Removal of Member from the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the Waqf Act, 1995 (95 Ex II 2 v6)
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, issued G.O. (2D) No. 2, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 4th February 2022, removing Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan as a Member of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The notification concerns the membership of the Board and does not identify or change the status of any land or property.
What the notification does
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, issued G.O. (2D) No. 2, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 4th February 2022. It removes Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan from his position as a Member of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 4th February 2022. Its Gazette notification number is No. II(2)/BCMBCMW/76(c)/2022.
Position affected
Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan had been appointed to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the category of Scholar in Shia Islamic Theology. The notification removes him from that membership position.
Key points are:
- The person removed is Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan.
- The body concerned is the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
- The membership category is Scholar in Shia Islamic Theology.
- The action taken is removal from membership of the Board.
- The notification cites the Waqf Act, 1995 (Central Act 43 of 1995) as the legal authority for the action.
Legal basis stated
The Governor of Tamil Nadu exercised powers under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 14 and section 21 of the Waqf Act, 1995. The notification links the former appointment category, Scholar in Shia Islamic Theology, to clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 14 of that Act.
The Gazette text does not give reasons for the removal, appoint a replacement, or describe any further procedure following the removal.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department notification deals only with the removal of one member from the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. It does not name any waqf property, survey number, village, district, owner, buyer, lease, sale, title, registration or land transaction.
A property buyer or owner cannot use this notification alone to determine whether a particular property is waqf property or whether its title is affected. Its direct subject is Board membership rather than the legal status of land.
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Common questions
Does this notification declare any land to be waqf property?
No land or property is identified or declared in the notification. It only removes Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan from membership of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
Who was removed from the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board?
Thiru. Suhail Hyder Khan was removed. He 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 under G.O. (2D) No. 2, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 4th February 2022.
Does the notification appoint a replacement member?
No replacement appointment is stated in the notification.
