Alagappa University Act, 1985
No: 23 Dated: May, 09 1985
THE ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY ACT, 1985
ACT No.23 OF 1985
An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of a University at Alagappa Nagar in Sankarapuram Panchayat in Karaikudi taluk
Whereas Late Dr. Rm. Alagappa Chettiar has constituted the Dr. Alagappa Chettiar Educational Trust and endowed certain properties for the said Trust and established certain colleges and other educational institutions at Karaikudi in which instructions in higher education is imparted;
And Whereas it is desirable to establish a University of unitary type for imparting higher education in teaching, physical training and post-graduate courses in Arts and Science;
And Whereas the Trustees of the said Trust have agreed with the Government to hand over Dr. Alagappa Chettiar Teachers Training College, the Alagappa College of Physical Education and the Alagappa College at Karaikudi, together with all the properties attached thereto to the Government;
And Whereas the Trustees of the said Trust have passed a resolution for transferring the lands and buildings of the aforesaid institutions along with other properties attached thereto in favour of the Government for the purpose of establishing a University at Karaikudi and a deed of transfer to this effect has been duly executed by the said Trust;
And Whereas the Government have decided to accept the aforesaid transfer and to take over certain liabilities of the said institutions administered by the said Trust, to establish a University consisting of Dr. Alagappa Chettiar Teachers Training College, the Alagappa College of Physical Education and the post-graduate departments of the Alagappa College at Karaikudi and to name the University as "the Alagappa University".
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Thirty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Alagappa University Act, 1985.
(2) This section and sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 and 66 shall come into force at once and the rest of this Act shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification, appoint.
2. Definitions : - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) “college” means any college or any institution established or maintained by the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examinations of the University;
(b) “constituent college”, means any institution specified in the Schedule;
(c) “Government” means the State Government;
(d) “hostel” means a unit of residence for the students of the University maintained or recognized by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(e) “notified date” means the date specified in the notification issued under sub-section (2) of the section 1;
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by this Act or the statutes, ordinances or regulations;
(g) “principal’’ means the head of a college;
(h) “professional college” means a college established or maintained by the University and providing courses of study leading upto the professional degrees of the University;
(i) “Schedule” means the Schedule to this Act;
(j) “Statutes” “Ordinances” and “regulations” mean, respectively, the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in force under this Act;
(k) “teachers” mean such Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, Professors, persons giving instruction in physical education and other persons giving instruction in University colleges or in laboratories in University colleges or in hostels and Librarians as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers;
(l) “teachers of the University” mean persons appointed by the University to give instruction on its behalf;
(m) “University” means the Alagappa University;
(n) “University area” means the area to which the jurisdiction of the University extends as specified under sub-Section (4) of section 3;
(o) “University college” means a college or a college combined with a research institute maintained by the University whether instituted by it or not, and providing courses of study leading upto the post-graduate and professional degrees;
(p) “University Grants Commission” means the Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956);
(q) “University Laboratory” means a laboratory maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not, and intended for the carrying on and advancement of research work;
(r) “University Assistant Professor” “University Associate Professor” or “University Professor” means Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or, Professor, respectively appointed as such by the University;
(s) “University Library” means a library maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not.
CHAPTER II THE UNIVERSITY
3. The University :- (1) There shall be a University by the name “the Alagappa University”
(2) The University shall be a body corporate, shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
(3) The University shall be of the unitary type.
(4) The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to the whole area comprised in the Alagappa Nagar in Sankarapuram Panchayat in Karaikudi taluk