ANNEXURE-I Laws Containing Provisions Discriminatory To Leprosy Affected Persons SLN Act/ Rules ate Act A. 1. LAWS SETTING UP UNIVERSITIES Visva Bharati Act, 1951 2. Sri Venkateswara Vedic University Act, 2006 3. Dravidian University Act, 1997 4. Centre/St Discriminatory Provisions 0. Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991 Section 38 (3) [a] Centre Dismissal or removal from service without holding any enquiry any adhyapak or other member of academic staff suffering from contagious leprosv Section 37(1) [a) Disqualification of persons suffering from leprosy for election or nomination as a member of any of the authorities of the University. Section 40(1} (a) State - Andhra Pradesh State- Disqualification of persons suffering from leprosy for election or nomination as a member of any of the authorities of the University. Section 29 (a) Andhra Pradesh State - Disqualification of persons suffering from leprosy for Membership of any of authorities of the Andhra Pradesh University. Section 34 Removal of persons suffering from leprosy from membership of any authority of the University 5. University of Section 41(1) (a) State - Health Sciences Andhra Act, 1986 Disqualification of persons suffering from leprosy for Membership of any of the authorities of the Pondicherry University Act, Section 27 (l)(a) Pradesh University. 6. 1985 Centre Removal of employees other than teachers of the University by the authority which is competent to appoint the employee, if he suffers from contagious leprosy. Section 3 6(1) (a) Disqualifications of persons suffering from contagious leprosy for being chosen as, and for being, member of any of the authorities of the University. Page 6 of 22