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(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic The V i c e officer of the University. He shall by virtue of his office be the ex-officio ChancelioL Chairman of the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council, the Planning Board and the Finance Committee and also the Chairman of any other authority or body of the University of which he may be a member. He shall in the absence of the Chancellor preside at the Convocation of the University held for conferring degrees. He shall also be entitled to be present at and to address any meeting of any other authority or body of the University of which he may not be a member, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene meeting of the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council and of any other authority or body of the University. (3) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations are faithfully observed, and to- take such action as may be necessary for this purpose. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise general control over the affairs of the University and shall give effect to the decisions of the authorities of the University. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and discharge such other duties as may be delegated to him by any authority or body of the University or as may be prescribed by Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations. (6) The Vice-Chancellor may take on behalf of the University such action as he may deem expedient in any matter which, in his opinion is either urgent or of an emergent nature and shall report the same for c'onfirmation at the next meeting of the authority or body which, in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter : Provided that if the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor is not approved by the authority or body constituted under this Act, the matter shall immediately be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final : Provided further that any person in the service of the University who is aggrieved by the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor under this sub-section have the right to appeal against such action to the Syndicate within 3 (three) months from the date on which decision on such action is communicated to him and thereupon the Syndicate may confirm, modify or reverse the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor. (7) The Vice-Chancellor may, with the approval of the Syndicate, at any time delegate any of his powers other than the powers referred to in sub- section (6) to any officer subordinate to him. (8) The Vice-Chancellor shall be empowered to grant leave to any officer. (9) The Vice-Chancellor shall be empowered to grant reave to any officer of the University other than Jhe Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed and to make necessary arrangements for discharge of the functions of such officers during such absence. (10) The Vice-Chancellor shall grant leave of absence to any employee of the University in accordance with the rules framed and he may, if he so desires, delegate this power in relation to non-teaching staff to another officer of the University. ( 11) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene or cause to be convened the meetings of the Senate, the Syndicate, the Academic Council, the Planning Board and the Finance Committee.