Appointment of Certain Persons as Members in the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board under the Wakf Act (240 Ex II 2 v4)
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, through G.O. 2D. No. 28, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 31 August 2012, notified the Governor of Tamil Nadu's appointment of four elected members to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. The notification concerns the Board's membership and administration, and does not identify any property or determine land ownership.
What the notification does
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department published the appointments as part of the constitution of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board under the Wakf Act, 1995. The notification records that vacancies in the Bar Council member and mutawalli categories were to be filled through an election.
The election was conducted by secret ballot on 29 August 2012, and vote counting was completed on 30 August 2012. Following the Returning Officer's declaration, the Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed the elected candidates as members of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
Members appointed
G.O. 2D. No. 28, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 31 August 2012, appoints the following people:
- Bar Council members:
- Ms. A.S. Bibi John
- Thiru M.K. Khan
- Mutawallis:
- Thiru M. Mohammed Sikkander
- Dr. Haja K. Majeed
The source also records that the Government had constituted the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board and notified appointments in other categories, including members of the Legislative Assembly, an eminent Muslim organisation, scholars in Islamic theology and a State Government nominee.
Term and first meeting
The term of office for members of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board is stated to be five years from the date on which the notification was issued.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, Chennai, was asked to arrange the Board's first meeting. The purpose of that meeting was to elect the Chairperson under the Wakf Act, 1995.
Relevance to land and property
The appointment notification deals with the composition and functioning of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. It does not list any land, declare any property to be wakf property, transfer ownership, change land classification or decide a property dispute.
A buyer, owner or professional dealing with property connected to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board may find the notification relevant as a historical record of who was appointed to the Board in 2012. It does not by itself establish whether a particular property belongs to a wakf.
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Common questions
Does this notification declare any land to be wakf property?
No. The notification appoints members to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board and does not identify or classify any particular property.
Who was appointed from the mutawalli category?
Thiru M. Mohammed Sikkander and Dr. Haja K. Majeed were appointed as mutawalli members.
How were the four appointed members selected?
The Bar Council member and mutawalli vacancies were filled through a secret ballot held on 29 August 2012. Counting was completed on 30 August 2012, after which the Returning Officer declared the elected members.
How long was the members' term of office?
The notification states that the members' term was five years from the date of issue of the notification.
