Chapter VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Save as otherwise provided by or under this Act, the conditions of services including pay and allowances of officers, teachers, teaching and non-teaching employee, of the University, colleges, recognised and approved institutions shall be such as may be prescribed.

(1) Any officer or employee of University may be suspended, reduced in the rank, removed or his services may be terminated in case of his proved misconduct, improper behavior, negligence in duty, or in case of charges of corruption, mismanagement, wilful default, behavior unbecoming of an officer, or involvement in any kind of activity detrimental to the interests of University at large being proved:

Provided that no officer or employee shall be suspended, reduced in the rank, removed or his services may be terminated by the University unless,-

(i) an opportunity of being heard is given by the University; and (ii) prior concurrence of the State Government is obtained.

(2) An appeal against an order of suspension, reduction in the rank, removal or termination passed under sub-section (1) shall lie to such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed.

The University shall furnish to the State Government, the University Grants Commission and other statutory authorities such reports, returns, statements and other information as may be required by them from time to time.

(1) The State Government shall have power to issue directions to the University, from time to time, as may be required for compliance of the provisions of this Act and the regulations.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the State Government may issue directions, when it requires, in regard to the following matters, namely:-

(a) fees and charges; (b) raising of funds and borrowing money; (c) creation of posts and appointments; (d) revision of pay-scales and up-gradation of scales.

No act or proceeding of any authority of the University or any committee constituted by this Act or under the regulations shall be invalidated merely by reason of,-

(a) any vacancy in its membership or any defect in the constitution thereof, or (b) any irregularities in its procedure not affecting merits of the case.

No suit or other legal proceedings shall be instituted against or no damages or compensation shall be claimed from, the University, the Director, the authorities or officers of the University or any other person in respect of anything which is done in good faith or purporting to be done in pursuance of this Act or regulations made thereunder.

Every officer, teacher and other employees of the University shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, any person, who is appointed by the University for a specified period or for a specified work of the University or, who receives any remuneration by way of compensatory allowance or fee for any work done from the University Fund, shall be deemed to be an officer or employee of the University while he is performing and in relation to all matters relatable to the performance of the duties and functions connected with such appointment of work.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by an order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent, with the provisions of this Act, as appear to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of five years from the commencement of this Act.

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, such vacancy shall be filled in, as soon as conveniently may be, by the nomination, 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 nominated, appointed or co-opted, would have held it, if the vacancy had not occurred.

When the office of the Registrar, the Director (Research), the University Librarian or the Finance and Accounts officer falls vacant or when the Registrar, the Director (Research), the University Librarian or the Finance and Accounts officer by reason of illness or absence or due to any other reasons is unable to perform the duties of his office, the Vice-Chancellor may appoint a suitable person to officiate to the respective post, until the respective officer is appointed and assumes office or, as the case may be, the respective officer resumes duties.

The University shall make provisions for the benefit of its officers, teachers and other employees in matters such as insurance, pension, provident fund or other benefits as it may deem fit, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.

(1) The governing body of any affiliated college shall make adequate provisions for the benefit of the members of the teaching and of other academic and non-teaching staff of such college or of staff of recognised or approved institution in the matters of pension, insurance and provident fund or for other benefits.

(2) The subscription of a member of a teaching staff and of, other academic and non-teaching staff of an affiliated college or of a recognised institution towards his provident fund and the contribution, if any, of the college or, as the case may be, of the institution towards the fund shall be deposited in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed, in a Scheduled Bank as defined in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

(1) Where the University has established a provident fund for the benefit of its officers, teachers and other servants, such fund shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, be deposited in the State Government treasury in accordance with such direction as the State Government may, from time to time, by an order in writing give, and thereupon –

(i) the subscriber to the fund shall be entitled to interest on the balance in his provident fund account at the same rate at which the State Government servant is for the time being entitled to on the balance in his provident fund account, and

(ii) the rules for the time being in force relating to the limits of withdrawals from the provident fund as applicable to such Government servant shall, so far as may be , apply to the subscriber.

(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to a Provident Fund established by the University to which the Employee's Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 applies.