Dismissal or removal of employees or teaching or academic staff of the University.

(1) Where there is an allegation of misconduct against a teacher, a member of the academic staff or other employee of the University, the Vice Chancellor, in the case of the teacher or a member of the academic staff and the authority competent to appoint (hereinafter referred to as the appointing authority) in the case of other employees may, by order in writing, place such teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee, as the case may be, under suspension and shall forthwith report to the Executive Council the circumstances in which the order was made: Provided the Executive Council may, if it is of the opinion, that the circumstances of the case do not warrant the suspension of the teacher or a member of the academic staff, revoke such an order. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of the contract of appointment or of any other terms and conditions of service of the employees, the Executive Council in respect of teachers and others academic staff and the appointing authority in respect of other employees, shall have the power to remove a teacher or Save as aforesaid, the Executive Council or the appointing authority, as the case may be, shall not be entitled to remove any teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee except for a good cause and after giving three months’ notice or on payment of three months’ salary in lieu thereof: Provided that if removal is on account of misconduct after holding an inquiry, there shall be no requirement of three months’ notice. No teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee shall be removed under clause (2) or clause (3) unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken against him and in case the charges are denied by him, a regular inquiry by a higher authority shall be conducted and its report shall be considered. The removal of a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee shall take effect from the date on which the order of removal is made. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of the Statutes, a teacher, a member of the academic staff or any other employee may resign- (a) if he is a permanent employee, after giving three months’ notice in writing to the Executive Council or the appointing authority, as the case may be, or by paying three months’ salary in lieu thereof; (b) if he is not a permanent employee, after giving one month’s notice in writing to the Executive Council or the appointing authority, as the case may be, or by paying one month’s salary in lieu thereof: Provided that such resignation shall take effect only on the date on which the resignation is accepted by the Executive Council or the appointing authority, as the case may be.