(1) In the Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973,--
         (a) the word "Allahabad", except in clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 12, sub-section (1) of section 31B, clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 74, clause (j) of sub-section (3) of section 74, and entries relating to Serial No. 5 in the Schedule, wherever it occurs, shall be omitted;
         (b) in the Schedule, Serial No. 2 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted.
     (2) Notwithstanding such omission,--
         (a) all appointments made, orders issued, degrees and other academic distinctions conferred, diplomas and certificates awarded, privileges granted, or other things done (including the registration of graduates) under the Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973 (President's Act 10 of 1973), shall be deemed to have been respectively made, issued, conferred, awarded, granted or done under the corresponding provisions of this Act and, except as otherwise provided by or this Act or the Statutes, continue in force unless and until they are superseded by any order made under this Act or the Statutes; and
         (b) all proceedings of Selection Committees for the appointment or promotion of teachers that took place before the commencement of this Act and all actions of the Executive Council in respect of the recommendations of such Selection Committees where no orders of appointment on the basis thereof were passed before the commencement of this Act shall, notwithstanding that the procedure for selection has been modified by this Act, be deemed to have been valid but further proceeding in connection with such pending selections shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of this Act and be continued from the stage where they stood immediately before such commencement, except if the concerned authorities take, with the approval of the Visitor, a decision to the contrary.