Power of State Government to apply Act in modified form with a view to provide for better administration of the University in certain circumstances

51.

1. (1) If the State Government, on receipt of a report or otherwise, is satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the administration of the University cannot be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Act, without detriment to the interests of the University and it is expedient in the interest of the University so to do, it may, by notification, for reasons to be mentioned therein, direct that the provisions of Sections 12, 13, 21 to 25, 27 and 41 shall, as from the date specified in the notification (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "appointed date"), apply to the University subject to the modifications specified in the Schedule.
2. (2) The notification issued under sub-section
3. (1) (hereinafter referred to as "the notification") shall remain in operation for a period of twelve months from the appointed date and the State Government may, from time to time, by a like notification, extend the period by such further period as it may think fit so however that the total period of operation of the notification does not exceed one year.
4. (3) As from the appointed date, the following consequences shall ensue, namely:,
   • (i) during the period of operation of the notification this Act shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in the Schedule;
   • (ii) the Vice-Chancellor holding office immediately before the appointed date, shall, notwithstanding that his term of office has not expired, vacate his office;
   • (iii) every person holding office as member of the Court, the Executive Council or the Academic Council, as the case may be, immediately before the appointed date shall cease to hold that office;
   • (iv) until the Court, the Executive Council or the Academic Council, as the case may be, is reconstituted in accordance with the provisions as modified, the Vice-Chancellor appointed under Section 12 and 13 as modified, shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed by or under this Act, on the Court, the Executive Council or Academic Council : Provided that the Chancellor may, if he considers it necessary so to do, appoint a committee consisting of an educationist, an administrative expert and a financial expert to assist the Vice-Chancellor, so appointed in exercise of such powers and performance of such duties.
5. (4) The Chancellor shall simultaneously with the issue of the notification appoint the Vice-Chancellor under Sections 12 and 13 as modified and the Vice-Chancellor so appointed shall hold office during the period of operation of the notification : Provided that the Vice-Chancellor may notwithstanding the expiration of the period of operation of the notification, continue to hold office thereafter until his successor enters upon office but this period shall not exceed one year.
6. (5) Before the expiration of the period of operation of the notification or immediately as early as practicable thereafter, the Vice-Chancellor shall take steps to constitute the Court, Executive Council and Academic Council in accordance with the provisions of the Act, as unmodified and the Court, Executive Council and Academic Council so constituted shall begin to function on the date immediately following the date of expiry to the period of operation of the notification or the date on which the respective bodies are so constituted, whichever is later : Provided that if the Court, Executive Council and Academic Council are not constituted before the expiration of the period of operation of the notification, the Vice-Chancellor shall on such expiration, exercise the powers of each of these authorities subject to prior approval of the Chancellor till the Court, Executive Council or Academic Council, as the case may be, is so constituted.