The Governing Council and its terms of office.

(1) The Governing Council shall be the supreme authority of the University and it shall consist of the following persons, namely:— (a) the Vice-Chancellor; Chairman (b) the Advocate General, Punjab; Member (c) the Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab; Member (d) the Legal Remembrancer and Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs; Member (e) the Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Finance; Member (f) the Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Higher Education and Languages; Member (g) two persons from amongst retired judges of the Supreme Court of India or the Punjab and Haryana High Court to be nominated by the Chancellor on advice of the State Government; Members (h) two eminent persons in the disciplines of Law, Social Sciences and Humanities to be nominated by the Chancellor on advice of the State Government; Members (i) two Professors of Law from outside the University to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on advice of the State Government; Members (j) two Professors of the University to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor of the University; Members (k) one member of Parliament from the State of Punjab to be nominated by the State Government; Member (l) two members of the Punjab State Legislative Assembly to be nominated by the State Government; and Members (m) the Chairman, Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana or his nominee from amongst the members of the Bar Council. Member (2) The membership of a person, who has become a member of the Governing Council by reason of office or appointment he holds, shall be terminated when he ceases to hold that office or appointment. (3) The term of the nominated members of the Governing Council shall be three years. (4) A member of the Governing Council shall cease to be a member before the expiry of his term, if he resigns or becomes of unsound mind, or becomes insolvent or is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude. A member, other than the Vice-Chancellor or Professor, shall also cease to be member, if he accepts a full time appointment in the University or if he not being an ex officio member, fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Governing Council without obtaining the leave of the Chancellor. (5) A member of the Governing Council other than an ex-officio member may resign from his membership by a letter addressed to the Chancellor and such resignation shall take effect as soon as he has accepted it.