Appointment of Certain Person as a Member in the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board under the Wakf Act
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued G.O.(2D) No. 6, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 23 February 2011, appointing Thiru Mir Leqa Ali, also known as Mahmood, as a member of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. The appointment fills the casual vacancy caused by the death of Thiru N.A. Mirza and lasts only for the remainder of the term that Thiru N.A. Mirza would have served.
What the notification does
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued G.O.(2D) No. 6, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 23 February 2011. The Governor of Tamil Nadu appoints Thiru Mir Leqa Ali, also known as Mahmood, as a member of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
The appointment was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 23 February 2011. The Gazette identifies it as notification No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/90(a)/2011.
Reason and legal basis for the appointment
The appointment fills a casual vacancy on the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. That vacancy arose because of the death of the previous member, Thiru N.A. Mirza.
The Governor made the appointment using the powers conferred by sub-section (9) of Section 14, read with Section 21, of the Wakf Act, 1995 (Central Act 43 of 1995).
Key points are:
- Thiru Mir Leqa Ali, also known as Mahmood, is appointed as a member of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
- He takes the place previously held by Thiru N.A. Mirza.
- The appointment is for a casual vacancy, not a newly created seat.
- The notification is signed by M. Malik Feroze Khan, Secretary to Government.
Length of the member's term
G.O.(2D) No. 6 does not grant the newly appointed member a fresh full term. Thiru Mir Leqa Ali may hold office only for as long as Thiru N.A. Mirza would have been entitled to remain in office if the vacancy had not occurred.
The notification does not state the calendar date on which that remaining term ends.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
G.O.(2D) No. 6 is an administrative appointment to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. It does not identify any land or building, declare any property to be wakf property, transfer ownership, change land use, or prescribe a procedure for property transactions.
A buyer, owner or property professional is therefore not given any property-specific obligation or right by this notification. Its stated effect is limited to filling a membership vacancy on the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
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Common questions
Does this notification declare any property to be wakf property?
No. The notification only appoints Thiru Mir Leqa Ali, also known as Mahmood, as a member of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board and does not identify or classify any property.
Why was a new member appointed to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board?
The appointment fills the casual vacancy caused by the death of Thiru N.A. Mirza.
How long can Thiru Mir Leqa Ali remain a member?
He may remain in office only for the remainder of the period that Thiru N.A. Mirza would have been entitled to serve. The notification does not give an end date.
Does this notification change any land ownership or transaction rules?
No. It contains no provision changing land ownership, land use or property transaction rules. Its stated purpose is the appointment of a Tamil Nadu Wakf Board member.
