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Grantmg of autonomous \tatu~--{ I) A Umverslly department or m<;till'tion, affiliated college or 1ecogmsed mslltutwn may apply to the Um'vers1ty for g1ant of autonomous status The Go'vernmg Council on the recommendation of Academic Counctl may confer the autonomous status (2) rhe autonomou~ depdrtmcnt 01 In~lliUt!Oll or college or recogm<;ed mstllutlon, JUdY eonst1tute 1ts authontu:<; or bod1cs and cxerc11>C the power.., and perfom11he functiOns and carry out the admim1>tn;t1vc, academic, financ1al and other actlvtttes of the Umvcrs1ty, as may be prescnlkd (3) fhe autonomou::. depart:uent or :nstitutwn or college or recogm..,ed tnstttutton may prcscnbe 1ts own course::. of study, e\'0lve 1ts own teachmg method~ and hold cxammatwn'> and tests for students recetvmg mstructwn m 11 and award degree<; or certificate<; of tts ov..n Autonomou1> department or m<;ttlutlon or college· or recogmsed mstllutwn shall functton wllh the obJeCtives of promotmg academic freedom and •cholarshtp on the part of teachers and ~tudents whtrh arc esseiJllal to the foste!lng and development of an mtcllectuJl t.lnnate conductve to the pur~Uit ot ~t.holar::.h1p dnd exeellcnce 55 Submrmun oj1epo11s and mspectwn --(1) Every affiLated college an.! recogmscd mst1tut1on 1>hall fum1<;h such reports, returns and other particulars a~ the Umvers1ty may require for enablwg 11 to judge the academic ~tandard<> and standards of ac.adem1e ddtnmtstratwn oft he college or reeogP1sed m..,tltutton (2) lbe VIce-Chancellor shall cause evc1y Umvero;Ity department, 1>chool, centre, affiliated -::ollege or recognts<.:d mst1tutton to be tn">pcctcd, at lca::.t once 111 "''cry three years, by one or more comrmttce<> appomtcd by htm :n that behdlf wl11ch shall con~ 1st of the followmg member!>, namely -- (I) a Dcctn or a Chamnan of l3oard of stud1c1> nommatl·d hy the Vice- Chancellor- Chalrper'\lln, (u) one erpen, tn m.:dlcal cducatton, not l'Ollll'!Ctcd \~1th the Umvcrstty, nom mated by the V~t-c-Chancellor, (m) ulte expert, to be nom mated by the Govcmmg O)Ualc:l 62 Prov1Jed that no mcmbcx of -.uc'h comnuttcc ~hall be connected -"'Ith tne m<•nage1:1cnt, of" LOltcgc or the m~lltutlon concerned {)) I h.: U'l111111ltce <;hJll -,uhmit Jt<; 11.:po11 to the Y1ce-Chdnccllor for con'>ldcratldn cmd 1,01 fun her ..Jcllon J~ may be necc''"ry So 1Vuhdrawlll of a{{lltlltwn (I) !( dll af!I!Iatcd college or xccog.m~cci n,..,tJtution fdl!' to comply w1th the cond1t1ons of JffilJdtlon or recog111t10n a~ provxdLd 111 th1s Act or Statute:,. 01 fdll' to comply w1th the dJrcctiOII~ of the UmversJty or State Government or doc~ not allow the local governmr body or mandgmg councils as prov,dcd mth1s Art or Statutes to function i1roperly or 1f1t 1s conductmg the college or recogm.;cd 111<;\!lutiOn, 111 d manner prCJUd!clal to the mterest of the Umvc.r~1ty or the standards l:ud down by th~.: Ord111ance or Stdtute<;, the lJmver~tty can take actiOn aga.:1-,t .;uch 111'>1ltut10ns under th1s Act mcludmg withdJawdl of the affihat1on granted to the LUllege or m-.,tllutiOn. after g1vmg n0t1ce to the l'nnc1pal olthc College or m<;tJtutJon anJ the educdtJOn,Il agenues runmng the college or 11151ltutxon, regardmg the rca-.,om for -.uch wllhdrawol of offihatiOn and Lon~Jdt.:rtng the reply g1vcn by the l'nnc1pol of the college cr cducdtJOnal dgLncy (2) I he rule<; and procedure for w1thdrJwal of dflillatiOn "hall be <;uch a" may be prc~enbcd by the Statutr.., 57 C!o,.tli! of wllege' e/c ( 1) ;\:o ma}ldgement of an affihated college or recog!11'>ed ll1'-tJtullon 'hell he allowed to do:,.e down the college or rccogmc;cd mc;tJtutJOn WJtl-Jout pnor pcnn:<,<;Jon ofth•: Umve1,Jty ar.d State Government (2) I he procedure to clo-.c down an ,1ffiltatcd college "hall be !