Wakf row: Telangana order upheld
The petitioner contended that Telangana could appoint a competent authority only with respect to the territory of the state
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-07-11 02:04 GMT
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court upheld the decision of the TS government to appoint a competent authority to the AP State Wakf Board. Justice A. Ramalingeswara Rao dismissed a petition by the Anwar-Ul-Uloom Educational Assoc-iation and another, challenging the appointment of IFS officer M.J. Akbar officer to the Wakf Board.
The petitioner contended that Telangana could appoint a competent authority only with respect to the territory of the state, but since the AP Wakf Board was a common institution for both states, TS could not appoint the competent authority. While refusing the above contention, the judge ruled that the government thought it fit to appoint a competent authority under Section 103 of the AP Reorganisation Act with respect to the common institution of the AP State Wakf Board by issuance of GO, on May 5, 2015 and there was no illegality in the appointment.
The judge said: "The provisions of Section 102 of the Wakf Act have to be read harmoniously with Section 103 of the AP Reorganisation Act and Section 75 thereof. When they are read harmoniously, the impugned G.O. Rt. No.71, dated 05.05.2015, does not suffer from any illegality."