1. (1) This Act may be called the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, Uttar Pradesh Act, 2018.
2. In this Act, unless the contexts otherwise requires : -
3. The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the members of the Executive Council and the Academic Council, for the time being holding office as such in the University shall constitute a body corporate by the name of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, Uttar Pradesh.
4. (1) First Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Government for two years.
5. The objects of the University shall be : -
6. The University shall have the powers and functions ; -
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Law of the State, the provisions of this Act shall prevail.
8. The University shall be open to all persons irrespective of race, class, creed or sex provided that the University may –
9. (1) The Government shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made by such person or persons as it may direct of the University including its buildings, libraries, laboratories, workshops and equipment and also of the examinations, teaching and all other works conducted or done by the University or to cause an inquiry to be made in the like manner in respect of any matter connected with the administrator and finances of the University.
10. The following shall be the officers of the University : -
11. (1) The Governor shall be the Chancellor of the University. He shall by virtue of his office be the Head of the University and shall, when persent, preside at any convocation of the University.
(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be a whole time salaried officer of the University and shall be appointed by the Chancellor except as provided by sub-section (6) or sub-section (10) from amongst the persons whose named are submitted to him by the committee constituted in accordance with provisions of subsection (3)
13.(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Principal Executive and Academic Officer of the University and shall, -
14. (1) The Vice-Chancellor, if he considers necessary, may appoint a Pro-Vice-Chancellor from amongst the Professor of the University.
15. (1) The Registrar shall be whole-time officer of the University.
16.(1) There shall be a Finance Officer for the University who shall be appointed by the Government by a notification and his remuneration and allowances shall be paid by the University.
17. (1) The Controller of Examinations shall be a whole time officer of the University.
18. The power of officers of the University other than the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the Finance Officer, the Registrar and the Controller of Examination, if any appointed shall be such as may be prescribed or laid down by the Ordinances
19. The following shall be authorities of the University, namely : -
20. (1) The Executive Council shall consist of the following members, namely : -
21. (1) The Executive Council shall be the Principal Executive Body of the University and subject to the provisions of this Act, have the following powers, namely ; -
22. (1) The Academic Council shall be the Principal Academic Body of the University and subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances , -
23. (1) The Finance Committee shall consist of : -
24. (1) The University shall have Faculties of Medicine, Dental Sciences, Nursing, Para-medical and such other faculties as may be prescribed.
25. (1) There shall be an Admission Committee of the University, the consititution of which shall be such as may be provided for in the Ordinances.
26. (1) There shall be an Examination Committee in the University, the constitution of which shall be as may be provided for in the Ordinances.
27.The constitution, powers and duties of other authorities of University shall be such as may be prescribed.
28. (1) The Executive Council may admit any college which fulfils such conditions of affiliation, as may be prescribed, to the privileges of affiliation or enlarge the privileges of any college already affiliated or subject to the provisions of sub-section (7), withdraw or curtail any such privilege.
29.(1) Constituent Colleges shall be such as may be named by the Statutes and shall be maintained by the University or by the Government.
30.The University on the recommendations of the University Grants Commission, may grant in the manner prescribed to an affiliated college as an autonomous college which satisfies the conditions prescribed in that behalf, the privileges of varying, for the students receiving instructions in the college, the courses of study prescribed by the University and holding examination in the courses so varied.
31.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the teachers shall be appointed by the Executive Council on the recommendation of a Selection Committee in the manner hereinafter provided. The Selection Committee shall meet as often as necessary :
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other provision of this Act, an Assistant Professor substantively appointed or an Associate Professor substantively appointed or promoted under this section in the University, who has put in such length of service and possesses such qualification as may be prescribed, may be given personal promotion respectively to the post of Associate Professor or Professor.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by Statutes, no teacher of the University and affiliated Colleges shall be appointed except under a written contract which shall be consistent with the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and Ordinances. Contract of appointment of teachers of the University.
34.The University shall constitute for the benefit of its officer teachers and other employees, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be specified by general or special order by the Government such pension schemes, insurance or provident fund, as it may deem fit including a fund from which such teachers or their heirs, as the case may be, shall be, paid pension or gratuity in the event of their incurring disability wound or death in connection with the discharge of their duties under the Uttar Pradsh University (Provisions Regarding Conduct of Examination) Act, 1965.
