Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 3(a), No. 3, 18 January 2023
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, through notifications dated 12 January 2023 published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, approved bye laws for two waqfs to support their better administration. The approvals were made through Resolution Item No. 257/22 in Rc. No. 14748/05/B3/VNG dated 21 December 2022 for Aruppukottai, Veerasholam Islamia Uravinmurai Trust, Virudhunagar District, and Resolution Item No. 285/22 in Rc. No. 16485/05/B2/TPR dated 21 December 2022 for Poorviga Mosque and Arabic Madrasa, Udumelpet Town, Tiruppur District.
What the notifications do
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board notifications approve separate bye laws for the better administration of two named waqfs. They were published in Part VI, Section 3(a), No. 3 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 18 January 2023.
The approvals were made under section 69 of the Waqf Act 1995. The Gazette does not reproduce the bye laws or explain their individual administrative provisions.
Waqfs covered
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board approvals apply to:
- Aruppukottai, Veerasholam Islamia Uravinmurai Trust in Virudhunagar District.
- Poorviga Mosque and Arabic Madrasa in Udumelpet Town, Tiruppur District, identified by G.S. No. 446/CBE and 450/CBE.
The notifications do not state that the bye laws apply to other mosques, trusts, madrasas or waqfs in Tamil Nadu.
Approval details
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board recorded the following approvals:
- Resolution Item No. 257/22 in Rc. No. 14748/05/B3/VNG, dated 21 December 2022, approved the bye law for Aruppukottai, Veerasholam Islamia Uravinmurai Trust.
- Resolution Item No. 285/22 in Rc. No. 16485/05/B2/TPR, dated 21 December 2022, approved the bye law for Poorviga Mosque and Arabic Madrasa.
- Both Gazette notifications are dated 12 January 2023 and identify A.B. Rafiullah as Chief Executive Officer of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
Relevance to property readers
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board notifications concern the administration of the two identified waqfs. A buyer, owner or professional dealing with either named waqf may need to obtain the approved bye law separately to understand its detailed administrative requirements.
The Gazette text does not identify any survey number, property boundary, land parcel, transaction restriction, fee or rate. It also does not set out the contents of either bye law. The notifications therefore confirm approval of the bye laws, but do not by themselves provide enough information to determine how a particular property or proposed transaction may be handled.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification apply to every waqf property in Tamil Nadu?
No. It names only Aruppukottai, Veerasholam Islamia Uravinmurai Trust in Virudhunagar District and Poorviga Mosque and Arabic Madrasa in Udumelpet Town, Tiruppur District.
Does the Gazette include the full approved bye laws?
No. The Gazette records that the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board approved the bye laws for better administration, but it does not reproduce their contents.
Does the notification identify any affected survey number or land boundary?
No. The Gazette text does not provide survey numbers, property boundaries or descriptions of particular land parcels.
When did the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board approve these bye laws?
Both approvals are recorded in Tamil Nadu Waqf Board resolutions dated 21 December 2022. The related notifications are dated 12 January 2023 and were published in the Gazette dated 18 January 2023.
