Section 14. Executive Council.

(1) The Executive Council shall consist of the following persons, namely :–– (a) the Vice-Chancellor of the University ; (b) the Chairman of the Bar Council of India, or his nominee from amongst its members ; (c) the Advocate General of the 1[State] ; (d) the Chairman, Bar Council of Jammu and Kashmir, or his nominee from amongst its members ; (e) the Administrative Secretary, Finance Department ; (f) the Administrative Secretary, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs ; (g) two Professors of Law outside the University nominated by the Chancellor ; (h) one eminent lawyer to be nominated by the Chancellor ; (i) two teachers of the University to be nominated by the ViceChancellor, of whom one shall be from among the Professors and one shall be from among the Associate Professors of the University by rotation for a period of one year. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the Executive Council. (3) Where a person has become a member of the Executive Council by reason of the office or appointment he holds, his membership shall terminate when he ceases to hold that office or appointment. (4) The term of office of the nominated members of the Executive Council, other than ex-officio members, shall be three years. (5) A member of the Executive Council shall cease to be member, if he resigns or becomes insolvent or is convicted of a criminal offence, involving moral turpitude. A member other than the Vice-Chancellor or teacher shall also cease to be a member of the Executive Council, if he accepts a full time appointment in the University, or if he, being a teacher fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Executive Council without the leave of the Vice Chancellor. (6) A member of the Executive Council other than ex-officio member, may resign his office by a letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor and such resignation shall take effect as soon as it has been accepted by him. (7) Any vacancy in the Executive Council shall be filled by nomination by the respective nominating authority and on expiry of the period of vacancy, such nomination shall cease to be effective.