Section 9:
Visitor.
(1) The President of India shall be the Visitor of the University.
(2) The Visitor may, from time to time, appoint one or more persons to review the work and progress
of the University, including Colleges and Institutions maintained by it, and to submit a report thereon; and
upon receipt of that report, the Visitor may, after obtaining the views of the Executive Council thereon
through the Vice-Chancellor, take such action and issue such directions as he considers necessary in
respect of any of the matters dealt with in the report and the University shall be bound to comply with
such directions.
(3) The Visitor shall have the right to cause an inspection, to be made by such person or persons as he
may direct, of the University, its buildings, libraries, laboratories and equipment and of any College or
Institution maintained by the University; and also of the examinations, teaching and other work conducted
or done by the University and to cause an inquiry to be made in like manner in respect of any matter
connected with theadministration or finances of the University, Colleges or Institutions.
(4) The Visitor shall, in every matter referred to in sub-section (3), give notice to the University of his
intention to cause an inspection or inquiry to be made, and the University shall have the right to make
such representations to the Visitor, as it may considernecessary.
(5) After considering the representations, if any, made by the University, the Visitor may cause to be
made such inspection or inquiry as is referred to in sub-section (3).
(6) Where any inspection or inquiry has been caused to be made by the Visitor, the University shall
be entitled to appoint a representative, who shall have the right to be present and be heard at such
inspection or inquiry.
(7) The Visitor may address the Vice-Chancellor with reference to the result of such inspection or
inquiry together with such views and advice with regard to the action to be taken thereon, as the Visitor
may be pleased to offer, and on receipt of address made by the Visitor, the Vice-Chancellor shall communicate, to the Executive Council, the views of the Visitor with such advice as the Visitor may offer
upon the action to be taken thereon.
(8) The Executive Council shall communicate through the Vice-Chancellor to the Visitor such action,
if any, as it proposes to take or has been taken upon the result of such inspection or inquiry.
(9) Where the Executive Council does not, within a reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of
the Visitor, the Visitor may, after considering any explanation furnished or representation made by the
Executive Council, issue such directions as he may think fit and the Executive Council shall comply with
such directions.
(10) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section, the Visitor may, by order in
writing, annual any proceeding of the University which is not in conformity with the Act, the Statutes or
the Ordinances:
Provided that before making any such order, he shall call upon the Registrar to show cause why such
an order should not be made, and, if any cause is shown within a reasonable time, he shall consider the
same.
(11) The Visitor shall have such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes.