Chapter III OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

The following shall be the officers of the University, namely :- (i) The Chancellor, (ii) The Vice-Chancellor, (iii) The Registrar, (iiia) The Director of the Department of Board of Post-Graduate Teaching and Research; (iv) The Director of Pharmacy, (v) The Director of Botanical Garden, and (vi) such other officers in the service of the University as may be declared by the Statutes to be officers of the University. (a) in sub-section (1), in clause (d), the words "or the Faculty" shall be deleted; (b) in sub-section (2),— (i) the words "or the Faculty, as the case may be" where they occur at two places shall be deleted; (ii) the words" and the Chairman" shall be deleted; (c) in sub-section (3), the words "or the Faculty, as the case may be" where they occur at two places and the words "or Faculty, as the case may be" shall be deleted; (d) in sub-section (4),— (i) the words "or the Chairman" shall be deleted; (ii) the words "or the Chairman, as the case may be" shall be deleted; (iii) the words "or, as the case may be, the Chairman" shall be deleted.

(1) The Government of Gujarat for the time being shall be the Chancellor of the University.

(3) The Chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the head of the University and the president of the Senate and shall, when present, preside at the meetings of the Senate and at any convocation of the University.

(4) The Chancellor shall have such other powers as may be conferred on him by this Act or the Statutes. (a) in sub-section (1), the words "and the Faculty" shall be deleted; (b) in sub-section (2),— (i) the words "and the Chairman at meetings of the Faculty" shall be deleted; (ii) the words "or Chairman" as the case may be deleted; (c) in sub-section (3), the words "or the Faculty," shall be deleted; (d) in sub-section (5),— (i) the words" and five members of the Faculty including the Chairman, as the case may be" shall be deleted; (ii) the words "or the Faculty, as the case may be" shall be deleted; (e) in the marginal note, the words "and Faculty" shall be deleted.

(1) The Vice-chancellor shall be appointed by the State Government from amongst three persons recommended under sub-section (1B) by a committee appointed for the purpose under sub-section (1A).

(1A) (a) For the purpose of sub-section (1), the Chancellor shall appoint a Committee which shall consist of the following members, namely:—

(i) two members (not being persons connected with the University or with any affiliated college, recognised institution or approved institution), out of whom one shall be a person nominated in the manner prescribed by the statutes by the Syndicate and the other shall be a person nominated in the manner prescribed by the Statutes by the Vice-Chancellors of all the Universities established by law in the State of Gujarat;

(ii) one member to be nominated by the Chancellor:

Provided that in any case where for any reason whatsoever a person is not nominated under sub-clause (i) by the Syndicate or by the Vice-Chancellors, it shall be lawful for the Chancellor to nominate a person to be a member of the Committee in any such case.

(b) The Chancellor shall appoint one of the three members of the Committee as the Chairman.

(1B) The Committee so appointed shall, within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by Statutes, select three persons whom it considers fit for being appointed as Vice-Chancellor and shall recommend to the Chancellor the names of the persons so selected arranged in an alphabetical order together with such other particulars as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

(2) The Vice-chancellor shall hold office for a term of three years and he shall be eligible for being appointed to that office for a further term of three years only.

(3) The emoluments to be paid to the Vice-Chancellor, and the terms and conditions subject to which he shall hold office shall be such as may be determined by the State Government:

Provided that such emoluments or such terms and conditions shall not, during the currency of the term of the holder of that office, be varied to his disadvantage without his consent.

(4) (a) During the leave or absence of the Vice-Chancellor, or

(b) in the event of a permanent vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor, until an appointment is made under sub-section (1) to that office,

one of the officers of the University nominated by the Chancellor for that purpose shall carry on the current duties of the office of the Vice-Chancellor. (a) in sub-section (1),— (i) the words "and the Faculty" shall be deleted; (ii) the words "or the Faculty, as the case may be" shall be deleted; (iii) the words "or, as the case may be, Faculty" and the words" or, as the case may be, the Faculty" occurring in the proviso shall be deleted. (b) in sub-section (2),— (i) the words "or as Chairman" shall be deleted; (ii) the words "or as the case may be, the Faculty" shall be deleted; (c) in sub-section (3), the words "or the Faculty," shall be deleted.

