MANAGING
COMMITTEE ISSUES
IMPLEMENTATION OF E-OFFICE
1. A Process for timely &
efficient disposal of any issues from the waqf department by high
tech and organized Computerized method.
2. A Common complain of public about waqf is
Pendency and implementation of E- office will resolve this issue.
3. This is Systematic method
where exact location & Pendency of the file can be easily traced.
4. Time bound method of Clearing
tendency
CHAPTER-V QUALIFICATION, APPOINTMENT, DUTIES &
REMOVAL OF MUTHAWALLIES
53. Qualification of mutawalli.
A Mutawalli or
a Member of the Managing Committee of a Waqf institution shall possess the
following qualifications; namely:-
(1)
He shall be a person
professing Islam acknowledging that there is but one God and Muhammed (PBUH) is
his prophet;
(2)
He shall be a major;
Provided that, in the case of Waqf Alal Aulad, if the
Mutawalli is a minor, the guardian shall manage the Waqf till the Mutawalli
attains majority.
(3)
He shall be of sound mind
and capable of performing the functions and discharge the duties of Mutawalli;
(4)
He should not have been
convicted of any offence of criminal breach of trust or any other offence
involving moral turpitude, and such conviction has not been reversed and he has
not been granted full pardon with respect to such offence;
(5)
He shall have working
knowledge of Urdu or Kannada or English and administrative knowledge of
management of Auqaf;
(6)
He shall not have any
direct or indirect interest in any subsisting lease or in any contract made
with, or any work being done for, or is in arrears of any due by him to the
Waqf institution for which he is to be appointed as Mutawalli; and
(7)
He shall not have
violated or breached any provision of this Act, Rules and conditions of his
earlier appointment:
Provided that, the qualifications referred
to in the third proviso of sub-clause (i) of section 3 the Act shall be as per
the Deed of Waqf and provided that it is not repugnant to the tenets of of
Islam:
Provided
further that, the aforesaid qualifications shall not be applicable with respect
to an Administrator.
54. Appointment of muthawallies or managing
committees:
(1) The Board shall appoint Mutawallies or
constitute managing committees under clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section
32 on receipt of proposals forwarded in accordance with the respective Scheme
of Management.
(2) Such committees shall initiate process of
constitution of succeeding committee as per the approved Scheme of Management
three months prior to the expiry of the term of the committee and shall
complete the entire process of constitution of succeeding committee within two
months prior to expiry of the term of the committee.
(3) The
District Waqf Officer of the respective district shall supervise the process of
appointment/constitution of succeeding committee.
(4)
If in the event of the
existing committee fails to initiate and complete the process for
constitution of succeeding committee within the time
prescribed under sub-rule (2) of rule 52 the
District Waqf Officer shall initiate such process within two months
prior to the expiry of the term of the
existing committee and complete the process prior to the expiry of the term of
the existing committee.
(5)
If for any reasons
succeeding committee is not constituted or appointed, the management and
supervision of such Waqf institution shall automatically vest with the
concerned District Waqf Officer and the District Waqf Officer or any other
Officer authorized by the Board shall carry out duties and functions as
delegated by the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf. He shall take action to get
the succeeding committee constituted within a period of three months.
(6) Such
committees shall cease to have any power or authority for management of such
Waqf institution including operation of bank accounts after expiry of the term.
55. Appointment of mutawalli.-
(1) While
appointing the Mutawalli the Board shall have due regard to the contents of
Deeds of Waqf (waqifnama), providing for appointment of Mutawalli custom, usage
pertaining to appointment of Hereditary Mutawallies.
(2)
While appointing the
Mutawalli the Board shall have due regard to the contents of Deeds of Waqf
(waqifnama), providing for appointment of Mutawalli, custom, usage pertaining
to appointment of Hereditary Mutawallies.
(3)
If any person appointed as Mutawalli dies, or
refuses to act in terms of the Waqfnama or is removed under this Act, or if the
office of Mutawalli otherwise becomes vacant and there is no provision in the
deed of Waqf regarding succession to the office, the Mutawalli may be appointed
as per rule 53.
(4)
While appointing the Hereditary Mutawalli, the
Board shall have regard to the following; namely:-
(a) The Board shall not disregard the directions
of the waqif;
(b) The Board
should not appoint a stranger so long as there is any member of the waqif's
family in existence qualified to hold the office; and
(c) Where
there is a contest between lineal descendants of the waqif and one who is not a
lineal descendant the Board is not bound to appoint the lineal descendant if he
is otherwise not qualified to be appointed as Mutawalli and in such cases the
Board may in exercise of its discretion, appoint other claimant to the
Mutawalli.
56. Appointment of mutawalli under section 63.-
Notice regarding filling up of vacancy of Mutawalli.-
(1) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the
Mutawalli of a Waqf and there is no one to be appointed under the terms of the
Deed of Waqf, the Chief Executive Officer or an Authorized Officer on his
behalf shall issue a Public Notice in Form 47 in respect of appointment of
Mutawalli.
(2) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the
Mutawalli of Waqf and the right of any person to act as Mutawalli is disputed,
such Notice shall be in Form 48.