>uch a~ may be prescnbcd by the Statute~ 58 App!tca/wn o( JllOI'i.IW/1\ of Ke/(1/a Umver~il\, AU, /974-1 xcept EIS otherw1~e pro\ 1d~.:d 111 tl'>J'; Act, the- provJ<;Ion-., nf !>Ccllor.s 51 to 68 of the Kerala UmvcnHty ALl, I Y7'1 (1\U 17 of 1974) m respect of affilla:cd pnvatc ardcd college~ '>hdll apply 111 the La~c ofpnva!c a1Jed Cllllcgc~ alii hated to the Umvcr~Jty Clitd' II I( Vlll I ~ROU-11 ;\:I. Dl.GRl rs AND CONVOCAl IONS 59 /e(f( fill,", trau:tng and Je~eal(h -All graduate or po,t-graduate ~:.truc!Jon, tcachi·Ig, trammg and rc~carch -.,hall normc11ly be conducted V.)thm the l 111\ersJty, af!ih,•tcd college~ and the recogmsed lll'>lltUIJons 111 the manner J' may be prescnbLd by the Statute<; ' j I I I .. • • 63 60 Emolment oj ::,tudenf\ -A person to he enrolled a~ a student of the Limversny <>hall pos-;cs-; such quahficat!ons ,md fulfill such cond1t10m as may be pn.scnbed by. the Statutes 61 DL,<,C!p.'mGI )I powc1 s and d11up/me among students -(1) '\II power<> relatmg to dl<;ctrhne and dt<:etplmory actton In reiat!On to the studcnti> 01 the l.imverstly departments and mstttutwns and colleges, mamtamed by the Untvcrslly, ~hall ve.,t m the Vtce-Ch'inccllor . (2) The V!cc-Chunccllor may by order, delegate ,Ill or any ofht., powcrs under this Ordmancc. as he deems fit h' ~uch ether officers or body dS he may nom mate or create m that behdl f 62 Confernng of degree::,, d1pioma::, and a1 tifiwtes --t 1) 1 he Govcrmng Counc!l may 111<:tnutc and confer ~uch dt;grce~. d1ploma<>, certificates and' other academ1c dJstmetwr.s a~ may be recommended by the Academ1c Council • (2) The Govcmmg Council may constder and tccommend to the Senate the eonfennent of an hor.orary de);rec or other academ1c dtstmctlon on any pcr~on, wtthoutl equmng h1m to undergo any te.,t or exdmmat!On, on the ground 'Olcly that he, by reason of h1s emm..:nt po<;ltJOn, .. ttamments dnd pubhc serv1ee 1s a fit and proper person to rece1ve such degree or other ac~dumc d1stmctton and such re<.0mmendat10n shall be de-emed to have been duly passed 1f supported by J maJonty of Bot lei>'> tf,an two-th1rJs of the mcmbcrs pre!>ent at the mcellng of the Senate. bemg not IC'ss than one-half of It!> total mcmbersh1p Prov1dcd that the Govcmmg Council shall not entertam or eonstdcr any pr0oosal 111 that behalf without the VIce-Chancellor havmg obtamed the pnor approval of the Crancellor (3) 1 he Govemmg Council may take a dceiS!on on the prgposal of the Senate ana the Senate shall not cntertam or constdcl any propO<;LI! fn that behalf wtthout the.: Y1ce-Chanccllor havmg obtamed pnor approval of the Chancellor ' (4) The lonvocation of the UnJvcr~lly shall be held at least once dunng an ac;-,ctcmtc year m the maimer prescnbed by Stat•1tes for confcrrmg degrees, post-graduate degrees 0r diploma:- or for any other purpo1.e 63 ReF,uteJC'd g1adua.es -(1) Subject to the proviSions ot sub-section (2), the followmg persons shall be t!lltltlcd to have thctr names cl.lcrcd m the reg1stei of registered gi <.~<.!uates or de•:med registered graduates, mJmtatncd b} the Umveistty, namely - (1) ..vho are graduate-; of the Limverslty, • 64 (a) who arc grdduatc~ holdmg a degree m Medtcal and /\lhcd Sctenccs oLwy cx1~t1ng U'llvcr~tty m the State (2) !