(1) The General Council shall be the chief advisory body of the university and it shall consist of the following members, namely :-
(i) the Chancellor ;
[(i-a) the Pro-Chancellor ;]
(ii) the Vice-Chancellor ;
(iii) the Attorney General of India ;
(iv) one judge of the Supreme Court nominated by the Chancellor ;
(v) the Minister for Higher Education, State of Maharashtra ;
(vi) the Minister for Law, State of Maharashtra ;
(vii) the Chief Justice of the High Court at Mumbai or his nominee ;
[(viii) one judge of the High Court to be nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Chief justice of the High Court ;]
(ix) the Advocate General of Maharashtra ;
(x) the Chairperson of the University Grants Commission or his nominee from among the members of the University Grants Commission ;
(xi) the Chairman, Bar Council of India or his nominee from amongst the members of the Bar Council of India ;
(xii) the Chairman, Bar Council of Maharashtra ;
(xiii) the Secretary or Principal Secretary or, as the case may be, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra, Higher and Technical Education Department ;
[(xiv) two eminent educationists in the disciplines of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Management and Forensic Sciences to be nominated by the Chancellor ;
(xv) two eminent educationists in the legal field, to be nominated by the Chancellor ;]
(xvi) one eminent person in the educational field, to be nominated by the Chancellor; and
[(xvii) two members of the Executive Council who are not otherwise members of the General Council to be nominated by the Chancellor.]
Explanation.- For the purposes of clauses (v) and (vi), if the Minister-in-charge of Department is the Chief Minister, any Minister nominated by him shall be the member.
(2) The Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the General Council.
[(2-A) The Pro-Chancellor shall be the Vice-Chairman of the General Council.]
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Secretary of the General Council.