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The Maharashtra National Law University Act, 2014.

Maharashtra

An Act to establish and incorporate National Law Universities in the State for the development and advancement of legal education and for the purposes of imparting specialized and systematic instruction, training and research in systems of law and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
6 of 2014
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Higher and Technical Education Department
Enacted
20 Mar 2014

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56 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Establishment and incorporation of universities.
  4. Section 4Objects of university.
  5. Section 5University open to all.
  6. Section 6University to follow Government policy in regard to reservation, etc.
  7. Section 7Powers and functions of university.
  8. Section 8Teaching in university.
  9. Section 9Chancellor of university.
  10. Section 9APro-Chancellor.
  11. Section 10Authorities of university.
  12. Section 11General Council.
  13. Section 12Term of office of members of General Council.
  14. Section 13Powers and functions of General Council.
  15. Section 14Meetings of General Council.
  16. Section 15Executive Council.
  17. Section 16Term of Office of Executive Council.
  18. Section 17Powers and functions of Executive Council.
  19. Section 18Meetings of Executive Council.
  20. Section 19Constitution of Standing Committee and appointment of ad-hoc committees by Executive Council.
  21. Section 20Delegation of powers by Executive Council.
  22. Section 21Academic Council.
  23. Section 22Constitution of Academic Council.
  24. Section 23Powers and functions of Academic Council.
  25. Section 24Procedure of meetings of Academic Council.
  26. Section 25Finance Committee.
  27. Section 25APlanning Board.
  28. Section 25BBuilding Committee.
  29. Section 26Selection Committees.
  30. Section 27Officers of university.
  31. Section 28Vice-Chancellor.
  32. Section 29Registrar.
  33. Section 30Head of Departments.
  34. Section 31Finance and Accounts Officer.
  35. Section 32Other officers and employees.
  36. Section 33Provident fund, gratuity and other benefits.
  37. Section 34University fund.
  38. Section 35Annual accounts and audit.
  39. Section 36Financial estimates.
  40. Section 37Annual report.
  41. Section 38Execution of contracts.
  42. Section 39Eligibility for admission of students.
  43. Section 40Residence of students.
  44. Section 41Honorary degree.
  45. Section 42Withdrawal of degree or diploma.
  46. Section 43Discipline.
  47. Section 44Regulations.
  48. Section 45Appointment of university review commission.
  49. Section 46Action not invalidated merely on ground of defect in constitution, vacancy, etc.
  50. Section 47Removal of difficulties at commencement.
  51. Section 48Transitory provisions.
  52. Section 49Indemnity.
  53. Section 50Act to have over-riding effect.
  54. Section 51Sponsored schemes.
  55. Section 52Power to remove difficulty.
  56. Section 53Repeal of Mah. Ord. V of 2014 and saving.