Section 16: Discipline of students

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, where it appears to the Director that any student of the Institute has been guilty of misconduct, the Director may, without prejudice to any other disciplinary powers conferred on him by rules, direct-
(a) that the student shall not, during such period as may be specified in the direction, participate in such activities of the Institute as may be so specified; or
(b) that the activities of the student shall, during such period as may be specified in the direction, be restricted in such manner as may be so specified; or
(c) that the student be rusticated for such period as may be specified in the direction; or
(d) that the student be expelled from the Institute.
(2) Where a direction is given under subsection (1) of this section in respect of any student, the student may within the prescribed period and in the prescribed manner, appeal from 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 thinks fit.
(3) The fact that an appeal from a direction is brought in pursuance of the last foregoing subsection shall not affect the operation of the direction while the appeal is pending.