Central Universities Act, 2009
3.
Establishment of Universities. -
1.
The
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in the State of Chhattisgarh and Doctor Harisingh
Gour Vishwavidyalaya in the State of Madhya Pradesh, established under the
Madhya Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973, and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
Garhwal University in the State of Uttarakhand, established under the Uttar
Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973, shall be established as bodies corporate
under this Act by the same names of "Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya",
"Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya" and "Hemvati Nandan
Bahuguna Garhwal University", respectively.
2.
The
headquarters of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Doctor Harisingh Gour
Vishwavidyalaya and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University shall be at
Bilaspur, Sagar and Srinagar, respectively.
3.
The
jurisdiction of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Doctor Harisingh Gour
Vishwavidyalaya and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, shall extend to
the Bilaspur, Raigarh and Surguja districts of the State of Chhattisgarh, the
Sagar, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Chhindwara and Damoh districts of the
State of Madhya Pradesh, and the Chamoli, Dehradun, Garhwal, Hardwar,
Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal and Uttarkashi districts of the State of
Uttarakhand, respectively.
4.
There
shall be established, the Universities in the various States as bodies
corporate, by such names and territorial jurisdiction, as specified in the
First Schedule to this Act.
5.
The
headquarters of each of the Universities, referred to in sub-section (4), shall
be such as may be specified by the Central Government by notification in the
Official Gazette.
6.
The
first Chancellor, the first Vice-Chancellor and the first members of the Court,
the Executive Council and the Academic Council of each University, and all
persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as they
continue to hold such office or membership, are hereby constituted a body
corporate by the name of the University.
7.
The
University shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall sue and
be sued by the said name