Vacancy not to invalidate a proceeding

No act or proceeding of any Authorities shall be called in question or held to be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy of membership in such Authority. (1) Every affiliated college shall be a public educational institution. (2) The whole of the funds of an affiliated college shall be applied to its own educational purposes, and a college not maintained by the Government shall be fully controlled by a regularly constituted governing body which shall include one representative of the University nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, the Principal and at least one other member of the teaching staff elected by the teaching staff. The rules relating to the constitution of the governing body shall be such as will ensure the proper management of the college. (3) Any change in the constitution of the Governing Body shall be subject to the approval of the Board. (4) The Principal of a college shall be responsible for the internal administration of the college. (5) Every college, not maintained by the Government, shall make appointments to the teaching posts of Principal and other teachers in the college after advertisement and on the recommendations of the selection committee. For the promotion posts the selection committee shall be treated as Promotion Committee. The Selection Committee shall be constituted as follows:- A. The Selection Committee for the appointment of Principal shall consist of the following members, namely :- (i) the President or the Vice-President of the Management Committee of the College; (ii) one nominee of the Management Committee; (iii) one nominee of the State Government who should be an educationist (only in the case of colleges receiving grant-in-aid from the Government); and (iv) two educationists in the case of colleges receiving grant-in-aid from the State Government and three in the case of colleges not receiving grant-in-aid from the State Government to be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor. Explanation – Two educationists being present, four members shall form a quorum. B. Selection Committee for appointment to all other teaching posts shall consist of the following members, namely :- (i) The President or the Vice-President of the Management Committee of the College; (ii) one nominee of the Management Committee; (iii) Principal of the college; (iv) one nominee of the State Government (only in the case of colleges receiving grand-in-aid from the Government); (v) two subject experts to be appointed by the Management Committee (from a panel to be approved by the Vice-Chancellor); (vi) one representative of the University nominated by the Vice-Chancellor; and