Appointment of Certain Official as Election Authorities for Conducting Election of Members of Tamil Nadu Wakf Board under the Wakf Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, issued G.O. (D.) No. 21, dated 20th May 2013, appointing Thiru K. Arulmozhi, Indian Administrative Service, as Election Authority for specified elections to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. The notification supersedes the department's Notification No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/352(b)/2013, dated 3rd May 2013.
What the notification does
G.O. (D.) No. 21 of the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, dated 20th May 2013, records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's appointment of Thiru K. Arulmozhi, Indian Administrative Service, as Election Authority. At the time, he was Principal Secretary to Government in the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Chennai-9.
The appointment was made under clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board (Conduct of Election for Members) Rules, 1997.
Elections covered
G.O. (D.) No. 21 gives the Election Authority responsibility for conducting elections to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board involving these categories:
- Muslim Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu.
- Muslim Members of the Tamil Nadu State Legislature.
The notification describes these elections as being conducted in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board (Conduct of Election for Members) Rules, 1997. It does not set out the election timetable, voting process, candidate qualifications or results.
Earlier notification superseded
G.O. (D.) No. 21 expressly supersedes Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department Notification No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/352(b)/2013, dated 3rd May 2013. That earlier notification was published on page 1 of Part II, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 3rd May 2013.
The operative appointment for the elections identified in the document is therefore the appointment of Thiru K. Arulmozhi recorded in G.O. (D.) No. 21.
Who is affected
G.O. (D.) No. 21 directly concerns the appointed Election Authority and the specified Muslim Members of Parliament and Muslim Members of the State Legislature participating in elections to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
The document contains no provision about land ownership, property transfers, registration, planning permission, land use or rights over Wakf property. A property buyer or owner would not obtain any land approval, title decision or property right from this notification.
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Common questions
Who was appointed as the Election Authority?
Thiru K. Arulmozhi, Indian Administrative Service, Principal Secretary to Government in the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Chennai-9, was appointed.
Which Tamil Nadu Wakf Board elections does the appointment cover?
The appointment covers elections of Muslim Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu and Muslim Members of the Tamil Nadu State Legislature to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
Did G.O. (D.) No. 21 replace an earlier notification?
Yes. It superseded Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department Notification No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/352(b)/2013, dated 3rd May 2013.
Does this notification change land or property rights?
No land or property provisions appear in the notification. It appoints an Election Authority for specified elections to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
