Chapter VII
Special powers of the Board
Sections in this chapter
- Section 56 — A beneficiary or any person interested in a waqf, may make an application to the Board supported by an affidavit to institute an enquiry relating to the administration of the waqf, or for the examination and audit of the accounts thereof, and the Board may male or cause to be made through its own officer, or thong, a sub-committee constituted under section 27, such enquiry, examination or audit as it may deem fit.
- Section 57 — If, after enquiry made on an application under section 56, or made by the Board suo motu, the Board is of opinion that the mutawalli or the committee of management has acted otherwise than in accordance with the terms and conditions of the waqf, it may direct the mutawalli or the committee of management to take such action as the Board may deem expedient.
- Section 58 — For the purposes of an inquiry under this [Act]
- Section 59 — Act V of 1908
- Section 60 — Direction where the object of a waqf is not evidenced
- Section 61 — Whenever the deed of a waqf or any decree or order of a Court or the scheme of management of the waqf provides that a Judge or any other authority may appoint or remove a mutaualli or settle or modify the scheme of management or otherwise exercise superintendence over the waqf, the powers exercisable by the Judge or such other authority shall, notwithstanding anything in the deed of waqf, decree, order or scheme, be exercisable by the Board as far as may be in accordance with the directions contained in the deed of waqf, decree, order or scheme, as the case may be.
- Section 62 — Powers to secure discharge of obligations
- Section 63 — Committees of supervision and Board's Power to supersede them
- Section 64 — (1) A suit to obtain any of the reliefs mentioned in section 14 of the Religious
- Section 65 — No suit shall be instituted against the Board in respect of any act purporting to be done by it in pursuance of this Act or of any rules made thereunder, until the expiration of two months, next after notice in writing, has been delivered to, or left at; the office of the Board, stating the cause of action, the name, description and place of residence of the plaintiff and the relief which he claims; and the plaint shall contain a statement that such notice has been so delivered or left.
- Section 66 — (1) In every suit or proceeding relating to the title to waqf property or the right of
- Section 67 — Proceeding under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Act 1 of 1894
- Section 68 — In any suit or proceeding in respect of a waqf or any waqf property by or against a stranger to the waqf or any other person, the Board may appear and plead as a party to the suit or proceeding.
- Section 69 — No suit or proceeding pending in any court by or against the mutawalli of a waqf relating to title to waqf property or the rights of the mutawalli shall be compromised without the sanction of the Board.