\ pcrs()n ~hdll not be qu'llhiicd to have lm name t'ntered m the rcg1stcr of <>rdduate.., •fhc ~ . ' (1) 1.., o! un~ound m1nd ana <,(Jnds ~o declat~d by a competent authont)', (u) 1.., a.t und1 ... chctrgcd msolvent, (m) 1'- cmtv1cted im Jn offence mvolvmg moral turp!lude. (1v) 1~ a rep,h:red graduate of any other lm1vc·~Ity c~tabllshed by law m the Stdtc of Ker.Jld (3) I very p.:r\On who Intend~ to be a rcg1~tercd graduate ~hall make an appl1cat!or. to th1: Rcg1~trar 111 ~uch fonn ,md make payment of such !cc~, as may be prc~c.nhcd by the Statute~ ·1 he H.cgt..,t1 Jr "hall, aftct makmg -·uch mqutry as he thi,Jk<; fit. deude whethct the pc1 son 1, entlllcd to be d regtstered gradudte ( 4) If any d:sputc an ... cs c1.., to whether a per.,on1s entttkd to have ht..,ttar::'le entered 111 the u:gt'>IC1 of graduates, 1t ... 11all be Jce1ded by the Vtcc-Chanccllo( after mnkmg or CJU'-lllg tO be made '>UCh mqu1ry ,1'> he thmks Clot :md \UCh dcet~\011 ~hall be lin~! (5) I he Cham,cllor may, o11thc rccommcudatwn of the Gov.:mmg Cotmcll '-Uppmtcd by a rr,aJonty of not lr..,,, than two-thtrd of 11~ lll'.:,nher~ pt escnt at tts mectmg, ..,uch maJ,Ht!y compn..,tug not !c-.~ than one-half vf tt-. tncrnbcrs, remove the name of dny pcr~on from the rcg1~ter of graduate-, for •md1 pcnod a~ the Chanuellor tl:mk.., fit; 1f-.uch pcr:,on ha-. been convicted by a coc~I1 [or any ::>ffcn.::c whtch, in the opm10n of the Govcmmg Cour:(.,JI, ~~ d scnou~ offence mvolvJng m0ral turplludc (6) No action unJcr the abO\e ~ub-'>CCtlvn ~hall be t..1k<:n unle ... ~ the pcr<>on t-onccmed ~~ gtvcn ..1n opportunit)' of bemg heard C:JL\I'IIK IX 1111\ '\1\CI 64 Un/1'1.!1,111) 1 und (J) /\II grdnh nne! loan~ received from the St.tte Govcmmcnt, tlw Gov.:mment of indrr~. the UniVCt <>lly Grant~ Commts'>Ion and fzom any other -,our~c, all rcv·,nuc<> of the llmvcrstty all [l;c.; received. allt11eome -,uch a~ rent ..~nd ~10fits dc·1vcd from prop<:rt1c~ ar.d fuads \CStcd 111 the Unt\lCI~lty, all " cndo.-.'mcnb and donatiOn' rccctvcd from ar.y ..,ourcc what-.ocvcr, all other ' mi ... ccl!Jucou:> tcLclpt, of the Un1verslly d!ld <.lcpo-,tts. rcmrtldne.::s anJ .,._·rviec of , • j I I • 65 funds, recetved 10 connectiOn with the affatrs of the Umverstty shall form one consolidated fund styled "Kerala Umvcrs1ty of Sctcncc~:. Fund" and shall be utlhsed for the purposes and 10 the manner latd down m thts Act and 10 the Statutes, Ord10ances, Regulal!ons, Bye-Laws and Orders Provtded that separate accounts may be mamtamcd for spectfic purpose~ (2) All moneys 10 the Kcrala Umvcrstty of Health SctetKcs fund <;hall be lodged m the Government frcasury or wnh the pnor approval of the Government 10 the State Bank of lnd1a or 1ts dssoc•atcs up to such hmlt~ as may be fixed by the Government (3) The Umvcrs1ty may mve<>t such part of the moneys m the Kerala Umverstty of Health Sc1ences Fund, as 11 may deem fit, m Government !>ccunttcs or <>ccunllcs guaranteed by the Government of Ind1a (4) The custody of the Kerala Umvcrs1ty of Health Sctences Fund, the payment of moneys therem, the Wlthdrawdl of moneys therefrom Jnd all other anctlla• y matters Shall be regulated by the Statutes, Ordmance~ and Bye-Laws made m that behalf • (5) 1 he Umver'>Ity shall estabhsh the followmg {unds, namely -- necessary (1) general fund, (11) salary fund, (111) trust fund, (IV) development and programme fund, (v) research fund, (vt) contmgcncy fund, and ( vu) any other fund whtch, m the opimon of the Umvcrslty, IS deemed ( 6) The followmg shall form part of or be pa1d 1010, the general fund,-- ( 1) non-salar)' contnbut10n or grant, received from the Government or Central Government or Umvcrstty Grants Co~mlsston, (11) all mcomcs of the Umverstty from any source whatsoever, mcludrng mcome from fees and charges, (lll) any sums borrowed from the banks or any other a2cncy, wtth the permtss1on of the Government, (tv) , sums recctved from any other sour<.