Section 42(1)(a) in The Gauhati University Act, 1947
(a)The State Government shall have for reasons to be recorded in writing, the right to cause an inspection to be made, by such person or persons as it may direct, of the University, its buildings, laboratories, libraries, museums, press establishment, workshops, and equipments and of any institution maintained by the University,and of all activities other than purely academic activities of the University and to cause an enquiry to be made into the income, expenditure assets and liabilities of the University.