HAJVERY UNIVERSITY LAHORE ORDINANCE, 2002

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THE HAJVERY UNIVERSITY, LAHORE, ORDINANCE, 2002 
(LIX of 2002) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Establishment of the University 
4. Functions and the powers of the University 
5. Jurisdiction 
6. Patron 
7. Inspection and inquiry 
8. Board of Governors 
9. Rector 
10. Powers and functions of the Board of Governors 
11. Business of the Board 
12. Appointment 
13. Delegation of powers 
14. University Fund 
15. Budget, audit and accounts 
16. Regulations 
17. Removal of difficulties 
18. Academic Council 
19. Powers and duties of Academic Council 
20. First Statutes 
21. Repeal 
22. Saving 
SCHEDULE 
1. FACULTIES 
2. BOARD OF FACULTY 
3. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT 
4. BOARD OF ADVANCED STUDIES AND RESEARCH 
5. FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD ADVANCED STUDIES AND RESEACH 
6. SELECTION BOARD 
7. FUNCTIONS OF THE SELECTION BOARD 
8. FINANCE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE 
9. FUNCTIONS OF THE FINANCE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE 
TEXT 
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THE HAJVERY UNIVERSITY, LAHORE, ORDINANCE, 2002 
(LIX of 2002) 
[2nd October, 2002] 
An 
Ordinance 
to provide for the establishment of the Hajvery University, Lahore. 
Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment  of the Hajvery 
University, Lahore and for matters ancillary and connected thereto in the manner 
hereinafter appearing; 
And whereas the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab stands dissolved and the 
Governor is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take 
immediate action; 
And whereas under Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) 
Order No. 9 of 1999, as amended by the Chief Executive O rder No. 11 of 2000, the 
Governor of a Province may issue and promulgate and Ordinance; 
Now, therefore, in exercise of the aforesaid powers and all other powers 
enabling him in that behalf, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make and 
promulgate the following Ordinance:– 
1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called the 
Hajvery University, Lahore, Ordinance, 2002. 
(2) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance unless there is anything repugnant in the 
subject or context– 
(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the University; 
(b) “Board” means the Board of Governors; 
(c) “Chairperson” of Department” means th e head of a teaching 
department; 
(d) “Company” means the Syed Ali Hajvery University Trust; 
(e) “Dean” means the Chairman of the Board of a Faculty; 
(f) “Faculty” means a faculty of the University; 
(g) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; 
(h) “Patron” means the Governor of the Punjab; 
                                                 
1Promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 2 October 2002; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated  2 
October 2002, pages 2967 -2975. Under Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), it will 
remain in force notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the 
Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 
(i) “Rector” means the Rector of the University; 
(j) “Registrar means the Registrar of the University; 
(k) “Statutes”, “Regulations” and the “Rules” mean respectively the 
Statutes, the Regulations and the Rules made or deemed to have been 
made under this Ordinance; and 
(l) “University” means the Hajvery University, Lahore as constituted under 
this Ordinance; 
3. Establishment of the University .– (1) There shall be established  a 
University to be called the Hajvery University , Lahore with its campus located at 
Lahore. 
(2) The University shall be a body co rporate having perpetual succession 
and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and shall, by 
the said name, sue and be sued. 
4. Functions and the powers of the University .– The functions and powers of 
the University shall be– 
(a) to provide for instruction and training in– 
(i) Computer Sciences, Business Administration, Fashion 
Designing and Merchandizing, Commerce, English and 
Economics; and 
(ii) such other branches of learning as the Board of Governors may 
determine with the app roval of the Patron given on the 
recommendation of a committee constitu ted by the Education 
Department: 
 Provided that in case of medical and engineering education, 
approval of the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council and Pakistan 
Engineering Council respectively shall be a pre-requisite; 
(b) to provide for research, demonstration and other services, and for the 
advancement and dissemination of knowledge; 
(c) to hold examinations and confer on or award degrees, diplomas, 
certificates and other distinctions to persons who have passed its 
examinations; 
(d) to select and promote faculties; 
(e) to prescribe course of studies; 
(f) to establish and support other facilities for education, training and 
research; and 
(g) to decide teaching methods and strategies in orde r to ensure the most 
effective educational and training programs. 
5. Jurisdiction.– (1) The Jurisdiction of the University shall be restricted to the 
Province of the Punjab. 
(2) The University shall not open any sub -campus or affiliate any other 
educational institution for a period of ten years from the commencement of this 
Ordinance after which period it may have sub -campuses with the approval of the 
Patron. 
6. Patron.– (1) The Governor of the Punjab shall be the Patron of the University. 
(2) The Patron or  his nominee shall preside at the convocation s of the 
University. 
