Chapter VII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS.

(1) No member of the teaching, other academic and non-teaching staff of the University shall be dismissed or removed or reduced in rank except after an inquiry in which he has been informed of the charges against him and given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges. (2) An appeal from an order of dismissal, removal or reduction under sub-section (1) or of termination shall lie to the President within ninety days from the date of the communication of such order and the decision of the President in such appeal shall be final.

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:- (i) fees and charges; (ii) creation of posts and appointments and revision of any pay-scales of those employees for whom the salary is paid out of the Government grants.

No act or proceeding of the Board or any authority of the University or any committee constituted under this Act or by the regulations shall be invalidated merely by reason of, - (i) any vacancy in its membership or any defect in the constitution thereof, or (ii) 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. 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 an officer or employee of the University while he is performing and in relation to all matters reltable to the performance of the duties and functions connected with such appointment of work.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 41 of the Hemachandracharya North Gujarat University Act, 1986, the rights conferred on the institution to the Hemachandracharya North Gujarat University as a College are hereby withdrawn as if it were an order of the State Government under sub-section (4) of the said section 41.

Any student of such institutions who immediately before the date of commencement of this Act studying or was eligible for any examination of the Hemachandracharya North Gujarat University shall be transferred to the university and permitted to complete his course in preparation of such examination and the University shall provide for such period and in such manner as may be prescribed by the regulations for the instructions, teaching, training and examinations of such students in accordance with the courses of study of the Hemachandracharya North Gujarat University.

If any difficulty arising in giving the effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of the period of three years from the commencement of this Act.

Save as otherwise provided in 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 of office of such member, the vacancy shall be filled up, as soon conveniently as may be, by nomination, appointment or, as the case may be, co-option 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.