Chapter IV Chapter IV

(1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (4) an elected or nominated member of any authority or body of the University shall hold office for a period of four years from the date of his election or nomination, as the case may be: Provided that in respect of the first elections and nominations under this Act, the said period of four years shall commence from the date of the first meeting of the authority or body held after such elections and nominations. (2) The term of office of members other than ex-officio members of any authority or body of the University shall be held to include any period which may elapse between the expiry of the said term and the date of election of new members to such authority or body to fill vacancies arising by efflux of time. (3) when elections are held on more than one date, the last of such dates shall be taken to be the date of election for the purposes of this section. (4) Any member elected or nominated to fill casual vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the member in whose seat he is so elected or nominated.

(1) When a person is qualified to be a member of any authority or body of the University by virtue of his membership of any other authority or body he shall cease to be a member of the authority or body of the University when he ceases to be a member of the other. (2) When a person is elected or nominated as a member of any authority or body of the University from any constituency, he shall cease to be such a member when he ceases to belong to that constituency.

(1) Any causal vacancy among the elected members of any authority or body of the University shall be filled, in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed, by election by such authority or body of persons representing the interest which the member, whose seat has become vacant, represented. (2) Any vacancy among the nominated member of any authority or body of the University shall be filled, within such time as may be prescribed, by nomination by the person or authority that nominated the member whose seat has become vacant. (3) Vacancies arising by efflux of time in the seats of elected members of any authority or body of the University shall be filed by election to be held on such date or dates, not later than six months or such extended period as the Chancellor may, by order made in this behalf, specify so, however, that the aggregate period shall not exceed one year, from the date on which the vacancies arise, as the Vice-Chancellor may fix.

(1) There shall be an Election Tribunal to which shall be referred any question as to whether any person is eligible under this Act for election or nomination or has been duly elected or nominated as, or is entitled to be a member of any authority or body of the University, and the decision of the Election Tribunal on such question shall be final. (2) The constitution of the Election Tribunal shall be prescribed by Statutes. (3) If during the progress of any election of members to any authority or body of the University, the election Tribunal is satisfied that such election is vitiated by fraud or corrupt practice, the Election Tribunal may make an order annulling the proceedings in respect of such election or any part thereof and directing fresh proceedings to be started, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations, from such stage as may be specified in the order and such order of the Election Tribunal shall be final. (4) No suit or proceeding shall lie in any civil court against a decision or order of the Election Tribunal under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) as the case may be.

At a meeting of the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council or any other authority or body of the University the person presiding at the meeting shall not vote in the first instance but shall have, and exercise, a casting vote in the case of any equality of votes.

The University shall have a fund to be known as the University Fund to which shall be credited all its income from fees, fines, contributions donations, loans and advances and from any other source whatsoever. The University may also create, by Ordinances made in this behalf, separate special funds for the administration of endowments, trusts or specific grant or grants for other special purposes.

(1) The budget of the University showing the receipt and expenditure of the University on different accounts for a financial year shall be submitted to the State Government for approval at least four months before the beginning of such financial year in such form as may be specified by the state Government. (2) The State Government shall, within fifteen days of commencement of the financial year to which the budget relates, communicate its approval or otherwise of the budget to the University: Provided that the State Government shall, from time to time, release grants to the University to incur expenditure till the budget is approved. (3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, the University shall not, except with the prior approval of the State Government incur any expenditure on any account in excess of the amount specified in the budget on that account.

Any provident fund instituted by the University for the benefit of its employees shall be governed by the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 as if such fund were a Government Provident Fund and the Syndicate shall have power to frame Ordinances, not inconsistent with the provisions of that Act, for the administration of the fund.

(1) The Annual Statement of Accounts of the University shall, after examination by the Syndicate, be subjected to such audit as the State Government may direct. (2) Such Annual Statement of Accounts shall, together with copies of the audit report thereon, be submitted to the Senate which shall consider the audited annual accounts at a meeting and may take such action thereon as it thinks fit. (3) The University shall have a continuous internal audit, and the report of such audit shall be submitted to the State Government as soon as possible after the end of every financial year. (4) The State Government may require the University to supply to it any information in regard to the accounts and the budget and the University shall comply with such requisition.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, Statutes may be made to provide for all or any of the following matter :- (a) the declaration of posts as posts of officers of the Univesity referred to in clause (vii) of Section 7 ; (b) the establishment of authorities of the University referred to in clause (b) of Section 16 ; (c) the powers, duties and terms and conditions of service of the officers of the University in so far as these have not been specifically provided for in the Act ; (d) the constitution, powers and duties of the authorities of the University in so far as these have not been specifically provided for in this Act ; (e) the rules and procedure for holding elections to the Senate, the Syndicate and other authorities and bodies of the University ; (f) the terms and conditions of affiliation or recognition of colleges or institutions, including terms and conditions for continuance or such affiliation or recognition and rules for disaffiliation or withdrawal of recognition of such colleges or institutions; (g) the terms and conditions of recognition of colleges as constituent colleges or professional colleges ; (h) the constitution, powers and functions of the Governing Bodies of Colleges, other than Government Colleges ; (i) the terms and conditions of service and the minimum emoluments for posts of Principals, teachers and such other employees as the University may deem fit, of all affiliated colleges, other than Government Colleges ; (j) the rules for Provident Funds for Teachers of Colleges, other than Government Colleges ; (k) the holding of convocations to confer degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions, including honorary degrees and distinctions ; (l) the conditions for the registration of graduates of the University and for the maintenance of a register for registered graduates ; (m) the minimum qualifications for the post of teachers and teachers of the University. (n) all other matters which under this Act are required to be or may be prescribed by Statutes.