-c or agency 33135212011/DTI' 66 (7) l he '-<~l,try fund ~hJll LOilSl<;t of all amount<; rece1ved from the Gcwemment, C~.:ntrdl Go\ ernmcnt or Umver,lly Grant'> CommiS'\Ion towards full or part p<~ymcnt of the Sdlrll)' <.~nd JllowanLes No dmount from tlw, fund o;hall be util1'ed ford purpo'e other th.m payment of sal dry and allowance~ (R) i\ llmt-omt: or money., from tru,ts, hequc~h. donatiOn.,, endowments, 'Ub\'cnt1on~ and .,1rniiar gr.mt~ .,hall fonn the tru~t fund (9) (I) I hL dcvclopment .mJ pr og1 ~mme fnnd ol the Un1ver'>ll} .,hall ( on.,l<.t ol allmTra'>lrul tun; dc\'l'lopmLnt ~rant<. rcccrwu from the ')Idle Government, dll eontr1but!OI1'> mddc by the lln1ver.,1ly G1ant~ Commt,~lon for development and rc'>edrLh grant<; rcce!ved f1 om other fundmg agene1cs of the Central Government, l)mted ~<IliOn'> and Jts .:Jffihdtc<., othcr rntcmdtlonal agencte~. mdustne<., bank'> and fin,lllC!a( IJl'>litUtlOilS 01 pcr~<Hl~. (u) l\.Q amount from tim fund :>hall be dppropndted to any othei fund of thc Unl\ er<.Ity 01 e'pcnJed for any other purpo.,c. (In) I he dcvclopm~.:nt Jnd progrJmmc fund '>hall be uttllsed mthc' manncr conSI'>tent with rhe object of the progidnunc~ for whKh a <;uitdblc code will be adopted to mcludc the gurdelmc., of the fundmg agency on expendtture and t~udtt. to be grc~ntcd and apprm cd by thc l]o\ ..:mmg Counctl (I 0) l he rlltlver'>~ty <;he~ II mamtJm d -,cpdrdte fund for Ie.,earch aUt VIlle~ !Ius mdy be the uKome fror1 Government of lnd1J, Government of Kcrdla, Central i\utmlomou:> ln~tllulc lnternatiOn,J! Re;,eJrch i\genCIC'> etc (II) I he Um\'Cf'>lly ~h.tll hc~\e and mamt:tm a wntmgcncy fund under a -.cpdiJt..: hcad of the Uni\U'>IlY c~ccount<. which ~hdll be u!>ed only for the pU!IJOSC'> ol mcctmg any unforeseen cxpcndnurc ( 12) ~urplu::. money., .11 thc crcdtt of the..,c lund<>, wh1eh cannot nnmcdidtcly or .1! any -:c~r\y d.Jtc bc <~rpiicd f01 the purpose~ afoi C'>aid '>hall, fwm t1mc to tllllC, be dcpO!>It..:d Ill tho.: bank' .lS directed by the Governmg Counc1l 65 Gl(lnt~ j1 um (11)\'t.!IIJment --( 1) I he Univer~Ity ~hall receive a~ giJnt-ln- aid lor th mai!Hcn.mce '>llch .;um-. provrded by thl· Government mthe State's annual bud!!et subJCet to ~uch L.ondltiom as may be f1><cd by the Government from t 111ll' to tm;c (2) l'he (i(lv(.,mmcnt may pdy to the Unlvcr.,Itie'> ~uLh other grant.;, SUbJCet to '>UCh LOllditiOil" d~ they thmk fit {or speLifil. pUrpOSL'> I I I j • 67 66 Budget -( 1) rhc annual budget c~umatcs along with the fmanc1al ~tatcmcnts of the Umvcrslly for cn:,umg financial year ~hall be prepared by the rmancc Officer and pre~ented to Govelllmg Counc1l, under the dnc<.,tlon of the V1ce-Chanccllor before such dates as may be prc:,cnbed by the Statutes, for approval J\ftcr gcttmg approval of the Govcmmg Council, 1t shall be presented m the Senate for d1scuss10n But the Senate w1ll have no power to rCJCCt the Budget, but 1t can make suggestiOns and amendment:> to the Budget and return the ~arne to the Govcmmg Council for cons1derat10n l'hc Govcrnmg Councll m<~y accept or rc1ect the recommendation made by the Senate (2) fhe Govemmg Counc1l shall forward rop1cs of iinanc1al estJJ11dtcs or ~tatcmcnts ac; approved. to the Chant-cllor and the Govemmcnt (3) rhe rmanc1al year of the Umver'>lty ~hall be <>a me a-; that applicable ' to the Government 67 lnte1 nal Audll -( 1) '1 he account-. of the Umvers!ly shall be dud!led at led"t once every year and many ca~e w1thm MX month\ of the clo~c of the !inanctal year by the auditor<; appomted by the Govemmg Counc1l from dmong the firms of Chc1rten.:d Accountants who"e partners hdve no mtere~t m any of the duthontJe" 01 affatrs of the Umvers1ty • (2) lbe audtted account~ "hall be published by the Umvcrs1ty and a copy thereof together w1th the copy of the audttor's rep011 shall be placed before the Senate and -;ubmJtted to the Ch<mcellor and the Go\emment 68 AudJL- -( 1) The Government shall appomt auditors to conduct the audit of the account-; of the Umvers1ty and the m~tJIUtion~ under the management of the UJIIvers•ty at regular Intervals (2) fhe aud1tor shall mamtam a contmuou-. aud!l of the accounh of the Un•ver!