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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Wakf Act, 1995 Section 16

Disqualification for Being Appointed, or for Continuing As, a Member of the Board

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Wakf Act, 1995 Section 16 is part of Wakf Act, 1995 - Disqualification for Being Appointed, or for Continuing As, a Member of the Board. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

A person shall be disqualified for being appointed, or for continuing as, a member of the Board if

(a) he is not a Muslim and is less than twenty-one years of age;

(b) he is found to be a person of unsound mind;

(c) he is an undischarged insolvent;

(d) he has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude and such conviction has not been reversed or he has not been granted full pardon in respect of such offence;

(e) he has been on a previous occasion

(i) removed from his office as a member or as a mutawalli, or

(ii) removed by an order of a competent court or tribunal from any position of trust either for mismanagement or for corruption.

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What does Wakf Act, 1995 Section 16 provide?

Section Section 16 of the Wakf Act, 1995 (Disqualification for Being Appointed, or for Continuing As, a Member of the Board) is reproduced on this page as part of the Wakf Act, 1995. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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