Chapter VI Chapter VI

Election to the Senate, the Syndicate and the other bodies of the University, filling up of vacancies and resignation, removal, etc., of Members of Authorities and Bodies

Election of members to the Senate, Syndicate and other bodies of the University.- The election of members to the Senate, the Syndicate and other bodies of the University shall be held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Statutes, and the voting at such elections shall be by secret ballot.

Filling up of vacancies.-

1. (1) All vacancies among the members (other than ex-officio members) of any authority or body of the University by reason of death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled, as soon as may be, by the person or authority who or which appointed, elected or nominated the member whose place has become vacant.
2. (2) Any person appointed, elected or nominated under sub-section
3. (1) shall hold office as member so long only as the member in whose place he is appointed, elected or nominated as the case may be, would have been entitled to hold office if the vacancy had not occurred.

Resignation or removal of members of any authority or body.-

1. (1) Any member of any authority or body of the University may resign his office by letter addressed to the Registrar.
2. (2) The Senate may, on the recommendation of not less than two thirds of the number of members of the Syndicate, remove the name of any person convicted by a court of law of any offence involving moral delinquency or punished by the University for malpractice connected with any University examination from the register of registered graduates or remove any such person from membership of any authority or body of the University and for the same reason may withdraw any degree or diploma conferred on or granted by the University.
3. (3) The Senate may also remove any person from the membership of any authority or body of the University if he becomes of unsound mind or a deaf-mute or has applied to be adjudicated or has been adjudicated an insolvent.
4. (4) If an elected member of any authority or body of the University fails to attend three consecutive meetings of that authority or body, he shall cease to be a member of such authority or body and thereupon the Registrar shall intimate him that he has ceased to be such member: Provided that such authority or body may, if satisfied that there was sufficient cause for the failure of the member to attend the meetings, restore him to its membership.