[First published in Rajasthan Gazette, Extraordinary, Part IV-(A). Dated 14.04.

1984]

LAW DEPARTMENT
(LEGISLATIVE WING)

NOTIFICATION

Jaipur, April 14, 1984

No.F. 2(23) Vidhi/83.- The Following Act of the Rajasthan State Legislature received the
assent of the Governor on the 14th day of April, 1984 and is hereby published for general
information:-

THE MOHAN LAL SUKHADIA AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY

(AMENDMENT) ACT 1984
(Act No. 9 of 1984)

[Received the assent of the Governor on the 14th day of April 1984]

An

Act

Further to amend the Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University Act 1962.
Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Thirty –Fifth Year of the Republic of
India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) this Act may be cited as the Mohan Lal Sukhadia
Agriculture University (Amendment) Act, 1984,
2. It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th day of October 1983.

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 2. Change of name of the Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University.—(1)the
name of the Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University incorporated under the Mohan Lal
Sukhadia Agriculture University Act, 1962 (Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962) shall, as from
commencement of this Act, be the "Mohan Lal Sukhadia University".
(2) Any reference to the Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University in any law for the
time being in force or in any indenture, instrument or other documents shall be read and
construed as a reference to that University under its name as altered by this Act.
(3) Nothing in this Act shall affect the continuity of the corporate status of the said
University.
3. Citation of the Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University Act, 1962.—The
Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University Act, 1962 shall henceforth be cited as the
Mohan Lal Sukhadia University Act, 1962.

4. Amendment of section 1, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962.-In sub-section (1) of

section 1 of the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University Act, 1962 as amended by the Mohan
Lal Sukhadia University (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. 6 of 1983),
for the expression -"Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University Act", the expression
"Mohan Lal Sukhadia University Act" shall be substituted. –

5. Amendment of section 2, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962. —In section 2 of the Mohan

Lal Sukhadia University Act, 1962 (Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962), as it stood immediately
before the co mmencement of t he Mohan Lal Sukhadia Universit y (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. 6 of 1983), hereinafter referred to as the principal
Act,—

(a) For clause (a), t he following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

"(a) "Academic Council". Means either of the two Academic Councils of the University
constituted under section 21;";-
(b) For clause (b), t he following clause shall be subst ituted, namely:
"(b) "Agriculture" includes the basic and applied Agriculture science, agricultural
technology and engineering, land development, soil and water management, home
science, veterinary science, animal science crop and live stock production and
management and dairy science)",
(c) for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

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 "(c) "Board" means the Board of Management of the University constituted under section
19;"; and
(d) For clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

"(d) "College" means a college falling under either of t he two wings of t he University
and enumerated in or under section 25, and where such college has more campuses than
one, it includes each of such campuses;".

6. Amendment of section 3, - Rajast han Act 18 of 1962.- In section 3 of the principal

Act,-
(a) for the existing marginal heading, the following marginal heading shall be
substituted, namely:—
"The University, its Wings and jurisdiction
(b) for sub-section (1); the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—

"(1) The Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the members constituting the Board of
Management of the Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University in accordance with section
19 of this Act as amended by the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University (Amendment) Ordinance,
1983 (Ordinance No. 6 of 1983) and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or
Members in accordance with the said section of this Act as amended by the Mohan Lal
Sukhadia Agriculture University (Amendment) Act, 1984. Shall, so long as they continue to
hold such office or membership. be deemed to constitute or, as the case may be, “constitute a
body corporate by the name of the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University."; and

(c) for sub-sections (3) and (4), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:—
"(3)" For the purposes of its academic affairs, the University shall have the following two
Wings, namely:—

(a ) the Agriculture Wing; and

(b) The Education Wing,

And the colleges of the University Shall fall under either of these two wings.

(4) The jurisdiction of the University shall extend to, and power conferred by or under
this Act shall be exercisable by it in the Colleges of the university, the Agricultural
Experiment Station or other Research Stations or sub-stations and such other areas
within the State as the State Government May notify.".

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7. Amendment of section 9, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962.-1n sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of
section 9 of the principal Act for the expression “the Board of Control” the expression
“the Board of Management” shall be substituted.

8. Amendment of section 11, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962.—In section 11 of the principal

Act,— .

