Media Release
Mangaluru, Jan 9: The department of business administration, St Joseph Engineering College (Autonomous), organized a half day Management Development Programme (MDP) on 'Minority Status and Educational Rights: Legal Provisions, Procedures & Implications' on Saturday, January 3, at Spoorthi Hall, Academic Block III. The programme aimed to create awareness among parish priests, convent sisters, heads, and representatives of various minority educational institutions, along with administrators and academic leaders, on the constitutional provisions, legal procedures, and administrative implications related to minority educational institutions in India.
The programme was inaugurated and presided over by Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, bishop of Mangalore and president, SJEC. The chief guest, Fr Ravi Sagar, SJ, advocate, Supreme Court of India, was formally welcomed by Dr Rio D’Souza, principal, SJEC. He delivered an insightful address on the constitutional framework, legal procedures, and recent judicial interpretations relating to minority educational institutions.
The MDP featured two sessions focusing on the constitutional basis of minority rights, procedures for obtaining minority status, and practical governance challenges faced by minority educational institutions. The chief guest highlighted Articles 29 and 30 of the Indian Constitution, legal procedures for obtaining minority status, and recent judicial interpretations affecting minority educational institutions. The programme concluded successfully with positive participant feedback.
The event was graced by Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza, director, SJEC; Dr Praveen Leo Lasrado, secretary, Catholic Board of Education; Dr Rio D’Souza, principal, SJEC and Dr Prakash Pinto, professor & dean of the department of business administration SJEC.
The programme was coordinated by Dr Prakash Pinto, dean – MBA, along with Nelson Marwin Fernandes and Cherian Xavier, assistant professors, MBA. The MDP concluded successfully achieving its objective of enhancing legal awareness and informed institutional governance.