(1) The Chancellor;
(2) The Pro-Chancellor;
(3) The Vice-Chancellor;
(4) The Registrar;
(5) The Finance Officer;
(6) The Controller of Examinations; and
(7) Such other persons as may be declared by the regulations to be officers of the Officers of University.
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9. (1) The Chief Justice of the High Court of Madras shall be the Chancellor of the University:
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Provided that the Chief Justice may nominate a Judge of the High Court of Madras as the Chancellor of the University.
(2) The Chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the head of the University and shall, when present, preside at the meetings of the General Council and at any convocation of the University and confer degrees or other academic distinctions upon persons entitled to receive them.
(3) Where power is conferred upon the Chancellor to nominate persons to the authorities, the Chancellor shall, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor, and to the extent necessary, nominate persons to represent the interests not otherwise adequately represented.
(4) The Chancellor may, of his own motion or on application, call for and examine the record of any officer or authority of the University in respect of any proceeding to satisfy himself as to the legality of such proceeding or the correctness, legality or propriety of any decision taken or order passed therein, and if, in any case, it appears to the Chancellor that any such proceeding, decision or order should be modified, annulled, reversed or remitted for reconsideration, he may pass orders accordingly:
Provided that every application to the Chancellor for the exercise of the powers under this sub-section shall be preferred within three months from the date on which the proceeding, decision or order to which the application relates was communicated to the applicant:
Provided further that no order prejudicial to any person shall be passed unless such person has been given an opportunity of making his representation.
(5) The Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred on him by or under the provisions of this Act.
10. (1) The Minister in-charge of the portfolio of law in the State shall be the Pro- Chancellor of the University.
(2) In the absence of the Chancellor or during the Chancellor’s inability to act, the Pro-Chancellor shall exercise all the powers and perform all the functions of the Chancellor.
(3) The Pro-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be conferred on him by or under this Act.
11. (1) Every appointment of Vice-Chancellor shall be made by the Chancellor from out of a panel of three names recommended by the Committee referred to in sub-section (2) and such panel shall not contain the name of any member of the said Committee:
Provided that if the Chancellor does not approve any of the persons in the panel so recommended by the Committee, he may take steps to constitute another Committee, in accordance with sub-section (2) to give a fresh panel of three different names and shall appoint one of the persons named in the fresh panel as Vice-Chancellor.
Pro- Chancellor.
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(2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), the Committee shall consist of three persons of whom one shall be nominated by the Chancellor, one shall be nominated by the Government and one shall be nominated by the General Council:
Provided that the person so nominated shall not be a member of any of the authorities of the University.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further period of three years:
Provided that no person shall hold the office of the Vice-Chancellor for more than six years in the aggregate:
Provided further that the Vice-Chancellor may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Chancellor and after giving two months notice, resign his office:
Provided also that a person appointed as Vice-Chancellor shall retire from office if, during the term of his office he completes the age of 4 [ seventy years].
(4) When any temporary vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice-Chancellor or when the Vice-Chancellor is, by reason of illness, absence or for any other reason, unable to exercise the powers and perform the duties of his office, the senior most Professor of the University shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Vice-Chancellor till the Executive Council makes the requisite arrangement for exercising the powers and performing the duties of the Vice-Chancellor.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole-time officer of the University and his emoluments and other terms and conditions of service shall be as follows:-
(a) There shall be paid to the Vice-Chancellor a fixed salary of rupees seventy five thousand along with a special allowance of rupees five thousand per month or such higher salary as may be fixed by the Government from time to time and he shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of a furnished residence and no charge shall fall on the Vice-Chancellor personally in respect of the maintenance of such residence. He may be entitled to such other perquisites as may be provided by the regulations;
(b) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to such terminal benefits and allowances as may be fixed by the Executive Council with the approval of the Chancellor from time to time:
Removal of Vice- Chancellor.
Provided that, where an employee of the University is appointed as Vice- Chancellor, he shall be allowed to continue to contribute to the provident fund to which he is a subscriber, and the contribution of the University shall be limited to what he had been contributing immediately before his appointment as Vice-Chancellor;
(c) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to travelling allowance at such rate as may be fixed by the Executive Council;
(d) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to earned leave on full pay at oneeleventh of the periods spent by him on active service:
Provided that on the date of expiry of the term of his office, if he had not availed of the earned leave before the date of expiry of the term of his office, he shall be entitled to draw cash equivalent to leave salary after relinquishment of his office in respect of earned leave at his credit subject to a maximum of two hundred and forty days;
(e) The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled on medical grounds or otherwise, to leave without pay for a period not exceeding three months during the term of his office:
Provided that such leave may be converted into leave on full pay to the extent to which he is entitled to earned leave under clause (d).