>Ity and may. after g•vmg due mttmatJOn. conduct local aud1t of any •n~t•tut•on under the mdnagement of the Umver<>Jty (3) rhe Un1ver~1ty -.hall bear the cost of the audtt as fixed by the • Govemment ( 4) After completmg the aud1t for a year or for any short pcnod or for any transdct•on or ~enes of transactiOns, the auditor "hall ~end a rep.ort to the Umver~•ty and a duphcate copy thereof to the Government (5) The auditors '>hall specify 111 the report under "ub-sect1on ( 4) all Cd~e~ of Irregular. Illegal or Improper cxpendtture or of failure to recover ~oney~ or other property due to the Umvers11y or of a loss or waste of money 01 other property thereof caused by neglect or misconduct of the officc1 -; 1 and authontJc~ of the Un1ver!>1ty 68 ( 6) l he aud1tor~ shall abo report on any other matter related to the account~ of the Umvcr~lty as may be required by the Government. (7) I he University shall forthwith remedy any defect or megulanty pomtcd out by the dUditors and report the action taken to the Government 69 Annual Report-( l) l he Annual report of the Umverstty shall be prepared and published by the Umvcrs1ty and such report as approved by the Govcmmg Councill>hall be subtmtted to the Chancellor, the Government and presented to the Scndte rhc Senate may constder the annual report m IIS mcctmg and may make recommendatiOns a~ 11 deems fit I 'he Govcrnmg Counclll>hall take appropnate actiOn on the recommendatiOns of the Senate and report the actwn taken to the Senate (2) I he Government shall, a~ soon as the annual accounts and annual reports arc received, cause the Sdmc to be la1d on the table of the Kcrala Legislative As<tcmbly CHAP II R X GRILVANCL RJ.DRLSSAL MI:CIIANISM 70 GnevanLes Commatee- ( 1) 1 here shall be a Gncvanccs Committee m the Umvcrs!ly to deal with the gncvanccs of tcachcrl> and other employees of the Umversny, constituent college'> and m<;lltuuons managed by the Umvcrl>!ly, to hear and ~cttle gnevdnces as tar a'> practicable wtthm a reasonable penod of not more than SIX months, and the comn11ttcc ~hall mdkc d report to the Govcmmg Councll (2) It shall be lawful for the Gncvances Committee to cntertam and consider gncvdnt-c-> or complamt" and report to the Govcmmg Councll for takrng such act10n as It deems fit and the decisions of the Governmg Counctl on such report "ha II be find I (3) !'he Gnevanccs Comnuttcc ~hall con<;Ist of the followmg members, namely ' (t} the Pro-VIce-Chancellor Chatrperson, (u) two members of the Senate elected Members, by the members of the Senate from among themselves (111) three member'> of Govcmmg Council Members, . elected by the members of the Govenung Council from among themselvc~ (tv) the Regil.tr dr Member Secretary • • 0 • 69 (4) The Rcgtstrar shall not have a nght to vote 71 Board of Adjudtcatwn -{ 1) There shall be a Board of Adjudtcatwn for hcanng the gncvanccs and complamts of the student!