As per report chandrababu naidu led nda government in andhra pradesh has dissolved the State Waqf Board nominated by the previous government. The Minorities Welfare Department on saturday (November 30) issued a government Order, withdrawing the GO issued in october last year, constituting the Waqf Board. The then government of ysr congress Party had constituted the 11-member Waqf Board following a high court order. Three of them were elected members while the remaining were nominated.
Perhaps on a petition challenging the process followed to constitute the Waqf Board, the andhra pradesh high court on november 1, 2023, stayed the election of the chairperson of the State Waqf Board. The GO number 75 issued on saturday mentions that the Chief Executive Officer of the State Waqf Board brought to the government’s attention the prolonged non-functioning of the Board and the pendency of writ petitions questioning the legality of G.O. Ms. No. 47 to resolve the litigation and prevent an administrative vacuum.
Moreover the minister for Minority Welfare N. Md. Farooq said in a statement that the coalition government withdrew the GO issued by the previous government. He said after some individuals had approached the high court, challenging the nomination of Waqf Board members, the high court had passed interim orders to stay the election of the chairperson. The minister stated that due to legal issues, there was a vacuum in the functioning of the Waqf Board and to overcome it, the coalition government issued a new GO, withdrawing the earlier GO. His comment comes amid the ongoing row over Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, which has already been referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).
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