The University of Allahabad Act, 2005

(1) This Act may be called the University of Allahabad Act,2005. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.

Whereas theobjects of the University of Allahabad in the State of Uttar Pradesh are such as to make it an Institution ofnational importance, it is hereby declared that the said University is an Institution of national importance.

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 theStatutes; (c) "appointed day" means the date of establishment of the University of Allahabad undersub-section (1) of section 4; (d) "Centre" means a unit of the University or of a University Institute providing teaching,consultancy and research facilities; (e) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University appointed under section 13; (f) "Constituent College" means a college prescribed as such by the Statutes; (g) "Constituent Institute" means an Institute prescribed as such by the Statutes; (h) "Court" means the Court of the University; (i) "Department" means a Department of a Faculty; (j) "Director" means the head of a University Institute or Constituent Institute; (k) "employee" means any person appointed by the University and includes teachers and otherstaff of the University; (l) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the University; (m) "Faculty" means a Faculty of the University; (n) "Finance Officer" means the Finance Officer of the University appointed under section 18; (o) "Ordinances" means the Ordinances of the University; (p) "Principal' means the head of a University College or a Constituent College; (q) "Pro-Vice-Chancellor" means the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed undersection 15; (r) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the University appointed under section 17; (s) "Regulations" means the Regulations of the University; (t) "Statutes" means the Statutes of the University; (u) "teacher" means Professors, Readers and Lecturers appointed or recognised by the University; (v) "University" means the University of Allahabad established and incorporated under section 4; (w) "University appointed teacher" means a teacher appointed by the University for impartinginstruction and conducting research in the University or any college or institution maintained by theUniversity; (x) "University College" means a college or an institution maintained by the University oradmitted to the privileges of the University as a Faculty; (y) "University Institute" means an Institute, established and maintained by the University; (z) "University recognised teacher" means a teacher recognised by the University for impartinginstruction and conducting research in a college or institution admitted to the privileges of theUniversity; and (za) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 14.

(1) The University of Allahabad in the State of UttarPradesh, established under the Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973 (President's Act 10 of 1973),shall be established as a body corporate under this Act having perpetual succession and a common sealand shall sue and be sued by the said name. (2) The first Chancellor, the first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Court, the ExecutiveCouncil and the Academic Council, and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as they continue to hold such office or membership, shall constitute the University. (3) The headquarters of the University shall be at Allahabad.

On and from the appointed day,-- (a) any reference to the University of Allahabad in any law (other than this Act) or in any contractor other instrument shall be deemed as a reference to the University; (b) all properties, movable and immovable, of or belonging to the University of Allahabad shallvest in the University; (c) all rights and liabilities of the University of Allahabad shall be transferred to, and be the rightsand liabilities of, the University; (d) every person employed by the University of Allahabad immediately before the appointed dayshall hold his office or service in the University by the same tenure, at the same remuneration andupon the same terms and conditions and with the same rights and privileges as to pension, leave,gratuity, provident fund and other matters as he would have held the same if this Act had not beenpassed, and shall continue to do so unless and until his employment is terminated or until such tenure,remuneration and terms and conditions are duly altered by the Statutes: Provided that if the alteration so made is not acceptable to such employee, his employment maybe terminated by the University in accordance with the term of the contract with the employee or, ifno provision is made therein in this behalf, on payment to him by the University of compensationequivalent to three months' remuneration in case of permanent employees and one month'sremuneration in the case of other employees: Provided further that every person employed before the appointed day, pending the execution of acontract under section 34, shall be deemed to have been appointed in accordance with the provisionsof a contract consistent with the provisions of this Act and the Statutes: Provided also that any reference, by whatever form of words, to the Vice-Chancellor and ProVice-Chancellor of the University of Allahabad in any law for the time being in force, or in anyinstrument or other document, shall be construed as a reference respectively to the Vice-Chancellorand the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University; (e) the Vice-Chancellor of the University, appointed under the provisions of the Uttar PradeshState Universities Act, 1973 (President's Act 10 of 1973) shall be deemed to have been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor under this Act, and shall hold office for a period of three months or till such timethe Vice-Chancellor is appointed, whichever is earlier.