(3-a) (a) Only such person shall be eligible for appointment to the office of Vice -Chancellor who has not at… — U. P. ACT No. 9 OF 2002

[(3-a) (a) Only such person shall be eligible for appointment to the office of Vice -Chancellor who has not attained the age of 65 years ;

1 [(3-a) (a) Only such person shall be eligible for appointment to the office of Vice -Chancellor who has not attained the age of 65 years ; (b) The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of three years from the date he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of sixty-eight years whichever is earlier ; ] (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the University and give effect to the decisions of the authorities of the University. (5) Where any matter other than the appointment of a teacher is of urgent nature requiring immediate action and the same could not be immediately dealt with by any officer or the authority or other body of the University empowered by or under this Act to deal with it, the Vice -Chancellor may take such action as he may deem fit and shall forthwith report the action taken by him to the Chancellor and also to the officer, authority, or other body who or which in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter : Provided that no such action shall be taken by the ViceChancellor without the previous approval of the Chancellor, if it would involve a deviation from the provisions of the Statutes or the Ordinances : Provided further that if the officer, authority, or other body is of opinion that such action ought not to have been taken, it may refer the matter to the Chancellor who may either confirm the action taken by the Vice -Chancellor or annul the same or modify it in such manner, as he thinks fit and thereupon, it shall cease to have effect or, as the case may be, take effect in the modified form, so however, that such annulment or modification shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done by or under the order of the Vice-Chancellor : Provided also that any person in the service of the University who is aggrieved by the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under this sub -section, shall have the right to appeal against such action to the Board of management within three months from the date on which the decision on such action is communicated to him and thereupon, the Board of Management may confirm, modify or reverse the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be laid down by the Statutes or the Ordinances.

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