Section 4:
Incorporation of Institute.
The Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Vishakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh, an institution registered under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001,
shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the
provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and shall, by that
name, sue and be sued.