The Gandhiji University (Dissolution of the Senate and the Syndicate) Act, 1988
The Gandhiji University (Dissolution of the Senate and the Syndicate) Act, 1988
This Act of 1988 temporarily dissolved the primary governing bodies, the Senate and the Syndicate, of Gandhiji University in Kerala, removing all sitting members from their offices. It directly affected all the university’s administrative officials and leadership. To prevent administrative paralysis, the law shifted the management powers of these dissolved bodies to the Vice Chancellor under government direction. This legislation matters because it allowed the state government to intervene directly in the university’s governance during a transitional period, centralizing power temporarily to resolve administrative issues while legally mandating the reconstitution of new, representative governing bodies within a strict one year deadline.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Dissolution of the Senate and the Syndicate.
- 4. Consequences of Dissolution.
- 5. Powers and functions of the Senate and the Syndicate to be exercised by the Vice
- 6. Reconstitution of the Senate and the Syndicate.
- 7. Removal of difficulties.
- 8. Repeal and saving.
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