"(a) in sub-section (1),—

(i) In between the words "by the Chancellor" and the word "upon the
recommendation", the expression,", on the advice of the State government," shall
be inserted;

(ii) The punctuation mark colon appearing after the words "Chairman of the
Committee" shall be substituted by the punctuation mark full stop and The existing
proviso shall be omitted;"

(b) For sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(2) the term of office of Vice-Chancellor shall be three years:’

Provided that the same person shall be eligible for re-appointment for a second term."
And
(c) For sub-sections (4) and (5), the following sub-sections shall be and shall be deemed
always to have been substituted, namely:-

"(4) When a permanent vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor occurs by Reason of
his death, resignation, removal or the expiry of his term of office it shall be filled by
the Chancellor in accordance with sub-section (1) and for so long as it is not so filled,
stop-gap arrangement shall be made by him under and in accordance with sub-section
(5).

(5) When a temporary vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor occurs by reason of
leave, suspension or otherwise or when a stop-gap arrangement is necessary under
sub-section (4), the Registrar shall forthwith report the matter to the Chancellor who
shall make, on the advice of the State Government, such arrangement for the carrying
on of the functions of the office of the Vice-Chancellor as he deems. Fit". .

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9. Amendment of section 19, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962.-For section.19, of the principal
Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-

"19 Constitution and composition of the Board of management- (1) The Board of
Management shall be the highest executive body of the university and shall consist of the
following members, namely;-

I. The Vice-chancellor of the University as Chairman.

II. Ex-officio members:—
(i) The Agriculture Production, Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan;
(ii) The Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan, Animal Husbandry Department;
(iii) The Education Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan;
(iv) The Director of Agriculture, Rajasthan;
(v) The Registrar of the University as Member-Secretary.

III. Nominated members:—

i. Two persons nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the

Deans or Associate Deans or the Directors for one year;
ii. Two University Professors nominated by the Vice-Chancellor for one year out
of which at least one shall be from the Agriculture Wing;
iii. One nominee of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research;
iv. Two eminent educationists to be nominated by the Chancellor for one year
out of which one shall be a scientist who has achieved distinction in
agriculture;
v. One eminent scientist who has achieved distinction in agriculture
nominated by the State Government for one year;
vi. One progressive farmer nominated by the State Government for one year;
and
vii. Two members of State Legislat ure nominated by the State Government
for one year.
IV. Elected Members- two teachers who have put in not less than seven years'
teaching experience in the institutions of higher education in Rajasthan on 1st
January immediately preceding the year in which elections are held, other than
University Professors/Deans/Associate Deans/Directors of Colleges of the

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 University to be elected by the teachers separately from amongst themselves as
below-
a) One teacher to be elected from amongst t hemselves by t he teachers of t h e
Agriculture Wing colleges.
b) One teacher elected from amongst themselves by the teachers of the Education Wing
colleges."
2. Any one-t hird members present at a meet ing of t he Board shall const itut e
t he quorum necessary for t he transact ion of it s business t hereat.
3. The Chair man of t he Board shall perform such funct ions and exercise
such powers as are provided in t his Act or as may be prescribed.
4. The members shall serve wit hout any additional pay but shall be ent it led
to daily allowance and travelling expenses as may be prescribed.
5. The minutes of t he meet ing of t he Board shall be recorded and
maint ained by t he Member -Secretary of t he Board.".
10. Am endment of section 20, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962. -For clause (j) of
sect ion 20 of t he principal Act, t he following clause shall be subst it uted,
namely:-

"(j) To meet at such t imes and as oft en as it deems necessary, provided,

however, t hat the regular meet ings of t he Board shall be held at least
once in every t hree mont hs and t hat at least two -third of the regular
meet ings shall be held at t he Universit y headquarters; and".

11. Amendment of section 21, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962. —For sect ion 21 of
t he principal Act, t he following sect io n shall be subst ituted, namely: -

"21. Academic Councils. -(1) There shall be t wo Academic Councils of

t he Universit y, one for it s Agricult ure Wing and t he other for it s
Educat ion Wing.

(2) The Academic Council for the Agriculture Wing shall be designated
as t he Agricult ure Academic Council and that for t he Edu cat ion Wing as
t he Educat ion Academic Council.

(3) The Agricult ure Academic Council shall consist s of -

(i) The Vice-Chancellor of t he Universit y as Chairman;

(ii) The Dean, Post-Graduate Studies of. Agriculture Wing colleges;

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 (iii) The Deans and Associate Deans of Agriculture Wing colleges;
(iv) The Director of Agricultural Experiment Station;
(v) The Director, Extension Education;
(vi) Three Joint, Associate or Additional Directors of Research in the
Agriculture Wing nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation;
(vii) One-third of the Heads or Associate Heads (by whatever designation
they ate known) not below the rank of Associate Professor from
each Agriculture Wing college nominated by the Vice-Chancellor;
(viii) Two representatives from Extension Education not below the
rank of Associate Professor nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by
rotation;
(ix) Four Assistant Professors having ten years' experience in teaching
degree or post-graduate classes, inclusive of the experience in
conducting or guiding research or extension programmes, to be
elected by each Agriculture Wing college from amongst such
Professors in the manner to be notified by the Vide-Chancellor;
(x) Two persons nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst
persons who process special attainments in particular field of studies
and are not employees of the University; and
(xi) The Registrar of the University as Member-Secretary.

