Appointment of Kulpati

(1) The Kulpati shall be appointed by the Kuladhipati from a panel of not less than three distinguished persons in the field of technical education recommended by the committee constituted under sub-section (2) or sub-section (6): Provided that if the person or persons approved by the Kuladhipati out of those recommended by the Committee are not willing to accept the appointment, the Kuladhipati may call for fresh recommendations from such Committee: Provided further that the first Kulpati shall be appointed by the Kuladhipati after consultation with the State Government. (2) The .Kuladhipati shall appoint a committee consisting of the following 3 persons, namely:— (i) One person elected by the Executive Council; (ii) One Person nominated by the Chairman of the All India Council of Technical Education. (iii) One person nominated by the Kuladhipati. The Kuladhipati shall appoint one of the three persons to be the Chairman of the Committee. (3) For constituting the committee under sub-section (2), the Kuladhipati shall, six months before the expiry of the term of the Kulpati, call upon the Executive Council and the chairman of the All India Couneil of Technical Education to choose their nominees and if any or both of them fail to do so within one month of the receipt of the Kulidhipati's communication in this regard, the Kuladhipati may further nominate any one or both the persons, as the case may be, nominated on the committed under sub-section (2) (4) No person who is connected with the Vishwavidyalaya or any College shall be eleeted as a member on the committee. (5) The Committee shall submit the panel within six weeks from the date of its constitution or such further time not exceeding four weeks as may be extended by the Kuladhipati. (6) If for any reasons the committee constituted under sub-section (2) fails to submit the panel within the period specified in sub-section (5), the Kuladhipati shall constitute another committee consiating of three persons, not connected with the Vishwavidyalaya or any College, one of whom shall be designated as the Chairman. The Committee so constituted shall submit a panel of three persons 'within a period of six weeks or such shorter period as may be specified, from the date of its constitution. (7) If the committee Constituted under sub-section (6) fails to submit the panel within the period specified there in, the Kuladhipati may appoint any person whom he deems fit to be the Kulpati.