Chapter VIII MISCELLANEOUS

No suit or legal proceeding shall be instituted against, or damage claimed from, the University or its authorities or officers, for anything which is, in good faith, done or intended to be done, or for any order passed in good faith, in pursuance of this Act, the Statutes, Regulations or the Rules.

(1) If any question arises regarding the interpretation of any provision of this Act or any Statutes or as to whether a person has been duly appointed or nominated or is entitled to be a member of any authority of the University, the matter may be referred to the Chancellor. (2) The Chancellor shall, after taking such advice as deemed necessary, decide the question and such decision thereon shall be final.

The Registrar shall forward to the Government copies of the proceedings of every meeting of the Board and the Academic Council within two months of the meeting.

(1) The Government shall have the right to cause inspection, to be made by such person or persons as it may direct, of the University, its buildings, laboratories, libraries, museums, workshops and equipments or any institution maintained by the University and also of the work conducted by the University, and to cause enquiry to be made in respect of any matter connected with the University. (2) The Government shall, before taking any action under sub-section (1), give notice to the University of its intention to cause such inspection or enquiry to be made and the University shall be entitled to be represented thereat. (3) The Government shall communicate to the Board the result of any inspection or inquiry made under sub-section (1) and may, after ascertaining the opinion of the Board thereon, convey its views to the Vice-Chancellor and to the Board. (4) The Government may, after considering the views of the Vice-Chancellor and the Board on the result of any inspection or inquiry made under sub-section (1), advise the University upon the action to be taken in the matter. (5) The Board shall report to Government the action, if any, which is proposed to be taken or has been taken upon the result of any inspection or inquiry made under sub-section (1). (6) A report under sub-section (5) shall be submitted to Government with the opinion of the Board thereon within such time as the Government may direct. (7) Where the Board does not, within a reasonable time, take any action referred to in sub-section (4) to the satisfaction of the Government, the Government may, after considering any explanation furnished by the Board in the matter, issue such directions as it may think fit and the Board shall comply with such directions.

(1) The Government may, at any time, and shall, on the expiry of five years from the commencement of this Act and thereafter at the expiration of every five years, by an order published in the Gazette, constitute a Commission which shall consist of a Chairman and such other members not exceeding five as the Government may appoint, and such order shall define the procedure to be followed by the Commission. (2) The Commission constituted under sub-section (1) shall inquire into, and make a report on— (i) the working of the University with special reference to quality and relevance of courses of studies and instructions; (ii) the financial position of the University; (iii) the suitability of the provisions of this Act or the Statutes, Regulations and Rules with a view to bringing about improvements in the affairs of the University; and (iv) such other matters as may be referred to it by the Government and make such recommendations to the Government as it thinks fit. (3) On receipt of the report and the recommendations of the Commission under sub-section (2), the Government shall forthwith refer such report and recommendations to the Board for consideration and report.

With the previous approval of Government, the University may make appropriate provisions for the benefit of its officers, teachers and other employees under its control in the matters of pension, insurance and provident fund and for such other benefits as it may deem fit, in such manner as may be prescribed by Statutes.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of two years from the commencement of this Act.

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 50 of the Biju Patnaik University of Technology Act, 2002, the geographical area of the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology established under this Act shall stand excluded from the jurisdiction of the Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Orissa, from the date of issue of notification under sub-section (1) of section 3 of this Act.