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Section 55: Enforcement of orders made under section 54

The Waqf Act, 1995State Act of Chhattisgarh · Act 43 of 1995

Where the person, ordered under 4 [sub-section (4)] of section 54 to remove any encroachment, omits or fails to remove such encroachment, within the time specified in the order or, as the case may be, fails to vacate the land, building, space or other property to which the order relates, within the time aforesaid, the Chief Executive Officer may 5 [refer the order of the Tribunal to the Executive Magistrate] within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the land, building, space or other property, is situate for evicting the encroacher, and, thereupon, such Magistrate shall make an order directing the encroacher to remove the encroachment, or, as the case may be, vacate the land, building, space or other property and to deliver possession thereof to the concerned mutawalli and in default of compliance with the order, remove the encroachment or, as the case may be, evict the encroacher from the land, building, space or other property and may, for this purpose, take such police assistance as may be necessary.

6 [55A. Disposal of property left on waqf property by unauthorised occupants.—(1) Where any person has been evicted from any waqf property under sub-section (4) of section 54, the Chief Executive Officer may, after giving fourteen days’ notice to the person from whom possession of the waqf property has been taken and after publishing the notice in at least one newspaper having circulation in the locality and after proclaiming the contents of the notice by placing it on conspicuous part of the waqf property, remove or cause to be removed or dispose of by public auction any property remaining on such premises.

(2) Where any property is sold under sub-section (1), the sale proceeds shall, after deducting the expenses relating to removal, sale and such other expenses, the amount, if any, due to the State

1. Subs. by Act 27 of 2013, s. 4, for “wakf” (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).

2. Subs. by s. 32, ibid., for “he may, by an order, require the encroacher to remove” (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).

3. Subs. by s. 32, ibid., for sub-section (4) (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).

4. Subs. by s. 33, ibid., for “sub-section (3)” (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).

5. Subs. by s. 33, ibid., for “apply to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate” (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).

6. Ins. by s. 34, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).

30 Government or a local authority or a corporate authority on account of arrears of rent, damages or costs, be paid to such person, as may appear to the Chief Executive Officer to be entitled to the same:

Provided that where the Chief Executive Officer is unable to decide as to the person to whom the balance of the amount is payable or as to the appointment of the same, he may refer such dispute to the Tribunal and the decision of the Tribunal thereon shall be final.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Waqf Act, 1995
Section55
Marginal noteEnforcement of orders made under section 54
JurisdictionState of Chhattisgarh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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