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22 NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY ACT, 2008 Chap. V, Sec.26

Governing Council at its first meeting, which may adopt them with or
without modifications. Subsequent Statutes or modification in the
Statutes shall be made by the Governing Council.
(2) The first Regulations of the University shall be made by the Vice-
Chancellor with the approval of the Chancellor. They shall be placed
before the Executive Council at its first meeting which may adopt
them with or without modifications. Subsequent Regulations or
modification in the Regulations shall be made by the Executive
Council.

* 26.Appointment of first Vice-Chancellor and first Registrar:-
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the Statutes, the First
Vice-Chancellor who shall be an academic person in law or an eminent
jurist shall be appointed by the Chancellor and shall hold office of the
Vice-Chancellor for a period of five years and the person so appointed
shall be eligible for grant of extension in tenure by the Chancellor. The
first Registrar who shall be an academic person in law and the rank of not
less than a professor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the
recommendations of the Vice-Chancellor. The said officer shall hold office
for a period of five years or till a regular Registrar is appointed, whichever
is earlier.

27. Honorary Degrees:-
If not less than two-thirds of the members of the Academic Council
recommend that a honorary degree or academic distinction be conferred
on any person on the ground that he is, in their opinion, by reason of
eminent attainment and position, fit and proper to receive such degree or
academic distinction , the Governing Council may, be a resolution, decide
that the same be conferred on the person recommended.

28. Withdrawal of Degree or Diploma:-
(1) The Governing Council may, on the recommendation of the Executive
Council, withdraw any distinction, degree, diploma or privilege
conferred on, or granted to, any person, by a resolution passed by
the majority of total membership of the Governing Council and by a
majority of not less than two-third of the members of the Governing
Council present and voting, at the meeting, if such person has been
convicted by a court of law for an offence, which in the opinion of the
Governing Council, involves moral turpitude or if he has been guilty of
gross misconduct.

* Amended vide Delhi Act 7 of 2009 published in Delhi Gazette on 22.6.2009.