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Section 4: Establishment of new Universities and alteration of the areas or names of Universities

The Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 10 of 1973

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[ (1-A) With effect from such date or dates as the State Government may by notification in the Gazette appoint in this behalf, there shall be established -

(a) a University of Bundelkhand at Jhansi;]

(b) a University of Avadh at ic9650Ayodhya] [which shall be called the Doctor Ram Manohar Lohia University. Ayodhya with effect from June, 18, 1994, and the Doctor Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya with effect from July 11, 1995;] [* * *]

(c) a University of Rohilkhand at Bareilly [which shall with effect from the date of the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Second Amendment) Act, 1997 be called Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly;]

[ (d) a University to be known as Purvanchal University at Jaunpur, which shall, with effect from the date of commencement of the Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 1999, be called "Vir Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur.]

[ (e) a University to be known as the Urdu; [Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Language University, Lucknow; ]

[(f) a University to be known as Siddharth University, Kapilvastu, Siddharth Nagar;]

(g) a University to be known as [Professor Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya), University, Prayagraj; ]

[(h) a University to be known as Jannayak Chandrashekhar University, Ballia); ]

[(i) a University to be known as [Maa Shakhubari University, Saharanpur;]

(j) a University to be known as [Maharaja Suheldev University, Azamgarh;]]

[(k) a University to be known as Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh University, Aligarh.]

[(l) a University to be known as Maa Pateshwari Devi University, Balrampur ;

(m) a University to be known as Maa Vindhyavasini State University, Mirzapur ;

(n) a University to be known as [Guru Jambheshwar University, Moradabad ;]]

for the areas respectively specified in the Schedule.

(1-B) in relation to the Universities to be established under sub-section (1-A) -

(a)the State Government shall appoint interim officers of the Universities (other than theChancellor) and shall constitute interim authorities of such Universities in such manner as it thinks fit.;

[(b) the officers appointed and members of the authorities constituted under clause (a) shall hold office] [* * *] until the appointment of officers or the constitution of the authorities in accordance with clause (c) [or such other earlier date as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf ]:

[Provided that the State Government may, by notification extend the term of the members of such authorities for a period not exceeding one year.]

(c) the State Government shall take steps for the appointment of officers and constitution of authorities of such Universities in accordance with the provisions of this Act, so that the same may be completed before the expiry of the respective terms of the interim officers and members under clause (b).

(2) With effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint in that behalf the institution known as Kashi Vidyapith at Varanasi shall be deemed to be a University established under the provisions of the Act [which shall be called Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi with effect from July 11, 1995. ]

(3) As from the date appointed under sub-section (2) -

(i) the society known as the Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi shall be dissolved and all property movable and immovable, and rights, powers and privileges of the society shall be transferred to the vest in the University and shall be applied to the objects and purposes for which the University is established;

(ii) all debts, liabilities and obligations of the said society shall be transferred to the university and shall thereafter be discharged and satisfied by it;

(iii) all references in any enactment to the said society shall be construed as reference to the University;

(iv) any will, deed or other document, whether made or executed before or after the commencement of this Act which contains any request, gift or trust in favour of the said society shall be construed as if the University was therein named instead of such society;

(v) subject to the provisions of this Act, every person employed immediately before the said date in the said society shall with effect from that date, become an employee of the University by the same tenure and upon the same conditions of service or conditions as similar thereto as changed circumstances may permit, as he would have held under the said society if such notification had not been issued.

(4) The State Government may, by notification in the Gazette -

(a) increase the area of a University;

(b) diminish the area of a University; or

(c) alter the name of a University :

Provided that no such notification shall be issued except with the previous approval by resolution, of both the Houses of the State Legislature.

(5) Any notification under this section may contain such provision of the amendment of the Schedule, and the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University or Universities affected by such notification as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of the notification, and thereupon the Schedule and such Statues, Ordinances and Regulations shall stand amended accordingly.

