Act Number: 42

Act Name: The Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923

Year: 1923

Enactment Date: 1923-08-05

Long Title: An Act to make provision for the better management of wakf property and for ensuring the keeping and publication of proper accounts in respect of such properties

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 4: Publication of particulars and requisition of further particulars.
    (1) When any statement has been furnished under section 3, the court shall cause notice of the furnishing thereof to be affixed in some conspicuous place in the Court-house and to be published in such other manner, if any, as may be prescribed, and thereafter any person may apply to the Court by a petition in writing, accompanied by the prescribed fee, for the issue of an order requiring the mutwalli to furnish further particulars or documents.
    (2) On such application being made, the Court may, after making such inquiry, if any, as it thinks fir, if it is of opinion that any further particulars or documents are necessary in order that full information may be obtained regarding the origin, nature or objects of the wakf or the condition or management of the wakf property, cause to be served on the muttwalli an order requiring him to furnish such particulars or documents within such time as the Court may direct in the order
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