Chapter VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Prior approval of State Government.—No statute, Ordinance or Regulation shall be made by the University under this Act affecting the powers of the State Government, without the prior approval of the State Government.

Power of State Government to give directions.—

Standing Committee

Resignation from membership and filling up casual vacancy

1. (1) Any member, other than an ex-officio member, may resign by a letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor and the resignation shall take effect as soon as it is accepted by the Vice-Chancellor or the appointing authority, as the case may be.
2. (2) Any vacancy occurring in any of the authorities of the University due to death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled as soon as possible by the authority or the person who had appointed or nominated the member whose place has become vacant or by the person in whose place the vacancy has occurred: Provided that the person appointed or nominated to a casual vacancy shall be a member of such authority for the residue of the term for which the person in whose place he is appointed or nominated would have been a member.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any officer or employee 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 or the Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations made thereunder.

Every officer, member of an authority, body and employee of the University shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than thirty days before the State Legislature as soon as possible after they are made and shall be subject to such modifications as the State Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following.
3. (3) Any rescission or modification so made by the State Legislature shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall thereupon take effect.

1. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make such order, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of two years from the commencement of this Act.
2. (2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.