Section 7:
Jurisdiction.
(1) The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to the whole of the Union
territory of Pondicherry:
Provided that the University may, at the request of the Administrator of the Union territory of the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands or of the Union territory of Lakshadweep and with the prior approval of
the Central Government, extend its jurisdiction to those territories.
(2) No college or institution situated within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the University shall
be compulsorily affiliated to the University and affiliation shall be granted by the University only to such
colleges or institutions as may agree to accept the Statutes and Ordinances.
(3) Any college or institution admitted to the privileges of the University shall cease to be associated
with, or be admitted to the privileges of, any other university.
(4) No college or institution situated within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the University, but
not admitted to its privileges, shall be associated with, or be admitted to the privileges of, any other university except with the previous approval of the Administrator of the Union territory in which such
college or institution is situated.