Maharashtra National Law University Act, 2014
No: 6 Dated: Mar, 20 2014
Maharashtra National Law University Act, 2014
ACT No. VI OF 2014
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.
Whereas Both Houses of the State Legislature were not in session ;
And Whereas The Governor of Maharashtra was satisfied that circumstances existed which rendered it necessary for him to take immediate action to establish and incorporate National Law Universities in the State for the development and advancement of legal education and for the purpose of imparting specialized and systematic instruction, training and research in systems of law and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, for the purposes hereinafter appearing ; and, therefore, promulgated the Maharashtra National Law University Ordinance, 2014 (Maharashtra Ordinance V of 2014), on 18th February 2014 ;
And Whereas it is expedient to replace the said Ordinance, by an Act of the State Legislature ;
It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra National Law University Act, 2014.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 18th February 2014.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Academic Council" means the Academic Council of the university referred to in section 21 ;
(b) "Bar Council of India" means the Bar Council of India, constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961);
(c) "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the university ;
(d) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the university referred to in section 15 ;
(e) "Finance Committee" means the Finance Committee of the university referred to in section 25 ;
(f) "General Council" means the General Council of the university referred to in section 11 ;
(g) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the university referred to in section 29 ;
(h) "regulations" means the regulations of the university made under section 44 ;
(i) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act;
(j) "State Government" means the Government of Maharashtra ;
(k) "teacher" includes Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Readers, Lecturers and any other person imparting instructions in the university ;
(l) "university" means the Maharashtra National Law University, specified in the Schedule ;
(m) "University Grants Commission" means the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956);
(n) "Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the university.