Appointment of Chairperson of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board as a Member of the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee under the Waqf Act, 1995
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, issued G.O. (D) No. 64 dated 9 September 2021 to nominate Thiru M. Abdul Rahman, Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, as a member of the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee. The notification concerns the membership of the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee and does not contain any provision dealing with land ownership, property transactions or land records.
What the notification does
G.O. (D) No. 64, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (S1), dated 9 September 2021, records a single appointment. The Governor of Tamil Nadu nominates Thiru M. Abdul Rahman, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, as a member of the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee.
The appointment was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 405, Part II, Section 2, on 9 September 2021. The notification number is No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/646(a)/2021.
Legal basis stated in the document
The Government of Tamil Nadu states that the nomination is made using the powers conferred by clause (v) of sub-section (1) of Section 18, read with Section 19, of the Haj Committee Act, 2002 (Central Act 35 of 2002).
The printed heading describes the appointment as being under the Waqf Act, 1995, while the operative text identifies the Haj Committee Act, 2002 as the legal basis for the nomination.
Who is affected
The appointment directly concerns:
- Thiru M. Abdul Rahman, Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
- The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, whose Chairperson is nominated.
- The Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee, of which he becomes a member.
- The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, which issued the government notification.
A. Karthik, Principal Secretary to Government, is named at the end of the notification.
Relevance to land and property
G.O. (D) No. 64 dated 9 September 2021 is an administrative nomination to the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee. Its text does not change land classification, ownership, registration requirements, planning controls, development rights, taxes, fees or property records.
The reference to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board arises because the person nominated is its Chairperson. The notification does not identify any waqf property, parcel of land, survey number or property transaction.
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Common questions
Does this notification change the ownership or status of any waqf property?
No property is identified and no change to ownership or land status is stated. The notification only nominates the Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board to the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee.
Who was appointed to the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu nominated Thiru M. Abdul Rahman, Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, as a member of the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee.
Which government department issued the appointment notification?
The notification was issued by the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
What legal authority does the notification cite for the nomination?
The operative text cites clause (v) of sub-section (1) of Section 18, read with Section 19, of the Haj Committee Act, 2002 (Central Act 35 of 2002).
