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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013, (Central) Section 20

Amendment of Section 29

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Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013, (Central) Section 20 is part of Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013, (Central) - Amendment of Section 29. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Section 29 of the principal Act shall be numbered as sub-section (1) thereof, and--

(a) in sub-section (1) as so numbered, for the words "subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed and subject to the payment of such fees as may be leviable under any law for the time being in force", the words "subject to such conditions as may be prescribed" shall be substituted;

(b) after sub-section (1) as so numbered, the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:--

"(2) The mutawalli or any other person having the custody of any document related to waqf properties shall produce the same, within the prescribed period, before the Chief Executive Officer on being called upon to do so in writing.

(3) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, an agency of the Government or any other organisation shall supply, within ten working days, copies of the records, registers of properties or other documents relating to waqf properties or claimed to be waqf properties, to the Chief Executive Officer on a written request to this effect from him:

Provided that before taking any course of action as mentioned in sub-sections (2) and (3), the Chief Executive Officer shall obtain approval of the Board.".

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What does Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013, (Central) Section 20 provide?

Section Section 20 of the Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013, (Central) (Amendment of Section 29) is reproduced on this page as part of the Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013, (Central). 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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