(1) Any members of authority or body of the University may resign his office letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor through the Registrar and the resignation shall take effect on its acceptance by the Vice-Chancellor or on the expiry of thirty days from the date of receipt of the letter by the Vice-chancellor whichever event occurs earlier.
(2) Any member of any authority or body of the University shall cease to be a member on his being convicted by a court of law of an offence, which in the opinion of the Board of Management involves moral turpitude.
54. Filling of casual vacancies- When any vacancy occurs in the office of a member (other than an ex-officio member) of any authority or other body of the University before the expiry of the term of office of such member, the vacancy shall be filled up, as soon as conveniently may be, by nomination, appointment or co-option, as the case may be of a member who shall hold office so long only as the member in whose place he has been nominated, appointed or co-opted, would have held it, if the vacancy had not occurred.
55. Proceedings not invalidated by vacancies - No act or proceedings of any authority or other body of the University shall be invalidated merely by reason of any vacancy in its membership.