Powers and Functions of the Director General

                (i)   The Director General as the Principal Executive Officer of the Institute shall be responsible for administration of the affairs of the Institute and shall exercise powers under the direction and guidance of the Executive Council.

                 (ii) It shall be the duty of the Director General to coordinate and exercise general supervision over all the activities of the Institute. 

                (iii) Subject to the provisions of sub-clause (i) above, the Director General shall have full powers on behalf of the Institute, to Institute, conduct, intervene, defend, abandon or compound any suit, appeal, review, revision, writ petition or other proceedings by or against the Institute or its employees or otherwise concerning the affairs of the Institute in any court and/or quasi-judicial authorities, to refer any claims or demands by or against the Institute to arbitration and observe and perform the awards, to sign and verify plaints, written statements, execution and other petitions, applications, affidavits, objections, memorandum of appeal or other pleadings to be filed before any judicial or quasi-judicial authorities or arbitrators to enforce judgement, execute any decree or order of any judicial/quasi-judicial authorities or to satisfy the same and/or to realise or withdraw money from any court, persons or other authorities in execution of such decree or order and to sign vakalatnamas, all financial powers as delegated by the Executive Council.

                (iv) Subject to the provisions of sub-clause (i) above, the Director General shall be competent on behalf of the Institute to execute contracts, collaboration agreement(s), general/special instruments, service agreements/agreements containing arbitration clauses, indemnity bonds and deeds in respect of/or connected with sale/lease/licence, mortgage, hypothecation, pledge, or other deed(s) of a legal character of whatever description, power(s) of attorney to enforce guarantee(s) or any other legal rights, to incur legal expenses and to act as Agent of the Institute for any purpose whatsoever relating to the affairs of the Institute.

                (v)  The Director General shall be competent to sub-delegate any of the powers conferred upon him to the Dy. Director General or to such other officers working under him as may be considered necessary, consistent with the need for proper, effective and efficient discharge of responsibilities entrusted to such Dy. Director General/officers.

                (vi)  In the absence of Director General on long leave, deputation in India or abroad or due to transfer, arrangements to look after the duties of the Director General may be made by the Chairman of the Executive Council