My child was ragged in a Darjeeling college, which state child rights body can I approach?

Detailed Legal Analysis

You can approach the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights constituted under West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act 1997 for ragging of your child in a Darjeeling college, alongside a complaint under the anti-ragging regulations. The complaint should narrate the incident, name the perpetrators, and attach the medical report and any messages or statements of witnesses.

The Calcutta High Court has held that ragging is a criminal offence and that the Commission must coordinate with police and the college to ensure FIR registration and victim protection. You can simultaneously file an FIR at the local police station and inform the college Anti-Ragging Committee, which is mandatorily required under the UGC regulations and the state Act.

If the college or police do not act, a writ in the Calcutta High Court will compel them to register the FIR and take corrective action under West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act 1997.