( l) The State Government or the competent authority may suo motu or otherwise cause an inspection of or inquiry in respect of any educational institution its accounts, its buildings, laboratories, libraries. workshops, equipments and also of the examinations, teaching and other work conducted or done by the institution to be made by such person or persons as it may direct or to cause an inquiry to be held in respect of examination, working and financial condition of such institution or of any other matter connected with the institution in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed.
(2) The Governing Council and the employees of the educational institution shall at all reasonable times be bound to afford to the aforesaid officer all such assistance and facilities as may be required for the purpose of such inspection or inquiry.
(3) The officer empowered under sub-section ( 1) shall have the following powers, namely:-
(a) he shall. at all reasonable times have access to the books, accounts, documents, securities. cash and other properties belonging to or in the custody of the Governing Council and may summon any person in possession or responsible for the custody of such books, accounts, documents, securities, cash or other properties to produce the same at any place as he may direct.
(b) he may summon any person who, he has reason to believe has any knowledge as to the affairs of the educational institution to appear before him and may examine such person on oath.
(4) the person or officer assigned for inspection or inquiry shall on completion of inspection or inquiry. submit the detail report for appropriate decision/action to the competent authority for onward submission to the State Government within the period as may be prescribed.