APPOINTEMENT OF CERTAIN PERSON AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY OF TAMIL NADU WAQF BOARD, CHENNAI UNDER THE WAQF ACT 1995
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued G.O. (2D) No. 5, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 21st April 2022, appointing Thiru. A.B. Rafiulla as Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointment under sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Waqf Act, 1995.
What the notification does
G.O. (2D) No. 5, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 21st April 2022, records an appointment to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The Governor of Tamil Nadu appoints Thiru. A.B. Rafiulla as Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
The appointment is made 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.
Person appointed
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department identifies the appointee as:
- Thiru. A.B. Rafiulla.
- Joint Director of Agriculture.
- Commissionerate of Agriculture, Chennai.
- Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
The printed heading refers to appointment as Chief Executive Officer and Ex-Officio Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, Chennai. The operative sentence specifically states that Thiru. A.B. Rafiulla is appointed as Chief Executive Officer.
Who may be affected
The appointment notification is directly relevant to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board and people dealing with its administration. It identifies the person appointed to the Board's Chief Executive Officer position and the legal authority used for that appointment.
The source does not describe the Chief Executive Officer's functions, term of office or conditions of appointment. It also does not set out any procedure that members of the public must follow.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. (2D) No. 5 contains no provision changing land ownership, land classification, property boundaries, registration requirements or revenue records. It does not identify any particular property or waqf land.
Property buyers, owners and professionals should therefore read the document as an administrative appointment notification. Any separate question about the status or management of a particular property is not answered by the supplied text.
Publication details
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 233, Part II, Section 2, at Chennai on Thursday, 21st April 2022. Its notification reference is No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/290(b)/2022, and it is signed by A. Karthik, Principal Secretary to Government.
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Common questions
Who was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board?
Thiru. A.B. Rafiulla, Joint Director of Agriculture at the Commissionerate of Agriculture, Chennai, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.
Which department issued the appointment notification?
The notification was issued by the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department through G.O. (2D) No. 5, dated 21st April 2022.
Does the notification change the status of any waqf land or other property?
No property is identified, and the notification contains no provision changing land ownership, classification, boundaries, registration requirements or revenue records.
What legal authority was used to make the appointment?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointment under sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Waqf Act, 1995, identified as Central Act 43 of 1995.
