 the banaras hindu :university (amendment) bal, ;i¢i(as introduced in lolt sabra on sm l\aay, i¢i)  lok sabra corrigendato fhe banras hindu university (amendment) bill, 1961 (to be/as introduced in'lok sabha) 1 page 1, against line 7,-for "1 of 1915" read "16 of 1915" 2 page 2, line 23,-for "principle act" read "principal act" 3 page 10, clause 14,-in the margiool heading to section 16d, for "ingood" read "in good" 4 page 13, lines 10 and 11,-after "university" for ", "read" ;" 5 page 16, in th~ marginal heading to statute no 3,-for "pro vice-chancellor" read "pro-vice-chancellor" 6 page 22, line 4,-for "senioriy" read "seniority" 7 page 23, line s,-after "direct" omit "" s page 23, line 23,-for "ominlated" read "nominated" 9 page 23, line 23,-after "chancellor" omit ":" 10 page 25, line 1,-after "rector" omit "" 11 page 26, lines 22 and 23,-for "exe-tive council" read "exe-cutive council" 12 page 27, line 11,-after "vice-chancellor" insert "," 13 page 29, line 35,-for "member" read "members" - 14 page 30, line 32,-after "according" insert "to" 15 page 31, line 5,-for "academi council" read "academic council" - 16 page 31, line 9,-for "shalll" read "shall" 17 page 32, line 32,-for "the" read "the" 18 page 35, in the m8lrginal heading to statute no 34,-jor "privilege" read "privileges" 19 page 37, line 27,- for "(dse)" read "(dse)" 20 page 38, in the marginal heading to statute no 40,-for "uniersity" read "university" 21 page 41, line 17,-for "accounts" read "amounts" 22 page 41, in form b,-for column 4, read-''deduction from salary" 23 page 41, in form b,-for column 6, read--"rateable interest or profit" 24 page 41, in farm b,-for column 9, read-"repayment" 25 page 41, in form b,-for column 10, read-"closing balance" 26 page 42, lines 30 and 31, in column 4,-for "pro-vice-chan-cellor" read "pro-vice-chan-cellor," 27 page 48, in the marginal heading to section 8,-for "vacan cies" read "vacan-cies" 28 page 48, in the marginal heading to section 14,-for "charge" read "charges" 29 correct line numbers on pages 2, 3, 6 to 8, 11, 12, 32, 36 and 41 new delm, may 4,1961 vaibakha 14, 1883 ""(saka)  the banaras hindu university (amendment) bill, 1961 (as introduced in lok sabra) a biljfurther to amend the banaras hindu university act, 1915 be it enacted by parliament in the twelfth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the banaras hindu university short title (amendment) act, 1961 ::'ce::; s (2) it shall come into force on such date as the central-government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint i, of 1915 2 in the bananlc) hindu university act, 1915 (hereinafter refer- amendment red to as the principal act), for section 2, the following section shall of lection 2 be substituted, namely:-definition • 10 '2 in this act, unless the context otherwise :requires,-(a) "academic council" means the academic council of the university; is (b) "college" means a college or teaching institution (other than a secondary, primary or infant school or pathasala) maintained by, or admitted to the privileges of, the university; (c) "court" means the university court; - (d) "executive council" means the university executive council; (e) "faculty" means a faculty of the university; - p6(b)cs-1 (f) "ordinances" means the ordinances of the university for the time being in force; (g) "regulations" means the regulations of the university for the time being in force; (h) "statutes" means the statutes of the university for the 5 time being in force; (i) "teacher" means a salaried profeasor reader, lecturer or tutor who imparts instruction in a college of the university and includes any other person who is declared to be a teacher by the academic council; 10 (j) "university" means' the banaras hindu university' aeadmlat i in section 3 of the principal act,-, mction 3 (a) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-"(1) the chancellor, the pro-chancellor and the vice- 15 chancellor and the members of the court and the academic council for the time being, shall be a body corporate by the name of the banaras hindu university"; (b) in sub-section (3) ,-(i) after the word "religion", the words "and in moral 20 and spiritual values" shall be inserted; (ii) the words "and moral" shall be omitted a __ meat 4 in section 4 of the principle act, in the proviso, for the words , hc:tion 04 "to those who have consented to receive it", the words "to those who or, in the case of minors, whose parents or guardians have given their 2s consent thereto in writing" shall be substituted 5 in section 4a of the principal act,-ameadmellt of lect io tta· (a) for clauses (2) and (3), the following clauses sh,all be lubltftuted, namely:-"(2) to promote oriental stu~ies i~cludin~ ve~ic, hindu, 30 - buddhist and jain studies, to give instruction in hindu theology and religion end in moral and spiritual values and to impart physical training; - (9) to hold examinations and to grant and confer de;-!'eel and other academic distinctions to and on persons-s (a) who shan have pursued a course of study in the university or in a college and passed the examination or who shall have carried on research work in the manner prescribed by the ordinances, or (b) who are teachers of the university or any college under conditions laid down in the statutes or the ordina_~ces and shall have passed the examinations of the university under like conditions, or 10 15 (c) who, being women, shall have pursued a course of private study in subjects provided for by the ordinances and shan have passed the examinations of the university in their subjects under conditions laid down in the ordinances;"; (b) after clause (9), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- (9a) to institute, establish, maintain, reconstitute, amalgamate, divide or abolish departments, faculties or col-20 leges and carry out ins~ion thereof and inquiry in relation thereto;"; (c) after clause (12), the following clause shall be· inserted, namely:-25  (12a) to regulate and enforce discipline among salaried officers, teachers and other employees of the university in accordance with the ordinances;"; (d) in clause (13), the word "and" at the end shall be omitted; (e) after clause (13), the following clauses and word shall 30 be inserted, na:rnely:--"(l3a) to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of property movable or immovable including trust or endowed property, for the purposes of the university; - 3s (13b) with the approval of the central goverrunent, to borrow, on the security of university property, money for the purposes of the university; and"  - amendment c in seetion 5 of the principal act, in sub-section (2), after the of 18ction s word "equipment", the words, ",of any college" shall be inserted substitution 7 for sections 6 and 7 of the principal act, the following sections ofdcw tec- h 11 b b' d 1 ticids for eec- s a e su stitute , name y:-lioas 6 and 7· rector "6 the governor of the state of uttar pradesh shall be the 5 rector of the university 7 the following shall be the officers of the university, namely:-officers of the university (a) the chancellor, (b) the pro-chancellor, 10 (c) the vice-chancellor, (d) the pro-vice-chancellor, (e) the treasurer, (t) the registrar, , (g) the deans of faculties, 15 (h) the dean of students, (i) the librarian, (j) the chief proctor, and (k) such other persons in the service of the university as may be declared by the statutes to be the officers of the 20 university chanceuer 7a (1) the chancellor shall be elected by the court and shall hold office for a period of three years: provided that, notwithstanding the expiry of the said period of three years, he shall continue to hold office until the election 25 of his successor (2) where a casual vacancy arises in the office of the chancellor, the pro-chancellor shall exercise the functions of the chancellor until a new chancellor is elected powers of chancellor 7b (1) the chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the 30 head of the university (2) the chancellor shall, if present, preside at convocations of the university for conferring degrees and at all meetings of the court ?c (1) the pro-chancellor shall be elected by the court pro-chanc:e· and shall hold office for a period of three years: lior provided that, notwithstanding the expiry of the said period of three years, he shall continue to hold office until the election of his successor 5 (2) any casual vacancy in the office of the pro-chancellor shall be filled by a person appointed by the chancellor on the recommendation of the executive council; and the person so appointed shall hold office until the election of his successor 10 7d (1) the vice-chancellor shall be appointed by ute ~chan-visitor from a panel of not less than three persons who shall be ci recommended by a committee consisting of three members: provided that, if the visitor does not approve of any of the persons so recommended, he may call for fresh recommendations is (2) two members of the committee shall be persons not connected with the university or college nominated by the executive council and one member shall be a person nominated by the visitor who shall also appoint one of the three members to be the chairman of the committee   w (3) the vice-chancellor shall be a whole-time salaried ~fficer of the university (4) the vice-chancellor shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment: provided that, notwithstanding the expiry of the said period 25 of three years, he shall continue to hold office until his successor is appointed and enters upon his office: provided further that the visitor may direct that a vice-chancellor whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold ofbce for suc)) period not exceeding one year as may be 30 specified in the direction (5) the emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of the vice-chancellor shall be prescribed by the ordinances 35 (6) in the case of a casual vacancy in the office of the vice-chancellor, the pro-vice-chancellor, if any, shall, until the appointment of a new vice-chancellc!l', perform the functions of the vice-chancellor: - provided that if there is no pro-vice-chancellor, the registrar shall carryon the current duties of the vice-chancellor and - call a meeting of the executive council forthwith and take itl directions for the carrying on of the work of the university powers and dutis or vi· (''c chancel· lor 7e (1) the vice-chancellor who shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the university, shall take 'rank next to the pro-chancellor and shall exercise general supervi-s sion and control over the affairs of the university and give eft'el~ to the decisions of its authorities (2) the v,ice-chancellor ~hall be the ex-officio chairman of the executive council, the academic council and the finance committee and shall, in the absence of the chancellor and 10 the pro-chahc~llor, preside at convocations to confer degrees and also 6t meetings of the court; he shall be entitled to be present at and to address any meeting of any authority or body of the university but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of such authority or body is (3) the vice-chancellor shall be responsible for the main· tenance of discipline in the university and may delegate such of his powers in this regard to such persons in the employment of the university as he may deem necessary, (4) it shall be the duty of the vice-chancellor to see that 20 the provisions of this act, the statutes, the ordinances and the regulations are duly observed (5) the vicechancellor shall have power to convene meetings of the court, the executive council and the academic council and shall perform all such acts as may be necessary to 2s carry out or further the provisions of this act, the statutes and the ordinances (6) if, in the opinion of the vice-chancellor, any emergency has arisen which requires immediate action to be taken, the vice-chancellor shall take such action as he deems neces- 30 lary and shall report the same for approval at the next meeting to the authority which, in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter: provided that, if the actien taken by the vice-chancellor is not approved by' the authority concerned, he may refer the mat- 3s ter to the visitor, whose decision thereon shall be final: provided further that, where any such action taken by ,the vice-chancellor affects any person in the service of the university, such person shall be entitled to prefer, within thirty days from the date on which he receives notice of such action, all 40  'appeal to, the executive council (7) the vice-chancellor shall have power to take disciplinary action against teachers and salaried officers of the university and impose the penalty of warning or censure: 5 provided that no teacher or salaried officer shall be censured unless he has been given 6 reasonable opportunity to ('!xplain (8) the vice-chancellor shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the statutes, the ordinances or the regulations" 8 in section 8 of the principal act, for the words "the offtcers amendment 10 of the university", the words "the other ofrcers 'of the university" of union' shall be substituted t after section 8 of the principal act, the ~ollowing section shall ::rtion ic~~ be inserted, namely:-tion sa 15 "sa the following shall be the authorities of the univer- authoritiel sity, namely:-of the univenity (a) the court, • (b) the executive council, (c) the academic council, (d) the finance committee, (e) the faculties, and (f) such other authorities as may be declared by the statutes to be the authorities of the university" 10 for sections 9 and 10 of the principal act the following sec- subldtutiol1 tions shall be substituted, namely:-~~:e: ~-"9 (1) the court shall be the supreme governing body of and 10 the university and shall have power to review the acts of the the court executive