Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 3(a), No. 25, 22 June 2022
The Government of Tamil Nadu published this Gazette issue on 22 June 2022, containing notifications from the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board and the District Judge of Kanniyakumari at Nagercoil. It amends the Waqf register entry for Arundale Street Pallivasal under G.O. (Ms) No. 27, Backward Class, Most Backward Class and Minority Welfare (S2) Department, dated 19 April 2021, places three Waqf institutions under direct management, and gives notice of an insolvency petition.
What the Gazette covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 3(a), No. 25, published on 22 June 2022, contains three Tamil Nadu Waqf Board notifications and a notice from the District Judge of Kanniyakumari at Nagercoil. The Waqf notifications concern property records and direct management in Chennai and Coimbatore.
Arundale Street Pallivasal property record
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board amended Columns 13(a), 21 and 22 of the Revised Proforma Report for Arundale Street Pallivasal, Mylapore, Chennai District. The amendment was made under G.O. (Ms) No. 27, Backward Class, Most Backward Class and Minority Welfare (S2) Department, dated 19 April 2021, and Tamil Nadu Waqf Board Item No. 92/21, R.C. No. 3500/03/B6 Chen, dated 29 September 2021.
Key entries include:
- The total land in T.S. No. 2024, Mylapore, is recorded as 95 grounds and 1,748 square feet or thereabouts, with an approximate land value of Rs. 123 crores.
- Vacant land of 90 grounds and 1,748 square feet or thereabouts is recorded at an approximate value of Rs. 116.5 crores.
- The remaining five grounds are recorded as being used for the mosque, Waqif family residences and their private burial ground.
- Administration is to follow the practice applicable to public mosques under G.O. (Ms) No. 27.
- The remarks state that pattas had been issued in the name of the Waqif family and that letters dated 12 August 2021 and 17 September 2021 were sent to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Mylapore, seeking cancellation of pattas issued in the names of private persons.
These entries directly concern anyone examining rights or pattas relating to T.S. No. 2024, Mylapore.
Direct management of Waqf institutions
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board made the following management changes:
- Resolution Item No. 89/22, dated 11 May 2022, places Masjid E Farkunda, Royapuram, Chennai, under direct management and appoints the Superintendent of Waqfs, Chennai, as Executive Officer.
- Resolution Item No. 77/22, dated 10 May 2022, places Coimbatore Mettupalayam Road Muslim Burial Ground and Hyder Ali Tippu Sultan Jumma Masjid under direct management and appoints the Superintendent of Waqfs, Coimbatore, as Executive Officer.
Insolvency notice
The District Judge of Kanniyakumari at Nagercoil notified Insolvency Petition No. 6 of 2021. The petition was posted for hearing on 25 July 2022.
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Common questions
Does the Gazette identify all of T.S. No. 2024 in Mylapore as Waqf property?
Yes. The amended remarks state that the total land in T.S. No. 2024, measuring 95 grounds and 1,748 square feet, is Waqf property.
Were steps taken to cancel private pattas for the Mylapore property?
The notification says letters dated 12 August 2021 and 17 September 2021 were sent to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Mylapore, seeking cancellation of pattas issued in the names of private persons.
Who manages Masjid E Farkunda after the notification?
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board placed Masjid E Farkunda under its direct management and appointed the Superintendent of Waqfs, Chennai, as Executive Officer.
Which Coimbatore institutions were placed under direct management?
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board placed Coimbatore Mettupalayam Road Muslim Burial Ground and Hyder Ali Tippu Sultan Jumma Masjid under its direct management.
