The Central Universities Act, 2009

(1) This Act may be called the Central Universities Act, 2009. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th day of January, 2009.

.In this Act, and in all Statutes made hereunder, unless the context otherwiserequires,-- (a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the University; (b) "academic staff" means such categories of staff as are designated as academic staff by theOrdinances; (c) "Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies of a Department of the University; (d) "College" means a college maintained by the University; (e) "Chancellor", "Vice-Chancellor" and "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" mean, respectively, theChancellor, Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University; (f) "Court" means the Court of the University; (g) "Department" means a Department of Studies and includes a Centre of Studies; (h) "distance education system" means the system of imparting education through any means ofcommunication, such as broadcasting, telecasting, internet, correspondence courses, seminars, contactprogrammes or the combination of any two or more such means; (i) "employee" means any person appointed by the University and include teachers and other staffof the University; (j) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University; (k) "Hall" means a unit of residence or of corporate life for the student of the University, or of aCollege or an Institution, maintained by the University; (l) "Institution" means an academic institution, not being a College, maintained by the University; (m) "Principal" means the Head of a College or an Institution maintained by the University andincludes, where there is no principal, the person for the time being duly appointed to act as Principal,and in the absence of the Principal, or the acting Principal, a Vice- Principal duly appointed as such; (n) "Regulations" means the Regulations made by any authority of the University under this Actfor the time being in force; (o) "School" means a School of Studies of the University; (p) "Statutes" and "Ordinances" mean, respectively, the Statutes and the Ordinances of theUniversity for the time being in force; (q) "teachers of the University" means Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors andsuch other persons as may by appointed for imparting instruction or conducting research in theUniversity or in any College or Institution maintained by the University and are designated asteachers by the Ordinances; and (r) "University" means a University established and incorporated as a University under this Act.

(1)The Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in the State ofChhattisgarh and Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya in the State of Madhya Pradesh, establishedunder the Madhya Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973 (Madhya Pradesh Act 22 of 1973), andHemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in the State of Uttarakhand, established under the UttarPradesh State Universities Act,1973 (Presidents Act 10 of 1973), shall be established as bodies corporateunder this Act by the same names of "Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya", "Doctor Harisingh GourVishwavidyalaya" and "Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University", respectively. (2) The headquarters of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalayaand Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, shall be at Bilaspur, Sagar and Srinagar,respectively. (3) The jurisdiction of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalayaand Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University shall extend to the Bilaspur, Raigarh and Surgujadistricts of the State of Chhattisgarh, the Sagar, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Chhindwara and Damohdistricts of the State of Madhya Pradesh, and the Chamoli, Dehradun, Garhwal, Hardwar, Rudraprayag,Tehri Garhwal and Uttarkashi districts of the State of Uttarakhand, respectively. (4) There shall be established, the Universities in the various States as bodies corporate, by suchnames and territorial jurisdiction, as specified in the First Schedule to this Act. (5) The headquarters of each of the University, referred in sub-section (4), shall be such as may bespecified by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette. (6) The first Chancellor, the first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Court, the ExecutiveCouncil and the Academic Council of each University, and all persons who may hereafter become suchofficers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, are hereby constituted abody corporate by the name of the University. (7) The University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall sue and be sued bythe said name.

1[3A. Special provision with respect to the 2[Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]*.--(1) The CentralUniversity of Jammu and Kashmir established under sub-section (4) of section 3 shall be known as theCentral University of Kashmir and its territorial jurisdiction shall be limited to the Kashmir Division ofthe 2[Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]*. (2) There shall be established a university, which shall be a body corporate, to be known as theCentral University of Jammu having its territorial jurisdiction extending to the Jammu Division of the2[Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]*. (3) All assets and liabilities of the Central University of Jammu and Kashmir in respect of theterritory of Jammu Division of the 2[Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]* shall stand transferred to be the assetsand liabilities of the Central University of Jammu. (4) Anything done or any action taken by the University of Jammu and Kashmir in respect of theterritory of Jammu Division of 2[Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]* shall be deemed to have been done ortaken by the Central University of Jammu. (5) Any suit or legal proceedings instituted or continued by or against the Central University ofJammu and Kashmir in respect of the territory of Jammu Division of the 2[Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]*shall be deemed to have been instituted or continued by or against the Central University of Jammu.]

1[3B. Special provision with respect to State of Bihar.--(1) The Central University of Biharestablished under sub-section (4)of section 3 shall be known as the Central University of South Bihar,having its territorial jurisdiction extending to the territory in the south of River Ganges in the State ofBihar, as specified in the First Schedule to this Act. (2) There shall be established a University, which shall be a body corporate, to be known as the Mahatma Gandhi Central University, having its territorial jurisdiction extending to the territory in thenorth of the River Ganges in the State of Bihar, as specified in the First Schedule to this Act].