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State Waqf Board Standing Committee Chairman Anwar Pasha talking at a workshop in Mangaluru on Wednesday. It was organised by the Dakshina Kannada District Waqf Board | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath
Speaking at a workshop on the registration of waqf properties in Mangaluru, Mr. Pasha stated that following the current modification to the Waqf Act, the Union authorities has made it obligatory for all waqf properties to be registered on the UMEED portal. The authorities has fastened December 5 because the deadline for registrations. “If you fail to register your properties, then there might be issues,” he stated.
District Waqf Officer Aboobacker Moontagoli stated that of 1,782 properties managed by 840 establishments, solely 279 properties associated to 83 establishments have been registered on the portal thus far.
State Waqf Board Legal Cell President Riyaz Ahmed, a Karnataka High Court advocate, stated that if an individual is a Mutavalli (caretaker) in a number of establishments, then the person’s title and cellular quantity can be utilized just for registering properties of 1 establishment. For different establishments, the registration of properties might be achieved by offering contact particulars of different members in an establishment’s administrative physique.
If establishments should not have paperwork that decide if a property is a waqf property, the administration committee can method the native Waqf Board, which can present the required paperwork. With regard to any downside that establishments face whereas registering, they’ll method the Waqf Board on the district and State ranges for decision and completion of the method, Mr. Ahmed stated.
Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader stated that on this digital age, it can be crucial that every one waqf properties are registered on the UMEED portal. Institutions ought to enlist technically sound individuals of their ‘Jamaat’ to make sure the completion of registrations. In the curiosity of safeguarding waqf properties, it’s crucial for the Jamaat to take lively curiosity within the registration of all waqf properties within the space. He additional requested the district and State Waqf Boards to arrange a name centre to deal with issues from establishments.
M.A. Gafoor, the Chairman of Karnataka State Coastal Development Board, additionally spoke on the workshop.
Published – November 05, 2025 06:44 pm IST
