The Tezpur University Act,1993
Part 28. Removal of employees of the University
(1) Where there is an allegation of misconduct against a teacher, a member of the academic staff or other employee of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, in the case of the teacher or member of the academic staff, and the authority competent to appoint (hereinafter referred to as the appointing authority) in the case of other employees, may, by order in writing, place such teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee, as the case may be, under suspension and shall forthwith report to the Board of Management the circumstances in which the order was made:
Provided that the Board of Management may, if it is of the opinion, that the circumstances, of the case do not warrant the us pension of the teacher or a member of the academic staff, revoke such order.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of the contract of appointment or of any other terms and conditions of service of the employees, the Board of Management in respect of teachers and other academic staff, and the appointing authority, in respect of other employees, shall have power to remove a teacher or a member of the academic staff, or as the case may be, other employee on grounds of misconduct.
(3) Save as aforesaid, the Board of Management or as the case may be the appointing authority, shall not be entitled to remove any teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee except for a good cause and after giving three months’ notice or on payment of three months’ salary in lieu thereof.
(4) No teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee shall be removed under clause (2) or clause (3) unless he has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him.
(5) The removal of a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee shall take effect from the date on which the order of removal is made:
Provided that where the teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee is under suspension at the time of his removal, such removal shall take effect from the date on which he was placed under suspension.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Statute, a teacher, member of the academic staff or other employee may resign,–
(a) If he is a permanent employee, only after giving three months notice in writing to the Board of Management or the appointing authority, as the case may be, or by paying three month, salary in lieu thereof;
(b) If he is not a permanent employee, only after gilding one month’s notice in writing to the Board of Management or, as the case may be, the appointing authority or by paying one month’s salary in lieu thereof:
Provided that such resignation shall take effect only on the date on which the resignation is accepted by the Board of Management or the appointing authority, as the case may be.
