Section 9:
Visitor.
(1) The President of India shall be the Visitor of the University.
(2) The Visitor shall have the right to cause an inspection to be made by such person or persons as he
may direct, of the University, its buildings, laboratories and equipment, and of any College or Institution
maintained by the University or admitted to its privileges; and also of the examinations, teaching and
other work conducted or done by the University and to cause an inquiry to be made in like manner in
respect of any matter connected with the administration or finances of the University, Colleges or
Institutions.
(3) The Visitor shall, in every case, give notice of his intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be
made,--
(a) to the University, if such inspection or inquiry is to be made in respect of the University,
College or Institution maintained by it, or
(b) to the management of the College or Institution, if the inspection or inquiry is to be made in
respect of a College or an Institution admitted to the privileges of the University,and the University or the management, as the case may be, shall have the right to make such
representations to the Visitor, as it may consider necessary.
(4) After considering the representations, if any, made by the University or the management, as the
case may be, the Visitor may cause to be made such inspection or inquiry as is referred to in
sub-section (2).
(5) Where any inspection or inquiry has been caused to be made by the Visitor, the University or the
management, as the case may be, shall be entitled to appoint a representative who shall have the right to
be present and be heard at such inspection or inquiry.
(6) The Visitor may, if the inspection or inquiry is made in respect of the University or any College or
Institution maintained by it, address the Vice-Chancellor with reference to the result of such inspection or
inquiry, and the Vice-Chancellor shall communicate to the Executive Council the views of the Visitor
with such advice as the Visitor may be pleased to offer upon the action to be taken thereon.
(7) The Visitor may, if the inspection or inquiry is made in respect of any College or Institution
admitted to the privileges of the University, address the management concerned through the
Vice-Chancellor with reference to the result of such inspection or inquiry, his views thereon and such
advice as he may be pleased to offer upon the action to be taken thereon.
(8) The Executive Council or the management, as the case may be, shall communicate through the
Vice-Chancellor to the Visitor such action, if any, as it proposes to take or has been taken upon the result
of such inspection or inquiry.
(9) Where the Executive Council or the management does not, within a reasonable time, take action
to the satisfaction of the Visitor, the Visitor may, after considering any explanation furnished or
representation made by the Executive Council or management, issue such directions as he may think fit
and the Executive Council or management, as the case may be, shall comply with such directions.
(10) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section, the Visitor may, by order in
writing, annul any proceeding of the University which is not in conformity with this Act, the Statutes or
Ordinances:
Provided that before making any such order, he shall call upon the University to show cause why
such an order should not be made, and, if any cause is shown within a reasonable time, he shall consider
the same.
(11) The Visitor shall have such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes.