Disaster management law to be added in Allahabad University law course

PRAYAGRAJ: In view of the increasing threat of natural disasters being triggered by climate change, the Law faculty of the Allahabad University (AU) will also teach Disaster Management Law to the students of BA-LLB (five-year Law course).
The syllabus of the course is being revised under the new education policy. This is under the mega exercise of the varsity administration wherein courses of different subjects and departments are being revised keeping in mind the new education policy. The revised course will be implemented from the academic session 2023-24. Along with this, biodiversity, media, election and competition law have also been included in the new course in BA-LLB.
The Board of Studies (BOS) has given approval for the new syllabus, which would now be placed at the Academic Council (AC) and the Executive Council (EC) of AU and after getting the formal approval the same would be implemented. Under the new education policy, local self-government subjects have been included in place of computers in BA-LLB first semester. At the same time, from 2006 to 2018, the students of the Law five-year course were being taught the subject of Philosophy. However, later, during the period of AU's former VC prof RL Hangloo, Philosophy was removed and History as a subject was included. However, now after 12 years, History would be removed and Philosophy will be included from the academic session 2023-24. With this, three more optional subjects have been included in the new session. Now, students will be able to study Law, Media Law and Competition Law.
Under the new education policy, the syllabus in Law five-year has been revised. BA-LLB students will now be able to study Biodiversity, Media, Election and Competition Law along with Disaster Management Law. This will be included in the curriculum for the first time, says head of the department of Law, Prof RK Choubey.
There are 150 seats, each in AU and CMP degree college, the constituent college of AU. At the same time, admissions will be held on 75 seats each in SS Khanna Girls Degree College and Iswar Saran Degree College. In total, there are 450 seats for BA-LLB courses in all AU and three constituent colleges.