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The Wakfs Act 1954, 29 of 1954, (Rep., Act 43 of 1995)

63 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. VII — JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
  2. 1Power to make application to the court in case of failure of mutawalli to discharge his duties
  3. 2Directions by the Central Government— (1) The Central Government may call for any report or inform
  4. I — PRELIMINARY
  5. 3Definitions
  6. II — SURVEY OF WAKPS
  7. 4Preliminary survey of wakJEs
  8. 5Publication of list of wakfs
  9. III — ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARDS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
  10. 6Committees of the Board
  11. VI — FINANCE OF THE BOARD
  12. 7Section 7
  13. VII — JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
  14. 8Proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1804
  15. 9Repeal and savings
  16. III — ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARDS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
  17. 10Composition of the Board
  18. 11Appointment of members
  19. 12Term of office
  20. 13Disqualifications for being appointed, or for continuing' as, a member of the Board
  21. 14Meetings of tho Board
  22. 15Functions of the Board
  23. 16Committees of the Board
  24. 17Resignation of Chairman and members
  25. 18Removal of Chairman and members
  26. 19Filling of a vacancy
  27. 20Vacancies amongst members or defect in the constitution not
  28. 21Secretary and other officers of the Board
  29. 22Section 22
  30. 23Inspection of records and issue of copies
  31. IV — REGISTRATION OF WAKFS
  32. 27Decision if a property is wakf property
  33. 28Power to cause registration of wakf and to amend register
  34. 29Notification of change in registered wakfs
  35. 30Savings
  36. V — MUTAWALLIS AND WAKF ACCOUNTS
  37. 31Budget
  38. 32Submission of accounts of wakfs
  39. 33Section 33
  40. 34Board to pass orders on auditor's report
  41. 35Sums certified due recoverable as arrears of land revenue
  42. 37Mutawalli entitled to pay certain costs from income of wakf property
  43. 38Power of the Board to pay dues in case of default by mutawalli — (1) Where a mutawalli refuses to
  44. 39Creation of reserve fund
  45. 40Extension of time
  46. 41Penalties
  47. 42Power to appoint mutawallis in certain cases
  48. 43Removal of mutawallis
  49. 44Application for inquiry
  50. 45Inquiry by the Board
  51. VI — FINANCE OF THE BOARD
  52. 46Section 46
  53. 47Section 47
  54. 48Wakf Fund
  55. 49Budget of the Board
  56. 50Accounts of the Board
  57. 51Audit of accounts of the Board
  58. 53Sums certified due recoverable as arrears of land revenue
  59. 54No financial liability of Government
  60. VII — JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
  61. 55Institution of suits under section 14 of the Religious Endowments Act, 1863 and section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
  62. 56Notice of suits by parties against the Board
  63. 57Notice of suits, etc., by courts
  64. 58Proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1804
  65. 59Board to be made a party to a suit or proceeding regarding a wakf on its application
  66. 60Bar to compromise of suits by or against mutawallis
  67. 61Power to make application to the court in case of failure of mutawalli to discharge his duties
  68. 62Directions by the Central Government— (1) The Central Government may call for any report or inform
  69. 63Directions by the State Government,—Subject to any directions on questions of policy issued under se
  70. 64Power to supersede the Board
  71. 65Protection of action taken in good faith,
  72. 66The
  73. 67Power to make rules
  74. 68Power to make regulations