council and the academic council (save where those authorities have acted in accordance with the powers conferred upon them by this act, the statutes or the ordinances): 30 provided that the power of review under this sub-section shall not be exercised except by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the total number of members  - 35 (2) the court shall also have power to suggest measures for the improvement of the affairs of the university and shall exercise all the powers of the university not otherwise provided for by this act or the statutes  - (3) notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), the court shall not interfere with the executive council in the day-to-day administration of the university (4) if any question arises as to whether a matter does or does not relate to the day-to-day administration of the univer-5 sity the question shall be referred to the visitor whose decision thereon shall be final meetloa1of court 9a (1) an annual meeting of the court shall be held on a date fixed by the executive council unless some other date has been fixed by the court, and at such annual meeting, n report 10 of the proceedings of the executive council and a report of the working of the university during the previous year together with a statement of the receipts and expenditure and the baimce sheet as audited and the financial estimates shall be presented by the executive council; and any vacancies among the officers is of the university or among the members of the court or the executive council which ought to be filled up by the court shall also be filled up (2) a copy of the statement of receipts and expenditure and of the balance sheet and the financial estimates referred to 20 in sub-section (1) shall be sent to every member of the court at least seven days before the date of the annual meeting and shall be open to inspection by members of the court and the academic council at the office of the university during the year following such meeting at such reasonable hours and under such 25 conditions as the executive council may determine (3) special meetings of the court may be convened by the executive council or the vice-chancellor, or if there is no vice-chancellor, by the pro-vice-chancellcr or if there is no pro-vice-chancellor, by the registrar: 30 provided that a special meeting of the court shall also be convened if not less than thirty-three members make a requisition in writing in this behalf lllec:utive council 10 (1) the executive council shall, subject to the control of the court, be the executive body of the university and shall 35 have charge of the management and administration of the revenue and property of the university and the conduct of all administrative affairs of the university not otherwise provided for - (2) subject to the provisions of this act, the executive council shall exercise such other powers and perform such 40 other duties as may be conferred or imposed on it by the statutes or the ordinances", - 11 in section 11 of the principal act, the words "and cuscip- amendmtdt une" shall be omitted of kctioa ii 12 for sections 12 and 12a of the principal act, the following srbatitutiod sections shall be substituted, namely:-~~~,~:a aad izb sl "12 subject to the 'provisions of this act, the functions, at!- thopowers and duties of the other authorities of the university riuei shall be provided for by the statutes 12a (1) no person shall be qualified for election or nom!- d' ufi nation as a member of any of the authorities of the university, ti:'~~  e,-10 if-(a) he is of unsound mind or is a deaf-mute or suffers from contagious leprosy, or (b) he is an undischarged insolvent, or (c) he has been convicted by a court of an offence in-is volving moral turpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not less than six months, and a period of five years has not elapsed from the date of expiry of the sentence (2) any dispute as to whether a person is disqualified for election or nomination under this section shall be referred to the vice-chancellor whose decision shall be final and not be liable to be questioned in a court of law 25 12b any member of the court, the executive council, or rcdlofti of the academic council may be removed by a resolution of the :u'd1~j:,n court, the executive council or the academic council, as the case may be, passed by a majority of its total membership and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present at the meeting, on anyone or more of the following grounds, namely:-(a) that the member has become incapable of performing his duties, or (b) that the member has become unsound in mind or a deaf-mute, or (c) that the member suffers from contagious leprosy, or 31 (d) that the member has become an undischarged insolvent, or (e) that the member has been convicted by a court of law of an offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not less than six months, and a period of five years bas not elapsed from the date of expiry of the sentence"  13 in section 14 of the principal act, in the proviso, for the figures "1886", the figures "1920" shall be substituted  ammdmmt of aection 14tdlorti~ of 14 after section 16a of the principal act, the following sections s ~::~ shall be inserted, namely:-caaditionl of linice of officen aud 1ncheri  "16b (1) every salaried officer and teacher of the university shall be appointed under a written contract, which shall be lodged with the university and a copy of which shall be furnished to the officer or teacher concerned 10 (2) any dispute arising out of a contract between the university and any of its offic~rs or teachers shall, at the request of the officer or teacher concerned or at the instance of the university, be referred to a tribunal of arbitration consisting of one member appointed by the executive council, one member nomi- is nated by the officer or the teacher concerned and an umpire appointed by the visitor (3) any request made by an officer or teacher under subsection (2) shall be deemed to be a submission to arbitration upon the terms of this section within the meaning of the arbit- 20 10 of 1940 ration act, 1940, and all the provisions of that act, with the exception of section 2 thereof, shall apply accordingly (4) the decision of the tribunal shall be final, and no suit or proceeding shall lie in any court in respect of the matters decided by the tribunal 25  proceedinp dot to be id- wlidatod b,  vacldc:iel,ctc16c no act or proceeding of any authority or body of the university shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy among its members or any defect in the constitution thereof 1gd no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie 30 against any officer of the university or any member of any authority or body of the university for anything in good faith done or intended to be done by him under this act or the statutes, the ordlinances or the regulations dcciliod of ditputa 16e if any question arises whether any person has been 3' duly elected or appointed as, or is entitled to be, a member of any authority or body of the university, it shall be referred to the visitor whose decision thereon shall be final" -  '\" ~ 15 for section 17 of the principal act, the following shall be substituted, namely:-section subldaatioa ofnew 1000 dod 17 "17 (1) subject to the provisions of this act, the statutes scat1uoi may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-5 (a) the constitution of the court and the constitution, powers and duties of the other authorities of the university other than the powers and duties provided for in this act; (b) the election and appointment of members of the authorities of the university their continuance in oftice, the 10 filling of vacancies of members thereof and all other matters relatin¥ to the authorities; (e) the appointment, powers and duties of the officers of the university; (d) the institution of degrees, diplomas, certificates and 15 other academic distinctions; (e) the conferment of honorary degrees; (f) the holding of convocations to confer degrees; (g) the establishment, re-constitution, amalgamation, division or abolition of faculties, departments, hostels, coi-20 leges and institutions; (h) the conditions under which colleges and other institutions may be admitted to the privileges of the university and the withdrawal of such privileges; (i) the institution of fellowships, scholarships student-25 ships, medals and prizes; (;) the registration of graduates and the maintenance of a register of registered graduates; (k) the classification and the manner of appointment of teachers in the university and the colleges; (l) the constitution of a pension or provident fund and the establishment of an insurance scheme for the benefit of the officers, teachers and' other employees of the university; and - (m) all other matters which are to be or may be pro-s vided for by the stat1,1tes, - (2) the statutes in force at the commencement of the banaras hindu university (amendlment) act, 1961, shall be those set out in the schedule (3) the court may from time to time make new or "additional statutes or may amend or repeal the statutes in the man- 5 ner hereinafter provided (4) the executive council may propose to the court the draft of any statute and such draft shall be considered by the court at its next meeting: provided that the executive council shall not propose the 10 draft of any statute or of any amendment of a statute affecting tlie status, powers or constitution of any existing authority of the university until such authority has been given an opportunity of expressing its opinion upon the proposal; and any opinion so expressed shall be in writing and shall be considered is by the court (5) the court may approve any such draft as is referred to in sub-section (4) and pass the statute or reject it or return it to the executive council for re-consideration, either in whole or in part, together with any amendments which the court may 2g suggest (6) any member of tlie court may propose to the court the draft of any statute, and the court may either reject the proposal or refer such draft for consideration to the executive council which may either reject the proposal or submit the 25 draft to the court in such form as the executive council may approve (7) every new statute or addition to a statute or any amendment or repeal of a statute shall require the previous approval of the visitor who may sanction or disallow it or remit 30 1t for further consideration"  ajdeddmcmt 18 in section 18 of the p'i'incipal act,-ef mciiod 18 (a) in sub-section (1) ,-(i) for clause (e), tlie following clause shall be substituted, namely: -35 "(e) the qualifications for admission to courses of study for degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions and to examinations of the university and the award of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctionsj"; 040 (ii) in clause (d), for the words uand for admission to the examinations, degrees and diplomas of the university", the words "for admission to the examinations, degrees and diplomas of the university and for registration of gradu-s ates" shall be substituted; (iii) after clause (f), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-"(11) the remuneration and allowances including travelling and daily allowances to examiners, moderators 10 and other persons engaged on the business of the university,"; (iv) in clause (k), for the word "teachers", the words "officers and teachers" shall be substituted; (v) in clause (m), the word "and" at the end shall be is omitted; (vi) after clause (m), the following clause and word shall be inserted, namely:-20 "(mm) the powers and duties of teachers and salaried officers and the powers which may be delegated to them; and"; (b) in sub-section (3), for the proviso, the following proviso 'shall be substituted, namely:-"provided that no ordinance shall be made-(a) prescribing the examinations to be recognised as equivalent to the university examinations, or (b) affecting the conditions, mode of appointment or duties of examiners or the conduct or standard of examinations or of any course of study, unless a draft of such ordinance has been proposed by 30 the academic council"; (c) for sub-sections (5) and (6), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:-35 -  (5) where the executive council has rejected the draft of an ordinance proposed by the academic council, the academic council may, within two months of the date of such rejection, appeal to the central government and the central government may, by order, direct that the proposed ordinance shall be laid before the next meeting of - the court f5>t its approval and that pending such approval, it shall have effect from such date as may be specified in the order: provided that if the ordinance is not approved by ·the court at such meeting, it shall cease to have effect s (6) all ordinances made by the executive council shall be submitted, as soon as may be, to the visitor and the court, and shall be considered by the court at its next meeting; and the court shall have power, by a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members 10 present and voting, to cancel any ordinance made by the executive council, and any such ordinance shall, from the date of such resolution, cease to have effect"; (d) in sub-section (7) for the words "two months from the date of sucli order", the following shall be substituted, namely:- is "one month from tlie date of such order or on the expiration of fifteen days from the date of consideration of the ordinance by the court, whichever period expires later"; (e) after sub-section (7), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely: -20 "(8) the visitor may at any time, after any ordinance has been considered by the court si~ify to the executive council his disallowancf> of the ordinance, and from the date of receipt by the executive council of intimation of such disallowance the ordinance shall cease to have effect" 2s of amcd~t 17 in section 19 of the princioa1 act, to sub-section (3), the fo1-icctlod 19  - lowing proviso shall be added, name1y:-"provided that any authority of the university which is dissatisfied with any s~ch direction may, within two months of the date of such direction, appeal to the court, whose deeision 30 thereon shall be final" ~~~nm;9a~ 18 section 19~ of the principal act sliall be omitted transitional 19 (1) on the commencement of this act,-provisions (a) the standing committee of the academic council shall stand dissolved and the members of the standing committee 3f shall vacate their offices as such members~ (b) the office of chief rector shall stand abolished (2) every authority of the university functioning imrnediately before the commencement of this act shall, until the corresponding authority is constituted in accordance with the provisions of the principal act as amended by this act, exercise all the powers and per-s form all the duties of the correspondiing authority under the principal act as so amended (3) every officer of the university holding office immediately before the commencement of this act shall, on and from such commencement, hold his office by the same tenure and upon the same 10 terms and conditions as he held it immediately before such commencement  [see section 17 (2) ] the statutes of the universitydefinition •• 1 in these statutes,-(a) "act" means the banaras hindu university act, 1915; s (b) all words and expressions used herein and de1jn~ in the act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the act a~bdent 2 (1) the pro-vice-chancellor shall be appointed by the exe-~hldccj!