(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at meetings of the Senate and any convocation of the University. He shall be an ex-officio member and Chairman of the Syndicate of the Board of Post-Graduate Teaching and Research and of the committees constituted under section 41. He shall be entitled to be present with the right to speak, at any meeting of any other authority or body of the University, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of that authority or body.

(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall have power to convene meetings of the Senate, the Syndicate and such other authorities of the University of which he is the chairman. He may delegate this power to any other officer of the University.

(3) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that this Act, the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations and rules are faithfully observed and he shall have all powers necessary for the purpose.

(4) (a) In any emergency which, in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor, requires that immediate action should be taken, he shall take such action as he deems necessary and shall at the earliest opportunity thereafter report his action to such officer, authority or body as would have in the ordinary course dealt with the matter.

(b) When action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under this sub-section affects any person in the service of the University such person shall be entitled to prefer an appeal through the said officer, authority or body to the Syndicate within fifteen days from the date on which such action is communicated to him.

(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall give effect to the orders of the Syndicate regarding appointment, dismissal, suspension and punishment of the persons in the service of the University or teachers of the University or regarding the recognition or withdrawal of the recognition of any such teacher and shall exercise general control over the affairs of the University. He shall be responsible for the discipline of the University in accordance with this Act, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations.

(5A) (a) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (4) and notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5) where the Vice-Chancellor after making such inquiry as he deems fit is of the opinion that the execution of any order or resolution of an authority specified in or declared under section 14, or the doing of anything which is about to be done or is being done by or on behalf of the University—

(i) is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or of any Statute, Ordinance, Regulation or Rule, or

(ii) is not in the interest of the University, or

(iii) is likely to lead to breach of peace,

he may forward a copy of the order or resolution or, as the case may be, refer the doing of the thing, with a statement of reasons, to the authority which made the order or passed the resolution or proposes to do the thing for reconsideration by that authority as to whether the said order or resolution may not be rescinded, or revised or modified in the manner stated by him, or the doing of the thing be refrained from.

(b) Where the authority after consideration revises or modifies the order or the resolution in the manner stated by the Vice-Chancellor, then notwithstanding anything contained in clause (e) such revised or modified order or resolution shall revive from the date of such revision or modification.

(c) Where the authority revises or modifies the order or resolution in such manner as is inconsistent with the manner stated by the Vice-Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor shall refer the matter to the State Government for its decision.

(d) The State Government may, on such reference being made, revise or modify the order or resolution or direct that the order or resolution shall continue to be in force with or without modification permanently or for such period as it may specify:

Provided that the order or resolution shall not be revised or modified or continued by the State Government without giving the concerned authority a reasonable opportunity of showing the cause against the order or the resolution.

(e) The order, resolution or, as the case may be, the doing of thing, shall remain in abeyance from the date of the action of the Vice-Chancellor of forwarding the copy of order or resolution or of making reference under clause (a) till the date of the order of the State Government under clause (d).

(6) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances, and Regulations. (a) the words "the Chairman" shall be deleted; (b) in the marginal note, the word "Chairman" shall be deleted.

The Registrar shall be a whole time salaried officer and shall act as the Secretary of the Syndicate and of the Board of Post-Graduate Teaching and Research. He shall be appointed by Syndicate in accordance with the Statutes to be made in this behalf, and his emoluments and conditions of service shall be determined by such Statutes. He shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes and Ordinances.

The Director of the Board of Post-Graduate Teaching and Research shall be a whole time salaried officer. He shall be appointed by the Board of Post-Graduate Teaching and Research in accordance with the Regulations and his emoluments and conditions of service shall be determined by such Regulations. He shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Statutes and Regulations.

(1) The Director of Pharmacy, the Director of Botanical Garden and other officers of the University referred to in clause (vi) of section 8 shall be appointed in accordance with the Statutes.

(2) The terms and conditions of service of the officers specified in sub-section (1) and their powers and duties shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes and Ordinances.