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Issue 1: The Committees
It was the contention of the top comment that some committees are unnecessary in a law college, but NAAC accreditation would be significantly lower had we not had the Cultural Committee or the Marathi Mandal. When we read GLC do we really forget its identity as a college? It is not merely a law institute. Fests are important to a college as important as its academics and ancillary co-curricular activities. Its Maharashtra, why not a Marathi Mandal that handles the vernacular side of collegiate fests? It would be subjective and redundant to restrict our views to arguing on the individual capability of Committees. The only takeaway from this issue should be the Principal's conduct with the Committees and her biased nature towards some. The Senior Cores of the respective Committees alongwith the Student Council should remind the Principal of their necessity in this College and that too with the statistics they need to back themselves up. If the Principal still persists on such biased conduct then the Committees and the student should take it up with her superior authority.
Issue 2: Corruption in GLC
Corruption and Government institutes are oftentimes synonymous, although we should not be assumptious in dealing with them and nor can we turn a blind eye simply by labelling the staff of GLC as a "lost cause". If we have the statistics then we demand an explanation for the unexplained revenue and lack of reasoning then allows us two routes ( do correct me if I'm wrong ), a police complaint or a complaint to a higher authority. Corruption is another evil in society and has to be dealt with as they come. Student Council's shoulders are heavy with yet another responsibility but alas that's the job description.
Issue 3: Handling Internship and Attendance
One of the most important bullet points an interviewer notices on your résumé is the longevity of your internship and they have their rightful reasons for the same. However the world outside has unrealistic demands from Law students and these are often made to work like a clerk but on the pay of a Guard. There is rampant exploitation in the corporate field for young pre-lawyers. At the end of this issue I will affix a link or two regarding one Supreme Court regarding the decrepit status-quo of the current generation of lawyers and their approach towards this field. For those who wish to know more do look up Justice Abhay S. Oka's speech on the Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition. To continue with the issue, and I am venturing into a controversial area, since the students are wishing to intern earlier than is thought of by MU ( 4th Year was the standard ipso facto of its early morning classes ) then the classes should be conducted early morning, leaving the students with untethered time for their internship and personal indulgement/s. 3rd Year might be the correct time for the students to begin early morning lectures to match their résumé needs. Simultaneously, an appeal with the state Bar Council to issue parameter guidelines for offices offering internships should be placed. It is the practice of corporates and offices to hire interns on no salary or a sub-par salary whilst making them work full hours or even overclock to meet the Office deadlines. The State Bar Council has the appropriate authority to look into such matters and can also issue guidelines and/or refer this matter to the appropriate authorities for further deliberation. However this can not be a one student job and as I have previously mentioned, a concert of students is required for effective dealing with this issue.
https://lawchakra.in/legal-updates/justice-abhay-s-oka-to-law-students/
Got one more issue to frame but due to time constraints I will reserve it in another reply to this comment. Do help me out with the issue framings, it can serve as a good reference material only if it is attended to by all of you GLC'ers. Do remember things don't change unless you change.