> on academtc matters conccrnmg the exammatwn, evaluatmn, re).u\ts and other related matters referred to 11 by any authonty of the Umverstty (2) The Board shall cons1st of the followmg members (1) Pro-Vtce Chancellor (u) Dean Student~' Affatrs (m) three Members of the Governmg Counctl nommated by the Y1ce-Chanccllor Cba1nnan, Member, Members (tv) one reprcscntattve to be elected from among the members of the General Counctl of the Umverstty Student's Umon-Member II1s tenn shall be for one year from the date of appomtment (3) The procedure for recctvmg complamt~ and settlement thereof shall be as !Uay be prescnbed by the Statutes 72 Unzverwy Appellate 11 tbunal-( I) The Government shall constitute an Appellate 1 nbunal for the purposes of th1s Act (2) rhc Appellate Tnbunal shall be a jUdiCial officer not below the rank of a Dl'itnct Judge nommatcd by the Chancellor m consultation w1th the H1gh Court (3) The tcnn of office of the Appellate Tnbunal shall be three years from the date of us nommatJOn (4) lhe Appellate fnbunal shall have the power to make regulatiOns consistent w1th the prov1s1ons of th1s Ordmance with the prcvtous sanctton of the Government for regulattng 1ts procedure and dtsposal of 1ts bus mess . The regulations so made shall be pubbshcd m the Gazette (5) The remuneratiOn and other condttJOns of serv1ce of the Appellate Tnbunal shall be such as may be prescnbed by the Statutes 73 Bar of Junsd1ctwn of C!v1l Courts --No c1vtl court shall have JUnsdiCtiOn to l>ettlc, dcc1dc or deal w1th any questiOn or to determmc any matter wh1ch 1~ by or under th1s Act requ1red to be settled, dec1ded or dealt w1lh or to be detennmed by .any authonty or person under th1s Act 70 74 Adm1~\llm to Jill\ 1/ege~ of othe1 UmvC'nliU!~ -(I) No college m the State of Kcrdla 1mpartmg cducat1on 111 llealth ?nd Allied Sc1encc~ shall, save w1th the consent o( 1hc Unlve1.;1ty and the ~dnctwn of Government, be assocldtcd m any way w1th or seck ddrn1~swn to, any pnvilegcs of any other Umverslly m Ind1a or abroad. except Deemed Umvcr'>llle~ pcrrmtted to operate 111 the State by the Government and the Umvcr'>lty Cirdnts Comm1~~1on and lmutut10ns c~tabh-.hcd by the Gove1nmcnt ot lnd1a or Autonomous Centres or fnslltUtlon" under the Central Government (2) Any ~uch prlVllcge enJoyed by any Med1cal College or ln<;tltutton of Ilcalth and Allied Sctcncc-; ~ttuated 111 the State before the date of commencement of 1111~ A<.l .;hall be deemed to be w1tbdrdwn With effc<-1 from ~ueh ddte of commencement of the J\ct or such date J!- may be nottfied by the Government (3) On dnd from the ddte of commencement of tlus Act or other date a-; may be nottlicd by the Government, all college!> and autonomou'> 111">tl1Utlom of I Icalth dnd AI !Jed Sctcnce' prevtOu,]y admlltcd to the- pnvllegcs of, or aflibatcd to the Umver~IIte<> "PCCifJCd tn the Schedule dppcndcd to tht~ Act, ~hall be deemed to be admtllcd to the pnvilcgc~ of, or affihated to, the Kerdld Umvcr-.Jty of llcalth Sc1cncc<> estabh-.hcd under sec.,tton 3 of thts Act 75 Unn•eJ ~1ty open to all t l/\IC~ and creed~ - (I) 1\o cJti/Cn of Indta shc:tll be c;-.cludcd from any office of the Umver"tty or from membership of any of tt'> t~uthonttc~. hod1c-. or eommlltcc'>, or from dppomtment to any post, or from admt.,~tOn to an~ degree, dtplom<l certificate or other dcademK dt'>tmellon or cour~e of <,tudy on the ground only of sex, rdcc, creed, cia!-<>, ca.,tc place of hlflh reltgtou'> behcf or profc.,ston or pollllc<~l or othet opm10n • l'rov1dcd that the Lntver'>tly may ma1ntatn. dccrcdit or recogm<>e dny college or g1ve affd~<.llton to dny college 01 m'>tllutton Ill whtch adm1~.,Ion IS g1ven exdu.,tvcly for women or rc<;erved for women (2) I he lmner.,lly ... hall adopt Government policy and orders or d1rcctton~ t~sucd from ume to ttme, m regard to the re~cn dtton for Scheduled Ca"tc<;, Scheduled I nbes and Other Backward Clas<>cs for appotntmcnt to dtfferent pO'>('> of teacher~ dnd non-tcachmg staff for the purpo'>e of admiSSIOn of <;tudenb 111 the affiliated or constttucnt college~. Umvcrslty department~, Lntvct'>lty tn<,tllutlon~ or rccognt!