31. Act and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies
No act of the Institute or Governing Council or Senate or any other body set-up under this Act or the Statutes, shall be invalid merely by reason of—
(a)
any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution thereof; or
(b)
any defect in the election, nomination or appointment of a person acting as a member thereof; or
(c)
any irregularity in its procedure not affecting the merits of the case.