Section 17. The Board of Management

17. The Board of Management. —(1) The Board of Management shall be the principal executive body of the University. (2) The constitution of the Board of Management, the term of office of its members and its powers and functions shall be prescribed by the Statutes. 17. Terms and conditions of service and code of conduct of the teachers and other academic staff of the University (1) All the teachers and other academic staff of the University shall, in the absence of any contract to the contrary, be governed by the terms and conditions of service and code of conduct as are specified in the Statutes and the Ordinances. (2) Every teacher and member of other academic staff of the University shall be appointed on a written contract, the form of which shall be specified in the Statutes. (3) A copy of every contract referred to in clause (2) shall be deposited with the Registrar. 18. Terms and conditions of service and code of conduct of other employees of the University All the employees of the University, other than the teachers and other academic staff of the University, shall, in the absence of any contract to the contrary, be governed by the terms and conditions of service and code of conduct as are specified in the Statutes and the Ordinances. 19. Removal of employees of the University (1) Where there is an allegation of misconduct against a teacher, a member of the academic staff or other employee of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, in the case of the teacher or member of the academic staff, and the authority competent to the appoint (hereinafter referred to as appointing authority) in the case of other employee, may, by order in writing, place such teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee under suspension and shall forthwith report to the Board of Management the circumstances in which the order was made. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of the contract of appointment or of any other terms and conditions of service of the employees, the Board of Management in respect of teachers and other academic staff, and the appointing authority, in respect of other employees, shall have the power to remove a teacher or a member of the academic staff, or as the case may be, other employee on grounds of misconduct. (3) Save as aforesaid, the Road of Management, or as the case may be, the appointing authority, shall not be entitled to remove any teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee except for a good cause and after giving three months notice or on payment of three months' salary in lieu thereof. (4) No teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee shall be removed under clause (2) or clause (3) unless 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, member of the academic staff or other employee shall take effect from the date on which the order of removal is made: Provided that where the teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee is under suspension at the time of his removal, such removal shall take effect from the date on which he was placed under suspension. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Statute, a teacher, — member of the academic staff or other employee may resign, (a) if he is a permanent employee, only after giving three months' notice in writing to the Board a Management or the appointing authority, as the case may be, or by praying three months' salary in lieu thereof; (b) if he is not a permanent employee, only after giving one month's notice in writing to the Board of Management or, as the case may be, the appointing authority or by paying one month's salary in lieu thereof: Provided that such resignation shall take effect only on the date on which the resignation is accepted by the Board of Management or the appointing authority, as the case may be. 20 . Maintenance of discipline amongst students of the University (1) The powers regarding discipline and disciplinary action in regard to the students of the University shall vest with the Vice-Chancellor. The Vice-Chancellor may delegate all or any of his powers, as he may deem fit. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of his powers relating to the maintenance of discipline and taking such action as he may deem appropriate of the maintenance of discipline, the Vice-Chancellor may, in the exercise of his power, by order, direct that any student or students be expelled or rusticated for a specified period and not admitted to a course or courses of study in the University or a recognised institution for a stated period, or be punished with a fine for an amount to be specified in the order, or debar him from taking an examination or examinations conducted by the University or a recognised institution for one or more years or that the result of the student or students concerned in the examination or examinations in which he or she has appeared to be cancelled. (3) The heads of recognised institutions shall have the authority to exercise all such disciplinary powers over the students in their respective institutions as may be necessary for proper conduct of such institution.