The Maharashtra Universities (Temporary postponement of elections of members of university authorities and other bodies) Act, 2015.

1. Short title.— This Act may be called the Maharashtra Universities (Temporary postponement of elections of members of university authorities and other bodies) Act, 2015.

2. Temporary postponement of elections of members of university authorities and other bodies.— Notwithstanding anything contained in the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 (Mah. XXXV of 1994). (hereinafter referred to as “the Universities Act”) or any Statutes made thereunder, no elections, to the universities mentioned in the Schedule of the Universities Act, for filling in vacancy, caused in any manner whatsoever, of any of the elected members of any of the authorities or bodies, of such university shall be held till 31st August 2016 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the said period”).

3. Consequences of temporary postponement of elections of members of authorities and other bodies of the university.— Notwithstanding anything contained in the Universities Act, or any statutes made thereunder, no act or proceedings of any authority or any other body of any of the universities, during the said period shall be invalid merely on the ground that the vacancies occurring on any such authority or body required to be filled in by election are not so filled in.