section 9
Chairman of Board of Governance, his appointment and powers and duties
Laxminarayan Innovation Technological (LIT) University, Nagpur Act, 2023Education202388 sections12 chapters
Chapter III OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Statutory text
- (1) The Chairman of the Board of Governance shall be nominated by the State Government for the period of five years and shall be eligible for reappointment for one more term.
- (2) The Chairman of the Board of Governance shall be an eminent academician or scientist or engineer of international repute, belonging to the domain of engineering or technology, having a fellowship of at least two academies or professional organizations in India or abroad, having earned a great reputation as a scholar or researcher, measured in terms of appropriate academic or professional or industrial standards and parameters or he should be an accomplished industrialist or entrepreneur or corporate leader, belonging to the domain of engineering or technology, and of national or international repute with at least twenty five years’ experience of working at senior level in a corporate house with turnover of not less than rupees five hundred crore.
- (3) The position of the Chairman shall be honorary in nature and thus non-remunerative.
- (4) The Chairman shall preside in the absence of the Chancellor, at any convocation for conferring degrees and he shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Governance and it shall be the responsibility of the Vice-Chancellor to implement the decisions taken by the Board of Governance and action taken report shall be placed before the ensuing meeting of the Board of Governance.
- (5) The Chairman shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the State Government or by the Chancellor, from time to time.
- (6) The Chairman may, by writing under his signature addressed to the Chancellor, after giving one month’s notice resign from his office and shall cease to hold his office on the acceptance of his resignation by the Chancellor or from the date of expiry of the said notice period, whichever is earlier.
- (7) The Chairman may be removed from his office if the Chancellor is satisfied that the incumbent,—
- (a) has become insane and stands so declared by a competent court; or
- (b) has been convicted by a court for any offence involving moral turpitude; or
- (c) has become an un-discharged insolvent and stands so declared by a competent court; or
- (d) has been physically unfit and incapable of discharging functions due to protracted illness or physical disability; or
- (e) has willfully omitted or refused to carry out the provisions of this Act or has failed to perform duties and powers conferred on him under sub-section (5), or has abused the powers vested in him or if the continuance of the Chairman the office is detrimental to the interests of the University ; or
- (f) is a member of, or is otherwise associated with, any political party any organization which takes part in politics, or is taking part in, or subscribing in aid of, any political movement or activity. Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-clause, whether any party is a political party, or whether any organization takes part in politics or whether any movement or activity falls within the scope of this sub-clause, the decision of the Chancellor shall be final : Provided that, the Chairman shall be given a reasonable opportunity to show cause by the Chancellor before taking recourse for his removal under sub-clauses (d),
- (e) and (f).
- (8) When the post of the Chairman is vacant, the Vice-Chancellor shall act as the Chairman of the Board of Governance till a new Chairman is appointed.
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