Provided that the arrangement contemplated in this sub-section shall not continue for a period of more than six months.

Powers and duties of Vice Chancellor 14.

1. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal administrative and academic officer of the University. He shall be an ex-officio member and Chairman of the Executive Council and of the Academic Council and Chairman of such other authorities, committees and bodies of the University of which he is a member. He shall be entitled to be present and to speak at any meeting of any authority, committee or other body of the University, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of the authority, committee or body concerned.
2. (2) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations are faithfully observed and he shall have all powers necessary for this purpose.
3. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene meetings of the Executive Council, the Academic Council and of such other authorities, committees and bodies of the University of which he is the Chairman. He may delegate this power to any other officer of the University.
4. (4) If in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor any emergency has arisen which requires immediate action to be taken, the Vice-Chancellor shall take such action as he deems necessary and shall, at the earliest opportunity thereafter, report his action to such officer, authority, committee or other body as would have in the ordinary course dealt with the matter : Provided that the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor shall not commit the University to any recurring expenditure for a period of more than three months : Provided further that where any such action taken by the Vice-Chancellor affects any person in the service of the University, such person shall be entitled to prefer, within thirty days from the date on which such action is communicated to him, an appeal to the Executive Council : Provided also that this power shall not extend to matters regarding amendment in the Ordinances, Statutes, Regulations or any matter relating to appointments.
5. (5) On receipt of a report under sub-section
6. (4) if the authority, committee or body concerned does not approve the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor it shall refer the matter to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final.
7. (6) The action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under sub-section
8. (4) shall be deemed to be the action taken by the appropriate authority until it is set aside by the Chancellor on a reference made under sub-section
9. (5) or is set aside by the Executive Council on an appeal under the second proviso to sub-section (4).
10. (7) If in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor, any proceeding of any authority, committee or other body of the University is likely to be prejudicial to the interest of the University, he shall record his reasons and refer the matter to the Chancellor and also inform the authority, committee or other body concerned whereupon the decision of the authority, committee or other body concerned shall not be given effect to till the matter is decided by the Chancellor under sub-section
11. (4) of section 11.
12. (8) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise general control over the affairs of the University and shall give effect to the decisions of the authorities of the University.
13. (9) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations.