(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Orissa Universities Act, 1989, all colleges and institutions imparting education in literary arts, visual and performing arts existing in State and affiliated to other Universities immediately before the dale of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been disaffiliated from the respective other Universities and have been affiliated to the University for such period and subject to such terms and conditions, as had been specified in the order of the respective Universities from which they obtained the affiliation:
Provided that the University may impose such other terms and conditions' for continuation or further extension of the terms of affiliation, not inconsistent with provisions made in or under this Act, as it may deem fit and the College or Institution shall be bound to comply with such terms and conditions, within Such reasonable time as may be prescribed by the University:
Provided further that the University shall have power to alter or withdraw the affiliation deemed to have been granted under this sub-section, if the College or Institution concerned does not comply with the terms and conditions so imposed.
(2) For- the purpose of deemed affiliation provided in sub-section (1), the College or institution concerned shall submit a copy of the valid letter of affiliation granted by other Universities concerned to the Registrar of the University within a period of three months from the date of commencement of this Act and the acknowledgement of the receipt of such copy by the University shall be a valid evidence for the purpose of such deemed affiliation:
Provided that the Bibhuti Kanungo College of Arts and Crafts, Bhubaneswar the College of Arts and Crafts, Khallikotej the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya and the Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneswar shall be deemed to have been affiliated to the University immediately on the commencement of this Act.
Transfer of affiliation of existing institutions.
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38. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Orissa Universities Act, 1989 no University in the State other than the University established under this Acts shall grant affiliation to any college or institution, which offers courses or programmes of education, research and training in the field of literary art, visual and performing art, after the date of Commencement of this Act:
Provided that nothing in this section, save as otherwise provided in this Act, shall apply to any constituent College, Institution or Department of any other University or of a deemed University within the meaning of section 3 of the University Grants Commissions Act, 1956, which is directly managed, controlled and financed by such Universities.
39. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the statutes or the regulations, every student of the Colleges or Institutions, which have been disaffiliated or transferred from other Universities In accordance with provisions of section 37 who was studying in such Colleges or Institutions and was eligible to be admitted to any examination held or conducted by other Universities, shall be permitted to complete his courses of study 0r be admitted to the examination of the University and the University shall make arrangement:
(a) for the instruction, teaching, training and holding examination for such students for such period in such manner as may be deter mined by the Vice-Chancellor in accordance With the courser of studies of other Universities concerned, and
(b) for the conferment of the corresponding degree, diploma or other academic distinctions of the University upon the qualified students on the result of such examinations.
40. All Acts and Orders done or passed in good faith by the University or any of its authorities, bodies or officers shall be final and accordingly no orders, suit or legal proceedings shall be instituted, against, or damage claimed from the University or its authorities bodies or officers for anything purporting to be done or any order passed in good faith in pursuance of this Act, the Statutes, Regulations and Rules made thereunder.