(3) Every proposal to confer an honorary degree shall be subject to 
confirmation by the Patron. 
7. Inspection and i nquiry.– (1) The Patron may cause an inspection or inquiry 
to be made in respect of any matter connected with the affairs of the University. 
(2) The Patron shall communicate to the Board of Governors his views 
with regard to the result of the inspection or inquiry and shall, after ascertaining the 
views of the Board, advise the Board on the action to be taken by it. 
(3) The Board of Governor  shall, within such time as may be specified by 
the Patron, communicate to him such action as has been taken as a result of the 
inspection or inquiry. 
(4) Where the Board of Governors does not,  within the time specified, take 
action to the satisfaction of the Patron, the Patron may issue such directions as he 
thinks fit and the Board shall comply with all such directions. 
(5) The Patron may, on the recommendation of a committee constituted by 
the Patron and comprising a nominee of the Board of Governors, a Judge of the 
Lahore High Court to be nominated by the Chief Justice of the said Court and 
Professor Emeritus or Vice Chancellor, take any action against the University 
including its closure. 
(6) The Government may make Rules to give effect to the provisions of 
sub-section (5). 
(7) The Patron shall have the authority to annul any decision or action of 
the Board of Governors, which he thinks was taken against the interest of academic 
excellence, religious and cultural ideology and national integrity. 
8. Board of Governors .– (1) The Board of Governors of the University shall 
consist of the following:– 
(i) the Chairman of the Syed Ali Hajvery University Trust; 
(ii) members of the Board of Directors o f the Company subject to a  
maximum of eight members; 
(iii) the Chairman, University Grants Commission or his nominee not below 
the rank of a whole time member; 
(iv) a Vice Chancellor of a University in the Punjab nominated by the 
Patron; 
(v) the Rector; and  
(vi) Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Education Department or his 
nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary. 
(2) The Chairman of the Company shall be the Chairman of the Board. 
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Boards shall be one ha lf of the total 
number of members, a fraction being counted as one. 
9. Rector.– (1) The Rector shall be appointed by the Government on such terms 
and conditions as may be determined on the recommendations of the Board.  
(2) The Rector shall perform such fu nctions as are assigned to him by the 
Board. 
10. Powers and functions of the Board of Governors .– The administration and 
management of the affairs of the University shall vest in the Board. 
11. Business of the Board .– (1) The meetings and the business of t he Board 
shall be conducted in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may 
be prescribed in the Regulations and until these matters are prescribed, as may be 
determined by the Board. 
(2) No Statue, Regulation or proceeding of the Board shall b e invalid by 
reason of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board. 
12. Appointment.– The University may appoint such persons in its services as 
may be necessary on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the 
Board. 
13. Delegation of powers.– The Board may delegate to any person or a 
committee any of its powers, duties or functions. 
14. University Fund .– There shall be a fund to be known as the Hajvery 
University, Lahore Fund which shall vest in the University and to which shall be 
credited all sums received by the University.  
15. Budget, audit and accounts.– The budge t of the University shall be 
approved and its accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may 
be prescribed by the Board.  
16. Regulations.– The Board may, by notification, make Regulations for the 
administration and management of the affairs of the University. 
17. Removal of difficulties .– If any difficulty arise in giving effect to any of the 
provisions of this Ordinance, the Government may, in consultation  with the Board, 
give such directions, not inconsistent with the said provisions, as it may consider 
necessary for the removal of such difficulty. 
18. Academic Council.– (1) The Academic Council shall consist of– 
(i) the Rector (Chairman); 
(ii) all the Deans; 
(iii) all the Heads of the Departments / Institutes; 
(iv) all Professors and Associate Professors of the University; 
(v) nominee of the Secretary Education not below the rank of  Deputy 
Secretary; 
(vi) two Associate Professors, two Assistant Professors and two lecturers 
to be nominated by the Board; 
(vii) three persons eminent in the field of arts  and science of whom at least 
one shall be from each category, to be nominated by the Board; 
(viii) Director Academic, University Grants Commission; and 
(ix) the Registrar (Member/Secretary). 
(2) Members appointed by nomination shall hold office for three years; 
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Academic Council shall be one half of 
the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one. 
