The Academic Council

(1) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members ,- (i) the Vice-Chancellor; (ii) the Registrar; (iii) the Dean (Academic); (iv) the Dean (Administration); (v) the Dean (Study Centres); (vi) other Dean (if any); and (vii) such other officers of the University as the Academic Council may consider necessary to co-opt as members. (2) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic body of the University and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and Ordinances, have the control and general regulation of and be responsible for the maintenance of standards of learning, education, instruction, evaluation and examination within the University and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the statutes. (1) Where there is an allegation of misconduct against a teacher, a member of the academic staff or other employee of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, in the case of the teacher or member of the academic staff, and the authority competent to appoint (hereinafter referred to as appointing authority) in the case of other employees may, by order in writing place such teacher, member of the academic staff or other employees under suspension and shall forthwith report to the Board of Management the circumstances in which the order was made. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of the contracts of appointment or of any other terms and conditions of service of the employees, the Board of Management in respect of teachers and other academic staff and the appointing authority in respect of other employees shall have the power to remove a teacher or a member of the academic staff or as the case may be the employees on grounds of misconduct. (3) Save as aforesaid, the Board of Management or as the case may be, the appointing authority, shall not be entitled to remove any teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee except for a good cause and after giving three months notice or on payment of three months salary in lieu thereof. (4) No teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee shall be removed under sub-clause (2) or (3) unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him. (5) The removal of a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employees shall take effect from the date on which the order of removal is made:Provided that where the teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee is under suspension at the time of his removal, such removal shall take effect from the date on which he was placed under suspension. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this statutes, a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee may resign ,- (a) if he is permanent employee, only after giving three months notice in writing to the Board of Management or the appointing authority, as the case may be, or by paying three months salary. (1) Where there is an allegation of misconduct against a teacher, a member of the academic staff or other employee of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, in the case of the teacher or member of the academic staff, and the authority competent to appoint (hereinafter referred to as appointing authority) in the case of other employees may, by order in writing place such teacher, member of the academic staff or other employees under suspension and shall forthwith report to the Board of Management the circumstances in which the order was made. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of the contracts of appointment or of any other terms and conditions of service of the employees, the Board of Management in respect of teachers and other academic staff and the appointing authority in respect of other employees shall have the power to remove a teacher or a member of the academic staff or as the case may be the employees on grounds of misconduct. (3) Save as aforesaid, the Board of Management or as the case may be, the appointing authority, shall not be entitled to remove any teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee except for a good cause and after giving three months notice or on payment of three months salary in lieu thereof. (4) No teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee shall be removed under sub-clause (2) or (3) unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him. (5) The removal of a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employees shall take effect from the date on which the order of removal is made:Provided that where the teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee is under suspension at the time of his removal, such removal shall take effect from the date on which he was placed under suspension. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this statutes, a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee may resign ,- (a) if he is permanent employee, only after giving three months notice in writing to the Board of Management or the appointing authority, as the case may be, or by paying three months salary. (b) if he is not a permanent employee, only after giving one month's notice in writing to the Board of Management or as the case may be the appointing authority or by paying one month's salary in lieu thereof: Provided that such resignation shall take effect only on the date on which the resignation is accepted by the Board of Management, or the appointing authority as the case may be.