Chapter VI GRIEVANCES OF TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES

1. (1) There shall be a Grievances Committee in the University to deal with all types of grievances ; except grievances against the State Government including its officials, teachers and other employees of the University, affiliated and autonomous colleges recognized institutions and centres, other than those managed and maintained by the State Government, Central Government or a local authority ; which are not within the jurisdiction of the University and Tribunal.
2. (2) The University shall establish a Grievances Redressal Cell headed by the officer of the University not below the rank of the Assistant Registrar for providing administrative assistance to the Grievances Committee.
3. (3) The Grievances Committee shall consist of the following members, namely :-
   • (a) retired Judge not below the rank of the District Judge, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor-Chairperson ;
   • (b) one Head of Skill Department, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor ;
   • (c) Chancellors nominee on the Governing Council ;
   • (d) Registrar;
   • (e) one teacher belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Classes and one non-teaching employee nominated by the Vice-Chancellor ;
   • (f) Law Officer of the University-Member-Secretary.
4. (4) The nomination of a retired Judge as the Chairperson and of a Head of Skill Department as a member of the Grievances Committee, shall be for such period, not exceeding three years in aggregate, as the Vice-Chancellor may, from time to time, in each case decide.
5. (5) The retired Judge nominated as the Chairperson of the Grievances Committee shall be entitled for remuneration and conveyance charges, as may be determined by the University.
6. (6) The Grievances Committee shall hear, settle and decide grievances as per the law, as far as may be practicable, within three months, from the date of filing of the complaint.
7. (7) It shall be lawful for the Grievances Committee to entertain and decide grievances or complaints relating to service of the employees, which are not within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to both the parties.

The Tribunal established under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 (Mah. VI of 2017). for the University of Mumbai, Mumbai shall be the Tribunal for the purposes of this Act.

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, any teacher or other employee in the University, regional centres, campuses, skill centres, study centres, governed by this Act or in affiliated college or recognized institution other than that managed and maintained by the State Government, Central Government or local authority, who is
   • (a) dismissed or removed or whose services are otherwise terminated or who is compulsorily retired or who is reduced in rank by the University or Governing Council and who is aggrieved ; or
   • (b) aggrieved by the decision of the Grievances Committee established under this Act, shall have a right of appeal and any appeal against any such order or decision shall lie to the Tribunal: Provided that, no such appeal shall lie to the Tribunal in any case where the matter has already been decided or pending before a Court or Tribunal on the date of commencement of this Act or where the order of dismissal, removal, otherwise termination of service, compulsory retirement or reduction in rank or decision of the Grievances Committee was passed at any time before the date on which this Act comes into force and in which case the period for filing an appeal has expired.
2. (2) Such appeal shall be made by the employee to the Tribunal, within thirty days from the date of receipt by him of the order of dismissal, removal, otherwise termination of services, compulsory retirement or reduction in rank, or of decision of the Grievances Committee, as the case may be: Provided that, where such order was made before the date of commencement of this Act, such appeal may be made if the period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such order or decision has not expired.
3. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Tribunal may entertain an appeal made to it after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within that period.
4. (4) Every appeal shall be accompanied by a fee as prescribed which shall not be refundable and shall be credited to the University fund: Provided that, it shall be lawful for the State Government to revise, by notification in the Official Gazette, such fees as it may deem fit, from time to time.
5. (5) The provisions of filing of appeal and procedure of Tribunal under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 (Mah. VI of 2012). shall mutatis mutandis apply for the purpose of this Act