35. (1) The conditions regarding payment of remuneration to the teachers for any duties performed in connection with any examination conducted by an Indian University or anybody other than Public Service Commission shall be such as may be prescribed.
36. (1) Any dispute arising out of a contract of appointment referred to in section 33 shall be referred to a Tribunal of Arbitration which shall consist of one member nominated by the Executive Council, one member nominated by the officer or teacher concerned and one member (who shall act as convener) nominated by the Chancellor.
37. (1) The direct recruitment and promotion on different posts in different services shall be made by the respective appointing authority on the recommendations of the Recruitment Board or the Promotion Committees as prescribed in the Statutes.
38. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for any matter relating to the University and shall, in particular, provided for:
39.(1) The first Statutes of the University shall be made by the Government by notification.
40.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes made thereunder, the Oridinances may provide for any matter which by this Act or the Statutes is to be or may be provided for by the Oridinances.
41.(1) The Ordinances shall be made by the Executive Council and shall be submitted to the Chancellor for his approval.
42.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances, an authority or other body of the University may make regulations –
43. The annual report of the University shall be prepared under the direction of the Executive Council.
44. (1) The annual accounts and balance-sheet of the University shall be prepared under the direction of the Executive Council and all amounts accuring by the University from whatever source and all amounts disbursed or paid shall be entered in the accounts maintained by the University.
45. (1) An officer specified in any of the clauses (b) to (h) of section 10 shall be liable to surcharge for the loss, waste or misapplication of any money or property of the University if such loss, waste or misapplication is a direct consequence of his neglect or misconduct.
46. (1) Except as expressly provided by this Act or the Statutes made thereunder, the officers of the University and members of authorities of the University, shall so far as may be, chosen by methods other than election.
47. (1) Any casual vacancy among the members other than exofficio members of any authority or body of the University shall be filled in the same maner in which the member whose vacancy is to be filled up was chosen and the person filling the vacancy shall be a member of such authority or body for the residue of the term for which the person whose place he fills would have been a member.
48. (1) No act or proceeding of any authority or body or4 committee of the University shall be invalid merely by reason of, -
49. The Executive Council may by a two third majority of the members present and voting remove any person from membership of any authority or other body of the University upon the ground that such person has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude or upon the ground that he has been guilty of scandalous conduct or had behaved in a manner unbecoming of a member of the University and may upon the same ground withdraw from any person any degree or certificate conferred or granted by the University.
50. If any question arises whether any person has been duly elected or appaointed as or is entitled to be a member of any authority or other body of the University (including a question as to the validity of a Statute, Ordinance or Regulation, not being a Statute or Ordinance made or approved by the Government or by the Chancellor) is in conformity with this Act or the Statutes or the Ordinances made therunder, the matter shall be referred to the Chancellor and the decision of the Chancellor thereon shall be final:
51.(1) A copy of any receipt, application, notice, order, proceeding or resolution of any authority or committee of the University or other documents in possession of the University or any entry in any register duly maintained by the University, if certified by the Registrar, shall be received as prima facie evidence of such receipt, application, notice, order, proceeding, resolution or document or the existence of entry in the register and shall be admitted as evidence of the matters and transactions therein recorded where the original thereof would, if produced, have been admissible in evidence.
52. The Vice- Chancellor, Registrar, Finance Officer and other employees of the University shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
53. No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government or the University or any officer or authority or body thereof in respect of anything done or purported or intended to be done in pursuance of the Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances made thereunder.
54. (1) Every authority of the University shall, as soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, be constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Act,
55. The enactments specified in column 2 of the Schedule are hereby amended to the extent mentioned in the column 3 thereof.
56. (1) The Government, may for the purposes of removing any difficulties, direct that the provisions of this Act shall during such period as may be specified in the order have effect subject to such adaptations whether by way of modification, addition or omission, as it may deem necessary or expedient: Provided that no such order shall be made after two years from the date of commencement of this Act.