Section 12:
The Vice-Chancellor.
(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor in such
manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes.
(2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and academic officer of the University
and shall exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the University and give effect to
the decisions of all the authorities of the University.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor may, if he is of the opinion that immediate action is necessary on any
matter, exercise any power conferred on any authority of the University by or under this Act and shall
report to such authority the action taken by him on such matter:
Provided that if the authority concerned is of opinion that such action ought not to have been
taken, it may refer the matter to the Visitor whose decision thereon shall be final:
Provided further that any person in the service of the University who is aggrieved by the action
taken by the Vice-Chancellor under this sub-section shall have the right to appeal against such action
to the Board within three months from the date on which decision on such action is communicated to
him and thereupon the Board may confirm, modify or reverse the action taken by the ViceChancellor.
(4) The Vice-Chancellor, if he is of the opinion that any decision of any authority of the
University is beyond the powers of the authority conferred by the provisions of this Act, the Statutes
of the Ordinances or that any decision taken is not in the interest of the University, may ask the
authority concerned to review its decision within sixty days of such decision and if the authority
refuses to review the decision either in whole or in part or no decision is taken by it within the said
period of sixty days, the matter shall be referred to the Visitor whose decision thereon shall be final.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may
be prescribed by the Statutes or the Ordinances.