State Act

1THE NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY, ASSAM ACT, 2009 (SINGLE DOCUMENT)

9. (1) The General Council shall consist of the following persons:- (i) Chief Justice of the Guwahati High Court as 1[Chancellor]; (ii) Any Former 1[Chancellor] on invitation of the 1[Chancellor]; (iii) two sitting or retired judges of Guwahati High Court, nominated by the 1[Chancellor]; (iv) Advocate General of Assam; (v) 2[Vice-chancellor] of the 3[Law University] will be the Member-Secretary of the General Council; (vi) an eminent educationist nominated by the Government of Assam; (vii) 4[Chairman of the Bar Council of India or a nominee of the Chairman from amongst the members of the Bar Council of India;]; (viii) Chairman, Bar Council of Assam ; (ix) two eminent persons in the disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities nominated by the 1[Chancellor]; (x) Director of the Judicial Academy established under this Act; (xi) two eminent persons in legal or educational field, nominated by the 1[Chancellor]; (xii) four members from the Government of Assam among whom, one shall be the Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam, one shall be the Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam, Finance Department and one shall be the Legal Remembrancer and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Judicial Department, and one shall be the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Higher Education Department (xiii) the Registrar of the 3[Law University]; and 1[(xiv) all the Professors, who are the Heads of Departments/Centers in the Law University;]; 2[(xv) one Senior Sitting Judge of the Gauhati High Court, nominated by the Chancellor.] (2) (i) where a person has become a member of the General Council by reason of the post or appointment he holds, his membership shall be coterminus with the post held by him. (ii) the term of office of the nominated members of the General Council other than the ex-officio members shall be three years; (iii) a member of the General Council shall cease to be a member if he resigns or becomes of unsound mind, or insolvent or is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude; (iv) a member of the General Council other than an ex-officio member may resign his office by a letter addressed to the 3[Chancellor] and such resignation shall take effect as soon as it has been accepted ; and (v) any such vacancy in the General Council shall be filled by nomination by the respective nominating authority and on expiry of the period of the vacancy, such nomination shall cease to be effective.