->cd m<>tJtuttOII'-. except m the ca~c~ whH.h have bt '-n spectficdlly e' ~.:mptcd (3) I he Lntvcrs1ty '-hdll adopt the gcncrt~l poltcy of Government m reg.:1d to the wclfaiL of vdnou'> Cdtegone., of wcdker "cct10n~ of the .,oc1ety and mm<•fltJe'> a<> dtrectcd by the Government, from tnne to lime • • .. 71 (4) In makmg appomtment~ by d1rcct recrullment to po~t!> m any class or category m each Department unde1 the Umvcr~lty or the po~t of non- teachmg '>taff m the Umver~1ty, the Umver~lty shall mutatis mutand1~ obc;ervc the provit~IOO'> of clau.;;es (a), (b) and (c) of the mks 14 t0 17 of the Kcrala State and Subordmatc Service Rules 1958 ' 76 l1 amfeJ of (JoVe/ nmen/ College\ to lflilvo Ill)·--( 1) ·1 he Govcmmcnt • mdy at dny tunc, by nouficatwn m the Ga/etle Lrdn<>fcl any Government college of llealth and All1ed ScH·nc~.. ... to the U111ver..,Ity and from the date pf ~uch trdn<;fer the <>aid college ~hall be a con~t1tucnt Collcg~ of the Un1ver->~ty • (2) When any Government College IS transferred to the Umvcrs1ty under <>ub-scctiOll (I) w1th effect from the date on whtch such transfer takes place, the followtng con~cquences <;hall emue, namely --- (1) 3111 the a~set'> mcludmg the propertte<; and habllltlc~ pertauung to the ~did college ~hall stand transferred to d!Hl ve-;ted Ill the Umver~1ty, (11) all member<; of the tcachmg '>tdff or other employee~ of the sa1d college who tmmed1ately before the d,!le of ~uch tran~fer ""ere servmg m or were allached to, thdt college shall qand tran'>fcrrcd to the appropnatc cadre or cdtegory of po~t., 10 the Umver~lty on the ... arne condttJom of ~crv1ce d'\ were applicable to them before such trdn<;fcr and unlc"" dnd untJI such cond1t10n'> arc alte1cd wtth the con..,ent of ~uch pcr..,on~ • Prov1dcd that no such member of the tedchmg .,taff or other employee of • the .;;atd "ollcgc '>hali be t1amferrcd unlcs ... he ha~ been gtven an opport1m1ty to exerc1sc optton for acceptmg transfer m accmdance w1th the nonn.;; decJded with the pn01 approval of Government 77 Control of Gove1 nment ---{I) Wtthout pttor approval of the Government. Umver-;tty '>hall not,-- (t) create any new p0~h of teachers, officer~ or other employees, (11) rev1se pay, allowance.;; po<;t retirement benefit<; and other benefits of tts teacher<>, officers and other employee<>, • (111) grant any spec1al pay, allowance or other extra remuneralton of any descnpt1on whatsoever mcludmg cx-grdlla payment or other benefits hdvtng fmanctdl ImpltcatJOJJ'>, to any of Jh tedchers, officer~ or other employee~, (1v) divert any earmarked funds rccctved for any purpo<;e other than that for whteh 1t wa~ recetvcd, • 72 (v) mcur expenditure on any developmental work from the funds rccc1vcd from the Government or Un1vers11y Giant!> CommJS<;Jon or any person or body for the purpose<; other thdn the purposes for which tl,e funds ;rc fCCCIVCd, (vi) take any dcci!>IOn rcgardmg affiliated college-; rcsultmg In mcrcascd finanud I habdlly, direct or Indirect for the Government. (2) 1 he Umvcr<;Ity shall be competent to mcur expenditure Without pnor • approv .. ll of the Government from the fund~ rccc1ved from- - (1) v,mou-; fundmg dgcncte~ without any -.hare or contnbut10n from the Government, (11) lees for <~Cddcmic programme-. -;tdrtcd on 'iclf-!>upportmg bas1s, (111) contnbut1ons rcc,civcd from the mdividudls, mdustne!