Section 35. Appointment and conditions of service of employees of Regional Centre

35. Appointment and conditions of service of employees of Regional Centre.— (1) All appointments of employees of the Regional Centre shall be made in accordance with the procedure laid — down in the Statutes, by (a) the Board of Governors for the Executive Director, Deans and Sub-Deans; - (b) the Executive Director, in any other case. (2) The terms and conditions of service of the employees of the Regional Centre, other than the officers referred to in clause (vii) of section 22, shall be such as may be specified by the Statutes. (3) The terms and conditions of service of the academic staff shall be consistent with such staff engaged in higher education and research at Central Universities. — 36. Meetings. The meetings of the Board, Programme Advisory Committee, Executive Committee or other committees constituted by the Regional Centre may be held using contemporary tools of information and communication technologies (including video conferencing) without the members necessarily having to be physically present. — 37. Filling of casual vacancies. All casual vacancies among the members (other than ex officio members) of the authorities under section 13 shall be filled, as soon as may be, by the person or body who appoints, elects or co-opts the member whose place has become vacant and the person appointed, elected or co-opted to a casual vacancy shall be a member of such authority for the residue of the term for which the person whose place he fills would have been a member. — 38. Proceedings of authorities not invalidated by vacancies. No act or proceedings of any authority of the Regional Centre shall be invalid merely by reason of the existence of a vacancy or vacancies among its members. — 39. Protection of action taken in good faith. No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against any officer or employee of the Regional Centre for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act or the Statutes, Ordinances or the Regulations made thereunder.