The Court may, on the recommendation of the Executive Council and the Academic Council, institute and confer such degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions as may be prescribed by the Statutes.

Honorary degree 47. If, on a recommendation of the Academic Council in this behalf, not less than two-thirds of the members of the Executive Council recommend that an honorary degree or other academie distinction be conferred on any person on the ground that he is in their opinion, by reason of eminent position and attainments a fit and proper person to receive such degree or other academic distinction and where their recommendation is supported by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Court present at a meeting of the Court, such majority comprising not less than one half of the members of the Court, and the recommendation is confirmed by the Chancellor, the Court may confer on such person the honorary degree or other academic distinction so recommended without requiring him to undergo any examination.