Appointment as Chief Executive Officer and Ex-Officio Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, Chennai under the Tamil Nadu Waqf Act, 1995
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued G.O. (2D). No. 3, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 1st April 2023, appointing Thiru. R. Jainulaptheen, District Revenue Officer, as Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The appointment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Waqf Act, 1995.
What the notification does
G.O. (2D). No. 3, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 1st April 2023, records an appointment to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The Governor of Tamil Nadu appoints Thiru. R. Jainulaptheen, District Revenue Officer, as the Board's Chief Executive Officer.
The printed heading describes the matter as an appointment as Chief Executive Officer and Ex-Officio Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, Chennai. The operative notification expressly states the appointment as Chief Executive Officer.
Legal authority and publication
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department made the appointment using the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Waqf Act, 1995, identified in the notification as Central Act 43 of 1995.
The appointment was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, on 1st April 2023. Its notification reference is No. II(2)/BCMBC/333(c)/2023. The notification is signed by Mangat Ram Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
Who is affected
The appointment directly concerns:
- Thiru. R. Jainulaptheen, who is identified as a District Revenue Officer.
- The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, Chennai, for which he is appointed Chief Executive Officer.
- People and organisations dealing with the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board who need to identify its appointed Chief Executive Officer.
Relevance to land and property matters
G.O. (2D). No. 3 is an administrative appointment notification. It does not identify any parcel of land, alter any land classification, transfer ownership, set a fee, or announce a procedure for property transactions.
For a buyer, owner or professional, its relevance is limited to confirming the person appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board on the date of the notification. The text does not state that the appointment changes any person's property rights or obligations.
Key points
- Appointee: Thiru. R. Jainulaptheen.
- Position stated in the operative text: Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
- Existing designation stated: District Revenue Officer.
- Appointing authority: Governor of Tamil Nadu.
- Department: Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department.
- Gazette publication date: 1st April 2023.
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Common questions
Who was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed Thiru. R. Jainulaptheen, District Revenue Officer, as Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
Does this notification change ownership or classification of any land?
No land parcel, ownership transfer or land classification change is identified in the notification. It records an administrative appointment to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
Under what law was the appointment made?
The appointment was made under sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Waqf Act, 1995, identified as Central Act 43 of 1995.
When was the appointment notification published?
It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 1st April 2023.
