Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor

Powers and duties of the Vice-Chancellor.

1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at meetings of the University Court and at any convocation of the University.
2. (2) He shall be an ex-officio member and the Chairman of the Executive Council, of the Academic Council, of the Finance Committee and of the Boards of University Teaching and shall preside at the meetings of these bodies.
3. (3) He shall be entitled to be present at, and to address, any meeting of any authority or other body of the University but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of such authority or body.
4. (4) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations are faithfully observed and he shall have all powers necessary for this purpose.
5. (5) He shall have power to convene meetings of the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Finance Committee and the Boards of University Teaching.
6. (6) He shall have power to take disciplinary action against any officer, teacher or other employee of the University other than an officer appointed by the Chancellor or a teacher of the University appointed by the State Government or by a University or other institution by whom he is deputed to the University; and he may suspend any such person pending inquiry: Provided that no such action shall be taken unless the person concerned has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken.
7. (7) He shall have power to take such action as he may deem necessary in any emergency which in his opinion calls for immediate action and he shall in the first available opportunity report the action taken to the authority which would have in the ordinary course dealt with the matter: Provided that if the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor is not approved by the authority concerned he may refer the matter to the State Government whose decision shall be final: Provided further that any person in the service of the University who is aggrieved by the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under this sub-section shall have the right to appeal against such action to the Executive Council within three months from the date on which such action is communicated to him.
8. (8) He shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed upon him by this Act, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations.