A wakf is an an endowment made by a Muslim to a religious, educational, or charitable cause.
Maharashtra government on Friday suspended former Wakf Board's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Naseem Banu Patel after a preliminary inquiry found her guilty of ruling a wakf property worth Rs 2500 crore in Nashik as non wakf despite all the evidences supporting the claim. Patel had been removed from the post of CEO in January.
The property running into 55 acres at the prime location of Nashik now has a township coming up on it after the builder managed its possession by paying compensation to the encroachers, who proved themselves to be the legal heir of the land after the CEO declared it non wakf.
“The suspended officer had passed an order on 4.2.2016 stating that the said land in Nashik was not a wakf property and the preliminary inquiry conducted by the minorities department has proved that the intention of the officer was malafide in nature,” reads the order passed by revenue and land department on Friday morning.
As per law, a wakf is an an endowment made by a Muslim to a religious, educational, or charitable cause. It can neither be transferred nor sold. The land in question belonged to Masjid Doodhwari Katra, Morwadi in Nashik. It was first donated as a wakf land for the said mosque by King Shahjahan in 15th century. Interestingly, the revenue department has all the documents starting from the Shahjahan order till the last wakf survey conducted in 1997-2000 where again the said property was declared as wakf.
Under the Maharashtra Public Services Act, 1979, the state government has decided to suspend her from service from March 3 onwards. Naseem Banu Patel, has also been barred from taking up any private work during her suspension period.
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