law: All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987
  5.
  
  Meetings of the Council.-
  (1)
  
  The Council shall meet at such time and places, and shall observe such rules of
  
  procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings (including
  
  the quorum at such meetings) as may be provided by regulations:
  Provided that the Council shall meet at least
  
  once every year.
  (2)
  
  The Chairman and in his absence the Vice-Chairman shall preside at the meetings
  
  of the Council.
  (3)
  
  If for any reason the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman is unable to attend any
  
  meeting of the Council, any other member chosen by the members present at the
  
  meeting shall preside at the meeting.
  (4)
  
  All questions which come up before any meeting of the Council shall be decided
  
  by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting, and in the event
  
  of an equality of votes, the Chairman, or in his absence, the person presiding,
  
  shall have and exercise a second or casting vote.