~ cutive council on the recommendation of the vice-chancellor: 10 provided that where the recommendation of the vice-chancellor is not accepted by the executive council, the matter shall be referred to the visitor who may either appoint the person recommended by the vice-chancellor or ask the vice-chancellor to recommend another person to the executive council is (2) the term of office of the pro-vice-chancellor shall ordinarily· be coterminous with the term of office of the vice-chancellor: provided that, notwithstanding the expiry of the term of his office, the pro-vice-chancellc:r shall continue in office until his successor is appointed and enters upon his office 20 duties end powerbof pro vice-chadcellor 3 (1) the pro-vice-chancellor shall assist the vice-chancellor in all matters; when the vice-chancellor, by reason of illness or absence for any other cause, is unable to exercise the powers and perform the duties of his office, the pro-vice-chancellor shall exercise all the powers and perform all the functions of the vice-chancellor 2s (2) in the absence of the chancellor, the pro-chancellor and the vice-chancellor, the pro-vice-chancellor shall presi~ at meetings of the court (3) the pro-vice-chancellor shall be entitled to be present at and to address any meeting of any authority or body of the univer- 30 sity but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of such authority or body :r-ojdtment 4 (1) the treasurer shall be appointed by the executive counrcuwer cil from amongst persons who are not employees of the university and shall be a whole-time officer 5 (2) he shall hold office for a period of ftve years: provided that, notwithstanding the expiry of the term of his mce, the treasurer shall continue in office uatil his successor is appointed and enters upon his office: provided further that, when the office of the treasurer is vacant or when the treasurer is, by reason of illness or absence for any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office, the duties or the office, shall be performed by such person as the vice-chancellor may appoint for the purpose 10 5 (1) the treasurer shal1:-duaeslidd powcnof (4) exercise general supervision over the funds of the un i- the versity and shall advise it as regards its financial policy; and trcaluror (b) perform such other financial functions as may be assigned to him by the executive council or as may be prescribed by these statutes or the ordinaj)ces: 15 provided that the treasurer shall not incur any expenditure or make any investment exceeding rs 10,100 without the previous approval of the executive council (2) subject to the control of the executive council, the trea&1:rzo er shall-(a) hold and manage the property and investments including trust and endowed property for furthering any of the objects of the university; (b) see that the limits fixed by the finance committee for 25 recurring and non-recurring expenditure for a year are not exceeded and that all moneys are expended on the purposes for which they are granted or allotted; (e) be responsible for the preparation of annual estimates and the statement of accounts and for their presentation to the 30 executive council; (d) keep a constant watch on the state of the cash and bank balances and on the state of investments; (e) watch the progress of collection of revenue and advise on the methods of collection employed!; 35 (i) have the accounts of all institutions regularly audited by an internal audit party; - (g) see that the registers of buildings, land and equipment are maintained up-to-date and that the stock checking is conducted of equipment and other consumable materials in an offices 40 and cueges, and in the pwd and workshop stores; 426 !b) ls-3 (h) call for explanation for unauthorised expendtture and for other financial irregularities and suggest disciplinary action against the persons at fault; (i) call for from any office or institution under the university any information or returns that he may consider necessary s to discharge his flnancial responsibilities (3) the receipt of the treasurer or of the person or persons duly authorised in this behalf by the executive council for any money payable to the university shall be sufficient discharge for the same 1lqiitrar 6 (1) the registrar shall be appointed by the executive coun- 10 cil on the recommendation of a selection committee constituted for the purpose and shall be a whole-time officer (2) when the office of the registrar is vacant or when the registrar is, by reason of illness or absence for any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office, the duties of the office shall be is performed by such person as the vice-chancellor may appoint for the purpose (3) the registrar shall be the ex-officio secretary of the court, the executive council, the academic council, the selection committees, the finance committee and the faculties, but shall not be 20 deemed to be a member of any of these authorities (4) the registrar shall-(a) be the custodian of the records, the common seal and such other properties of the university as the executive council shall commit to his charge; 25 (b) issue under the direction of the vice-chancellor, all notices convening meetings of the court, the executive council, the academic council, the finance committee, the selection committees, the faculties, the boards of studies, the boards 01 e~aminers, the boards of moderators and of the committees 30 appointed by the authorities of the university; (c) maintain the minutes of all meetings of the court, the executive council, the academic council the finance committee, the selection committees, the faculties and of the committees appointed by the authorities of the university; 3s (d) conduct the official correspondence of the court, the executive council and the academic council; (e) control the conduct of examinations and all other arrangements necessary therefor and the execution of all processes connected therewith; 40 (f) supply to the visitor copies of the agenda of meetings of the authorities of the university as soon as they are issued and the minutes of the meetings of the authorities ordinarily within a month of the holding of the meetings; 5 (g) in an emergency, when neither the vice-chancellor nor the pro-vice-chancellor is able to act, call a meeting of the executive council forthwith and take its directions for carrying on the work of the university; (h) represent the university in suits or proceedings by or 10 against the university, sign powers of attorney and verify pleadings or depute his representative for the purpose; (i) perform such other duties as may be prescribed by these statutes, the ordinances and the regulations or as may be required, from time to time, by the executive council or the is vice-chancellor (5) (a) the registrar shall have power to take disciplinary action against the employees belonging to the ministerial, subordinate-executive and class iv services and impose on them the penalty of warning, censure, withholding of an increment or suspension 20 pending enquiry: provided that no such penalty shall be imposed unless the person concerned has been given a reasonable opportunity to explain (b) an appeal shall lie to the vice-chancellor against any order of the registrar imposing any penalty other than warning or censure 2s (c) in a case where the enquiry discloses that a punishment beyond the powers of the registrar is called for, the registrax shall, upon conclusion of the enquiry, make a report to the vice-chancellor along with his recommendations, and the decision of the vice-chancellor shall be final 30 7 (1) the lihrarian shall be a whole-time officer appointed by librari8a the executive council on the recommendation of a selection committee appointed by it and shall possess such qualifications as may be prescribed by the executive council (2) when the office of librarian is vacant or when the librarian 35 is, by reason of illness or absence for any other' cause, unable to perform the duties of his office, the duties of the office shall be performed by such person as the vice-chancellor may appoint for the purpose (3) the duties and powers of the librarian shall be regulated by 40 the ordil1ancel dean of 8 (1) the dean of students shall be appointed, from amongst studcnlt; employees of the university who are or who have beem teachers of the university, by the executive council on the recommendation of the vice-chancellor; the dean shall be a whole-time employee of the university, shall hold office for a term of three years and shall s be eligible for reappointment (2) the person who is appointed as the dean of students shall continue to hold his lien on his substantive post and shall continue to subscribe to the university provident fund (3) when the office of the dean of students is vacant or when 10 the dean of students is, by reason of illness or absence for any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office; the duties of the office shall be performed by such person as the vice-chancellor may appoint for the purpose (4) the duties and powers of the dean of students shall be regu- 15 lated by the ordinances chief procror 9 (1) the chief proctor shall be a person not below the rank of reader of the university, shall be appointed by the executive council from amongst the teachers of the university on the recommendation of the vice-chancellor and shall exercise such powers and per- 20 form such duties as may be assigned to him by the vice-chancellor (2) the chief proctor shall hold office for a term of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment for an additional term (3) when the office of chief proctor is vacant or when the chief proctor is, by reason of illness or absence for any other cause, un- 25 able to perform the duties of his office, the duties of the oftlce shall be performed by such person as the vice-chancellor may appoint for the purpose doiidlof faculties 10 (1) there shall be a dean for each it'aculty; the head of each of the departments within the faculty, who is a professor, shall, by 30 rotation according to seniority, act as the dean of the faculty for a period of two years: provided that, in any faculty,-(i) if there is no professor, the senior-most jltader shall act as dean, and (ii) if there is no professor or reader, the vice-chancellor or the pro-vice-chancellor, if so designated by the vice-chancellor, shall act as the dean (2) the vean shall be the chairman of the faculty and be responsible for the due observance of these statutes, the ordinances and the regulations relating to the faculty (3) the dean shall be responsible for the organisation and con-s duct of teaching and research work tn the departments comprised in the faculty (4) the dean shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions and duties as may be assigned to him by the executive council or the vice-chancellor 10 11: (1) the court shall constst of the following members, name- the court ly:-j 15 6 20 i i a ex-officio members: (i) the chancellor (ii) the pro-chancellor (iii) the vice-chancellor (iv) the pro-vice-chancellor (v) the remaini7lg members of [he executive council who are not otherwise members of the court (vi) the treasurer (vii) the librarian (viii) the dea:1 (if students (ix) the chief proctor b representatives of departments a,d colleges : (x) all dea:1s of faculties 9 30 i: 3 3 3 i i 35 (xi) heads of teaching departments who are not deans, by rolatio:1 ao:ording to seniority as indicated below : from the faculty of arts from the faculty of science from the faculty of technology from the faculty of oriental learning and theology  from the faculty of medicine and surgery (ayurveda) from the faculties of education and agriculture i c representatives of professors anti principals : i (xii' professors who are not heads of departments, by rotation accord-- ing to seniority | (xiii)             | the        | principal,         | women'!!!    ||--------------------|------------|--------------------|--------------|| colle~c;           |            |                    |              || and                |            |                    |              || if                 |            |                    |              || there              | are        | two                | or           || colleges,          |            |                    |              || the                | principals |                    |              || by                 |            |                    |              || rota-              |            |                    |              || tio                | ••         | according          | to           || i                  |            |                    |              || (xiv)              | the        | principal, central |              || hhldu              |            |                    |              || college            |            |                    |              || (kamachha)         |            |                    |              || d                 |            |                    |              || representatives of | teachers   |                    |              || ol~r               |            |                    |              || than               | professors |                    |              || 2                  |            |                    |              || (xv)               | two        | readers            |              || by                 |            |                    |              || rotation           | according  |                    |              || to seniority       |            |                    |              || 10                 |            |                    |              || (xvi)              |            |                    |              || two                | lecturers  |                    |              || by                 |            |                    |              || rotatio:1          | accorjing |                    |              || to                 | seniority  |                    |              |e representatives of registered graduates: | (xvii)                   | ten               | representatives none      ||--------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|| of                       |                   |                           || whom                     |                   |                           || shall                    | be                | a                         || member                   | or                |                           || employee                 |                   |                           || of                       |                   |                           || any                      |                   |                           || u:1iversity,            |                   |                           || to                       | be                |                           || elected                  | by                |                           || is                       |                   |                           || the                      | registerej        | gradu'ltes                || 1-                       |                   |                           || nently residing in       |                   |                           || each                     | of                |                           || the                      | five              |                           || regions mentioned below, |                   |                           || from                     |                   |                           || amongst themselvec;,     | through           | the                       || system                   |                   |                           || of                       |                   |                           || proportional represen-   |                   |                           || 20                       |                   |                           || tation                   |                   |                           || by                       |                   |                           || means                    | of                | the                       || transferable vote,       |                   |                           || namely--                 |                   |                           || fo                       |                   |                           || (1)                      | the               | northern                  || panjab, rajasthan        |                   |                           || and                      | jammu"            | kashmir                   || teititories of delhi     |                   |                           || and                      | himachal pradesh; |                           || 25                       |                   |                           || (2)                      | the               | central region comprising || pradesh                  | and               | madhya                    || (3)                      | the               | eastern region comprising || west bengal, orissa      |                   |                           || and                      | assam             | and                       || manipur                  |                   |                           || and                      | tripura;          |                           || 30                       |                   |                           || (4)                      | the               | western                   || bay                      | and               | mysore;                   || (5)                      |                   |                           || the                      | southern region   | ccmprtsmg                 || andhra pradesh, madras   |                   |                           || and                      | kerala           |                           || f                       |                   |                           || represematives           |                   |                           || 0/                       |                   |                           || donors                   |                   |                           || (ie                    |                   |                           || persons                  | who               | have                      || 3                        |                   |                           || 41                       |                   |                           || to                       | the               | university                || j                        |                   |                           || like value):             |                   |                           || (xviii)                  |                   |                           || (a)                      |                   |                           || representatives          | of                | donors                    || are                      | individuals,      | to                        || be                       |                   |                           || nominated                |                   |                           || by                       |                   |                           || the                      | visitor           |                           || 12                       |                   |                           || (b)                      |                   |                           || representatives          | of                |                           || donors                   |                   |                           || who                      |                   |                           || are corpprate            |                   |                           || bodies                  | to                | be                        || nominated b)'            | the               | visitor                   || i                        |                   |                           |ty j(epresentatives of parliament : 5 (xix) three represrntatives of parliament, two to be elected by the lok sabha b such manner as the speaker may direct and one to be elected by the rajya sabha in such manner as the chainnan may direct 3 h persons representing uarned professions, industry and ~o cop1l17l£rcc : (xx) ten rersons representir!g learned professions, to be nominated by the executive council 10 (xxi) five rersons representing industry 15 and commerce, to be nominated by the visitor s i other nominated members: (xxii) not more than twelve persons, to be nominated by the visitor 12 20 (xxiii) not more than two persons, to be nominated by the rector 2 (xxi\") not more than three persons, to be ominated by the cha:lccllor : 3 : provided that in making nominations under items (xx), (xx-i), 2s (xxii) and (xxiv), due regard shall be haa to the representations of the different interests, professions, culture and learning and also of the different areas of the country: provided further that no employee of any university shan be eligible to be a member under any of the items (xvii), (xviii), (xix), 30 (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii) and (xxiv) (2) when an elected member of the court becomes an ex-officio member before the expiry of his term, he shall cease to be an elected member (3) save as otherwise expressly provided, a member of the court 3s shall hold office br a period of 3 years 12 notice of meetings of the court shall be issued by the secre- notice of tary at least 30 days before the date of the meeting with an agenda mectinl· paper, and nu business which does not arise out of matters noted or mentioned in the agenda paper shall be considered unlt'5s the con-40 sent of at least two-thirds of the members of the court present at the meeting be obtained thereto 13 every member who intends to bring forward any speci:ll busi- notice °if p roposa 5 or ness at a meeting of the court or to propose any person for f'1c>ctirm iimmd- as chancellor or pro-chancellor shall give notice of such business cr m:nls 4s of the name of the person to be proposed, to the secretary at least 20 days before the date appointed for such meeting; and every member who intends to propose an amendment shall give notice thereof to the secretary ten days before the date fixed for the meeting | notice    ||-----------|| special   || mecrin,  |14 a notice of twenty-~e days of any special meeting of the court stating generally the nature of the business to be transacted 5 shall be sent to each member of the court, and no such meeting shall be competent to transact any business other than that mentioned in the notice or directly arising cut of it; any member desixing to send a proposal relating to the nature of the business specified in the notice shall send such proposal to the secretary so as to reach him 10 at least ten days before the date of the meeting j: l::il 15 (1) the executive council shall consist of the following members, namely:-| (i)                                    | the                 | vice-chancellor    ||----------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| i                                      |                     |                    || (ii)                                   |                     |                    || the                                    | pro-vice-chancellor |                    || t                                      |                     |                    || is                                     |                     |                    || (iii) two deans, one from each         | of                  | the                || following two groups, by rotation      |                     |                    || according to seniority                 |                     |                    || 2                                      |                     |                    || group                                  |                     |                    || 1                                      |                     |                    || (a)                                    |                     |                    || faculty                                | of                  | arts               || 20                                    |                     |                    || (b)                                    |                     |                    || faculty                                | of                  | oriental           || theology                               |                     |                    || (e)                                    |                     |                    || faculty                                | of                  | education          || (d)                                    |                     |                    || faculty                                | of                  | law                || (e)                                    |                     |                    || faculty                                | of music            | and                || group                                  |                     |                    || 2                                      |                     |                    || 2s                                     |                     |                    || (a)                                    |                     |                    || faculty                                | of science          |                    || (b)                                    |                     |                    || faculty                                | of technology       |                    || (c)                                    |                     |                    || faculty                                | of                  | agriculture        || (d)                                    |                     |                    || faculty                                | of medicine         | and                || (ayurveda)                             |                     |                    || (iv)                                   | the                 | den                || i                                      |                     |                    || 3                                      |                     |                    || 0                                      |                     |                    || (v)                                    | the                 | chief proctor      || (vi)                                   |                     |                    || the                                    | principal, women's  |                    || co~e,                                  |                     |                    || and                                    |                     |                    || if,                                    |                     |                    || there are two                          | or                  | more               || (jollegefl, the principals by rotation |                     |                    || according to seniority                 |                     |                    || 3s                                     |                     |                    || (vii) two persons, neither             | of                  | whom shall         || be                                     |                     |                    || an employee                            | of                  | any university,    || elected                                |                     |                    || by                                     |                     |                    || [he court from amongst                 |                     |                    || its members                            |                     |                    || of                                     | whom one shall      |                    || be                                     |                     |                    || a person                               | ou[liide            | the state          || 4                                      |                     |                    || 0                                      |                     |                    || prajesh                              |                     |                    || 2                                      |                     |                    || (viii) four persons nominated by       | the                 | visitor            || 4-                                     |                     |                    | (b) ,0 pejdl' diniiireted br tile 1w1txi00 ~ amnin'ted by the cud· 5 provided that no employee of the university shall be euslbl fe be a member under any of the items (vw), (ix) and (x) (z) members of the executive councll referred to in items (iii) and (vi) shall hold ofbce for a term of two years and thoee ftferred faitems (vii) to (x) shall hold dice for a utrm of three yean 10 (b) seven members of the ezecutive couddl shall form the quorum (4) the registrar shall be the ez-o{ficio secretary of the executive council without any right of participation in the diicuukm or voting is (5) when an elected member of the executive council becomes also an ez-otficio member, he shall cease to be an elected member 16 subject to the provisions of the act, these statutes and the ro  ot ordidanciii, the executive council shall, in addition to any other t ~ dj powers vested in it, have the following po-wers, namely: - ad 20 (i) to appoint from time to time such professors, readers, lecturers and other members of the teaching staff as may be necessary, on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted for the purpose, and to provide for filling temporary vacancies therein; 2$ (ii) to fix the emoluments and define the duties and conditions of service of professors, readers, lecturers and other members of the teaching staff: provided that no action shall be taken by the executive cc'lunefi in respect of the number, the qualifications and the emoluments of ~o teachers otherwise than after consideration of the recommendation of the academic council; (iii) to appoint the registrar, the dean of students the chief proctor, the- librarian and other salarjed officers and staff of the university and to fix their emoluments and define their 3' duties and conditions of service; (iv) to manage and regulate the finances, accounts, i'1vestments, property, business and all other administrative affairs of the university add, for that purpose, to appoint such agents as it may tbidk ftt; ae(b)"ls--4 (") to invest any money belonging to· the university, including any unapplied income, in snch stocks, funds, shares or securities, as it shau, from time to time, think at, 'or in the purchase of immovable property in india, with the like powers of varying such investments from time to time; 5 (vi) (a) to accept on behalf of the university any trust, bequest, donation or transfer of any movable or immovable property to the university; and (b) to transfer any movable or immovable property on behalf of the university; 10 (vii) to provide the buildings, premises, furniture, appara- tus, and other means needed for carrying on the work of the university; (viii) to enter into, vary, carry out and cancel contracts on behalf of the university; is (i%) to entertain, adjudicate upon, and if it thinks fit, to redress, any grievances of the salaried officers of the university the teaching staff and the university servants who may for any reason feel aggrieved: provided that, in matters of discipline and punishment, 20 where the final power has been vested in the vice-chancellor or any other officer of the university, no appeal shall lie to the eze tive council; (z) to appoint examiners and moderators and, if necessal'j, to remove them and to fix their fees, emoluments and travewn, 25 and other allowances after considering the recommendations of the examination committee constituted for the purpose, consisting of (a) the vice-chancellor, (b) the pro-vice-chancellor, (c) three deans of faculties for two years by rotation according to seniority, and (d) the registrar who shall be the member secre- 30 tary; (=) to maintain registers of registered graduates and of donors to the university; (zii) to select a common seal for the university, and provide for the eustody and use of the seal; 35 (ziii) to manage departments, institutions of research of  specialised studies, laboratories, museums, and hostels mana,-ed by the university: (xiv) to arrange for and direct the inspection of collegell, departments, institutions and hostels anej to issue instructlonl40 for mamtainfilg their efficiency and ensuring proper condition of employment for members of their staff; (zu) to matre arrangements, from time to time, far periodical assessment of the work of the teachers of the university; s (%vi) to institute and award fellowships including travelling fellowships, scholarships, studentships, medals and prlzesj (zuii) to regulate admission, and to appoint committees for admission, to the university; jo (zufii) to direct the conduct of examinations in conformity with the ordinances and the publication of the results thereof; (m) to delegate any of its powers to the vic  chancellor, the pro-vice-chancellor, the registrar or such other officer of the university or to a committee appointed by it as it may deem fit is 17 the executive co\lncil shall, from time 'to time, appoint such cantracts person or persons as it may think proper, either by office or by name, to enter into, execute and sign contracts for and on behalf of the university, and to present them for registration according to the law in force for the time being ~ 18 (1) the academic council shall consist of the following mem- academic: ben, namely: -coudcil (i) the vice-chancellor (ii) the pro-vice-chancellor (iii) the deans of faculties ~s (i,,) the heads of teaching departments (v) all professors who are not heads of teaching departments (vi) the librarian ("ii) the dean of students 30 (nii) the chief proctor (io1:) two readers and four lecturers by rotation according to seniority - (z) the principal, women's college, and if there are two or more women's colleges, the principals " 35 (zi) the principal, central hindu college, kamachha (zii) not more than five persons, not being employees of the udlvers!ty; co-opted by tlae academic councll for their ,spec::falli eel imhledae (i) all membere al the aademie counci1 otmj; ~ - otdo membei'l, shall hold ofbce for a term of three years: prowled that a member co-opted in his eapaeity - a member ot - partkular body or u the holder of - parucujat poll u iaolci otice 10 lodg only u he codtinuu to be a member at that bod, or j the holder of that post (3) twenty-five membars of the academic council shall form the quorum  ji'owat, dud-19 subject to the provisions of the act, the academic council ~af':ac'" shall, in addition to all other powers vested in it, have the fodowing 10 ac:idemic powers, duties and functions namely:-cndc:p (i) to report on any matter referred to it by the court or the executive council; (ii) to make recommendations to the executive council with regard to the creation and abolition of teaching posts in the uni- is versity and the colleges, and the classification of the said posta and the emoluments and duties attaching thereto; (iii) to formulate, modify or revise schemes for the orpm-&ation of, and assignment of subjects to, faculties and to report to the executive council as to the expediency of the abolition, ~ reconstitution or division of any faculty or the amalgamatiod of one or more faculties; (iv) to promote research within the university and to require, from time to time, reports on s~h research; (v) to consider proposals submitted by the facu1tta; 2! (vi) to recognise diplomas and degrees of other umersiu and lnatitutions and to determ1de their equivalent dipl~add degrees of the banaras hindu universlqr; (vii) to make special arrmaements, if any, for the teaehlnl of women students and for prescribing for them tpectal colu'lel 3d of atudy, after conaultjdg the advisory board of women' edu· cation; (viii) to mallie irich afranpmmts fw the in8truc~oz1 and eumfnation of periods, dot be1ni members of the uaivaraltr u mar be necessary; is' (iz) to fix lubject to any conditlodi aceepted by the becu-11ft ccnmei1, the time mode and condiuo!ui of eompeutlon for ' ~lp, 1ch0larsbipa and other prizes idd to award the rene;   <~ to make recommeadations regarding the coafarmeat or grant of degrees (including honorary degrees), academic diglaotiods, honours, diplomu licenses, titles and marks of honour; (zi) to publish lists of prescribed or recommended text-s books and to publish the syllabus of prescribed courses of study; (:di) to prepare such forms and registers as are, from time to time, prescribed by the ordinances; <_) to recommend to the executive couddl the ratal of fees ad charges; 10 (:riv) to make proposals to the executive council for the establishment of colleges, departments, institutions of research and specialised studies, libraries, laboratories and mvsewns; (zt1~ to make proposals to the exeeutive counci1 for the institution of fellowships, travelling fellowships, acbo1arshtpl,  is studentships, medals and prizes; (m) to recommend! to the executive counell draft 0rdid-ances regarding examinations of the university and the c0nditions on which students should be admitted to such examinations and the working maintenadce and use of the university library; (%vii) to maintain proper standards of examinations; (mu) to perform, in relation to academic matters, all such duties and to do all such acts as may be necehllf'y tor th& proper carrying out of the provisions of the act, these statutes and the ~s ordinances zoo (1) the finance committee shall consist of the following 'ldiidce members, namely:-q)nhdi-- (i) the vioe-caancellor; (ii) the ptro-vice-chancellor; 30 (iii) two persons nominated by the visitor; (i17) two persona, who are not employees of a, univeratty, one elected by the court and one nominated by the exeaatlw couneil;  (v) the treasurer 35 (2) three member of the finance committee shall farm the quorum (3) au members of the firumce committee, other tbaaez-of1ieio members, ihall bdjal dee for a term c4 ~ jill  (4) the v'iee-chancellor shall preside at meetingi of the i'!nanee committee (5) a member of the finance committee shall have the right to record a minute of dissent if he dissents from the other members (6) th~ finance committee shall meet at least twice every year s to examine accounts and to scrutinise proposals for expenditure (7) the annual accounts and financial estimates of the univerlity prepared by the treasurer shall be laid before the finance committee for consideration and comments and thereafter submitted to the executive council for approval 10 (8) the finance committee shall fix limits for the total recurring expenditure and the total non-recurring expenditure for the year, based on the income and resources of the university which, in the case of productive works, may 'include the proceeds of loans; no expenditure shall be incurred by the university in excess 01 the 15 limits so fixed 21 (1) the university shall include the faculties of-(i) oriental learning and theology, (ii) arts, (iii) science, (iv) law, (v) technology, (vi) medicine and surgery (ayurveda) , (vii) agriculture, (viii) education, and 1,1 '"',t, " i,' (~) music and fine arts eontltudod 22 (1) each faculty shall consist of the following members, ofpicultin namely:-(i) the dean of the faculty who shall be the chairman: (ii) the heads of departments of atudies in the faculty: 30 (iii) all professors in the faculty: (iv) one reader and one lecturer, by rotation according 1 aemority, from each departmel1t in the faculty (1') one teacher, by rotation according to seniority, from the