Chapter IX MISCELLANEOUS

All casual vacancies among the members, other than ex-officio members of any authority or other body of the University, shall be filled as soon as conveniently may be, by the person or body who or which nominated the member whose place has become vacant and the person such authority or body for the residue of the term for which the person whose place she fills would have been a member: Provided that the vacancies arising by efflux of time among nominated members of any authority or other body of the University may be filled by nomination than two months from the date on which the vacancies arise, as she thinks fit: Provided further that no casual vacancy shall be filled if such vacancy occurs within six months before the date of the expiry of the term of the member of any authority or other body of the University.

No act or proceedings of any authority or other body of the University shall be invalidated merely by reason of the existence of any vacancy or of any defect or irregularity in the nomination or appointment of a member of any authority or other body of the University or of any defect or irregularity in such act or preceding not affecting the merits of the case or on the ground only that the Academic Committee did not meet twice in any year.

(1) The Executive Council may remove by an order in writing made in this behalf any person from membership of any authority of the University by a resolution passed by a majority of the total membership of Executive Council and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Executive Council present and voting at the meeting. If such person has been convicted by a criminal court for an offence which in the opinion of the Executive Council involves moral turpitude or if he has been guilty of gross misconduct and for the same reason, the Executive Council may withdraw any degree or diploma conferred on or granted to that person by the University.

If any question arises whether any person has been duly nominated as, or is entitled to be a member, of any authority of the University or other body of the University, the question shall be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final.

All the authorities of the University shall have power to constitute or reconstitute committees and to delegate to them such of their powers as they deem fit. Such committees shall, dame as otherwise provided, consist of members of the authority concerned and of such other persons, if any, as the authority in each case may think fit.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, the Government may, by order in writing, call for any information from the University on any matter relating to the affairs of the University and the University shall, if such information is available with it, further the government with such information within a reasonable period: Provide that in the case of information which the University considers confidential, the University may place the same before the Pro-Chancellor.

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of sectin12, within three months from the 30th January 1984, the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Government on a salary to be fixed by them for a period not exceeding three years and on such other conditions as they think fit. Provided that a person appointed as first Vice-Chancellor shall retire from office, if, during the tern of her office, she completes the age of sixty five years.

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 14, within three months from the 30th January 1984 the first Registrar shall be appointed by the Government on a salary to be fixed by them, for a period not exceeding three years and on such other conditions as they think fit: Provided that the person appointed as first Registrar shall retire from office, if, during the term of her office, she completes the age of fifty-eight years.

(1) It shall be the duty of the first Vice-Chancellor to make arrangements for constituting the Academic Committee, the Executive council and such other authorities of the University within six months after the notified date or such longer period not exceeding one year after the expiry of the said period of six months, as the Government may, by notification, direct. (2) The first Vice-Chancellor shall, in consultations with the Government, make such rules as may be necessary for the functioning of the University. (3) The authorities constituted under sub-section (1) shall commence to exercise their functions on such date as the Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf. (4) It shall be the duty of the first Vice-Chancellor to draft such statutes as may be necessary and submit them to the Executive Council for their disposal, such statutes when framed shall be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the statutes and until such time an authority is duly constituted, the first Vice-Chancellor may appoint any officer or constitute any committee temporarily to exercise and perform any of the powers and duties of such authority under this Act and the statutes. Any officer so appointed or any Committee so constituted in lieu of any other authority shall cease to hold office or function, as the case may be, immediately after such authority is duly constituted.

(1) The Librarian shall be a whole-time officer of the University appointed by the Executive council in the recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted for the purpose, for such period and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. (2) The Librarian shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to her by the Executive Council.

(1) The Executive Council may invite a person of high academic distinction and professional attainment to accept a post of Senior Fellow in the University on such terms and conditions as it deems fit and on the person agreeing to do so, appoint her to the post. (2) The executive Council may appoint a teacher or any other member of the Academic Staff working in any other University or organization for undertaking a joint project in accordance with the manner prescribed.

The Government may, by notification, alter, mend or add any statute to the Schedule and, upon the issue of such notification, the Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.

(1) If any difficulty arises as to the first constitution or reconstitution of any authority of the university after the notified date or otherwise in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by notification, make such provision, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to them to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty: Provided that no such notification shall be issued after the expiry of five years, from the date of establishment of the University under section 3. (2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) or under any other provisions of this Act, shall as soon as possible after it is issued, be placed on the table of both Houses agree in making any modification in any such notification or both Houses agree that the notification should not be issued, the notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form, or be of no effect, as the case may be so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that notification.

(1) The Tamil Nadu women’s University Ordinance, 1984 (Tamil Nadu Ordinance 5 of 1984) is herby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done to taken under this Act.