(a) the Vice-Chancellor ; Chairman
(b) the Advocate General, Punjab; Member
(c) the Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab; Member The Chancellor.
The Governing Council and its terms of office.
Authorities of the University.
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(d) the Legal Remembrancer and Secretary to Member Government of Punjab, Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs;
(e) the Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department Member of Finance;
(f) the Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department Member of Higher Education and Languages;
(g) two persons from amongst retired judges of the Members Supreme Court of India or the Punjab and Haryana High Court to be nominated by the Chancellor on advice of the State Government;
(h) two eminent persons in the disciplines of Law, Social Members Sciences and Humanities to be nominated by the Chancellor on advice of the State Government;
(i) two Professors of Law from outside the University Members to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor on advice of the State Government;
(j) two Professors of the University to be nominated Members by the Vice Chancellor of the University;
(k) one member of Parliament from the State of Punjab Member to be nominated by the State Government;
(l) two members of the Punjab State Legislative Members Assembly to be nominated by the State Government;
and
(m) the Chairman, Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana Member or his nominee from amongst the members of the Bar Council.
(2) The membership of a person, who has become a member of the Governing Council by reason of office or appointment he holds, shall be terminated when he ceases to hold that office or appointment.
(3) The term of the nominated members of the Governing Council shall be three years.
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(4) A member of the Governing Council shall cease to be a member before the expiry of his term, if he resigns or becomes of unsound mind, or becomes insolvent or is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude.
A member, other than the Vice-Chancellor or Professor, shall also cease to be member, if he accepts a full time appointment in the University or if he not being an ex officio member, fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Governing Council without obtaining the leave of the Chancellor.
(5) A member of the Governing Council other than an ex-officio member may resign from his membership by a letter addressed to the Chancellor and such resignation shall take effect as soon as he has accepted it.
10. The Governing Council shall be the plenary authority of the University and shall formulate and review from time to time the policies and programmes of the University and devise measures for the improvement and development of the University and shall also have the following powers and functions, namely:—
(i) to consider and pass the annual report, financial statement and the budget estimates prepared by the Finance Committee and to adopt them with or without modification;
(ii) to make statutes and regulations concerning the administration of the affairs of the University including prescribing the procedures, to be followed by the authorities and the officers of the University in the discharge of their functions; and
(iii) any other decision referred by the Academic Council or Finance Committee or that the Governing Council finds it necessary to be put before it.
11. (1) The Governing Council shall be convened at least once in a year. The meeting shall be held on such date, as be fixed by the Chairman, unless some other date has been fixed by the Governing Council in respect of any year.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall present a report on the working of the University together with a statement of receipts and expenditure, the balance sheet as audited, and the financial estimates to the Governing Council at its annual meetings.
Powers and functions of the Governing Council.
Meetings of the Governing Council.
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(3) The meeting of the Governing Council shall be called by the Chancellor or by the Vice-Chancellor either on his own or on the written request of not less than eight members of the Governing Council.
(4) For every meeting of the Governing Council, fifteen days notice shall be given to every member before the date of the meeting.
(5) One half of the members, existing on the rolls of the Governing Council, shall form the quorum.
(6) In case of difference of opinion among the members, the opinion of majority of members shall prevail.
(7) If an urgent action, to be taken by the Governing Council becomes necessary, the Vice-Chancellor may permit the business, to be transacted by circulation of papers to the members of the Governing Council.
The action so proposed to be taken, shall not be taken, unless agreed to by a majority of members of the Governing Council. The action so taken shall be intimated forthwith to all the members of the Governing Council. In case, the authority concerned fails to take decision, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor through the State Government, whose decision shall be final.