women' college(s); (vi) persons not connected with the university having ape--cial knowledge of the subject or subjects concerned, nommated ·5 by the academi ~councn, one for each department of the faculty: provided that the number of members to be nominated to each of the faculties of law, agriculture, education and music and fine arts under this sub-clause, sham be five 10 23 (1) the faculties shall have such powers and shall perform powereof such duties as may be assigned to them by these statutes and the tjmi pacu1tiee ordiinances and shall, from time to time, appoint such and 80 many boards of studies in di1!erent branches of knowledge as may be prescribed by the ordinances 15 (2) the faculties shall also consider and make such recommendations to the academic council on any question pertaining to thtdr respective spheres of work as may appear to them necessary or on any matter referred to them by the academic council 2'- (1) each faculty shan consist of such departments at departlmllll 20 studies as may be assigned to it by the ordinances of jlaculdil (2) no department shan be established, reconstituted, amal8b-mated with another, or divided or abolished except in accordajee with the provisions of these statutes , (3) eac:h department shall consist of the following members, 25 namely:-(i) teachers of the department; (ii) persons conducting research in the departments; (iii) dean of the faculty or deans of the faculties concerned; 30 (iv) honorary profeuors, if any, attached to the department; (,,) such other persons as may be members of the department in accordance with the provisions of the ordinances (4) each department shall have a head who may be a unjvel'ld'fy 35 professor or, if there is do professor, a reader, and whole duties, - !anctfodi and tenns and conditione of appointmedt '1ihall be laid down by the ordinances: plwlded that, if there are two or more profe>rl 011' rea&n in -tilly 'department, do persod shall be appointed to be the head of the :department otherwise than in accordance with the proyislodl made 5 in respect thereof by the ordinances: provided further that, if there is do professor or reader in a department, the dean of the faculty concerned shall act as the heed of the department committees 25 the court, the executive council, the academic counell and 10 the facultiel may, from time to time, appoint such and so many special committees or boards as may seem to them fit, and may, -lfthey think fit, place on them persons who are not members of the ·appoidting bodies; and any such committee or board may deal with any iubject delegated to it, subject to subsequent confirmation by is the appointing body 28 (1) the selection committee for making recommendatioll8 to the executive council in respect of any appointment specified in column (1) of the table below shall consist of the vice-chancellor who shall be the chairman thereof, the pro-vice-chancellor and 20 the persons specified ill the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said table i" :--  ~ :" the table (2) (1) profe"or three persons not connected with the university, nominated by the executive council, who have special knowledge of the subject with which the person to be appointect will be concerned  readet lecturn(1) the dean of the faculty concerned; (2) the head of the department concerned; and (3) two persons not eonnected with the university, nominated by the executive council, who have special knowledge of the subject with which the person to be appointed will be concerned three members of the executive co'u!1cu nominated by it (2>, the procedure to be followed by the selection committee in making recommendations shall be determined by the executive council (3) if the executive council is unable to accept any reeommen-5 dation made by the committee, it shall record its reasons and submit the case to the visitor for orders 27 where, by these statutes, no provision is made for the presi- blected dent or chairman to preside over a meeting of any university autho- ~ lit rity, board or committee, or when the president or chairman so wbae do 10 provided for is absent, the members present shall elect one among ::ar::':a themselves to preside at the meeting scatutel 28 save as otherwise provided in the act, these statutes or the r c-appomc-ordinances, every officer of the university and every member of any me:~ university authority whose term of office or of membership has re-is expired shall be eligible for re-appointinent or re-election, 88 the case may be  29 (1) any member other than an e:r-officio member of the court, r~iiadadoa' the executive council the academic council or any other university authority may resign his membership by letter addressed to the 20 registrar, and the resignation shall take effect as soon as such letter is received by the registrar (2) an officer of the university (whether salaried or otherwise), other than a dean, may resign his office by letter addressed to the registrar: 2s provided that such resignation shall take effect only on the date from which the same is accepted by the authority competent to appoint such officer 30 (1) notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of his rc:movai contract or appointment, an employee of the university, salaried or from eenice 30 otherwise, may be removed from the service by the authority which is competent to appoint the employee, on anyone or more of the followinr grounch, namely:-(i) the employee has become physically incapable 01 perfonning his duties; or 3s (ii) the employee has become unsound in mind, deaf~ute or blind; or (iii) the employee sufters from contagious leprosy; or (i,,) the employee haa become an undischarged insolvent; or 4iicb)ls--5 - (v) the employee has been convicted by a court of - an offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not less than six months, and a ~iiod of fti9'e years has not elapsed' from tire date' of exjhty of the'sentence: 5 provided that no such action shall be taken unless t'le employee h"u been: given a reasonable opportunity to explain: pro9fdlml further that nothmg in this claus~ shall be cleermd to ~t an, rigbu accruing to an empl1lyee appointed on contnct m accordance with the terms of that contract 10 (z) notwtthitanding anythtng contained in the tefml of his contratt ar appbtntmmt, the executive council may term1:nate the _~l of an employee-(4) fcjt-is (i) misconduct, or (ii) physical unfitness, or (iii) ineffteieiicy, or (iv) breach on his part of one or more of the terms of his contract with the university, iti each case, after calling fbr and considering his explanation; or 20 (b) after giving four months' notice or four month' salary in lieu thereof ltatod, 3l (1) whenever, in accordance with these statutes, any person is to hold any office or be a member of any authority of the univt!rsttt by rotation according to seniority, such seniority as between 25 two pet 80fts holding pemiament posts of similar rank or grade shall be dl!!te!l1i1ined in accordance with the length of continuous pennanett serviee in sueh rank or grade and in the case of two persons in temporary service in similar rank or grade, seniority shall be determined in accordance with the length of continuous temporary service 30 in such rank or grade; between a permanent employee! and a temporary employee in the same rank or grade, the ~rmanent etnployee jjiw' be ieniol' (z), it shall be the duty of the re!gistrar to ptepai'e and maintain iii ,reapect of each class of persons to whom the provisions of this 35 statute apply, a complete and up-to-date seniority list in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing clause (9) if two or more persons have equal length of continuous service in a partielilar grade or post, or ·the relative seniority of any person or persons is otherwise in doubt, the 'registl!ar may, en his own motion, and shall, at the request of any such person,' submit the 5 matter to the executive council whose decdsionthereon 'ihall be tinal 32 notwithstanding anything contained in these :statu'ell, a per- ten  iii son who holds any office in the university or 'is a member of ~y o8lco authority or body of the ·university in his capacity asa mej1l~ 01 10 8!1b' other a\1thority or body or as the holder of ~y _p~tm&!lt, shall hold the office or be a member of the authority or bqcbr of the university so long only as he continues to be a member of that other authority or body, or the 'holder of that particular appointment, 81 the case may be is 83 all casual vacancies in the office of member (other :thtql·ajl ~, ex-of1icio member) of any authority or body of the unive11lity bh,u ftciddci be fi~led, as soon as conv~nient1y may be, by the ofticer or authority or body who ·has power to appoint, elect or co-opt the member whose place has become vacant, and the person so ,appointed, elected or ~ 20 opted in a casual vacancy shall be a member of such authority 'or body for the residue of the term for which the person whose ·place lie fills would have been a member 34 (1) colleges and other institutions within a radius uf fifteen admillicm miles from the main temple of the university may be admitted to a; ~viief 2s such privileges of the university as the executive council ,may de- ~tj diwrcide on the following conditions, namely:-(i) every such college or institution shall have a regularly constituted managing body, consisting of not more than twenty persons, approved by the executive council and including, among others, at least two representatives of the university and at least three representatives of the teaching staff, pf whoj!l~e principal of the college or institution shall be one; (ii) every such college or institution shall satisfytbe executive council on the following points, namely:-3s (a) the suitability and adequacy of its accommodation and equipment for teaching; (b) the qualifications and adequacy of its teachingstaff and the conditions of their service; (c) the arrangements for the residence, welfare, discipline and supervision of its students; and (d) such other matters as are essential ·for the maintenance of the standards of university education; and - (iii) no college or institution shall be admitted to any pri-yilept of the university except on the recommendation gf the academic council made after considering the report of a committee of inspection appointed for the purpose (2) appointments to the teaching st8ft of such college or institu-s tion shall be made on the recommendation of a selection committee which shall include the principal (unless the post to be filled is that of the principal), at least one of the representatives of the university on the managing body and one e%pert nominated by the acade- 10 mic council (3) every such college or institution shall be inspected at least once every year by a committee appointed by the academic council and the report of that committee shall be submitted to the academc council which shall forward the same to the executive council 'with such recommendations as it may deem fit to make 15 (4) the executive council after considering the report and the recommendations, if any, of the academic council shall forward a copy of the report to the managing body of the college or institution with such remarks, if any, as it may deem fit, for auitable action (5) the executive council may, after consulting the academic 20 council, withdraw any privileges granted to a college or institution if at any time it considers that the college or institution is not ful-illing the requisite conditions: provided that before any privileges are so withdrawn the managing body shall be given an opportunity to represent to the execu- 25 tive council why such action should not be taken (6) subject to the conditions set forth above, the ordinances ma, prescribe any other conditions which may be considered necessary and also the procedure for the admission of colleges and institutions to the privileges of the university and for the withdrawal of those 30 privileges 35 (1) every graduate of the university of not less than :s years' standing "hall be entitled to be registered and to have his name entered in the register of registered graduates, the period of 5 years being computed from the date of conferment of the first deeree by 35 the university oli the person concerned (2) every person who intends to become a registered graduate hall make an application to the registrar in such fond and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed by the ordinances (3) if any queajtion arises as to whether a person is entitled to have his name entered! in the register of registered graduates, it shall be decided by the· vice-chancellor whose decision uu be ftdal s (4) no registered graduate shall be entitled to vote at, or stand as candidate for, an election to the court from among the registered graduates unless his name has been entered in the register of registered graduates for at least one year prior to the date of the election 10 36 (1) the names and addresses of all persons who have made a lllt of donation of rs 1 lakh or upwards or have transferred property of dodorl the like value to the university ihall he maintained in - register kept for the purpose by the secretary of the court (2) a similar register shall be kept showing the names and ad-is dresses of representatives of corporate bodies, finns, companies, trusts and joint hindu families, who have made to the university a donation of rs 1 lakh or upwards or have transferred property of like yalue (3) every person whose name is entered in either register shall 20 be a registered donor of the university 37 (1) the degree of doctor of letters (d litt) , or mahamaho- hodoruj padhyaya, honoris causa, shall be conferred upon such persons as degreel have contributed substantially to the advancement of literature, philosophy, art, music, painting or any other subject assigned to the 2s faculty of arts, or for conspicuous service rendered by them to the cause of education (2) the degree of doctor of science (dsc) honcni8 causa, shall be conferred upon such persons as have contributed substantially to the advancement of any branch of science or technology or to plan-30 ning, organising or developing scientific and technological institutions in the country 38 (1) a retired professor of the banaras hindu university who eaeritul has acquired distinction in the field of scholarship and research and !'