Appointment of Certain Persons as Members in the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the Waqf Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, issued G.O. (2D) No. 24 dated 10th October 2017, recording the Governor of Tamil Nadu's appointment of five persons as members of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The appointments comprise one Muslim Member of Parliament, two Muslim Members of the State Legislature and two mutawallis.
What the notification does
G.O. (2D) No. 24 of the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, dated 10th October 2017, appoints five named persons as members of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The appointments were made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the Waqf Act, 1995.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, on 10th October 2017. Its notification number is II(2)/BCMBCMW/838(e)/2017.
Persons appointed
G.O. (2D) No. 24 appoints members in three categories:
- Muslim Member of Parliament: Thiru A. Anwhar Raajhaa, M.P.
- Muslim Members of the State Legislature: Thiru K.A.M. Muhammed Abubacker, M.L.A., and Thiru K.S. Masthan, M.L.A.
- Mutawallis: Dr. Haja K. Majeed and Thiru Syed Ali Akbar.
A total of five persons are appointed to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board through the notification.
Legal basis
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointments under sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of clause (b) of sub-section (1), and sub-section (9), of Section 14 of the Waqf Act, 1995. The source identifies that legislation as Central Act 43 of 1995.
Who is affected
G.O. (2D) No. 24 directly concerns the five appointees and the membership of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. It is also relevant to people and organisations dealing with the Board who need to identify the members appointed in the listed categories.
The notification records appointments only. It does not provide terms of office, duties, decision-making powers or procedures for the appointed members.
Relevance to property matters
G.O. (2D) No. 24 does not identify any property, survey number, title holder or transaction. It does not announce a transfer, acquisition, land-use change or classification of any land. A property buyer or owner cannot use this notification alone to determine the legal status or ownership of a particular property, because its stated purpose is to appoint members to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
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Common questions
Does this notification declare any property to be waqf property?
No. The notification only appoints five persons as members of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board and does not identify or classify any property.
How many people were appointed to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board?
Five people were appointed: one Muslim Member of Parliament, two Muslim Members of the State Legislature and two mutawallis.
Who made these appointments?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointments under the Waqf Act, 1995. They were notified by the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department through G.O. (2D) No. 24 dated 10th October 2017.
Can this notification establish ownership of a specific property?
No. It contains no property description, survey number, ownership finding or transaction details. It concerns membership of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