12. (1) If, in the opinion of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor wilfully omits or refuses to carry out the provisions of this Act or abuses the powers vested in him or misbehaves or mismanages or his conduct involves moral turpitude or if it otherwise appears to the Chancellor that the continuance of the Vice-Chancellor in office is detrimental to the interest of the University, the Chancellor may, direct the Pro-Chancellor to constitute a Committee consisting of not less than three members to enquire into the matter and place the report of the Committee before the Chancellor.
4. Amended vide Amendment Act No.50 of 2012.(w.e.f 31.07.2012) .
(2) The Chancellor shall, after considering the report of the Committee, if satisfied that the continuance of the Vice-Chancellor in office will be detrimental to the interest of the University or if he is found guilty of all or any of the charges, by order remove the Vice- Chancellor:
Provided that no order shall be passed, under this section unless a reasonable opportunity of being heard is given to the Vice-Chancellor.
13. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the academic head and principal executive officer of the University.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall, in the absence of the Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor, preside at the meetings of the General Council and at any convocation of the University and confer degrees or other academic distinctions upon persons entitled to receive them.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise control over the affairs of the University and shall be responsible for the due maintenance of discipline in the University.
(4) The Vice-Chancellor shall ensure that faithful observance of the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder and he may exercise all powers as may be necessary for the purpose.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall give effect to the orders of the Executive Council regarding the appointment, suspension and dismissal of the teachers and other employees of the University and any other decision of the Executive Council.
(6) In any emergency which in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor requires immediate action to be taken, he shall, by order, take such action as he deems necessary and shall, at the earliest opportunity report the action taken to such officer or authority or body as would have, in the ordinary course, dealt with the matter:
Provided that no such order shall be passed unless the person likely to be affected has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(7) Any person aggrieved by any order of the Vice-Chancellor under sub-section (6), may prefer an appeal to the General Council within thirty days from the date on which such order is communicated to him and the Vice-Chancellor shall give effect to the order passed by the General Council on such appeal.
(8) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Executive Council and the Finance Committee. The Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to be present at, and to address, any meeting of any authority or other body of the University, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of such authority or body.
(9) The Vice-Chancellor shall have power to convene meeting of the General Council, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee.
(10) The Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for the co-ordination and integration of teaching and research, extension education and curriculum development.
(11) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the regulations.
14. (1) The Registrar shall be a whole-time salaried officer of the University appointed by the Executive Council.
(2) The terms and conditions of service of the Registrar shall be as follows:- Powers and duties of Vice- Chancellor.
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(a) The holder of the post of Registrar shall be an academician in the field of law not lower in rank than that of the Principal of Government Law College or the Professor of a University who has put in a service in such capacity for a period of not less than three years or an officer of the Government not lower in rank than that of the Deputy Secretary to Government, Law Department.
(b) The Registrar shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment:
Provided that he shall retire on attaining the age of fifty-eight years in the case of a Government servant and sixty years in the case of Professor of a University.
(c) The emoluments and other terms and conditions of service of the Registrar shall be such as may be prescribed.
(d) When the office of the Registrar is vacant or when the Registrar is, by reason of illness, absence or for any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office, the duties of the office of the Registrar shall be performed by such person as the Vice- Chancellor may appoint for the purpose.
(3) (a) The Registrar shall have power to take disciplinary action against such of the employees, excluding teachers of the University and academic staff, as may be specified in the orders of the Executive Council and to suspend them pending inquiry, to administer warnings to them or to impose on them the penalty of censure or withholding of increments:
Provided that no such penalty shall be imposed unless the person concerned has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken against him.
(b) An appeal shall lie to the Vice-Chancellor against an order of the Registrar imposing any of the penalties specified in clause (a).
(c) In any case where the inquiry discloses that penalty beyond the powers of the Registrar is called for, the Registrar shall, upon conclusion of the inquiry, make a report to the Vice-Chancellor alongwith his recommendations and the Vice-Chancellor shall pass such order as he deems fit:
Provided that an appeal shall lie to the Executive Council against an order of the Vice-Chancellor imposing any penalty.
(d) No appeal under clause (b) or clause (c) shall be preferred after the expiry of sixty days from the date on which the order appealed against was received by the appellant.
(4) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the Registrar shall be the ex-officio Secretary to the General Council, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Faculties and the Boards of Studies, but shall not be deemed to be a member of any of these authorities.
