Kerala State
Wakf Board is a statutory body constituted
by the Government of Kerala under the Wakf
Act 1995 (Central Act 43 of 1995) several
mosques ,kabarsthan ,orphanages ,dargas etc.
are registered with this board in addition
to the waqf properties. The Kerala State
Wakf Board is a body corporate with
perceptual succession and a common seal with
powers to acquire and hold property etc.
The functions
of the Kerala State Wakf Board are: (1)
General Superintendence of all Wakfs
institutions and their properties in the
State ,(2) to exercise powers under the Wakf
Act so as
to ensure
that the Waqfs under its
superintendence are properly maintain
controlled and administered and the income
thereof is duly applied to the objects for
which such Wakfs are created or intended.
The State
Government appoints a Chief Executive
Officer for the Boardin consultation with
the Board . Also the Board is empowered by
the Act to appoint such number of officers
and other employees as may be necessary for
performance of its functions in consultation
with the State Government under section 24
of Wakf Act,1995. All the employees of the
Board are
deemed to be public servants
within the meaning of Section 21 of the
IndianPenal Code(45 of 1860) |
