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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Visva Bharati Act, 1951 Section 8

University to Be Open to All Races, Creeds and Classes

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Visva Bharati Act, 1951 Section 8 is part of Visva Bharati Act, 1951 - University to Be Open to All Races, Creeds and Classes. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The University shall be open to all persons irrespective of sex, nationality, race, creed, caste or class, and no test or condition shall be imposed as to religious belief or profession in admitting or appointing members, students,1[adhyapaka], workers, or in any other connection whatsoever, except in respect of any particular benefaction accepted by the University of which such test is made a condition by the instrument creating such benefaction :

Provided that no benefaction shall hereafter be accepted which in the opinion of the authorities of the University involves conditions or obligations opposed to the spirit and object of this section :

Provided further that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent religious instruction being given in any manner approved of by the authorities concerned to those who have given their consent thereto by teachers duly and properly authorized for that purpose.

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1. Sub stituted for the word "teachers" by the Visva-B harati (Amendment) Act, 1984 (31 of 1984 ), Section 2 (8 -8 -1984 ).

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