(5) It shall be the duty of the Registrar,-
(a) to be the custodian of the records, the common seal and such other property of the University as the Executive Council shall commit to his charge;
(b) to issue all notices convening meetings of the General Council, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Faculties, the Boards of Studies, the Boards of Examiners and of any Committee appointed by the authorities of the University;
(c) to keep the minutes of all the proceedings of the meeting of the General Council, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Faculties, the Boards of Studies, the Boards of Examiners and of any Committee appointed by the authorities of the University;
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(d) to conduct the official correspondence of the General Council;
(e) to supply to the Chancellor, copies of the agenda of the meetings of the authorities of the University as soon as they are issued and the minutes of the proceedings of such meetings; and
(f) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be specified in the regulations or as may be required, from time to time, by the General Council, the Executive Council or the Vice-Chancellor.
(6) In all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the University, the pleadings shall be signed and verified by the Registrar and all processes in such suits and proceedings shall be issued to, and served on, the Registrar.
15. (1) The Finance Officer shall be a whole time salaried officer of the University appointed by the Executive Council for such period as may be specified by the Executive Council in this behalf.
(2) Appointment of the Finance Officer shall be made by the Executive Council from out of a panel of three names recommended by the Government.
(3) The emoluments and other terms and conditions of service for the Finance Officer shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations.
(4) The Finance Officer shall retire on attaining the age of fifty eight years or on the expiry of the period specified by the Executive Council under sub-section (1), whichever is earlier:
Provided that the Finance Officer shall, notwithstanding his attaining the age of fifty-eight years, continue in office until his successor is appointed and enters upon his office or until the expiry of a period of one year, whichever is earlier.
(5) When the office of the Finance Officer is vacant or when the Finance Officer is, by reason of illness, absence or for any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office, the duties of the Finance Officer shall be performed by such person as the Vice- Chancellor may appoint for the purpose.
(6) The Finance Officer shall be the ex-officio Secretary to the Finance Committee, but shall not be deemed to be a member of such Committee.
(7) The Finance Officer shall,-
(a) exercise general supervision over the funds of the University and shall advise the University as regards its financial policy; and
(b) exercise such other powers and perform such other financial functions as may be assigned to him by the Executive Council or the Finance Committee or as may be prescribed by the regulations:
Provided that the Finance Officer shall not incur any expenditure or make any investment exceeding such amount as may be prescribed without the previous approval of the Executive Council.
(8) Subject to the control of the Executive Council, the Finance Officer shall,-
(a) hold and manage the property and investments of the University including trust and endowment property;
(b) ensure that the limit fixed by the Executive Committee for recurring and nonrecurring expenditure for a year are not exceeded and that all moneys are expended on the purposes for which they are granted or allotted;
(c) be responsible for the preparation of annual accounts, financial estimate, and the budget of the University and for their presentation to the General Council;
(d) keep a constant watch on the cash and bank balance and of investments;
(e) watch the progress of the collection of revenue and advise on the methods of collection employed;
(f) ensure that the registers of buildings, lands, furniture and equipments are maintained upto date and that stock checking is conducted of equipments and other consumable materials in all offices and special centres maintained by the University;
(g) bring to the notice of the Vice-Chancellor any unauthorized expenditure or other financial irregularity and suggest appropriate action to be taken against persons at fault; and
(h) call from any office or centre maintained by the University, any information or returns that he may consider necessary for the performance of his duties.
(9) The receipt of the Finance Officer or the person or persons duly authorized in this behalf by the Executive Council for any money payable to the University shall be a sufficient discharge for payment of such money.
16. (1) The holder of the post of Controller of Examinations shall be an academician in the field of law not lower in rank than that of a Professor.
(2) The Controller of Examinations shall be a whole-time officer of the University appointed by the Executive Council for such period and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
(3) The Controller of Examinations shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed.
Controller of Examinations.
CHAPTER IV.
Authorities of University.
Disqualification for membership.
Disqualification for election or nomination to General Council, Executive Council and Academic Council in certain cases.
Vice- Chancellor and other Officers etc., to be public servants.
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AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY.
17. The authorities of the University shall be the General Council, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Finance Committee, the Boards of Studies, the Faculties and such other authorities as may be declared by the regulations to be the authorities of the University.
18. (1) No person shall be qualified for nomination or election as a member of any of the authorities of the University, if on the date of such nomination or election he is–
(a) of unsound mind; or
(b) adjudicated as an insolvent or an undischarged insolvent; or
(c) convicted by a court of law for an offence involving moral turpitude.
(2) In case of dispute or doubt as to whether a person is disqualified under sub-section
(1), the Executive Council shall determine and its decision shall be final.