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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation
in  English  of  the  Maharashtra  Universities  (Temporary  postponement  of  elections  of  members
of  university  authorities  and  other  bodies)  Act,  2015  (Mah.  Act  No.  XXIX  of  2015),  is  hereby
published  under  the  authority  of  the  Governor.

By  order  and  in  the  name  of  the  Governor  of  Maharashtra,

N.  J.  JAMADAR,
I/c.  Secretary  (Legislation)  to  Government,
Law  and  Judiciary  Department.

MAHARASHTRA  ACT  No.  XXIX  OF  2015.

(First  published,  after  having  received  the  assent  of  the  Governor  in  the
“Maharashtra Government Gazette”, on the 17th August 2015).

An  Act  to  provide  for  temporary  postponement  of  elections  to
authorities  and  bodies  of  certain  non-agricultural  and  non-technological
Universities  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra.

Mah.
XXXV  of
1994.

WHEREAS  the  Maharashtra  Universities  Act,  1994  provides  for
constitution  of  various  authorities  and  bodies  of  certain  non-agricultural
and  non-technological  universities  consisting  of  elected  members  among
others;

AND  WHEREAS  with  a  view  to  strengthen  the  non-agricultural  and
non-technological  Universities  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  and  make  them
able  to  improve  the  quality  of  higher  education  and  research,  the
Government  of  Maharashtra  considers  it  expedient  to  repeal  the
Maharashtra  Universities  Act,  1994  and  enact  a  comprehensive  law  for  all
non-agricultural  and  non-technological  universities  in  the  State;

AND  WHEREAS  it  is  expected  that  the  Bill  for  enacting  of  the  new

Act  would  be  introduced  in  the  State  Legislature  in  the  near  future;

Mah.
XXXV of
1994.

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AND  WHEREAS  various  authorities  and  bodies  of  the  university
would  be  required  to  be  constituted  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of
the  new  Act;

AND  WHEREAS  the  term  of  office  of  members  of  authorities  and

bodies  of  some  universities  is  due  to  expire  on  the  31st  August  2015;

AND  WHEREAS  it  is  expedient  to  temporarily  postpone  the  elections
to  fill  in  vacancies  of  the  elected  members  of  authorities  and  bodies  of  each
of  such  universities;

AND WHEREAS it is necessary to provide for temporary postponement
of  elections  of  members  of  authorities  and  bodies  of  such  universities  for
purposes  aforesaid;  it  is  hereby  enacted  in  the  Sixty-sixth  year  of  Republic
of  India  as  follows:-

Short  title.

1. This  Act  may  be  called  the  Maharashtra  Universities  (Temporary
postponement  of  elections  of  members  of  university  authorities  and  other
bodies)  Act,  2015.

Temporary
postponement
of  elections  of
members  of
university
authorities
and  other
bodies.

2. Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  Maharashtra
Universities  Act,  1994  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  “the  Universities  Act”)  or
any  Statutes  made  thereunder,  no  elections,  to  the  universities  mentioned
in the Schedule of the Universities Act, for filling in vacancy, caused in any
manner whatsoever, of any of the elected members of any of the authorities
or  bodies,  of  such  university  shall  be  held  till  31st August  2016  (hereinafter
in  this  Act  referred  to  as  “the  said  period”).

Mah.
XXXV of
1994.

Consequences
of  temporary
postponement
of  elections  of
members  of
authorities  and
other  bodies  of
the  university.

3. Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  Universities  Act,  or
any  statutes  made  thereunder,  no  act  or  proceedings  of  any  authority  or
any  other  body  of  any  of  the  universities,  during  the  said  period  shall  be
invalid  merely  on  the  ground  that  the  vacancies  occurring  on  any  such
authority  or  body  required  to  be  filled  in  by  election  are  not  so  filled  in.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI, PRINTED AT
GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING,
STATIONERY  AND  PUBLICATION,  21-A,  NETAJI  SUBHASH  ROAD,  CHARNI  ROAD,  MUMBAI  400  004,  EDITOR :  SHRI  PARSHURAM  JAGANNATH  GOSAVI.

