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{ 1) With effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and until the appointed day, all the power~ and functions of the University, the Darbar-i-Aliah (Court), the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council), the Faculty Councils, the Boards o·f Studies, the Finance Committee and all other authorities to be constituted under this Act or the Statutes or the Ordinances shall, respectively, be exercised and performed by a Council to be known as the Aliah University Council. (2) The following shall be the members of the Council : (i) the Amir-i-Jamia (Chancellor); (ii) the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancelior); (iii) the Secretary, Minorities Development and Welfare and Madrasah Education Department, Government of West Bengal or bis nominee not bellow the rank of Deputy secretary to the Government of West Bengal; (iv) the Secretary, Higher Education Department, West Bengal; (v) the Secretary, Finance Department, Government of West Bengal or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of West Bengal; (vi) the Vice-Chancellor, West Bengal University of Technology; · (vii) the Vice-Chancellor, Calcutta University; ( viii) the Vice-Chancellor, J adavpur University; (ix) the Vice-Chan~ellor, National University of Juridical Science; (x) the Vice-Chancellor, West Bengal University of Health Sciences; (xi) the Chairman, West Bengal State Council of Higher Education; (xii) the Chairman, West Bengal Minorities' Commission; (xiii) the Chairman, West Bengal Urdu Academy or his nominee not below the rank of Vice Chairman; 27 28 TIIEKOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008 The Aliah University Act, 2007. (Chapter Vll.-Miscellaneous and transitorily provision.-Section 57.) (xiv) the President, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education; (xv) the President, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education; (xvi) the President, West Bengal Board of Madrash Education; (xvii) the Director of Madrash Education, Government of West Bengal or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Director of Madrasah Education, Government of West Bengal; . (xviii) not less than fifteen and not more than twenty persons nominated by the Amir-i-Jamia (Chancellor) in consultation with the Minister from amongst the persons interested in university education, Principal or Officer-in-Charge and teachers of Calcutta Madrasah College. (3) The Musajjil (Registrar) of the University when appointed, shall act as the member- Secretary of the Council. (4) The first Musajjil (Registrar), the first Finance Officer and such other officers of the University (~eluding technical personnel) as may be required to be appointed from tim.eto time shall be appointed by the Council on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor) as Chairperson, a nominee of the Council, nominee of the Amir-i-Jamia (Chancellor) and a nominee of the State Govenment, and, subject to the supervision, direction and general control of the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor), they shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties conferred and imposed on them by or under this Act, or delegated to them by the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor). (5) The Council may, subject to the approval of the State Government, appoint such administrative, cl~rical and other staff (including technical staff) as it deems necessary for giving effect to the proyisions of this section. (6) The Council may, with the approval of the Amir-i-Jamia (Chancellor), delegate any of its powers and functions to such body or bodies as may be constituted by it to carry on the functions of the Darbar-i-Aliah (Court), Majlis-i~Muntazimah (Executive Council), the Faculty Councils, the Boards of Studies, the Finance Committee and all other authorities to be constituted under this Act or the Statutes or the Ordinances: Provided that such delegation shall not prevent the exercise of any such power or discharge of any such function by the Council. I . (7) (a) (i) The Amir-i-Jamia (Chancellor) or, in his absence the Shaikh- ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor) shall preside at the meeting of the Council; (ii) one-third of the members of the Council shall be a quorum for. a meeting of the Council. (b) One-third of the members of any body constituted by the Council shall be a quorum for a meeting of such body. (8) No act or proceeding of the Council or any body constituted by it shall be invalid or called in question by reason of the existence of any vacancy, initial or subsequent, in the Council or in any body constituted by the Council, as the case may be. (9) The other provisions of this Act shall, if in conflict with the provisions of this section, stand modified to the extent provided in this section: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall affect the power of the Amir- i-Jamia (Chancellor) or the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor) under this Act. (PART III PART III] Delegation. THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008 The Aliah University Act, 2007. (Chapter Vll.- Miscellaneous and transitorily provision.-Section 58.) (10) If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor) by reason of death, resignation or expiry of the term of his office or otherwise, the same shall be filled up by the Amir-i-Jamia (Chancellor) in consultation with the Minister; (11) Any vacancy in the Council occurring by reason of death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the Amir-i-Jamia (Chancellor) in consultation with the Minister and the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor), in so far as such filling up is not inconsistent with the provisions of this section; (12) If, by reason of the other provisions of this Act, any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this sections, the Council shall refer such difficulty to the State Government which may make such order do such thing, not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.