Appointment of Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer Tamil Nadu Wakf Board under the Act
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, issued G.O. (2D) No. 15 dated 23rd May 2013 appointing a Returning Officer and an Assistant Returning Officer for specified elections to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. The appointments cover elections involving Muslim Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu and Muslim Members of the Tamil Nadu State Legislature.
Purpose and scope
G.O. (2D) No. 15 of the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1) Department, dated 23rd May 2013, makes two administrative appointments for elections to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointments using powers under rule 3 of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board (Conduct of Election for Members) Rules, 1997.
The notification concerns the conduct of elections for specified categories of Tamil Nadu Wakf Board members. It does not contain provisions dealing with land ownership, property transfer, registration, patta, land classification or development rights.
Officers appointed
The Government of Tamil Nadu made the following appointments:
- Under Notification No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/391(b-1)/2013, Thiru S. Saminathan, Deputy Secretary to Government in the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Chennai-9, was appointed as Returning Officer.
- Under Notification No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/391(b-2)/2013, Thiru M. Shajahan, Under Secretary to Government in the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Chennai-9, was appointed as Assistant Returning Officer.
- Both appointments are for conducting the elections identified in the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board election rules.
Elections covered
G.O. (2D) No. 15 dated 23rd May 2013 applies to elections of the following representatives to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board:
- Muslim Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu.
- Muslim Members of the Tamil Nadu State Legislature.
The Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer are responsible for conducting these elections for Tamil Nadu Wakf Board membership as specified in the rules.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department notification is an election administration measure. A property buyer, owner or professional would not use it as evidence of title, ownership, land classification or authority to transfer property.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 133, on 23rd May 2013, under Part II, Section 2.
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Common questions
Does this notification change ownership of Wakf land or any other property?
No property ownership change is stated. The notification only appoints officers to conduct specified elections to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
Who was appointed as the Returning Officer?
Thiru S. Saminathan, Deputy Secretary to Government in the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Chennai-9, was appointed as Returning Officer.
Who was appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer?
Thiru M. Shajahan, Under Secretary to Government in the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Chennai-9, was appointed as Assistant Returning Officer.
Which Tamil Nadu Wakf Board elections do these appointments cover?
They cover elections of Muslim Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu and Muslim Members of the Tamil Nadu State Legislature to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
