Appointment of Assistant Returning Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the Waqf Act, 1995
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued G.O. (2D) No.15, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 22nd June 2020, appointing Thiru S. Syed Khaseem as Assistant Returning Officer for an election to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. The appointment is limited to conducting the election of Board members specified in the notification and does not contain provisions concerning land ownership, registration or land use.
What the notification does
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued G.O. (2D) No.15, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 22nd June 2020. Through the notification, the Governor of Tamil Nadu appoints Thiru S. Syed Khaseem as Assistant Returning Officer for conducting an election of members of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
Thiru S. Syed Khaseem is identified as Deputy Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Chennai 600 009.
Legal basis and scope
The appointment is made using the power under clause (c) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board (Conduct of Election for Members) Rules, 1997.
The election concerns members of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 14 of the Waqf Act, 1995, Central Act 43 of 1995.
Key points are:
- The notification appoints one named government officer as Assistant Returning Officer.
- The appointed officer's stated purpose is to help conduct the specified election of Tamil Nadu Wakf Board members.
- The notification does not set out election dates, voting procedures or candidate qualifications.
- It does not create or transfer rights in any property.
- It does not state any rule about waqf land, title, sale, purchase, registration, development or change of land use.
Who may be affected
The appointment directly concerns the administration of the specified Tamil Nadu Wakf Board election. It may therefore be relevant to the appointed officer, election officials and people participating in that election category.
Property buyers, owners and professionals do not receive any new land-related duty or right from the notification. The published text deals only with the appointment of the Assistant Returning Officer and does not identify any parcel of land or property transaction.
Publication details
The notification was published by authority in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 245, at Chennai on Monday, 22nd June 2020. It appears in Part II, Section 2 as notification No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/380(c)/2020.
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Common questions
Does this notification change ownership or registration rules for waqf property?
No. The notification only appoints an Assistant Returning Officer for a Tamil Nadu Wakf Board election and contains no rules about property ownership or registration.
Who was appointed as Assistant Returning Officer?
Thiru S. Syed Khaseem, Deputy Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Chennai 600 009, was appointed.
What election does the appointment cover?
It covers the election of Tamil Nadu Wakf Board members specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 14 of the Waqf Act, 1995.
Does the notification identify any land or property affected by the appointment?
No. The notification does not identify any land parcel or property transaction.
