Properties of Waqf Board

 
Sr. No.Revenue DivisionNumbersLand Area (Hector)
01Kokan17242339
02Pune27283724.55
03Nahsik14553340
04Amravati13101102
05Nagpur4703704.25
06Aurangabad1587723121.10
 Total: 2356637330.97

Encroachment on Waqf properties:

 

No detailed Survey has been conducted to ascertain exact extent of encroachment.

As per the committee report over 60% of Waqf land is under encroachment in Marathwada alone. As per estimate of Board thousands of cases needs to be started against under section No. 54. Chief Executive Officer has passed orders in 1088 cases, out of which only 21 order were executed as on 30th June, 2007. These need to be constantly followed up. 250 cases are under process for hearing, More than 483 orders have been sent to S.D.M.s for execution under section 55 .

Restoration :

Board has passed 42 orders under section 51, requisition sent in 42 cases but not a single property is restored, more than thousands of cases needs to be inquired. Identification of Waqf properties alienated illegally is also one of the big tasks before the Board. Once such properties are identified, process of restoration will take few years. Action taken by Board as on 30th June, 2007 is as follows.

Sr. NoName
of Districts
Order passed u/s 54 for encroachment
removal
Land Area
( Hector) Demand send to S.D.M. u/s 54 for removed
No. Cases where in encroachment
removed
Order Passed u/s 52Requisition sent to the CollectorsNo. of properties deliver to the Board by Collectors
01Aurangabad120664
02Jalna1759222
03Parbhani1241644Matter in waqf Tribunal
04Nanded37110944
05Osmanabad27253131
06Latur50176
07Beed13013011Out of 2 Stay
08Pune1111Pending in Tribunal Aurangabad
09Nashik1Pending in Court
10Amaravati1919
11Sangli82Pending in Court
12Nagpur1212
13Ahmednagar66
14Dhule44
15Jalgaon22
Total: 1088483214242
 
 

Status and Survey of Waqf properties:

 

The survey of Waqfs and its properties was taken up by the Government of Maharashtra in Revenue and Forest Department notification No. WKF-1097/L-3/CR95 Dated: 01-12-1997 and survey was completed and submitted to the Government.

Joint Parliamentary Committee’s VIIIth report has suggested to make the survey transparent, which has not been initiated.

The details of Waqf Institutions are as follows:

Sr. NoName of DivisionCharity CommissionerSurvey CommissionerNo. of Waqf Finally publishedDate Of publication
01Kokan2196790172413/11/03
02Pune27241441272830/12/04
03Nashik142912441455
04Amravati10678711310
05Nagpur439134470
06Aurangabad1587715877
Total: 23566

Settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Records Maharashtra State Prune as Survey Commissioner of Waqfs.

Addional commissioner of Kokan, Nasik, Nagpur, Amravati and Aurangabad Revenue commissioners to be as Additiional survey commissioner of Waqfs.

DIVISION WISE LIST :

Sr.NoName of the DistrictCharity Commissioner’s ListSurvey Commissioner’s List
01Bombay including Thane1571351
02Raigad319181
03Sindhudurg3414
04Ratnagiri272244
Total of Kokan Division: 2196790
 
01Pune837135
02Sangli357322
03Kolhapur729352
04Sholapur389216
05Satara272416
Total of Pune Division: 27241441
 
01Nasik324497
02Dhule157114
03Ahmednagar423424
04Jalgaon340321
05NandurbarNot Supplied73
Total of Nashik Divison: 12441429
 
01Amravati34189
02WashimNot Supplied56
03Yavatmal119246
04Akola326159
05Buldhana283321
Total of Amravati Division: 439134
 
01Nagpur27907
02Chandrapur4721
03Gadchiroli1324
04Bhandara5416
05Gondhiya07
06Wardha4659
Total Nagpur Divison: 439134
 
Grand Total: 76724665

As regards Aurangabad division following is the position :

Sr. No.Name of DistrictNo. of WaqfsSettlement Commissioner
01Aurangabad43334216
02Jalna18591918
03Parbhani11771189
04Hingoli783676
05Nanded23202319
06Beed22161949
07Latur18171817
08Osmanabad13721372
Total of Aurangabad Division: 1587715456
 
 

Development of Properties:

 

Prime properties of the board are located in the cities, which can be developed to the benefit of institution and the Board. But due to illegal occupations and litigation the properties could not be taken up for development. There are several locations, ready to be taken up for development.

Following 4 properties are developed since inception of the Waqf Board:

  1. City Chowk Shopping Complex Aurangabad 1975
  2. Shopping Complex Azamgunj Latur 1983
  3. Turabul Haque Colony Parbhani 1985
  4. Shopping Complex Nilanga 1998