(4) The term of office of the nominated and elected members Of the Agriculture
Academic Council shall be two years.
(5) The Education Academic Council shall consist of-

i. The Vice-Chancellor of the University Chairman;

ii. Chairman of faculties in Education Wing colleges;
iii. Professors in the teaching departments of Education Wing colleges;
iv. Heads of Education Wing colleges (by whatever designation they are
known);
v. The Dean, Post-Graduate Studies of Education Wing colleges;
vi. Two Associate Professors from each faculty of colleges in Education Wing
nominated by the Vice-Chancellor by rotation
vii. Four Assistant Professors, having ten years' experience in teaching degree
or post-graduate classes to be elected by each Education Wing college

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 from amongst such Professors in the manner to be notified by the
Vice-Chancellor;
viii. Two persons to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst
persons who process special attainments in particular field of studies are
not employees of the University; and
ix. The Registrar of the University as Members- Secretary,
6. The term of office of the nominated and elected members of the Education
Academic Council shall be two years."

12. Amendment of section 22, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962.-In section 22 of the principal
Act-
(a) in sub-section (1), for the expression "The Academic Council shall be
incharge of the academic affairs of the University", the expression "Each
Academic Council shall be incharge of the academic affairs of the colleges
pertaining to it" shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (2) for the word "The", the word "Each" shall 'be substituted
and after the words "on all academic matters",, the': words "pertaining to it" shall
be added; and
(c) After sub-section (2) as so amended, the following sub-section shall be added,
namely:-
"(3) The Vice-Chancellor may convene a joint meeting of both the Academic
Councils, if there are common matters to-be decided.".
13. Amendment of section 23, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962:- In sub-section (1) of
section 23 of the principal Act,- for the words "Executive Committee”, the word
"Board" shall be substituted.
14. Amendment of section 24-Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962.-In sub-section (3) of
section 24 of the principal Act, between the words "Academic Council" and the
words "the syllabi", the word "concerned" shall be inserted.
15. Amendment of section 25, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962.-In section 25 of the
principal Act,-
(a) For sub-section (1); the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
(1) The University shall have the following Agriculture Wing and Education Wing
Colleges, namely:
I-Agriculture Wing; College:-

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 a) College of Agriculture, Udaipur,
b) College of Technology, and Agricultural Engineering, Udaipur,
c) College of Home Science Udaipur,
d) College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner,
e) S. K. N. College, of Agriculture, Jobner,
f) College of. Dairy Science; Udaipur.

II- Education Wing Colleges-

(a) Law College, Udaipur and;
(b) School of Basic Sciences and Humanities Udaipur:
Provided that the State Government may, in consultation with the University, by
notification published in the Official Gazette, enumerate such faculties of the School of
Basic Sciences and Humanities as Education Wing Colleges of the University and such
other colleges as its Agriculture or Education Wing Colleges as it deems fit”. And
(b) For sub-sections. (3) to (7), the following sub-sections be substituted, namely:—
"(3)There shall be for the school-of Basic-"Sciences and a humanities, a Director who shall
be appointed by the Board in the manner prescribed and shall perform such functions and
exercise such powers as are provided in this Act or as may be prescribed.
(4) Each college mentioned in sub-section (1) Including any campus thereof shall have such
department as may be prescribed and such subjects of study as shall assigned to the
various departments the -Academic` Council Concerned.
(5) There shall be head of each-department who shall responsible to the Dean or to The
Associate, Dean or to the Director as- the case may be for the organization and operation
of his department.
(6) The Head of a department: shall by- rotation, be appointed by the vice-Chancellor from
amongst-

i. Four senior most professors where the number of Professors in a department is four or
more;
ii. A Professor or Professors and such number of senior most readers as is sufficient for
enabling the number of Professors including readers to extend upto four, where the
number of Professors in a department is less than four; or
iii. Four senior most Readers where there is no post of a Professor in a department,

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For such term and for their performance of such function and the exercise of such powers as
may be prescribed”.

