They are:

1. the present Director, IIT, Kanpur;

2. the present Principal of Dr. Maulana Azad Medical College, New' Delhi; and

3. the present Principal, Ramjas College, New Delhi.

2. The names suggested are accepted.

3. The Committee shall nominate two suitable persons from Bombay and Chennai to be included in the Committee.

4. Mr Sunil Kumar, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Human Resource Development shall be the member convenor of the Committee.

5. The main attention of the Committee shall be to focus on the evils of ragging, the modalities how these