>, mstitUtions orgam~atwn' or any person who<;oevcr, to further the ob,cctivcs of the lJniVCrSity, (Iv) contnbutton~ or fcc~ for ac,ddcmic or other -;crv1ces offered by the t.Jmver~1ty. (v) development fund, 1f any, c.;tabllsl1ed hy the Umvcr-,Jty for the purpo:.e~ of,- (a) crcdtiOQ of post!> m vanou<> catcgone!> for specific pcnod, (b) grantmg pay, allowances and other benefits to the posts created through ll 'i own funds, provided tho!>c posts arc not held by !>Uch person!>, who arc holdmg the posts for which Government contnbution I'- received, (c) '>tartmg any academic progrdmmc on sclf-supportmg basts, (d) mcumng expenditure on any development work Provided that there shall not be any financ1al habJ!Ity, d1rcct or mdircct, Immediate or future to the Government for mcurrmg such expenditure (3) In cdsc of fdilurc of the Umversity to exercise powers or ~crforrn dul!c!> d~ c;pcc,Ilicd m this Act and Statutes to be framed or where the Umvcr~Ity has not exercised such power~ or performed such duties adequately or where there hd<; been a failure to comply with any order Is-;ucd by Government, the Government may, on makmg !>Uch cnqutry as tt may deem fit, tssuc a dteccttve to the Umvcrstty fo1 proper cxcrctsc of such power!> or performance of such dutll" or comply wtth the order and tl !>hall be the duty of the Umvcrstty to comply wtth such dtrcctton • 73 (4) The Comptroller and Auditor General and the Government <>hall carry out audtt of the accounts of the Umver ... tty or a constituent college, <>chool or centre or m<;lttutton under tht: Umvers1ly regularly at :,uch mtcn als J~ provtded 111 the relevant .Acto.; and as the Government may deem fit Cii,\J' 1 rR XI MJSCJ I I ANEOUS 7S J)Jifl<'l vi uutf>'illflel (I) II -.}•all l-~ the Jut) ot even .1uthon•y or boJy or ofltLcr ol til<- L!ntvcr'>llY to l'll'>UI<' 1h-1L till: mlcJL'~h of the l);lJ\crslly arc duly '>afq!Uardcd • (2) If 11 1s found that a damage or loss ha'> been cau'>ed to the lJmveNty by any actiOn on the pdrt of anv authonty or body or offiu.:r of the lJnlvCt'>tty not m conformtty w1th the provJ~tOll'> of tht' 1\ct, Statutes Ordmance'> or RegulatiOns except when done tn good fatth or any fJtlure ~0 a'> to act m conformlly thereof. by wilful neglect or default on tt'> or h1<> part, ~uch dJmage or los~ ~hall be liable to be· recovered from the Juthonty or body or the concerned member:, thcrccd· JO!Iltly or '>cvcrally or fn;m the officer concerned, as the ca'>c may be, m accordance w1th the procedure prcscnbed by the StJtutcs 79 £leuwn oj teacher ll\ Memhe1 oj Plii!Wm<'nt or Legl\lallve A!>!J'embl)' -(I) A teacher from Jn dtdcd college 01 tll'>lltutwn under the Umvcr!>lly dcctcd or nommated a<> a member ol the Lcgt'>ldttvc J\s<;cmbly of the State, or of th~.: Parltam~.:nt :,hJII be entitled to•treJt the pcnod.of '>Uch . mcmbcr:,h1p 111 the Legls!Jttve A'>~cmbly or Parhamcnt d'> on leave w1thout ~a!Jry and allowance' . (2) A teacher teferred to 1n !>ub-... ectwn (l) shdll nul be cntttkd to count thl' pc.11od of ~uch mcmber~htp of the Legt~lattve 1\:,<;embly or of the Pdr!Jament for the purpose~ of p~.:n,ton ~cn1onty Jnd meremcnb 80 Chancello1 10 deude dt\]111tes --If Jny queq10n an~e!> regardmg the mtcrpretat10n of any provt~lon of thts /\ct or of any Statute~, Ordmance~ or Regulallons dS to whether a pero.;on who has been duly elected or appomted or nommated or co-opted ~~ enlltlcd to be a member ot any authonty or body d the Untvet'>lt)', the maltcr 11ldY be rcf~.-rrcd, on pctl\tun by any pc:r:.on ur body dtrct...tly Jffet...ted, or nw motu by the Ylcc-Chdncellor to the Chanccllnr ~ho 'hall t~ftct taktng !>Uch advtcc JS dc.:mcd necc:.:.ar;, dectde the 4UL'!>tton tn LOn'>ultatton wtth the Government and ~uch de~.,t'>Jon '>hall be final