Control of the State Government over the Board

(1) The State Government shall exercise superintendence, direction and control over the Board and its officers and may call for any information which it may consider necessary. (2) If the State Government is of the opinion that the Board isnot functioning properly in accordance with the provisionsof this Act, and is abusing its powers or there ismismanagement, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette,supersede the Board: Provided that the period of supersession shall, in no case,exceed one year. (3) When the Board is superseded under sub-section (2), thefollowing consequences shall ensue, namely: - (a) all members of the Board and its committees including the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, shall, from the date ofnotification, vacate their offices; (b) all powers, duties and functions, which under the provisionsof this Act or any regulations made thereunder, areby the Board or any committee thereof or by the Chairmanexercisedor by any other officer of the Board, shall be exercised andperformed by such person (hereinafter referred to as theadministrator), as may be appointed by the State Government in this behalf: Provided that the administrator may, subject to the control ofthe State Government, delegate any of its powers, duties orfunctions to such other person, as he may think fit; and (c) all properties, including the Board Fund vested in the Board, shall, until it is re-constituted, vest in the administrator. (4) The State Government may, at any time appoint a committee consisting of such persons, as it may think fit to enquire into andreport on any policy, administrative, financial or any other matterwhich the State Government may think fit in the interest of schooleducation and functioning of Board. The State Government may,after considering the report of such committee, issue such directionsto the Board, as it may think fit, and the Board shall comply withsuch directions. (5) Copyright of all material developed, printed, published by the Board,shall vest with the State Government. (6) The State Government may get any material pertaining to schooleducation, published or printed from any agency as it may considerappropriate in public interest.