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(1) Any causal vacancy among the elected members of any authority or vacancies. body of the University shall be filled, in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed, by election by such authority or body of persons representing the interest which the member, whose seat has become vacant, represented. (2) Any vacancy among the nominated member of any authority or body of the University shall be filled, within such time as may be prescribed, by nomination by the person or authority that nominated the member whose seat has become vacant. (3) Vacancies arising by effl~ix of time in the seats of elected members of any authorityor body of the University shall be filed by election to be held on such date or dates, not later than six months or such extended period as the Chancellor may, by order made in this behalf, specify so, however, that the aggregate period shall not exceed one year, from the date on which the vacancies arise, as the Vice-Chancellor may fix. Proceedings 40. No Act or proceedings of the University or of any authority or body of of the Uni- the University shall be deemed to be invalid merely by reason of the existence versity or the authorities or of a vacancy or vacancies among its members or the invalidity of the election bodies of the of any of the members. University not invalidated by Explanation :- For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that when vacancies. the office of any member of any authority or body of the University cannot be filled up, when such authority or body is constituted for the first time, on account of any selection or appointment not being for any first time, on account of any selection or appointment not being for any reason feasible, there shall be deemed to be vacancy in the office of such member until such election takes place or such appointment is made. 4 1. (1) There shall be an Election Tribunal to which shall be referred any ~ l ~ ~ question as to whether any person is eligible under this Act for election or Tribunal. nomination or has been duly elected or nominated as, or is entitled to be a member of any authority or body of the University, and the decision of the Election Tribunal on such question shall be final. (2) The constitution of the Election Tribunal shall be prescribed by Statutes. (3) If during the progress of any election of members to any authority or body of the University, the election Tribunal is satisfied that such election is vitiated by fraud or corrupt practice, the Election Tribunal may make an order annulling the proceedings in respect of such election or any part thereof and directing fresh proceedings to be started, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations, from such stage as may be specified in the order and such order of the Election Tribunal shall be final. (4) No suit or proceeding shall lie in any civil court against a decision or order of the Election Tribunal under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) as the case may be.