Appointment and Tenure of the Vice-Chancellor

(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole time salaried officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Chancellor except as provided from amongst the persons whose names are submitted to him by the Committee constituted in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) by the State Government. (2) The Committee specified to in sub-section (1) shall have following members, namely :- (a) A serving/ retired Judge of State High Court nominated by the Chief Justice; (b) A renowned educationist nominated by the State Government; (c) A member nominated by the Chancellor; (d) A nominated member by the executive council; (e) Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Ayush education as a member secretary; The State Government shall appoint one of the members of committee as a Chairperson of the Committee. The Committee shall forward a panel of three to five such renowned Ayush educationists or retired officers from higher level suitable to hold the post of Vice-chancellor, showing their educational and specific administrative experience in the alphabetical order to the State Government. At the time of recommendation by the committee, the maximum age of recommended person in the panel shall be 65 years. The recommendation by the State Government shall be forwarded to the Chancellor. (3) The Committee shall, as for as may be, atleast sixty days before the date on which a vacancy the office of the Vice-Chancellor is due to occur by reason of expiry of term or resignation under sub-section (6), and also whenever so required and before such date as may be specified by the Chancellor, submit to the Chancellor the names of not less than three and not more than five persons suitable to hold the office of the Vice-Chancellor. The Committee Shall, while submitting the names, also forward to the Chancellor a concise statement showing the academic qualifications and other distinctions of each of the persons so recommended, but shall not indicate any order of preference. (4) Where the State Government does not deemed suitable anyone to the post of Vice-chancellor recommended by the Committee or one or more of the persons recommended is or are not available for appointment and the opinion of the State Government only for one person than he, within two month subject to the aforesaid sub-sections may be required to produce a fresh panel form committee for the appointment of the Vice-chancellor (5) No act or proceeding of the Committee shall be invalidated merely by reason of the existence of a vacancy or vacancies among its members or by reason of some person having taken part in the proceedings who is subsequently found not to have been entitled to do so. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of three years from the date on which he enters upon his office : Provided that the tenure may be extended for one year in special circumstances; Provided further that Vice-Chancellor may by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor resign his office, and shall cease to hold his office on the acceptance by the Chancellor of such resignation. (7) In any of the following circumstances of the existence the Chancellor may appoint any suitable person, to the office of Vice-Chancellor for a term not exceeding six months as he may specify-- (a) where a vacancy in the office of Vice-Chancellor occurs , or is likely to occur by reason of leave or any other cause, not being resignation or expiry of term, of which a report shall forthwith be made by the Registrar to the Chancellor; (b) where a vacancy in the office of Vice-Chancellor occurs and it cannot be conveniently and expeditiously filled in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (1) ; (8) The Vice-Chancellor shall not be entitled to the benefit of any pension, insurance or provident fund constituted under section 53: (9) The Chancellor may remove to the Vice-chancellor by his order on the ground of opinion given by the State Government for miss-appropriation of the powers vest him or refuse to carry out the provisions of this Act; (10) During the pendency or in contemplation, of any inquiry referred to in sub-section (11) the Chancellor may order that till further orders-- (a) such Vice-Chancellor shall refrain from performing the functions of the office of Vice-Chancellor, but shall continue to get the emoluments to which he was otherwise entitled under section 12 of sub-section (2); (b) the functions of the office of the vice-Chancellor shall be performed by the person specified in the order. (11) The State Government shall appoint a inquiry officer for inquiry by any retired judge of the High court for the purpose of miss-appropriation of the funds or miss-management or such miss-behaviour or miss-conduct who is not a graceful for this post. The inquiry officer shall enquire after giving occasion on the given representation by the Vice-chancellor and shall produce a report to the State Government on the proceeding with imposition of punishment and the State Government shall give consultation to the Chancellor after due consideration on the report. The Chancellor shall proceed as far as possible within the three month.