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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Wakf Act, 1995

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51855

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Wakf Act, 1995 (1995) is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - Wakf Act, 1995
Chapter1 - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title, Extent and Commencement
Section2 - Application of the Act
Section3 - Definitions
ChapterII - Survey of Wakfs
Section4 - Preliminary Survey of Wakfs
Section5 - Publication of List of Wakf
Section6 - Disputes Regarding Wakfs
Section7 - Power of Tribunal to Determine Disputes Regarding Wakfs
Section8 - Recovery of Costs of Survey
ChapterIII - Central Wakf Council
Section9 - Establishment and Constitution of Central Wakf Council
Section10 - Finance of Council
Section11 - Accounts and Audit
Section12 - Power of Central Government to Make Rules
Chapter4 - Establishment of Board and their Functions
Section13 - Incorporation
Section14 - Composition of Board
Section15 - Term of Office
Section16 - Disqualification for Being Appointed, or for Continuing As, a Member of the Board
Section17 - Meetings of the Board
Section18 - Committees of the Board
Section19 - Resignation of Chairperson and Members
Section20 - Removal of Chairperson and Member
Section21 - Pilling of a Vacancy
Section22 - Vacancies Etc., Not to Invalidate Proceedings of the Board
Section23 - Appointment of Chief Executive Officer and His Term of Office and Other Conditions of Service
Section24 - Officers and Other Employees of the Board
Section25 - Duties and Powers of Chief Executive Officer
Section26 - Powers of Chief Executive Officer in Respect of Orders or Resolutions of Board
Section27 - Delegation of Powers by the Board
Section28 - Chief Executive Officer to Exercise Powers Through Collectors, Etc
Section29 - Powers of Chief Executive Officer to Inspect Records, Registers, Etc
Section30 - Inspection of Records
Section31 - Prevention of Disqualification for Membership of Parliament
Section32 - Powers and Functions of the Board
Section33 - Powers of Inspection by Chief Executive Officer or Persons Authorised by Him
Section34 - Recovery of the Amount Determined Under Section 33
Section35 - Conditional Attachment by Tribunal
ChapterV - Registration of Wakfs
Section36 - Registration
Section37 - Register of Wakfs
Section38 - Powers of Board to Appoint Executive Officer
Section39 - Powers of Board in Relation to Wakfs Which Have Ceased to Exist
Section40 - Decision if a Property is Wakf Property
Section41 - Power to Cause Registration of Wakf and to Amend Register
Section42 - Change in the Management of Wakfs to Be Notified
Section43 - Wakfs Registered Before the Commencement of This Act Deemed to Be Registered
ChapterVI - Maintenance of Accounts of Wakfs
Section44 - Budget
Section45 - Preparation of Budget of Wakfs Under Direct Management of the Board
Section46 - Submission of Accounts of Wakfs
Section47 - Audit of Accounts of Wakfs
Section48 - Board to pass orders on auditor's report
Section49 - Sums Certified to Be Due Recoverable as Arrears of Land Revenue
Section50 - Duties of Mutawalli
Section51 - Alienation of Wakf Property Without Sanction of Board to Be Void
Section52 - Recovery of Wakf Property Transferred in Contravention of Section 51
Section53 - Restriction on Purchase of Property on Behalf of Wakf
Section54 - Removal of Encroachment from Wakf Property
Section55 - Enforcement of Orders Made Under Section 54
Section56 - Restriction on Power to Grant Lease of Wakf Property
Section57 - Mutawalli Entitled to Pay Certain Costs from Income of Wakf Property
Section58 - Power of Board to Pay Dues in Case of Default by Mutawalli
Section59 - Creation of Reserve Fund
Section60 - Extension of Time
Section61 - Penalties
Section62 - Mutawalli Not to Spend Any Money Belonging to Wakf for Self Defence
Section63 - Power to Appoint Mutawallis in Certain Cases
Section64 - Removal of Mutawalli
Section65 - Assumption of Direct Management of Certain Wakfs by the Board
Section66 - Powers of Appointment and Removal of Mutawalli when to Be Exercised by the State Government
Section67 - Supervision and Supersession of Committee of Management
Section68 - Duty of Mutawalli or Committee to Deliver Possession of Records, Etc
Section69 - Power of Board to Frame Scheme for Administration of Wakf
Section70 - Inquiry Relating to Administration of Wakf
Section71 - Manner of Holding Inquiry
ChapterVIII - Finance of the Board
Section72 - Annual Contribution Payable to Board
Section73 - Power of Chief Executive Officer to Direct Banks or Other Person to Make Payments
Section74 - Deduction of Contribution from Perpetual Annuity Payable to the Wakf
Section75 - Power of Board to Borrow
Section76 - Mutawalli Not to Lend or Borrow Moneys Without Sanction
Section77 - Wakf Fund
Section78 - Budget of Board
Section79 - Accounts of Board
Section80 - Audit of Accounts of Board
Section81 - State Government to pass orders on auditor's report
Section82 - Dues of Board to Be Recovered as Arrears of Land Revenue
ChapterVIII - Judicial Proceedings
Section83 - Constitution of Tribunals, Etc
Section84 - Tribunal to Hold Proceedings Expeditiously and to Furnish to the Parties Copies of Its Decision
Section85 - Bar of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts
Section86 - Appointment of a Receiver in Certain Cases
Section87 - Bar to the Enforcement of Right on Behalf of Unregistered Wakfs
Section88 - Bar to Challenge the Validity of Any Notification, Etc
Section89 - Notice of Suits by Parties Against Board
Section90 - Notice of Suits, Etc., by Courts
Section91 - Proceedings Under Act 1 of 1894
Section92 - Board to Be Party to Suit or Proceeding
Section93 - Bar to Compromise of Suits by or Against Mutawallis
Section94 - Power to Make Application to the Tribunal in Case of Failure of Mutawalli to Discharge His Duties
Section95 - Power of Appellate Authority to Entertain Appeal After Expiry of Specified Period
ChapterIX - Miscellaneous
Section96 - Power of Central Government to Regulate Secular Activities of Wakfs
Section97 - Directions by State Government
Section98 - Annual Report by State Government
Section99 - Power to Supersede Board
Section100 - Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith
Section101 - Survey Commissioner, Members and Officers of the Board Deemed to Be Public Servants
Section102 - Special Provision for Reorganisation of Certain Boards
Section103 - Special Provision for Establishment of Board for Part of a State
Section104 - Application of Act to Properties Given or Donated by Persons Not Professing Islam for Support of Certain Wakf
Section105 - Power of Board and Chief Executive Officer to Require Copies of Documents, Etc. to Be Furnished
Section106 - Powers of Central Government to Constitute Common Boards
Section107 - Act 36 of 1963 Not to Apply for Recovery of Wakf Properties
Section108 - Special Provision as to Evacuee Wakf Properties
Section109 - Power to Make Rules
Section110 - Powers to Make Regulations by the Board
Section111 - Laying of Rules and Regulations Before State Legislature
Section112 - Repeal and Savings
Section113 - Power to Remove Difficulties

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