!dfeviddq has published any wcxrk of merit may, on the recommendation of the piofcuor 3s vice-chancellor supported with reasons and of the academic council, be appointed 3s emeritus professor on such terms as may be - prescribed by the ordinances in this regard (2) a scholar of eminence who has acquired distinction in the field of scholarship and research and has published any work of 40 merit may on the recommendation of the vice-chancellor supported with reuem, be invited by the academic council to deliver tures idthe university for a ,eciaed perwd ensuch termsas may be prescribed by the ordinances 39 (1) the executive council shall make provision for the maintenance of the central hindu school bdd otherlehools which have s baen established in accordance with the act, theje statutes ·or ,the regulations provision for mainte-dlldcle of centnl hindu school (2) the management of such schools shall be in accordance with the ordinances made in this behalf ~ertica of 40 the schools referred to in the preceding statute and all their 10 :: be ~ls buildings, properties, furniture, apparatus and books and accounts ~ofthe shall be the property of the university unic:njty  provident fund of employizssubscription 41 every employee of the university, appointedperrnanently to by employee a substantive post, carrying a salary of rupees twenty per mensem or is upwards, shall, as a condition of his service, subscribe to the provident fund eight and one-third per cent of his salary; such subscription shall be deducted from his salary f!!vf!!rj month, fractions of a rupee of the salary being omitted comdbudon'by university - 42 the universityahall contribute to the fund a aum equal to 20 such percentage of the salary of each employee as may be approved  by the central government and such contribution shall be credited to the account of 8ueh employee and charged to the univenity  accounts under the head "provident fund" deposit in bajik 43 the amount of the deduction made from the salary of an 2s employee under statute 41 and the amount of the contribution made by the university under statute 42 shall be deposited in the pqst office savings bank or in the state bank as the executive council may direct, in the name of the fund as early as practicable or at any rate within three days of the date on which the payment of the 30 salary is made invcitjiudt in iecuritiu 44 (1) the university may from time to time, invest • uc4 part of the provident fund, as may be considered expedient, in such government securities as the executive council may determine, and may shange the nature of the securities 3s (2) all interest or profit realized from the securities or  from any deposit or account arising out of the fund, shall, after deduc:tinatbe incidental expenses of investment or realization, be credited to the provident yund a:ccdullt to be diltrt1:ruted nteably in the account of each subscriber 4& (l} on a written application tram a subscriber to the provi-r= of dent fund and with the approval of the executive council, the uni- pjcmia , ve:rsity may auow premia on the life insurance policy of the subscriber to be paid out of' the subscriber's share in his provident fund (2) in all such cases, the life insurance policy for which the pre-mia are- so paid shall be assigned in favour of the university and the policy shall, on the retirement of the subscriber from the service of 10 the university, be re-assigned to him by the university in cue of maturity of the policy during the service of the subscriber in the university, the full amount of the policy shall be credited to the provident fwad of the subscriber and in the case of the death of the _bseriber dwing the service, the full amount of the policy shall be 15 piiid to the legal rept'esentative of the deceased entiued to the pronient j\md 46 the amount at the credit of any subscriber shall be payable- amount when (a) on the death of the subscriber, to the person or persons payable nominated by him or, when no such nomination is made, to his legal heir or heirs; 20 (b) on his ceasing to be in the service of the university, to such sub~ber provided--(i) that no subscriber who has been dismissed for what is considered by the executive council as gross misconduct, shall, if the executive council so directs, be entitled to the beneftt or to receive any part of any sum at any time contributed by the university to the fund or the interest or profit thereon; 30 (ii) that if any subscriber resigns his appointment before putting in five years' service, the university may withhold the contribution allotted to him, together with the interest thereon, and pay to the subscriber only the balance at his credit without such contribution or the interest on or proft1 from such contribution 35 47 the university shall not be entitled to recover from the amount kelo\lllly of - to the credit of any subscriber on account of subscriptions made by =: him thereto (including interest on or profit from such subscriptions), any sum on account of any loss or damage sustained by the university through the misconduct or negligence of the subscriber  ' or any other sum due by him: any such lois or damage sustained by the university or other liability incurred by the subscriber to the university, shall, however, be recoverable from the contribution made by the university to his account including interest or profit thereon lapse of ~~~~~tion 48 any contribution and interest or profit, withheld under these statutes, shall lapse to the university advancea 49 (1) in case of urgent necessity, which in the opinion of the executive council justifies the course, the university may allow a subscriber an advance of a sum, not exceeding his salary for three 10 months, out of the amount subscribed by him with interest thereon (excluding the contribution of the university and the interest or profit thereon) (2) the advance shall be recovered in such number of monthly instalments, not exceeding twenty-four as the executive council may is fix, and shall be recovered by deduction from the salary payable by the univenity to such subscriber; the amount of such instalments shall be fixed in whole rupees, and the deductions shall commence from the ftrst payment of a full month's salary, after such advance has been made, and the last instalment shall cover the entire balance 20 then due (3) notwithstanding anything in clause (1), if an advance is required for the purpose of building or purchasing a house, the maxi mum limit of the advance may be equal to twelve months' salary of the subscriber out of his subscription to the fund, to be repaid in such 2s number of instalments, not exceeding forty-eight, as the executive council may determine (4) a subscriber may at his option pay at any time any additional sum above the amount fixed (5) no subsequent advance shall be made until the lapse of three 30 months from the date when the previous advance has been fully repaid subac:rlptlan so an employee, who is on leave on full pay, shall continue to durina reave subscribe to the provident fund and may do so at his option, if he is on leave on less than full pay 35 amtual 51 a separate account in form a shall be kept in the office of the ::=t of university on account of every employee subscribing to the prov1~ dent fund and a copy of the account shall be furnished to evf1ry such employee at the end of each financial year and on his ceasing to be an employee 40 52 (1) accounts credited or debited to the provident fund shall p iden on the same day be posted to the providenlt fund ledger p:d t in form b, given below the figures for column 6 in the ledger will lcdpr be calculated yearly as also the net balance of each account entered 20 in columns 7 and 10 (2) no voluntary deposits from employees will be credited to the provident fund clolida of account 53 if a subscriber dies or his services otherwise terminate, 11m account shall be closed, and the sum due to him shall cease to beal' interest or carry any profit after the expiry of the month in whic:h hij 5 death or the tennination of his services occurs transfer 10 deposit accoulit 54 when an account is closed, any sum remaining unclaimed shall be removed from the provident fund ledger and transferred to a deposit account at the end of the year and be dealt with like any ordinary deposit 10 |             |            |       |       | romidation    | 55    | (1)    ||-------------|------------|-------|-------|----------------|--------|--------|| every       | subscriber | shall | be    | required       | to     | sign   || a           |            |       |       |                |        |        || written     |            |       |       |                |        |        || declaration |            |       |       |                |        |        || that        |            |       |       |                |        |        || he          | has        | read  | these | statutes       | and    | that   || to          |            |       |       |                |        |        || abide       | by         | them  | and   | hand           | over   | for    || in          |            |       |       |                |        |        || the         |            |       |       |                |        |        || university  |            |       |       |                |        |        || oftlce      | the        | name  |       |                |        |        || of          |            |       |       |                |        |        || the         | person     | to    | whom  | he             | wishes | the    || credit      | to         | be    | paid  | in             | the    | event  || j           |            |       |       |                |        |        || 5           |            |       |       |                |        |        |(2) when nominating more than one person he may state the proportion in which the said balance mly be paid to each of them respectively in case the nominee or any of the nominees is a minor, he should state the date of birth of the minor nominee; a·nd the payment shall be made to the next friend of the nominee or the guardian 20 who may be authorised by law to receive payment on his behalf while he is a minor (3) 'nle subscriber may, from time to time, add to or change his nominee or nomin·ees and the proportion in which the balance at credit is to be distributed, by written application to the university 25 (4) a register of nominees shall be kept in the university office in fonn c givcn below:- form c58 notwithstanding anything contained in these statutes, do b:,i~i t employee of the university shall be entitled to the benefit of the diaib': " provident fli'1d if he is otherwise entitled to a pension or the university cl-ntributes towards his pension and leave allowance or 5 he has been· appointed by the university on a conlolidated salary on special terms  gratuity and compassionate fund57 the university shall set apart a sum of rs 1,000/- every year compallloand invest the same at interest in order to form a fund for the nate pund 10 payment of gratuities to the servants or employees of the university and for the payment of compassionate allowance to ,taeir families, as hereinafter provided 58 if the unspent balance of that fund at the close of any finan- balance in cial year exceeds rs 3,000/-, the university may stop further ~c:dort to ex  s i s payment to the fund under the preceding statute till the balance 3,000 falls below that amount or reduce the amount ,payable thereunder so as not to exceed that amount 59 gratuity will be paid unly to a servant or employee of the gratuity university-20 (i) who is permanent; (ii) who has not less than five years service; and (iii) who is getting n salary of less than rupees 20/- per mensem· 60 (1) the amount of the gratuity shall be equal to half month's payment of 25 pay for every completed year of service, but the total amount of gratuity gratuity shall not exceed rs 240/- in any case (2) gratuity shall be payable to the servant or employee at the time of his retirement from the service of the university on account of physical incapacity or on reaching the age of superannuatioo 30 (3) if a servant or employee of the university who was eligible for gratuity under statute 59 begins to draw pay of rs 20/- or more per mensem, he may be allowed gratuity in respect of his period of service rendered on pay of less than rs 20/- per mensem, but the amount of such gratuity shall be paid only on retirement or discharge 3s 61 if 8 servant or employee of the university dies while in the eompaasioservice of the university after comp1etin6 a service of ten years, na:~­such compassionate allowance not exceeding three months' pay may :mily be paid to such members of his family who are dependent on him for their livelihood as the executive council may, in the circumstanees - 40 of each case, determine 62 the payment of gratuity or compassionate allowance may be modo:f made either in a lump sum or in instalments or in such other manner pajl1l as the executive council may determine  -  statement of objects and reasons'the report of the banaras hindu university enquiry committee appointed by the president, in his capacity as the visitor of the university, to enquire into the state of affairs at the university bad revealed certain disquieting features and unhealthy influences which had been undermining the discipline of the university on a preliminary