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(1) The Chancellor may, by notification, appoint an Ombudsman as necessary, to enquire into the allegations and complaints, written or otherwise, on mismanagement, corruption and other nepotism etc in the administration of the University, raised by the public, students, teachers and other stakeholders and to take decisions subject to university laws and anticorruption laws and to recommend for taking prosecution steps. (2) The Ombudsman shall be a person not below the rank of a retired High Court Judge. (3) The term of office of the University Ombudsman shall not exceed one year from the date of issuance of the notification under sub-section (1). (4) The salary and other conditions of service of the University Ombudsman shall be as specified by notification.] Substituted by Act 18 of 2021 published in K. G. Ext. No. 3384 dt. 15/11/2021 (w.e.f. 26/02/2021). Prior to the Substitution it read as: "60. University Appellate Tribunal.-- (1) The Government shall 'constitute an Appellate Tribunal for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Appellate Tribunal shall be a judicial officer not below the rank of a District Judge nominated by the Chancellor in consultation with the High Court. (3) The term of office of the Appellate Tribunal shall be three years from the date of its nomination. (4) The Appellate Tribunal shall have the power to make regulations consistent with the provisions of the Ordinance with the previous sanction of the Government for regulating its procedure and disposal of its business. The regulations so made shall be published in the Gazette. (5) The remuneration and other conditions of service of the Appellate Tribunal shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes."