Act Number: 59

Act Name: The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-12-19

Long Title: An Act to declare certain institutions of technology to be institutions of national importance and to provide for certain matters connected with such institutions and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of Higher Education

Section 5B: Effect of incorporation of Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.
    1[5B. Effect of incorporation of Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.--On and from the commencement of the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2012 (34 of 2012),--
         (a) any reference to the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in any law for the time being in force (other than this Act) or in any contract or other instrument shall be deemed as a reference to the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi;
     (b) all property, movable and immovable, of or belonging to the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, shall vest in the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi;
         (c) all rights and liabilities of the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University shall be transferred to, and be the rights and liabilities of, the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi;
         (d) every person employed in the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University immediately before such commencement shall hold his office or service in the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and upon 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 been passed 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 may be terminated by the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi in accordance with the terms of the contract with the employee or, if no provision is made therein in this behalf, on payment to him by the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi of compensation equivalent to three months remuneration in the case of permanent employees and one month's remuneration in the case of other employees:
         Provided further that any reference, by whatever form of words, to the Director of the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in any law for the time being in force, or in any instrument or other document, shall be construed as a reference to the Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi; and
         (e) on the commencement of the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2012 (34 of 2012)--
             (i) the Vice-Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University, appointed under the provisions of the Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915 (16 of 1915) shall be deemed to have been appointed as ex officio Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi under this Act, and shall hold office for a period of three years with effect from such commencement;
             (ii) the Director of the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, appointed under the provisions of the Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915 (16 of 1915) shall be deemed to have been appointed as Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi under this Act, and shall hold his office till Director is appointed under this Act.
     Explanation.--The reference in this section to the commencement of this Act shall be construed in relation to the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi as the reference to the date on which the provisions of the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2012 (34 of 2012) come into force.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 34 of 2012, s. 6 (w.e.f. 29-6-2012).
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