consideration of the recommendations of the committee, the president promulgated the banaras hindu university (amendment) ordinance, 1958 on the 14th june, 1958 which was later replaced by the banaras hindu university (amendment) act of 1958 both the ordinance and the amending act were temporary measures to tide over the difficult situation which was prevalent in the university at that time and the intention was to bring before parliament in due course a comprehensive long-term legislation for the university after a detailed examination of the various recommendations of the enquiry committee the recommendations have been examined in consultation with the authorities concerned and the present bill  embodies the long-term legislative proposals for the university the main features of the bill are:-(4) the restoration of the supreme governing status to the court of the university; (b) the reconstitution of the executive bodies of the university, eg, the court, the executive council and the finance committee; (c) the abolition of the reviewing committee and the standing committee of the academic council of the university; (d) the conferment of power on the university to borrow money with the approval of the central government and the abolition of the university's power to withdraw degrees; (e) the revision of the procedure for the appointment of the vice-chancellor; and <1> other measures of reform in the administration of the university k l shrimali new di:un; the 27th april, 1981  annexure htaacrs from the banaras hindu university ar:r, 1915(act no 16 of 1915)  - - - - 2 in this act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject deilaidodi or context,-(a) "college" means any college or institution maintained or admitted to privileges by the university; (b) "executive council" means the university council; (c) "court" means the university court; (d) "faculty" means a faculty of the university; (e) "ordinances" means the ordinances of the university for the time being in force; (f) "academic council" means the academic council of ~he university; (g) "statutes" means the statutes of the university for the time being in force; and (h) "university" means the banaras hindu university 3 (1) the first chancellor, pro-chancellor and vice-chancellor idcorpor •• who shall be the persons specified in this behalf by a notification of uod the central government in the official gazette, and the persons indicated in schedule i as members of t'1e court and the academic council, and all persons who may hereafter become, or be appointed as, such ofticers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, shall be constituted a body corporate by the name of the banaras hindu university  - - -  (3) the university shall be deemed to have been incorporated for the purposes, among others, of making provision for imparting education, literary, artistic and scientific, as well as agricultural, technical, commercial and professional, of furthering the prosecution of original research, and of giving instruction in hindu theology and religion, and of promoting the study of literature, art, philosophy, history, medicine and science, and of imparting physical and moral training ~u:avo::~1 , the university shall be open to persons of either sex and of cl!saea,casteb whatever race, creed, caste or class, and it shall not be lawful for the and creed university to adopt or impose on any person any test whatsoever of relieious belief or profession in order to entitle him to be admitted therein, as a teacher or student, or to hold any office therein, or to graduate thereat, or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof; except in respect of any particular benefaction accepted by the university, where such test is made a condition thereof by any testamentary or other instrument creating such benefaction: provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent religious instruction being given in the manner prescribed by the ordinances to those who have consented to receive it· powcnof the univerlity 4a the university shall have the following powers, namely:-- - - - - - (2) to promote oriental studies, and in particular vedic, hindu, buddhist and jain studies, and to give instruction in hindu religion and to impart moral and physical training; (3) to hold examinations and to grant and confer degrees and other academic distinctions to and on persons who-(a) shall have pursued a course of study in the university or in an institution maintained under sub-section (1) of section 15 or admitted to the privileges of the university under sub-section (2) of that section, or (b) are teachers in educational institutions, under conditiona laid down in the statutes and the ordinances, and shall have passed the i!xaminations of the university under like conditions, or (c) being women, shall have pursued a course of private study and shall have passed the examinations of the uni-:veraity under conditions laid down in the ordinances; -  - - (13) to create administrative, ministerial and other necessary posts ~nd to make appointments thereto; and  - - - visitor 5 (1) - - - - (2) the visitor shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made, by such person or persons as he may direct, of the university, its bmldinp, laboratories and equipment and of any institution maintained by the university, and also of the examinations, teaching and other work conducted or done by the university and to cause an inquiry to be made in like manner in respect of any matter connected with the university - - - - - chief rector i (1) t·he governor of the state of uttar pradesh shall be the and rectors chief rector of the university (2) such persons, as may be appointed in this behalf in accordance with the states, shall be the rectors of the university offtcenaad 7 the following shall be the officers and authorities of the authorities of the unl-university: -venity  op'ncers of the university(i) the chancellor, (ii) the pro-chancellor: provided that until one of the two pro-chancellors holding office at th:, commencement of the banaras hindu university (amendment) act, 1951, ceases to hold office, there shall be two pro-chancellors (iii) the vice-cha~cellor, (tv) the pro-vice-chancellor, (v) the treasurer (vi) the registrar, (vii) the deans of the faculties, and ('i1iii) such other persons in the service of the university as may be declared by the states to be the officers of the university  authorities of the university(i) the court, (ii) the executive council, (iii) the academic council, (iv) the standing committee of the academic council, (v) the finance committee, ('i1i) the faculties, and (vii) such other authorities as may be declared by the states to be authorities of the university 8 subject to the provisions of this act, the powers and duties of the ofbcers of the university, the term for which they shall hold ofbce, and the filling up of casual vacancies in such offices, shall be provided for by the statutes powers and duties of ofiic:ers, tonnlof oftice and filling of casual wean ci~l the court 9 the functions of the court shall be--(ci) to advise the visitor in respect of any matter which may be referred to it for advice; (b) to advise any authority of the university in respect of any matter which may be referred to the court by such authority; and (c) to perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be assigned to it by the visitor or under this act thec:n~-10 (1) the executive council shall be the executive body of the ave cl - un,iversity (2) the executive council shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be vested in it, by the statutes the acade-11 (1) the academic council shall be the academic body of the mic council university and, subject to the act, the statutes and ordinances shall have charge of the organization of instruction in the university and the colleges, the courses of study and the examination and discipline of students and the conferment of ordinary and honorary degrees  - - - - - fhe j::d~ 12 there shall be a standing committee of the academic :: of the flut- council which shall exercise such powers and perform such duties ~~c as may be vested in it by the states pro~~s ua no act or proceeding of any authority or body of the uni-~~~ri:~: versity shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any bo~ie8 ~ot to vacancy among its members or any defect in the constitution thereof be mvalidat- c:d by vacandes etc - • - • - •  permanent reserve to cover recurrid& chal'jlc 14 tthe university shall invest, and keep invested, in securities in which trust funds may be invested, in accordance with the provisions of the law relating to trusts in india, a sum of fifty lakhs of rupees as a permanent endowment to meet the recurring, charges of the lhai"ty mlaer tlaad cmu,es in respect of iic!holapshtps prizes and iew1ll'da: provide4 thatr~ of 1886 (1) ~f (;}pv~~dt ~urities, u d$~ p1 ~e ii\4ian ~~i~ a~, 1886, w~~ may be held py the uriiverm~1 @au, for the purpose of this section, be reckoned at their face-value; and - - - - ~1 (1) sl1qjifilct t9 the provi~ions qf ~~ act, the statqtlits jday statutes pro~4~ f9:r au pr any of uje fallowing mattera, nrunel~:-(a)· the constitution, powers and duties of the court, the e¥ecu~v~ c,,~f!:u, ~! ac,de~e cqul1fju, t~e $t~1 committee 0( ~e m"'~emie c~cil, the f~ance cqlllqut~e ~d uch other bodies, as may be deemed n~ to cf)~stitute from time to time; (f» ~, "t~tiojl ipl4 ~d~wuance in oftl~ of the members of the said bodies, including the pontinuance in ofb~ of the first members, and the filling qf vacancies of members, anp all other matters relative to those bodies for which it may be necessary or desirable to pl'ovtuj (c) the appointment, ppwers ~ml duties 01 the officers of the university; (d) the constitution of a pension or provident fund and the establlshment af an insurance scheme fgr the benefit of the officers, teachers and other employees of the university; (e) the conferment of honorary degrees; (f) the withdnwal gf degrees, diplomas, certificates and other aoademic distinctigdsj (g) the establishment and abolition of faculties, departments, halls, colleges and institutionsj (i{) the ~iitia_ llnder which coueges anci other insti-wotiom ~ay b, a~tted to the privileges of the uriversity and the withdrawal of such· drivthtl8lti (i) ~t! ~,,~t"~~dn of f~qwsnips, schqlarmip$, ,tudentships, ~:jlubjtiq~ ~~ rij~ f~~i ~ (;) all other matters vt'im~h by ·uliji ~ct are to btt· tn' may be prov~ded by tpe statutes (2) tile first statutes shall be those set out in schedule t 426 (b) ls-7 (3) the executive council may, from time to time, make new or additional statutes or may amend or repeal the statutes; but every new statute or addition to the statutes or any amendment or repeal of a statute shall require the previous approval of the visitoll' who may sanction, disallow or remit it for further consideration ordinldces 18 (1) subject to the provisions of this act and the statutes, the ordinal'lces may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- - - - (c) the degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions to be awarded by the university, the qualiftcations for the same, and the means to be taken relating to the granting and obtaining the same; (d) the fees to be charged for counes of study in the university and for admission to the examinations, degrees and diplomas of the university; - - - - (k) the emoluments and the terms and conditions of service of teachers of the university; - - - - - - (m) the supervision and inspection of colleges and other institutions admitted to privileges of the university under sub-section (2) of section 15; and! - - - - - - (3) the said ordinances may be amended, repealed or added to at any time by the executive council: provided that--(i) no ordinance shail be made afteeting the conditions of residence or discipline of students, except after consultation with the academic counell; (ii) no ordinance shall be made-(0) affecting the admission or enrolment of students or prescribing examinations to be recognised 81 equivalent to the university examinations, or (b) aftecting the conditions, mode of appointment or duties of examiners or the conduct or standard of exami-dationl or any coui'iie of study, unl  a draft of such ordinance has been proposed by the academic counclj  - - - - (5) where the executive council has rejected the draft of an ordinance proposed by the academic council, the academic council may appeal to the visitor who may pass such order thereon as he thinks fit: (6) all ordinances made by the executive council shall be submitted, as soon as may be, to the visitor who may within two months from the date of receipt thereof disallow any such ordinance or remit it to the executive council for further consideration (7) the visitor may by order, direct that the operation of any ordinance shall be suspended until he has had an opportunity 0'" exercising his power of disallowance, and any order of suspension under this sub-section shall cease to have effect on the expiration of two months from the date of such order - - '" - ita (1) every salaried officer and teacher of the university conditions shall be appointed under a written collltract, which shall be lodged g~=c::j with the university and a copy of which shall be furnished to the tc8chcl's officer or teacher concerned (2) any dispute arising out of a contract between the university and any of its officers or teachers shall, at the request of the officer or teacher concerned or at the instance of the university, be referred to a tribunal of arbitration consisting of one member appointed by the executive council, one member nominated by the ofbcer or teacher concerned and an umpire appointed by the visitor and the decision of the tribunal shall be final - - - - a bill fllnllet fo adjel1~ tpe awnls hindu ulliversity n;t, 1915 (dr k l  %rimaii, minister of educar::m) 