Chapter VII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

(1) Every employee of the University shall be appointed under written contract and such contract shall not be inconsistant with the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances.

(2) The contract referred to in sub-section (1) shall be lodged with the University and a copy of which shall be furnised to the employee concerned.

Any dispute arising out of a contract between the University and any officer or teacher of the University shall, on the request of the officer or teacher concerned, be referred to a Tribunal of Arbitration consisting of one member nominated by the Board of Management, one member nominated by the officer or teacher concerned and an umpire to be nominated by the Chancellor. The decision of the Tribunal shall be final and no suit shall lie in any civil court in respect of the matter decided by the Tribunal. Every such request shall be deemed to be submission to arbitration upon the terms of this section within the meaning of the Indian. Arbitration Act, 1940, and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly.

Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, any officer or authority of the University may by order, delegate his or its powers, except the power to make Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations to any other officer or authority under his or its control, and subject to the condition that the ultimate responsibility for the exercise of the powers so delegated shall continue to vest in the officer or authority delegating them.

(1) Where any question arises as to-

(a) the interpretation of any provision of this Act or any Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations or Rules, or

(b) whether any person has been duly appointed as, or is entitled to be, a member of any authority or other body of the University,

the matter shall be referred to the State Government whose decision thereon shall be final.

(2) Any nominee or ex-officio member appointed on any authority or body of the University shall be deemed to have vacated his office, whenever his nomination or appointment is cancelled by the authority concerned or he ceases to hold office by virtue of which he has been a member of the authority or body of the University.

When any vacancy occurs in the office of a member (other than an ex-officio member) of any authority or other body of the University before the expiry of the term of office of such member, the vacancy shall be filled up, as soon as conveniently may be, by appointment or co-option, as the case may be, of a member who shall hold office so long only as the member in whose place he has been appointed or co-opted would have held it, if the vacancy had not occured.

No act or proceedings of any authority or any other body of the University shall be invalidated merely by reason of any vacancy in its membership.

It shall be the duty of every authority and officer of the University to ensure that the interest of the University is duly safe-guarded.

No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against any officer, employee or authority of the University for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations or the Rules.

A copy of any receipt, application, notice, order, proceedings, resolution of any authority or committee of the University, or other documents in the possession of the University, or any entry in any register duly maintained by the University, if certified by the Registrar, shall be admitted as evidence of the matters and trans- actions specified therein, where the original thereof would, if produced, have been admissible in evidence.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provision of this Act, the State Government may by order, published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistant with the provisions of this Act, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the Statutes.

(a) the first Vice-Chancellor and the first Registrar shall be appointed by the State Government as soon as practicable after passing of this Act, for a period not exceeding three years on such terms and conditions as the State Government thinks fit,

(b) the first Board of Management shall consist of not more than fifteen members who shall be nominated by the State Government and they shall hold office for a term of three years,

(c) the first Academic Planning Board shall consist of not more than eleven members who shall be nominated by the State Government and they shall hold office for a term of three years, and

(d) the first Finance Committee shall consist of not more than seven members who shall be nominated by the State Government and they shall hold office for a term of throe years.

(1) The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University Ordinance, 1994 is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.