19. Powers and du ties of Academic Council .– (1) The Academic Council shall 
be the academic body of the university and shall, by the Statutes, have the powers to 
lay down proper standards of instruction, research, publication and examination and 
to regulate and promote the academic life of the University. 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers and subject 
to the provisions of this Ordinance and the Statues, the Academic Council shall have 
the powers to- 
(a) advise the Board of Governors on academic matters; 
(b) regulate the conduct of teaching, research, publication and 
examinations; 
(c) regulate the admission of students to the courses of studies and 
examinations in the University; 
(d) regulate the conduct and discipline of the students of the University; 
(e) propose to the Board of Governors scheme for the constitution and 
organization of faculties and teaching departments; 
(f) consider or formulate proposals for the Planning and Development of 
teaching and research in the University; 
(g) make Regula tions prescribing the courses of studies, the syllabi and 
the outlines of tests for all university examinations subject to the 
approval of the Board of Governors; 
(h) regulate the award of studentships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals 
and prizes; 
(i) frame Regulations for submission to the Board of Governors; 
(j) appoint/nominate members to the various Authorities in accordance 
with the provisions of this Ordinance; and 
(k) perform such other function as may be prescribed by Statutes; 
20. First Statutes .– The Schedule prescribes the Regulations for the 
establishment of the departments, faculties and bodies under the First Statutes of 
the University. 
21. Repeal.– The Syed Ali Hajvery Institute of Technology and Management 
Sciences, Lahore, Ordinance, 2002(XXI of 2002), is hereby repealed. 
22. Saving.– On the commencement of this Ordinance– 
(i) all funds, properties, rights and interests of whatsoever kind issued, 
used, enjoyed, possessed, owned by or vested in the Syed Ali Hajvery 
Institute of Technology and  Management Sciences, Lahore, existing 
immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance and all 
liabilities subsisting against the said Institute shall stand transferred t o 
the University established under this Ordinance; and 
(ii) everything done, action taken, obligations and liabilities incurred, rights 
and assets acquired, persons appointed or authorized, jurisdictions or 
powers conferred, endowments, bequests, funds or trusts created, 
donations or grants made or orders issued by the Syed Ali Hajver y 
Institute of Technology and Management Sciences, Lahore, existing 
immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance shall be 
deemed to have been respectively don e, taken, incurred, acquired, 
appointed or authorized, conferred, created, made or issued  under this 
Ordinance. 
SCHEDULE 
(See Section 20) 
THE FIRST STATUTES OF THE HAJVERY UNIVERISY, LAHORE. 
1. FACULTIES.– There shall be a faculty for a teaching department or a group 
of teaching departments. The University shall include the following faculties and such 
other faculties as may be prescribed: 
(a) Faculty of Business Administration; 
(b) Faculty of Computer Sciences; 
(c) Faculty of Fashion Designing and Merchandising; 
(d) Faculty of Commerce; 
(e) Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics); and  
(f) Faculty of Languages and Literature (English). 
2. BOARD OF FACULTY .– (1) There shall be a Board of each Faculty which 
shall consist of– 
(a) the Dean of the Faculty; 
(b) the Professors and the heads of the teaching departments in the 
Faculty; 
(c) one member other than Professors and head of each teaching 
department to be nominated by the Head of Department; 
(d) two teacher to be nominated by the Academic Council by reason of 
their specialized knowledge of the subjects which, though not assigned 
to the faculty, have in the opinion of the Academic Council, important 
bearing on the subjects assigned to the faculty; 
(e) two experts in the field from outside the University to be appointed by 
the Board of Governors; and 
(f) one member to be nominated by the Rector. 
(2) The members other than ex -officio members shall hold office for a 
period of three years. 
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board of a Faculty shall be one half of 
the total number of members, a fraction being counted as one. 
(4) The Board of each F aculty shall, subject to the general control of the 
Academic Council and the Board, have the powers to– 
(i) co-ordinate the teaching and research work in the subjects assigned to 
the faculty; 
(ii) scrutinize the recommendations of the Boards of studies comprising 
the faculty with regard to the appointment of paper -setters and 
examiners for Graduate and Postgraduate examinations and to forward 
the panels of suitable paper setters and examiners for each 
examination to the Rector; 
(iii) consider any  other academic matter relating to the faculty and report 
there on to the Academic Council; 
(iv) prepare a comprehensive annual report regarding the performance of 
each department comprising the faculty for presen tation to the 
Academic Council; and 
(v) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by statutes. 
(5) There shall be a Dean of each Faculty who shall be the Chairman and 
Convener of the Board of Faculty. 
(6) The Dean shall be appointed by the Board of Governors from amongst 
the three senior most professors of the faculty on the recommendations of the Rector 
and shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for 
reappointment. 
(7) The Dean shall present candidates for admission to degree (except 
honorary degrees) in the courses falling within the purview of the faculty. 
(8) The Dean shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by 
the Board on the recommendations of the Rector. 
3. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT .– (1) 
There shall be an Academic Depart ment for each subject or a group of subject, as 
may be prescribed by Regulations and each Academic Department shall be headed 
by a Head of Department. 
