Proceedings of the University Authorities and Bodies not invalidated by vacancies

No act or proceedings of any authority or other body of the University shall be invalidated merely by reason of the existence of a vacancy or vacancies among its members. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of his contract of service or of his appointment, an employee of the University, other than a teacher, may be removed by the Authority which is competent to appoint the employee–– (a) if he is unsound mind or is a deaf-mute ; (b) if he is an undischarged insolvent ; or (c) if has been convicted by a court of law for an offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not less than six months ; or (d) if he is otherwise guilty of misconduct : Provided that no officer of the University shall be removed from his office unless a resolution to that effect is passed by the Executive Council by a majority of two-thirds of its members present and voting. (2) No such employee shall be removed under clause (1) until he has been given reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him. (3) Where the removal of such employee is for a reason other than specified in sub-clause (c) or sub-clause (d) of clause (1), he shall be given three months’ notice in writing or paid three months’ salary in lieu of notice. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Statutes, an employee of the University, not being a teacher shall be entitled to resign–– (i) in the case of permanent employee, only after giving three months’ notice in writing to the appointing authority or paying to the University three months’ salary in lieu thereof ; (ii) in any other case, only after giving one month’s notice in writing to the appointing authority or paying to the University one month’s salary in lieu thereof.