law: All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987
  
  7. Temporary association of persons with the Council for particular
  
  purposes.-
  (1)
  
  The Council may associate with itself, in such manner and for such purposes as
  
  may be determined by regulations, any person whose assistance or advice it may
  
  desire in carrying out any of the provisions of this Act.
  (2)
  
  A person associated with it by the Council under sub-section (1) for any
  
  purpose shall have a right to take part in the discussions relevant to that
  
  purpose, but shall not have a right to vote at a meeting of the Council, and
  
  shall not be a member for any other purpose.