The Vice-Chancellor.

20. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be academic person and an outstanding scholar in law or an eminent jurist. He shall be a whole time salaried officer of the University.

(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendations of the Governing Council from out of a panel of not less than three persons recommended (the names being arranged in the alphabetical order) by a selection committee constituted under sub-section (3):

Provided that if the Chancellor does not approve of any of the persons so recommended, he may call for fresh recommendations.

(3) The selection committee referred to in sub-section (2) shall consist of three members of whom one shall be nominated by the Executive Council, one by the Chairman, University Grants Commission and one by the Chancellor from amongst the retired or serving Judges of the High Court of Manipur. The person nominated by the Chancellor shall be the Convenor of the Committee:

Provided that no person who is an employee of the University be nominated as the member of the selection committee.

(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years or such less period as the Governing Council may decide from the date on which he enters upon his office or until he attains the age of seventy years:

Provided that the Chancellor may require the Vice-Chancellor after his term has expired to continue in office for such period, not exceeding a total period of one year as may be specified by him.

(5) The emoluments and other conditions of service of the Vice-Chancellor shall be as prescribed by Regulations.

(6) If the office of the Vice-Chancellor becomes vacant due to death, resignation or otherwise or if he is unable to perform his duties due to ill health or any other cause, the Chancellor shall have the authority to designate a professor of the University to perform the functions of the Vice-Chancellor attends to the duties of his office as the case may be.

(7) The Vice-Chancellor shall:-

(a) ensure that the provision of this Act, Statutes and Regulations are duly observed, and he shall have all powers as are necessary for that purpose;

(b) convene the meetings of the governing council, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and shall perform all the other acts, as may be necessary to give effect to the provision of this Act;

(c) presides over the meetings of the Governing Council in absence of the Chancellors;

(d) be the competent authority to appoint the teachers, librarians, finance officer and other officers in consultation with the Chancellor on the recommendations of the selection committee appointed by the Executive Council thereof for that purpose in accordance with the guideline prescribed;

(e) be the competent authority to take disciplinary action against the above officers in accordance with the procedure prescribed;

(f) have all the powers relating to the maintenance of proper discipline in the University; and

(g) if, in his opinion, any emergency has arisen which requires that immediate action be taken, he shall take such action as he may deem fit and shall report the same for confirmation in the next meeting of the authority which, in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter.