State Act

The Jagannath Barooah University Act, 2023

13. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at meetings of the Court and Convocation of the University. He shall be an ex-officio member and Chairman of the Executive Council, the Standing Finance Committee, the Construction Committee, and the Academic Council and shall be entitled to be present and to speak at any meeting of any authority or other body of the University, when present, he shall preside over all such meetings. (2) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions of this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations are duly observed. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene meetings of the Court, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Finance Committee and the Construction Committee. (4) In any emergency, which in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor, requires immediate action to be taken, the Vice-Chancellor shall take such action as deemed necessary, and shall at the earliest opportunity, report his action to the authority or other body who or which in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter. (5) When any such action taken by the Vice-Chancellor affects any person in the service of the University, such person shall be entitled to prefer an appeal to the Executive Council through the officer, authority or other body of the University within thirty days from the date on which such action is communicated to him. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall give effect to any order of the Executive Council regarding the appointment, dismissal or suspension of an officer or a teacher of the University or regarding the recognition or withdrawal of the recognition of any such teacher. He shall exercise general control in the University.He shall be responsible for the maintenance of the discipline of the University. (7) The Vice Chancellor shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes and Ordinances.