(6) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (5), any notification under this section may provide for the following matters namely -

(a) provisions in respect of representation of various interest or classes of persons in the authorities of the University or Universities affected by the said notification;

(b) provisions for exercise of option by registered graduates of any then existing University to continue to remain registered graduates of same University or to get registered with a newly-established University so, however, that no person shall be registered graduate of more than one University;

(c) such other supplement, incidental and consequential provisions as the State Government may deem necessary.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this section and Section 5 'Kashi Vidyapith' means the institution known as Kashi Vidyapith at Varanasi established and administered by the Society known as Kashi Vidyapith registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, (21 of 1860), in respect of which the Nirikshak Sabha of the said Society has passed a resolution on 28th May, 1972 requesting the State Government to take over the entire movable and immovable properties of the said institution and to convert it into a State University.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973
Section4
Marginal noteEstablishment of new Universities and alteration of the areas or names of Universities
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • omitted, U.P. Act No. 2 of 2014. Omitted by U.P. Act No. 2 of 2014 (w.e.f. 20-10-2013). Before amendment, sub-section (1) stood as follow: "(1) With effect from such date as the State Government may be notification in the Gazette the appoint in the behalf. there shall be established a University of Kaumaun at Naintal and a University of Garhwal which shall from April 25, 1989 be called the Hemvati Nandan Behuguha Garhwal Univers…
  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 29 of 1974. Ins. by U.P. Act No. 29 of 1974.
  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 6 of 2019. Subs. by U.P. Act No. 6 of 2019, Section 2(a) for the word Faizabad (w.e.f. 01-03-2019).
  • substituted, Presidents Act No. 4 of 1996. Subs. by Presidents Act No. 4 of 1996 (w.e.f. 11-7-1995).
  • omitted, U.P. Act No. 19 of 1987. Omitted by U.P. Act No. 19 of 1987.
  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 18 of 1997. Ins. by U.P. Act No. 18 of 1997 (w.e.f. 16-8-1997).
  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 11 of 1999. Subs. by U.P. Act No. 11 of 1999 (w.e.f. 8-1-1999).
  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 11 of 2010. Ins. by U.P. Act No. 11 of 2010 (w.e.f. 1-10-2009).
  • substituted, No. 8 of 2020. Subs. by U.P. Act. No. 8 of 2020, Section 2 (w.e.f. 12-03-2020).
  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 10 of 2013. Ins. by U.P. Act No. 10 of 2013.
  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 6 of 2019. Subs. by U.P. Act No. 6 of 2019, Section 2 (b) for the words Allahabad State University, Allahabad (w.e.f. 01-03-2019).
  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 19 of 2016. Ins. by U.P. Act No. 19 of 2016.
  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 6 of 2019. Ins. by U.P. Act No. 6 of 2019, Section 2(c).
  • added, U.P. Act No. 20 of 2019. Added by U.P. Act No. 20 of 2019, Section 2 (w.e.f. 22-11-2019).
  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 12 of 1978. Subs. by U.P. Act No. 12 of 1978.
  • omitted, U.P. Act No. 19 of 1987. Deleted by U.P. Act No. 19 of 1987.
  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 19 of 1987. Subs. by U.P. Act No. 19 of 1987.
  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 5 of 1977. Ins. by U.P. Act No. 5 of 1977.
  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 21 of 2023. Ins. by U.P. Act No. 21 of 2023
  • inserted, U.P. Act No. 6 of 2022. Ins. by U.P. Act No. 6 of 2022
  • other, U.P. Act No. 19 of 2021. The word Saharanpur State University, Saharanpur replaced by U.P. Act No. 19 of 2021.
  • other, U.P. Act No. 6 of 2022. The word Azamgarh State University, Azamgarh replaced by U.P. Act No. 6 of 2022.
  • omitted, U.P. Act No. 10 of 2024. The word Uttar Pradesh State University, Moradabad replaced by U.P. Act No. 10 of 2024. The word State is omitted from the name of universities by U.P. Act No. 10 of 2024.
  • inserted, Presidents Act No. 4 of 1996. Ins. by Presidents Act No. 4 of 1996 (w.e.f. 11-7-1995).

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