Acts and proceedings not invalid

No act or proceeding of the Board of Management or the Academic Council or any other authority or anybody or committee of the university, including a committee appointed by the State Government for the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor, shall be deemed to be invalid at any time merely on the ground that – (a) any of the members of any such authority, body or committee are not appointed, nominated or co-opted or for any other reason are not available to take office at the time of the constitution or to attend any meeting thereof or any person is a member in more than one capacity or there is any other defect in the constitution thereof or there are one or more vacancies in the offices of members thereof; (b) there is any irregularity in the procedure of any such authority, body or committee not affecting the merits of the matter under consideration, and the validity of such act or proceeding shall not be questioned in any court or before any authority or officer merely on any such ground.