Section 9:
The Visitor.
(1) The President of India shall be the Visitor of the University.
(2) The Visitor may from time to time, appoint one or more persons to review the work and progress
of the University, including Colleges and Institutions maintained by it, and to submit a report thereon; and
upon receipt of that report, the Visitor may, after obtaining the views of the Executive Council thereon
through the Vice-Chancellor, take such action and issue such directions as he considers necessary in
respect of any of the matters dealt with in the report and the University shall be bound to comply with
such directions.
(3) 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, libraries, 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.
(4) The Visitor shall, in every matter referred to in sub-section (3), 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 or
any 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 College or 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.
(5) 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
(3).
(6) Where any inspection or inquiry has been caused to be made by the Visitor, the University or the
management shall be entitled to appoint a representative, who shall have the right to be present and be
heard at such inspection or inquiry.
(7) 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 together with such views and advice with regard to the action to be taken thereon, as the Visitor may be pleased to offer, and on receipt of address made by the Visitor, the Vice-Chancellor shall
communicate, to the Executive Council, the views of the Visitor with such advice as the Visitor may offer
upon the action to be taken thereon.
(8) 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 ViceChancellor
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.
(9) 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.
(10) 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 the management, issue such directions as he may think
fit and the Executive Council or the management, as the case may be, shall comply with such directions.
(11) 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 the Act, the Statutes or
the Ordinances:
Provided that before making any such order, he shall call upon the Registrar 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.
(12) The Visitor shall have such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes.