Section 4:
Establishment and incorporation of University.
(1) The Gujarat Forensic Sciences University,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat established under the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University Act, 2008 (Gujrat Act 17 of 2018), and the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic
Sciences, New Delhi shall be established as an University by the name of National Forensic Sciences
University.
(2) The National Forensic Sciences University 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 the said name, sue or be sued.
(3) The headquarters of the University shall be at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
(4) The campuses of the University shall include the campuses situated at Gujarat Forensic Sciences
University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat and the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of
Criminology and Forensic Sciences, New Delhi and such other campuses as the Central Government may,
by notification, specify.
(5) The first Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Board of Governors, Academic Council, Directors, Deans,
Executive Registrar and all other persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as
they continue to hold such office or membership, shall constitute the University.