(i) Chancellor;
(ii) Vice-Chancellor;
(iii) Directors of Campuses established under this Act;
(iv) Two sitting or retired Judges of the High Court Andhra Pradesh, nominated by the Chancellor;
(v) Chairman, Bar Council of India;
(vi) A member of the Bar Council of India representing the State of Andhra Pradesh;
(vii) Chairperson of University Grants Commission or his nominee;
(viii) Advocate General of the State of Andhra Pradesh;
(ix) Chairman, Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh or his nominee;
(x) Two eminent persons in the disciplines of social sciences and humanities nominated by the Chancellor;
(xi) Two eminent persons in legal or educational field nominated by the Chancellor;
(xii) Chairman, the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education;
(xiii) Four Ex-officio members whom one shall be in the rank of the Chief Secretary to Government and three members in the rank of Secretary to Government each one from Law, Finance and Higher Education Departments.
(2) (i) Where a person has become a member of the General Council by reason of the office or appointment he holds, his membership shall terminate when he ceases to hold that office or appointment;
(ii) the term of the office of the nominated members of the General Council other than Ex-Officio members shall be three years;
(iii) A member of the General Council shall cease to be a member if he resigns or becomes unsound mind or becomes insolvent or is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude;
(iv) A member of the General Council may by writing addressed to the Chancellor, resign his office and such resignation shall take effect on the date it is accepted by the Chancellor;
(v) any vacancy in the General Council shall be filled by nomination by the respective nominating authority and on expiry of the period of vacancy and such nomination shall cease to be effective.
13. Powers, functions and meetings of General Council - (1) The General Council shall have the following powers namely,-
(i) to formulate and review the broad policies and programmes of the University and suggest measures for the development of the University;
(ii) to direct the Executive Council to take such steps as are necessary for achieving the objects of the University;
(iii) to consider and pass resolution on the annual report, financial estimates and audit reports of the accounts of the University;
(iv) to exercise such other powers as it may deem necessary for the performance of functions and administration of the University.
(2) The General Council shall meet atleast once in a year and annual meeting of the General Council shall be held on a date to be fixed by the Executive Council or by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Chancellor.
(3) A report of the working of the University during the previous year together with the statements of receipts and expenditure, the balance sheet as audited and the financial estimates for the next financial year shall be presented by the Vice-Chancellor to the General Council at its annual meeting.
(4) Meetings of the General Council shall be called by the Chancellor or by the Vice-Chancellor either on his own or at the request of not less than ten members of the General Council.
(5) For every meeting of the General Council fourteen days notice shall be given.
(6) One third of the members existing on the rolls of the General Council shall form the quorum.
(7) Any urgent action if required, the Chairman may with the approval of the majority of the members of the General Council, permit the business to be transacted by circulation among the members of the General Council. The report of the action so taken shall be placed before the next meeting of the General Council.
14. Executive Council - The Executive Council shall be the chief executive authority of the University and as such shall have all powers necessary to administer the University subject to the provisions of this Act and the statutes made thereunder and may make regulations for that purpose and also with respect to matters provided thereunder.
15. Constitution of the Executive Council - (1) The Executive Council shall consist of the following members namely,-
(i) the Vice-Chancellor of the University;
(ii) Directors of Campuses established under this Act;
(iii) a member of the General Council who is a sitting or retired Judge nominated by the Chancellor;
(iv) Chairman, the Andhra Pradesh State Council of High Education;
(v) a member of the General Council who is an eminent legal person to be nominated by the Chancellor;
(vi) Secretary to Government, Legal Affairs, Law Department;
(vii) Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department;
(viii) Two Professors of Law outside the University nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(ix) three Teachers nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of whom one should be from amongst Heads of Departments, one from Professors and one from Associated Professors by rotation for a period of one year.
16. Term of Office of Members of the Executive Council - (1) The term of office of the Members of the Executive Council shall be three years.
(2) When a person becomes a member of the Executive Council by virtue of his office, he shall cease to be such member if he ceases to hold his office.
(3) When a person is nominated as a member of the Executive Council he shall ceased to be such member if his nomination of such membership is withdrawn by the nominating person.
(4) A member of the Executive Council shall cease to be a member if he,-
(a) tenders his resignation and such resignation is accepted;
(b) becomes unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court;
(c) becomes undischarged insolvent;
(d) has been convicted for an offence involving moral turpitude.
(5) A member of Executive Council other than the Ex-officio member may resign his office by letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor and such resignation shall take effect as soon as it has been accepted by him.
(6) Any vacancy in the Executive Council shall be filled by nomination by respective nominating authority and on expiry of the period of vacancies such nomination shall cease to be effective.