Section 101

Survey Commissioner, members and officers of the Board, deemed to be public servants.

The Waqf Act, 1995

  • Act 43 of 1995
  • Ministry of Minority Affairs
About this Act

An Act to provide for the better administration of Auqaf and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

All sections
    (1) The Survey Commissioner, members of the Board, every officer, every auditor of the Board and every other person duly appointed to discharge any duties imposed on him by this Act or any rule or order made thereunder, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
     (2) Every mutawalli of a 1 [waqf], every member of managing committee, whether constituted by the Board or under any deed of 1 [waqf], every Executive Officer and every person holding any office in a 2 [waqf] shall also be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

Notes

1. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for "wakf" (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).
2. Subs. by s. 52, ibid., for "after consulting the State Governments" (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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