Section 16 of Uttarakhand Haridwar University Act, 2022 — The Vice-Chancellor

(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Statutes for a term of three years by the Chancellor from a panel of three persons recommended by the Committee constituted in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2). (2) The Committee referred to in sub section (1) shall consist of the following members, namely:- (a) one Academician nominated by the Visitor; (b) one member nominated by the Chancellor; (c) the Principal Secretary/Secretary to the State Government in the Higher Education Department; (d) one member nominated by the Chairperson of University Grants Commission; (e) three members nominated by the Board of Governors, one of whom shall be nominated as the convener of the committee by the Board of Governors (f) Three nominees among experts from IITs or Government Colleges not below the rank of Professor and having teaching experience not less than fifteen years, to be nominated by the Chancellor. (3) The committee shall, on the basis of merit prepare a panel of names of three persons suitable to hold the office of the Vice-Chancellor and forward the same to the Chancellor along with a concise statement showing the academic qualifications and other distinctions of each person. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Principal Executive and Academic Officer of the University who shall exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the University and give effect to the decisions of the authorities of the University. (5) Where any matter other than the appointment of a teacher is of urgent nature requiring immediate action and the same could not be immediately dealt with by any officer or the authority or other body of the University empowered by or under this Act to deal with it, the Vice-Chancellor may take such action as he/she may deem fit with the prior approval of the chancellor. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be laid down by the Statutes or the Rules. (7) The Chancellor is empowered to remove the Vice-Chancellor after due inquiry. It shall be open to the Chancellor to suspend the Vice-Chancellor during enquiry depending upon the seriousness of the charges, as he may deem fit.