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Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1923

.....seems that there should be a system of compulsory registration requiring a Mutawalli to notify to some resonsible officer not merely about the fact of the Waqf, of which he is the Mutwalli. but also the nature and extent and other incidents of the endowment. Further, even where a Waqf is well-known and Mutawalli is obviously thoroughly incompetent to carry on his duties, the public find a difficulty in instituting suits to remove him from his post by reason of the cumbrous procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure. It is with a view to facilitate the institution of such suits that a provision has been made in the Bill. Lastly, there appears to be a general consensus of opinion amongst the Muhammadans throughout the country that there should be some responsible officer, who may go about and find for himself whether the various Waqf properties scattered throughout the country are being properly managed or not. It is not intended that Government should be called upon to bear the burden of appointing such an officer or his staff, and a provision has therefore been made in the Bill authorising the Central Committee (to be appointed in pursuance of the provisions of the.....