Section 10 of West Bengal Appropriation Act, 1981

(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and Powers and 

academic officer of the University and shall, in the absence of-the duties of the Vice- Chancellor, preside over the meeting of the Court. He shall, by virture of Chancellor. his office, be a member and the Chairman of the Executive Council and the Faculty Councils and also the Chairman of any other authority or body of 347 The Rabindra Bharati Act, 1981. (Chapter II.—The University and its officers.—Section II.) [West Ben. Act the University of which he may be a member. He shall also be entitled to be present at and to address any meeting of any other authority or body of the University of which he may not be a member, but shall not be entitled to vote thereat. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene meetings of the Court, the Executive Council, Faculty Councils and of any other authority or body of the University. (3) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions of this Act, and the Statutes, the Ordinances, the Regulations and the Rules are faithfully observed, and to take such action as may be necessary for this purpose. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to exercise general control and supervision over all other officers of the University and over all Teachers and employees of the University and generally over all the affairs of the University. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and dis charge such other duties as may be delegated to him by any authority or body of the University or as may be prescribed by Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations or Rules. (6) The Vice-Chancellor may take on behalf of the University such action as he may deem expedient in any matter which, in his opinion, is either urgent or of an emergent nature and shall report the same for confirmation at the next meeting of the authority or body which, in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter: Provided that if the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor is not approved by the authority or body concerned, the matter shall immediately he referred to the Chancellor whose dicision thereon shall be final. (7) The Vice-Chancellor may, with the approval of the Executive Council, at any time delegate any of his powers other than the powers referred to in sub-section (6) to any other officer subordinate to him.