Section 2. The Jamia Millia Islamia has been functioning as an institution deemed to be a University for the la

2. The Jamia Millia Islamia has been functioning as an institution deemed to be a University for the last 26 years and there has been continuous expansion of its academic programmes and other activities. 2. The Professor to be nominated shall be a Professor concerned with the specialty for which the selection is being made and that the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor) shall consult the Head of the Department and the Dean of the Faculty before nominating the Professor. (10) The Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) may appoint a person selected in accordance with the procedure laid down in the foregoing clauses for a fixed tenure on such terms and conditions as it deems fit. 26. COMMITTEES : Any authority of the University may appoint as many Standing or Special Committees as it may deem fit, consisting of members of the authority making such appointment and of such other persons (if any) as that authority in each case may think fit; and any such Committee may deal with any subject assigned to it subject to subsequent confirmation of the authority appointing it. 27. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS : (1) All the teachers of the University, shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be governed by the terms and conditions of service as specified in the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations. (2) Every teacher of the University shall be appointed on a written contract, the form of which shall be prescribed by the Ordinances and a copy of the contract shall be deposited with the Musajjil (Registrar). 28. SENIORITY LISTS : (1) Whenever, in accordance with these Statutes, any person is to hold an office or be a member of an authority of the University by rotation according to seniority, such seniority shall be determined according to the length of continuous service of such person in his grade, and in accordance with such other principles as the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) may, from time to time, determine. (2) It shall be the duty of the Musajjil (Registrar) to prepare and maintain in respect of each class of persons to whom the provisions of these Statutes apply, a complete and up-to-date seniority list in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing clause. (3) If two or more persons have equal length of continuous service in a particular grade or the relative seniority of any person or persons is otherwise in doubt, the Musajjil (Registrar) may, on his own motion and shall at the request of any such person, submit the matter to the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) whose decision thereon shall be final. and shall at the request of any such person, submit the matter to the Majlis-i-Muntazimah 29. HONORARY DEGREES : (1) The Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) may, on the recommendation of the Majlis-i-Talimi (Academic Council) and by a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting, make proposals to the Visitor for the conferment of honorary degrees: Provided that in case of emergency, the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) may, on its own, make such proposals. (2) The Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) may, by a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting, withdraw, with the previous sanction of the Visitor, any honorary degree conferred by the University. 30. WITHDRAWAL OF DEGREES, ETC .: The Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) may, by a special resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting, withdraw any degree or academic distinction conferred on, or any certificate or diploma granted to, any person by the University for good and sufficient cause: Provided that no such resolution shall be passed until a notice in writing has been given to that person calling upon him to show cause within such time as may be specified in the notice why such a resolution should not be passed and until his objections, if any, and any evidence he may produce in support of them, have been considered by the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council). 31. MAINTENANCE OF DISCIPLINE AMONG STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY : (1) All powers relating to discipline and disciplinary action in relation to students shall vest in the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor). (2) The Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor) may delegate all or any of his powers as he deems proper to any officer as he may specify in this behalf. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of his power relating to the maintenance of discipline and taking such action in the interest of maintaining discipline as may seem to him appropriate, the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor) may, in the exercise of his powers, by order, direct that any student or students be expelled or rusticated, for a specified period, or be not admitted to a course or courses of study in a Department or an Institution of the University for a stated period, or be punished with fine for an amount to be specified in the order, or be debarred from taking an examination or examinations conducted by the University or a Department or an Institution for one or more years, or that the results of the student or students concerned in the examination or examinations in which he or they have appeared be cancelled. (4) The Chairman of the Centre, the Chairman of the Board of Management of the School, the Deans of Faculties, the Heads of Departments and the Principals of Institutions, shall have the authority to exercise all such disciplinary powers over the students in their respective Centres, Schools, Faculties, Institutions and Departments as may be necessary for the proper conduct of such Centres, Schools, Faculties, Departments and Institutions. (5) Without prejudice to the powers of the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor), the detailed rules of discipline and proper conduct shall be framed by the University. The Chairman of the Centre, the Chairman of the Board of Management of the School, Directors of Centres, Deans of Faculties and Heads of Departments and Principals of Institutions may frame such supplementary rules, as they may deem necessary for the aforesaid purposes. (6) At the time of admission, every student shall be required to sign a declaration to the effect that he submits himself to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor) and the other authorities of the University. 32. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTIONS : The establishment of Institutions and the abolition thereof shall be governed by these Statutes. 33. CONVOCATION : The Convocations of the University for the conferring of degrees or for other purposes shall be held in such manner as may be prescribed by the Ordinances. 34. ACTING CHAIRMAN OF MEETINGS : Where no provision is made for a President or Chairman to preside over a meeting of an authority of the University or any Committee of such authority or when the President or Chairman so provided for is absent, the members present shall elect one from among themselves to preside at such meeting. 35. RESIGNATION : (1) Any member, other than an ex officio member of the Anjuman (Court), the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council), the Majlis-i-Talimi (Academic Council) or any other authority of the University or any Committee of such authority may resign by letter addressed to the Registrar, and the resignation shall take effect as soon as such letter is received by the Registrar. (2) Any officer of the University, whether salaried or otherwise, may resign his office by letter addressed to the Registrar: Provided that such resignation shall take effect only on the date from which the same is accepted by the authority competent to fill the vacancy. 36. DISQUALIFICATIONS : (1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of any of the authorities of the University— - (i) if he is of unsound mind or is a deaf-mute; - (ii) if he is an undischarged insolvent; (iii) if he has been convicted by a court of law of an offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not less than six months. (2) If any question arises as to whether a person is or had been subjected to any of the disqualifications mentioned in clause (1), the question shall be referred for the decision of the Visitor and his decision shall be final and no suit or other proceeding shall lie in any civil court against such decision. 37. REMOVAL OF TEACHERS : (1) Where there is an allegation of misconduct against a teacher, or a member of the academic staff, the Shaikh-ul-Jamia (Vice-Chancellor) may, if he thinks fit, by order in writing, place the teacher under suspension and shall forthwith report to the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) the circumstances in which the order was made: Provided that the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) may, if it is of the opinion, that the circumstances of the case do not warrant the suspension of the teacher or a member of the academic staff, revoke such order. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of his contract of service or of his appointment, the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) shall be entitled to remove a teacher or a member of the academic staff on the ground of misconduct. (3) Save as aforesaid, the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) shall not be entitled to remove a teacher or a member of the academic staff except for good cause and after giving three months' notice in writing or on payment of three months' salary in lieu thereof. (4) No teacher or a member of the academic staff shall be removed under clause (2) or under clause (3) until he has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him. (5) The removal of a teacher or a member of the academic staff shall require a two-thirds majority of the members of the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) present and voting. (6) The removal of a teacher or a member of the academic staff shall take effect from the date on which the order of removal is made: Provided that where a teacher or a member of the academic staff is under suspension at the time of his removal, the removal shall take effect from the date on which he was placed under suspension. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Statutes, a teacher or a member of the academic staff may resign by giving three months' notice in writing to the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) or on payment to the University of three months' salary in lieu thereof. 38. REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN TEACHERS OF THE UNIVERSITY : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of his contract of service or of his appointment, an employee other than a teacher or a member of the academic staff, may be removed by the authority which is competent to appoint the employee— (i) if he is of unsound mind or is a deaf-mute; - (ii) if he is an undischarged insolvent; (iii) if he has been convicted by a court of law or an offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not less than six months; (iv) if he is otherwise guilty of misconduct: Provided that no employee shall be removed from his office unless a resolution to that effect is passed by the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) by a majority of two-thirds of its members present and voting. (2) No employee shall be removed under clause (1) until he has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him. (3) Where the removal of such employee is for a reason other than that specified in sub-clause (iii) or sub-clause (iv) of clause (1), he shall be given three months' notice in writing or paid three months' salary in lieu thereof. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Statutes, an employee, not being a teacher or a member of the academic staff, shall be entitled to resign,— (i) if he is a permanent employee, only after giving three months' notice in writing to the appointing authority or paying to the University three months' salary in lieu thereof; (ii) if he is not a permanent employee, only after giving one month's notice in writing to the appointing authority or paying to the University one month's salary in lieu thereof: Provided that such resignation shall take effect from the date on which the resignation is accepted by the appointing authority. 39. ORDINANCES HOW MADE: (1) The Ordinances made under sub-section (2) of section 25 of the Act may be amended, repealed or added to at any time by the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) in the manner specified below. (2) No Ordinance in respect of the matters enumerated in section 25, other than those enumerated in clause (p) of sub-section (1) thereof, shall be made by the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) unless a draft of such Ordinance has been proposed by the Majlis-i-Talimi (Academic Council). (3) The Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) shall not have power to amend any draft of any Ordinance proposed by the Majlis-i-Talimi (Academic Council) under clause (2), but may reject the proposal or return the draft to the Majlis-i-Talimi (Academic Council) for re-consideration, either in whole or in part, together with any amendment which the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) may suggest. (4) Where the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) has rejected or returned the draft of an Ordinance proposed by the Majlis-i-Talimi (Academic Council), the Majlis-i-Talimi (Academic Council) may consider the question afresh and in case the original draft is reaffirmed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting and more than half the total number of members of the Majlis-i-Talimi (Academic Council) the draft may be sent back to the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) which shall either adopt it or refer it to the Visitor whose decision thereon shall be final. Majlis-i-Talimi (Academic Council) the draft may be sent back to the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (5) Every Ordinance made by the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) shall come into effect immediately. (6) Every Ordinance made by the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council), shall be submitted to the Visitor within two weeks from the date of its adoption. The Visitor shall have the power to direct the University within four weeks of the receipt of the Ordinance to suspend the operation of any such Ordinance and he shall, as soon as possible, inform the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) about his objection to the proposed Ordinance. The Visitor may, after receiving the comments of the University, either withdraw the order suspending the Ordinance or disallow the Ordinance, and his decision thereon shall be final. 40. REGULATIONS : (1) The authorities of the University may make regulations consistent with the Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances for the following matters, namely:— (i) laying down the procedure to be observed at their meetings and the number of members required to form a quorum; (ii) providing for all matters which are required by the Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances to be prescribed by Regulations; and (iii) providing for all other matters solely concerning such authorities or Committee appointed by them and not provided for by the Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances. (2) Every authority of the University shall make Regulations providing for the giving of notice to the members of such authority of the dates of meetings and of the business to be considered at meetings and for the keeping of a record of the proceedings of meetings. (3) The Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council) may direct the amendment, in such manner as it may specify, of any Regulation made under the Statutes or the annulment of any such Regulation. 41. DELEGATION OF POWERS : Subject to the provisions of the Act and the Statutes, any officer or authority of the University may delegate his or its powers to any other officer or authority or person under his or its respective control and subject to the condition that overall responsibility for the exercise of the powers so delegated shall continue to vest in the officer or authority delegating such powers. 42. RESIDENCE CONDITION FOR MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICE : Notwithstanding anything contained in these Statutes, no person who is not ordinarily resident in India shall be eligible to be an officer of the University or a member of any authority of the SHIP OF OTHER BODIES : 43. MEMBERSHIP OF AUTHORITIES BY VIRTUE OF MEMBERSHIP OF OTHER BODIES : Notwithstanding anything contained in these Statutes, a person who holds any post in the University or is a member of any Authority or body of the University in his capacity as a member of a particular authority or body or as the holder of a particular appointment shall hold office so long only as he continues to be a member of that particular authority or body or the holder of that particular appointment, as the case may be. 44. ALUMNI (OLD BOYS) ASSOCIATION : (1) There shall be an Alumni (Old Boys') Association for the University. (2) No person shall be a member of the Association unless— (i) he has paid such subscription and satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed by the Ordinances; and (ii) he is a graduate of the Jamia Millia Islamia or the University. STATEMENT OF OBECTS AND REASONS The Jamia Millia Islamia was founded at Aligarh in 1920 during the Khilafat and Noncooperation movements in response to Gandhiji's call to boycott all Government-sponsored educational institutions. The institution moved from Aligarh to Delhi in 1925 and is being run by the Jamia Millia Islamia Society, Delhi—a society registered in 1939 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Jmia Millia Islamia was declared to be a deemed University under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 in 1962 because of its contribution in the field of higher education and research.