<p class="title">The Karnataka High Court directed the state government to issue gazette notification within 15 days on adding the members, elected from various categories, to the state Wakf Board.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A single-member bench of Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing a petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP Saeed Nasir Hussain, MLA Tanveer Sait and six others seeking inclusion of the new members in the board.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Petitioners' advocate contended that the government should issue a notification after seven days of electing new members to the wakf board from various category under Section 40 of Karnataka Wakf Rules-2017.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After the notification, the regional commissioner should issue gazette notification and conduct the first meeting to elect a chairman of the board within 15 days under Section 41 of the Karnataka Wakf Rules. The government has failed to form the board as per the rules.</p>
<p class="title">The Karnataka High Court directed the state government to issue gazette notification within 15 days on adding the members, elected from various categories, to the state Wakf Board.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A single-member bench of Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing a petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP Saeed Nasir Hussain, MLA Tanveer Sait and six others seeking inclusion of the new members in the board.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Petitioners' advocate contended that the government should issue a notification after seven days of electing new members to the wakf board from various category under Section 40 of Karnataka Wakf Rules-2017.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After the notification, the regional commissioner should issue gazette notification and conduct the first meeting to elect a chairman of the board within 15 days under Section 41 of the Karnataka Wakf Rules. The government has failed to form the board as per the rules.</p>
