(i) in Statute 12,—
(a) clause (2) shall be omitted;
(b) in clause (5)(a), the words "and the Court" shall be omitted;
(ii) for Statute 14, the following Statute shall be substituted, namely: — Amendment of Statutes.
"14. (1) The Court shall consist of the following members, namely: — The Court.
(a) the Chancellor, ex officio,
(b) the members of the Executive Council, ex oflicio,
(c) two representatives of the departments and Colleges of the University, nominated by the Visitor,
(d) two representatives of the teachers of the University other than Professors, nominated by the Visitor,
(e) five representatives of the old students of the University, nominated by the Visitor, (/) three representatives of Parliament, two to be nominated by the Speaker of the House of the People from among the members thereof and one to be nominated by the Chairman of the Council of States from among the members thereof,
(g) twenty-nine persons nominated by the Visitor from among persons who have special knowledge or practical experience in education or have rendered eminent services in the cause of education or are men of standing in public life.
(2) Seventeen members of the Court shall form a quorum.";
(Hi) Statute 16 shall be omitted;
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(iu) for Statute 17, the following Statute shall be substituted, namely:— "17. (1) The Executive Council shall consist of the following members, namely:—
(a) the Vice-Chancellor, ex officia,
(b) seven persons nominated by the Visitor,
(c) one person nominated by the Chief Rector.
(2) Five members of the Executive Council shall form a quorum.";
(u) in Statute 18,—
(a) in clause (1), the words "subject to the control of the Court" and the words "not otherwise provided for" shall be omitted;
(b) in clause (2) (viii), the words "otherwise than by an act of the Court" shall be omitted;
(vi) in Statute 20, in item (i), the words "the Court or" shall be omitted;
(uii) in Statute 28, for the words "The Court, the Executive Council", the words "The Executive Council" shall be substituted;
(viii) for Statute 29, the following Statute shall be substituted, namely:— Executive Council.
"29. (1) There shall be a Selection Committee for making recommendations to the Executive Council in respect of appointments to the posta of Professor, Reader, Lecturer and Registrar, and the Selection Committee shall consist of such number of persons as the Executive Council may appoint.
(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 recommendations made by the Committee, it shall record its reasons and submit the case to the Visitor for final orders.";
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(ix) for Statute 30, the following Statute shall be substituted, namely:— "30. (1) There shall be a Screening Committee consisting of the following persons, namely:—
(a) a person who is or has been a Judge of a High Court, nominated by the Central Government, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee,
(b) the Vice-Chancellor, ex officio,
(c) a person nominated by the Central Government from among persons who have had administrative or other experience in educational matters.
(2) The meetings of the Committee shall be convened by such person as may be appointed for this purpose by the Chairman.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Screening Committee to examine the cases of all persons who at the commencement of the Banaras Hindu University (Amendment) Ordinance, 1958, are holding teaching, administrative or other posts in the University in respect of whom there is reason to believe that their continuance in office would be detrimental to the interests of the University, and to forward its recommendations to the Executive Council; and the Executive Council shall take such action thereon as it may think fit:
Provided that before taking any such action against the person concerned, the Executive Council shall give him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.".
Screening Committee.
9, (1) Every person holding office as a member of the Court or the Executive Council, as the case may be, immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance, shall on such commencement cease to hold office as such:
Provided that where any such person holds immediately before such commencement any other office in the University, nothing contained in this sub-section shall be construed to affect his continuance in such other office.
(2) Until the Court or the Executive Council is constituted in accordance with the provisions of clause (ii) or clause (iv), as the case may be, of section 8, the Visitor may, by general or special order, direct any officer of the University to exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed by or under the principal 254 G. of I. Ex.—2.
Transitional provisions.
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RAJENDRA PRASAD, President G. R. RAJAGOPAUL, Addl. Secy, to the Govt. of India.
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