16. Amendment of section 26, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962,- In sub-section (3) of section 26 of
the principal Act, for the expression “ Executive Committee”, the Expression “Board” shall
be substituted.

17. Amendment of section 27, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962,- in Sub-section (4) of section 27 of
the principal Act for the expression “ Executive Committee”, the expression “Board” shall be
substituted.

18. Amendment of section 28, Rajasthan Act 18 of, 1962.-In sub-section (3) of section 28 of
the principal Act, for the words "Board of Control", the word "Board" shall be substituted.

19. Amendment of section 32, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962.-1n clause (iv) of sub-section (1) of
section 32 of the principal Act, after the words "Academic Council", the word "concerned"
shall be added.

20. Amendment of section 34, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962.—In clause (a) of section 34 of the
principal Act, the expression "except for the constitution of the Executive Committee" shall
be omitted and the punctuation mark full stop appearing at the end of the said clause shall be
substituted by the punctuation mark comma.

21. Amendment of section 35, Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962.- In section 35 of the principal
Act,—

a. In sub-section (3), for the expression "The Academic Council", wherever

occurring, the expression "The Academic Council concerned" shall be substituted;
b. In sub-section (4), between the words "return it to the and the words "Academic
Council", the word "concerned" shall be inserted; and
c. In sub-section (5), for the expression "Academic Council", wherever occurring,
the expression "Academic Council concerned" shall be substituted.

22. Amendment of section 36, Rajasthan Act 1962.- In Section 36 of the principal Act,-

(a) In clause (b) of sub-section (1), between the "provided for by" and the word
"Regulations," words "that authority by" shall be inserted,

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 (b) In sub-section (4), for the expression "The Academic Council", the expression "The
Academic Council concerned" shall be substituted; and
(c) In sub-section (5) for the expression "The Academic Council", the- 'expression "The
Academic Council concerned" shall be substituted:

23. Amendment of section 43, Rajasthan Act '-18 of 1962.—In section 43 of the principal
Act:—

(a) In sub-section (2), for the expression "On the date of the Commencement of the
Rajasthan Agricultural University Amendment Act, 1963", the expression "On the
date of the commencement of the Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University.
(Amendment) Act, 1984" shall be substituted;
(b) In clause (ii) of the said sub-section, for the expression "authorities, bodies and
committees” wherever occurring, the expression "authorities” and bodies" shall be
substituted;
(c) in clause (iv) of the said sub-section, the expression "subject to provisions of sub-
section (3) of section 3 of this Act, “shall be omitted;
(d) For clause (xi) of the said sub-section, the following clause shall be substituted,
namely:—

"(xi) All Statutes and Regulations, all notices and orders made or issued under the
Udaipur University Act, 1962 with such modifications as may have been made
by the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University as constituted by the Udaipur
University (Change of Name) Act, 1982 and by the Mohan Lal Sukhadia.
Agriculture University as constituted by the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 shall, so far us such Statutes, Regulations,
notices and orders are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as amended
by the Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University (Amendment) Act, 1984
continue in force until they are superseded or modified or withdrawn under
the provisions of this Act as-amended by the said Act;"; and
(e) for the existing Explanation to the said sub-section, the following
Explanation shall be substituted, namely:—

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“Explanation- For the purposes of sub-section (2) this section:-

(i) “University” means the Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University as constituted
by the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983
(Ordinance No. 6 of 1983); and
(ii) “The University so reconstituted” means the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, as
reconstituted by a under the Mohan Lal Sukhaida Agriculture University
(Amendment) Act 1984”.

24. Amendment of Section 44 ,Rajasthan Act 18 of 1962,- In section 44 of the principal

Act,_

(a) In sub-section (1) for the expression “the Rajasthan Agricultural University
by or under the provision of the Rajasthan Agricultural University
(Amendment) Act 1963 hereafter under this section referred to as the
Amending Act the expression “the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University by or
under the provision of the Mohan Lal Sukhadia Agriculture University
(Amendment) Act 1984, hereafter in this section referred to as the Amending
Act shall be substituted; and

(b) In sub-section (3), for the expression “Rajasthan Agricultural University Act
1962 or the Amending Act", the expression “the Mohan Lal Sukhadia
Agriculture University Act, 1962 or the Amending Act” shall be substituted.

25. Repeal and Savings-(1) The Mohan Lal Sukhadia University (Second Amendment)
Ordinance 1983 (Ordinance No. 8 of 1983) is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal all things done or actions taken under the principal
Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken
under the principal Act as Amended by this Act.

JASRAJ CHOPRA
Secretary to the Government

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