(2021) 5 MLJ

MKU, PC Mgmt. Assoc. v. MKU, Rep. Registrar

Mad 609

there are three governing bodies namely, the Senate, the Syndicate and the
Academic Council. As per Section 16 of the Act, the Senate shall be the Supreme
Governing Body and Section 17 lays down various powers to be exercised by the
Senate in managing the affairs of the University. In order to appreciate premier
status of the Senate under the scheme of the University Act, Sections 16 and 17
and its sub-clauses are extracted hereunder.
16. The Senate to be the supreme governing body- The Senate shall be the
supreme governing body of the University and shall have power to review the
action of the Syndicate and of the Academic Council save where the Syndicate
and the Academic Council have acted in accordance with powers conferred on
them by this Act, the statutes, the ordinances or the regulations and shall exercise
all the powers of the University not otherwise provided for and all powers
requisite to give effect to the provisions of this Act:
Provided that if any question arises whether the Syndicate or the Academic
Council has acted in accordance with such powers as aforesaid or not, the
question shall be decided by a resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of
the number of members present and voting at a meeting of the Senate and the
decision thereon shall be final.
17. Powers of the Senate:- In particular and without prejudice to the generality
of the powers conferred by section 16, the Senate shall have the following
powers, namely:(1) to make statues and amend or repeal the same;
(2) to modify or cancel ordinances and regulations in the manner prescribed by
this Act;
(3) to co-operate with other Universities, other academic authorities and colleges
in such manner and for such purposes as it may determine;
(4) to provide for instruction and training in such branches of learning as it may
think fit;
(5) to institute and maintain institutes of research, University colleges,
University laboratories, libraries and museums;
(6) to prescribe in consultation with the Academic Council the conditions for
approving colleges or institutions in which provision is made for courses of study
for admission to the Pre-university examination or for the preparation of students
for titles or diplomas of the University and to withdraw such approval;
(7) to provide for research and advancement and dissemination of knowledge;
(8) to institute, after consultation with the Academic Council, lecturerships,
readerships, professorships and any other teaching posts required by the
University;
(9) to prescribe in consultation with the Academic Council, the conditions for
affiliating colleges to the University and to withdraw affiliation from colleges;
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