Chapter III INSPECTION AND INQUIRY

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7. Inspection and inquiry

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(1) The State Government shall have the power to cause the University, including its buildings, laboratories, workshops and equipment and the Institutions/Affiliated Colleges/Affiliated Colleges maintained by the University or to cause the examinations, teaching and all other work performed therein, to be inspected by such person or persons as it may direct or to cause such inquiry to be conducted in respect of any matter connected with the administration and finances of the University.
(2) Where the State Government decides to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made under sub-section (1) it shall inform the University of the same through the Registrar, and any person nominated by the Executive Council may be present at such inspection of inquiry as representative of the University and he shall have the right to be heard as such: Provided that no legal practitioner shall appear, plead or act on behalf of the University at such inspection or inquiry.
(3) The State Government shall address the Vice-Chancellor with reference to the result of such inspection or inquiry, and the Vice-Chancellor shall communicate to the Executive Council the viewsof the State Government with such advice as the State Government may offer upon the action to be taken thereon.
(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall then within such time as the State Government may fix, submit to it a report of the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Executive Council.
(5) If the University authorities do not, within a reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the State Government, the Government may after considering any explanation which the University authorities may furnish, issue such directions as it may think fit, and the University authorities shall be bound to comply with such directions.
(6) The State Government shall send to the Chancellor, a copy of every report of an inspection or inquiry caused to be made under sub- section (1) and of every communication received from the Vice-Chancellor under sub-section (4) and of every direction issued under sub-section (5) and also of every report or information received in respect of compliance or non-compliance with such directions.
(7) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section, the Chancellor may, by order in writing, annul any proceeding of the University which is not in conformity with this Act, or the Statutes or the Ordinances: Provided that before making any such order, the Chancellor shall call upon the University to show cause as to why such an order should not be made and shall consider the cause shown, if any, within the time-limit specified by him.

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