Section 24: Discipline of Students.

(1) The Council may make rules providing for the Rector to enquire into alleged acts of misconduct and indiscipline among students.
(2) The rules shall provide for the procedure and rules of evidence to be followed at enquiries under this section.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this section, where it appears to the Rector that any student of the College committed a misconduct, the Rector may, without prejudice to any other disciplinary powers conferred on him by this Act or regulations made under it, direct that the-
(a) student shall not, during such period as may be specified in the direction, participate in such activities of the College, or make use of such facilities of the College, as he may specify;
(b) activities of the student shall, during such period as may be specified in the directions, be restricted in such manner as may be so specified;
(c) student be suspended for such period as may be specified in the directions; or
(d) student be expelled from the College.
(4) Where the post of the Rector is vacant or where the Rector refuses to apply any disciplinary measure, the Council may, either directly or through some other staff, apply such disciplinary actions as are specified in subsection (1) of this section to any student of the College who is considered guilty of misconduct.
(5) Where a direction is given under subsection (3) (c) or (d) in respect of any student, the student may, within 21 days from the date of the letter communicating the decision to him, appeal on the direction to the Council and, where such an appeal is brought, the Council shall, after causing such inquiry to be made in the matter as the Council considers just either confirm or set aside the direction or modify it in such manner as the Council may deem fit.
(6) The fact that an appeal on a direction is pending under subsection (5) shall not affect the operation of the direction while the appeal is pending.
(7) The Rector may delegate his powers under this section to a disciplinary committee consisting of such members of the College as he may nominate.
(8) Nothing in this section shall be construed as terminating a student’s activity at the College except on the ground of misconduct.
(9) The direction under subsection (3) (a) of this section may be combined with a direction under subsection (3) (b) of this section.
(10) In all cases under this section, the decision of the Council shall be final.