Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 29, Part VI, Section 3(a) (29 VI 3 a v2)

What the Gazette contains

The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, Chennai, issued two separate notifications concerning Wakf institutions in Thiruvallur and Tirunelveli districts. The notifications were published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 29, Part VI, Section 3(a), dated 24 July 2013.

Registration of Masjid-E-Akbar

The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board notification under Rc. No. 7301/B4/03/Trvl., signed by the Chief Executive Officer on 16 July 2013, records the following:

• Masjid-E-Akbar is located at Chinna Ikkadoo in Thiruvallur District.
• It was registered as a Wakf with the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board on 29 June 2000.
• The registration was made using powers under Section 36 of the Wakf Act, 1995.
• The notification refers to properties belonging to the Wakf.
• The supplied Gazette text shows table headings for village, survey number, extent and classification, but it does not provide any property entries under those headings.

A buyer, owner or professional dealing with property connected to Masjid-E-Akbar should note that the notification establishes its registered Wakf status. The supplied text alone does not identify the relevant survey numbers or property extents.

Direct management of Gulam Ali Sha Thaikka Wakf

The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board Proceedings No. 6320/07/B1/Tnv. dated 22 May 2013 concerns Gulam Ali Sha Thaikka Wakf at Kailasapuram, Tirunelveli Junction, Tirunelveli District. It states that:

• The Superintendent of Wakfs, Tirunelveli, was appointed as Executive Officer.
• The Executive Officer was appointed to look after the affairs of the Wakf.
• The appointment was for one year from 22 May 2013.
• The action relied on Section 65 of the Wakf Act, 1995, Special Resolution No. 5 dated 14 June 1990, and an order of the High Court, Madras, in W.P. 16997/12 dated 25 March 2013.

The notification concerns management of the Wakf. It does not state that ownership of any property was transferred.