Section 3C of the Central Universities Act, 2009 - Central University of Andhra Pradesh
Section 3C of the Central Universities Act, 2009 provides for the statutory establishment of the Central University of Andhra Pradesh. The provision states that the University is a body corporate and that its territorial jurisdiction extends throughout the State of Andhra Pradesh, as specified in the First Schedule to the Act.
Text and meaning of Section 3C
Section 3C - Establishment of Central University of Andhra Pradesh.
There shall be established a University, which shall be a body corporate, to be known as the Central University of Andhra Pradesh, having its territorial jurisdiction extending to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh, as specified in the First Schedule to this Act.
In practical terms, Section 3C performs three principal legal functions: it establishes the Central University of Andhra Pradesh by statute, gives the institution corporate legal status, and defines its territorial jurisdiction by reference to the First Schedule of the Central Universities Act, 2009.
Key legal points under Section 3C
| Law | Central Universities Act, 2009 (Act 25 of 2009) |
|---|---|
| Provision | Section 3C |
| Subject | Establishment of the Central University of Andhra Pradesh |
| Legal character | The University is constituted as a body corporate under the Act. |
| Territorial jurisdiction | The whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh, subject to the First Schedule to the Act. |
| Inserted by | Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 15 of 2019), section 2 |
| Effective from | 5 August 2019 |
What does "body corporate" mean here?
The expression "body corporate" indicates that the University is established as an incorporated statutory entity under the Central Universities Act, 2009. Its legal existence is therefore created and governed by the Act rather than merely by an administrative order. The University's powers, authorities, objects, governance structure and related legal consequences must be read with the other provisions and Schedules of the Act.
Territorial jurisdiction of the University
Section 3C expressly extends the territorial jurisdiction of the Central University of Andhra Pradesh to the whole State of Andhra Pradesh. The First Schedule to the Central Universities Act, 2009 correspondingly identifies Andhra Pradesh as the State and the whole State as the University's territorial jurisdiction.
How Section 3C was inserted
Section 3C was inserted by section 2 of the Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 15 of 2019). The Amendment Act received Presidential assent on 23 July 2019 and was published in the Gazette of India on 24 July 2019. The Central Government appointed 5 August 2019 as the date on which the Amendment Act came into force.
Related provisions of the Central Universities Act, 2009
Official legal references
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