University Grants Commission Act, 1956 · Chapter II: Establishment of the Commission
Section 4: Establishment of the Commission
(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be established a Commission by the name of the University Grants Commission.
(2) The said Commission shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
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