Removal of Member from the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the Waqf Act, 1995 (516 Ex II 2 v2)
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, through G.O. (2D) No.17 dated 10th November 2022, notified the Governor of Tamil Nadu's removal of Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan as a member of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. He had been appointed under the category of Scholar in Shia Islamic Theology.
What the notification does
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued G.O. (2D) No.17 on 10th November 2022 to record the removal of one member from the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The notification states that the Governor of Tamil Nadu exercised powers under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Waqf Act, 1995.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, as Notification No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/858(c)/2022.
Person and position affected
G.O. (2D) No.17 directly affects Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan. Its key provisions are:
- Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan is removed as a member of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
- He had been appointed under the category of Scholar in Shia Islamic Theology.
- The removal is made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the Waqf Act, 1995.
- The notification does not name a replacement member.
- The notification is signed by Mangat Ram Sharma, Principal Secretary to Government.
Who needs to know
The removal is relevant to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan, government authorities dealing with the Board, and anyone checking the Board's membership following the Gazette publication.
Property owners or professionals dealing with matters connected to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board may use the notification to confirm that Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan was removed from Board membership. The notification does not describe any particular waqf property, land parcel, survey number, ownership claim, transfer, registration requirement or property transaction.
Practical effect for property readers
G.O. (2D) No.17 concerns the membership of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board rather than the legal status of any identified land. It does not itself declare land to be waqf property or provide a decision about title, possession or sale. Its stated action is limited to removing the named person from the Board under the specified membership category.
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Common questions
Who was removed from the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu removed Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan, who had been appointed under the category of Scholar in Shia Islamic Theology.
Which government department issued the notification?
The notification was issued by the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department through G.O. (2D) No.17 dated 10th November 2022.
Does the notification identify or change the status of any land?
No land, survey number or property is identified. The notification only records the removal of a member from the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
Does the notification appoint a replacement member?
No. The notification removes Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan but does not name a replacement.
