The Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 · Chapter VI – Maintenance of Accounts of Auqaf

Section 50A – Disqualification of mutawalli

In force Last verified 11 November 2026

50A. Disqualification of mutawalli

1[50A. Disqualification of mutawalli.--- A person shall not be qualified for being appointed, or for continuing as, a mutawalli, if he---

(a) is less than twenty-one years of age;

(b) is found to be a person of unsound mind;

(c) is an undischarged insolvent;

(d) has been convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years;

(e) has been held guilty of encroachment on any waqf property;

(f) has been on a previous occasion---

(i) removed as a mutawalli; or

(ii) removed by an order of a competent court or Tribunal from any position of trust either for mismanagement or for corruption.]

1. Sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) omitted by Act 27 of 2013, s. 29 (w.e.f. 01-11-2013).

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