Appointment of Certain Person as Member of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the Waqf Act, 1995
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. (2D) No. 22, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 7th November 2020, appointing Thiru A. Tamilmahan Hussain as a member of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The appointment fills the vacancy caused by the death of former member Thiru S. Shajahan and is made under the category of professional experience in social work.
What the notification does
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued G.O. (2D) No. 22, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 7th November 2020. It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary as Notification No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/736(a)/2020.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appoints Thiru A. Tamilmahan Hussain as a member of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The appointment is made under the category of professional experience in social work.
Reason for the appointment
G.O. (2D) No. 22, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 7th November 2020, states that the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board position became vacant following the death of Thiru S. Shajahan. He had been a member of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board and was associated with Dindigul District.
The notification fills that vacancy by appointing Thiru A. Tamilmahan Hussain.
Legal basis
The appointment by the Governor of Tamil Nadu is made using powers under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 14 and Section 21 of the Waqf Act, 1995 (Central Act 43 of 1995).
The key provisions recorded in the notification are:
- Thiru A. Tamilmahan Hussain is appointed as a member of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
- His membership category is professional experience in social work.
- The appointment fills the vacancy caused by the death of Thiru S. Shajahan.
- The appointing authority is the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
- The notification was issued by the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O. (2D) No. 22, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 7th November 2020, is an appointment notification. It does not state any change to land ownership, land classification, property registration, planning permission, fees or individual waqf properties.
A property buyer, owner or professional would therefore use the notification only as an official record of the membership appointment to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. It does not identify any particular property or impose a property-related requirement.
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Common questions
Who was appointed to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed Thiru A. Tamilmahan Hussain as a member of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the category of professional experience in social work.
Why was there a vacancy on the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board?
The vacancy arose because of the death of Thiru S. Shajahan, who had been a member of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board and was associated with Dindigul District.
Does the notification change the status of any land or property?
No property or parcel of land is identified in the notification. It records only an appointment to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
Which government department issued the appointment notification?
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. (2D) No. 22, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 7th November 2020.
