Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 47, Part VI, Section 3(a), 26 November 2025
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Notification No. VI-3(a)/124/2025 and Notification No. VI-3(a)/125/2025, issued by the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, Chennai, in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 26 November 2025, with both notifications dated 19 November 2025. Notification No. VI-3(a)/124/2025 records approval of an administrative scheme for a waqf in Pudukkottai District. Notification No. VI-3(a)/125/2025 places a waqf in Royapuram, Chennai District, under the direct management of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board from 22 August 2025.
What the gazette records
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board notifications concern the administration of two named waqfs. One notification approves a scheme intended to improve administration, while the other transfers a waqf to the direct management of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board and appoints an executive officer.
The notifications were published in Part VI, Section 3(a) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, which contains notifications issued by cost recoverable institutions of the State and Central Governments.
Administrative scheme in Pudukkottai District
Notification No. VI-3(a)/124/2025 concerns Mohaideen Andavar Pallivasal Shaick Ismail Avuliya Durga Waqf, registration number G.S.No.4/TNJ, at Arasarkulam, Arantangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District.
Key points are:
- The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board approved a scheme for better administration of the waqf.
- The approval was made through Resolution Item No. 22/25 in Rc.No.4599/24/B5/PDK, dated 17 July 2025.
- The notification refers to powers under section 69 of the Waqf Act 1995.
- The gazette does not reproduce the terms of the approved scheme.
Direct management in Chennai District
Notification No. VI-3(a)/125/2025 concerns Hazrath Gunangudi Masthan Saheb Dargah Charities Waqf, registration number 217/CHN, at Royapuram, Chennai District.
Key points are:
- The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board ordered the waqf to be taken under its direct management from 22 August 2025.
- The decision was made through Resolution Item No. 168/25 in R.C.No.11006/09/B6/CHN, dated 22 August 2025.
- The Executive Officer for Chennai and Poonamallee Zone Direct Management Waqfs was appointed as the waqf's Executive Officer.
- The notification refers to powers under section 65 of the Waqf Act 1995.
Who may be affected
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board notifications directly concern the administrators, officers and persons dealing with the two named waqfs. A buyer, owner or professional dealing with property connected to either waqf should note the approved administrative scheme and, for the Royapuram waqf, the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board's direct management. The gazette entries do not identify individual land parcels or set out the contents of the Pudukkottai waqf's scheme.
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Common questions
Which Pudukkottai waqf is covered by the approved scheme?
Notification No. VI-3(a)/124/2025 covers Mohaideen Andavar Pallivasal Shaick Ismail Avuliya Durga Waqf, registration number G.S.No.4/TNJ, at Arasarkulam, Arantangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District.
When did the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board take direct management of the Royapuram waqf?
Hazrath Gunangudi Masthan Saheb Dargah Charities Waqf was placed under the direct management of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board from 22 August 2025.
Who was appointed to manage the Royapuram waqf?
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board appointed the Executive Officer for Chennai and Poonamallee Zone Direct Management Waqfs as the Executive Officer.
Does the gazette provide the full terms of the Pudukkottai waqf scheme?
No. Notification No. VI-3(a)/124/2025 records that a scheme was approved for better administration, but the source does not reproduce its terms.
