Section 44:
Transitional provisions.
Notwithstanding anything contained on this Act and the Statutes,--
(a) the first Chancellor and the first Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor in such
manner and on such conditions as may be deemed fit and each of the said officers shall hold office for
such term, not exceeding five years, as may be specified by the Visitor;
(b) the first Registrar and the first Finance Officer shall be appointed by the Visitor and each of
the said officers shall hold office for a term of three years;
(c) the first Court and the first Executive Council shall consist of not more than thirty-one
members and eleven members, respectively, who shall be nominated by the Central Government and
shall hold office for a term of three years; and
(d) the first Academic Council shall consist of not more than twenty-one members, who shall be
nominated by the Central Government and shall hold office for a term of three years:
Provided that if any vacancy occurs in the above offices or authorities, the same shall be filled by
appointment by the Visitor or nomination by the Central Government, as the case may be, and the person
so appointed or nominated shall hold office for so long as the officer or member in whose place he is
appointed or nominated would have held office, if such vacancy had not occurred.