Definitions

In this Act and in all statutes, ordinances and regulations made thereunder unless the context otherwise requires :- (a) “college” means a college maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of, the University under this Act. (b) “employees” means any person appointed by the University, and includes teachers and other staff of the University; (c) "Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana; (d) “hall” means a unit of residence or of corporate life for the students of the University, college or institute provided, maintained or recognised by the University; (e) “institution” means an academic institution, not being a college, maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of the University; (f) “principal” means the head of a college, and includes, when there is no principal, the person for the time being duly appointed to act as principal and, in the absence of the principal or acting principal, a vice-principal duly appointed as such; (g) “recognised teachers’ means such persons as are recognised by the University for the purpose of imparting instructions in a college or an institution admitted to the privileges of the University. (h) “statutes”, “ordinances” and “regulations” means respectively the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made under this Act; (i) “teachers of the University” means professors, assoc. professor, asstt. professor and such other persons as may be appointed for imparting instructions or conducting research in the University or in any college or institution maintained by the University and are designated as teachers by the ordinances; and (j) “University” means the Maharshi Dayanand University, as incorporated under this Act. a) the gratuity of an employee, whose services have been terminated for any act, wilful omission or negligence causing any damage or loss to, or destruction of property belonging to the University, shall be forfeited to the extent of the damage or loss so caused; b) the gratuity payable to such employee shall be wholly forfeited. if the services of such employee have been terminated for any act which constitutes as an offence involving moral turpitude, provided that such offence is committed by him in the course of his employment.