(2) The Head of an Academic Department shall be appointed by the Board 
on the recommendations of the Rect or from amongst three senior most Professors 
other than any Professor already working as Dean for a period of three years and 
shall be eligible for re -appointment; provided that in a department where three are 
less than three eligible Professors, the appoi ntment shall be made from amongst the 
three senior most Professors and Associate Professors of the Department. 
(3) The Head of the Department shall plan, organize and supervise the 
work of the department and shall be responsible to the Dean for the work of  his 
department. 
(4) The Head of the department shall, under the general supervision of the 
Rector and the Dean, exercise all administrative, financial and academic powers and 
such other duties or powers as may be delegated to him. 
(5) The heads of the dep artments shall prepare a comprehensive annual 
report regarding the performance of department at the Graduate and Postgraduate 
levels, faculty research and development and submit this report to the Dean of the 
Faculty for his evaluation. 
4. BOARD OF ADVANCE D STUDIES AND RESEARCH .– (1) The Board of 
Advanced Studies and Research shall consist of– 
(a) the Rector (Chairman); 
(b) all the Deans; 
(c) one University Professor from each Faculty other than De an to be 
appointed by the Board; 
(d) one member to be nominated by the Rector; 
(e) three member from the relevant field, research Organizations and 
Government Departments, to be nominated by the Board; and  
(f) the Registrar as Secretary. 
(2) The term of office of the members of the Board of Advanced Studies 
and Research other than ex-office of the members shall be three years. 
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board of Advanced Studies and 
Research shall be one half of the total number of members, a fraction being counted 
as one. 
5. FUCTIONS OF THE BOARD ADVANCED  STUDIES AND RESEACH.– The 
functions of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research shall be to– 
(a) advise the Authorities on all matters connected with the promotion of 
advanced studies and research publication in the University; 
(b) consider and report t o the Authorities in the University of research 
degrees in the University; 
(c) propose Regulations regarding the award  of research degrees; 
(d) appoint supervisors for Postgraduate research students and to approve 
titles and synopses of their thesis/dissertations; 
(e) recommend panels of names of examiners for evaluation of their other 
research examinations; and  
(f) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes.  
6. SELECTION BOARD.– (1) The Selection Board shall consist of–  
(a) the Rector (Chairman); 
(b) the Dean of the Faculty concerned; 
(c) the Head of the Academic Department concerned; 
(d) one member of the Board of Governors to be nominated by the Board; 
(e) one eminent scholar to be nominated by the Board of Directors of the  
Company; and  
(f) one expert in the subject to be nominated by the Secretary to 
Government of the Punjab, Education Department. 
(2) The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Selection Board. 
(3) The members other than ex-officio members shall hold office for per iod 
of thee years. 
(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Selection Board shall be four. 
(5) No member who is a candidate for the posts to which appointment is to 
be made shall take part in the proceedings of the Board. 
(6) In selection of candidates for the posts of Professors and Associate 
Professors, the Selection Board shall co -opt or consult three experts in the subject 
concerned and in selecting candidates for other teaching posts, two experts in the 
subject concerned, to be nominated by the Rector from a standing list of experts for 
each subject approved by the Board on the recommendations of the Selection Board 
and revised from time to time. 
7. FUNCTIONS OF THE SELECTION BOARD .– The functions of the Selection 
Bard shall be to– 
(a) consider the applicati ons  and  recommend to the Board the names of 
suitable candidates for appointment to teaching and other posts , as the 
case may be, and recommend suitable salary for the person 
concerned; and 
(b) consider all cases of promotion or selection of officers of t he University 
and recommend the names of suitable candidates for such promotion 
or selection to the Board. 
8. FINANCE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE .– (1)The Finance and Planning 
Committee shall consist of– 
(a) the Rector ( Chairman); 
(b) all the Deans;  
(c) one member of the Board to be nominated by the Board; 
(d) one member of the Academic Council to be nominated by the 
Academic Council; 
(e) one representative each from Education Department and Finance 
Department of the Government of the Punjab not below the rank  of 
Deputy Secretary; 
(f) Director Planning, University Grants Commission; 
(g) the Registrar; and 
(h) one nominee of the Board of Directors of the Company. 
(i) The term of office of the nominated members shall be three years. 
(2) The quorum for a meeting o f the Finance and Planning Committee 
shall be five. 
9. FUNCTIONS OF THE FINANCE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE .– The 
functions of the Finance and Planning Committee shall be to– 
(a) prepare the annual statement of accounts and propose annual budget 
estimates and advise the Board thereon; 
(b) review periodically the financial position of the University; 
(c) advise the Board on all matters relating to finance, investments and 
accounts of the University; and 
(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Statutes.