**Executive Summary**
This document from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on March 29, 2017, contains notifications from the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board regarding the extension of direct management for two Wakfs (religious endowments). The notifications extend the direct management for a period of one year from February 2017. The information is published under Part VI-Section 3(a) of the Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General Information**
* Authority: Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, Chennai.
* Issue Date: March 29, 2017.
* **Extension of Direct Management: Ellaiamman Kovil Street Mosque (Alias) Bappu Hakeem Pallivasal, Tanjore District**
* Rc. No: 15909/03/B7/TNJ
* The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board ratified the period of direct management from 29.05.2013 to 22-02-2017.
* The period of direct management is extended for one year from 23-02-2017.
* **Extension of Direct Management: Asar Pakkir Thaikkal Waqf, Pattukottai Taluk, Tanjore District**
* Rc. No: 18456/10/B7/TNJ
* The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board ratified the period of direct management from 03.09.2015 to 26-02-2017.
* The period of direct management is extended for one year from 27-02-2017.
* **Statutory Basis for Actions**
* The extensions are made under the powers conferred by Section 65 (5) of the Wakf Act, 1995 as amended by Act 27 of 2013.
**Impact Analysis**
**Tamil Nadu Wakf Board**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the direct management of the specified Wakfs.
* **Action Required:** Continue direct management of the Ellaiamman Kovil Street Mosque and the Asar Pakkir Thaikkal Waqf for the extended periods.
**Managers/Administrators of Ellaiamman Kovil Street Mosque (Alias) Bappu Hakeem Pallivasal**
* **Impact:** Loss of administrative control of the mosque for another year
* **Action Required:** None specified
**Managers/Administrators of Asar Pakkir Thaikkal Waqf, Pattukottai Taluk**
* **Impact:** Loss of administrative control of the Waqf for another year
* **Action Required:** None specified
Key Entities Referenced
Wakf Act, 1995: Governs the administration of Wakf properties in India; referenced as the basis for the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board's actions.
Tamil Nadu Wakf Board: The entity responsible for managing Wakf properties in Tamil Nadu; issuing the notifications for the extension of direct management of specific Wakfs.
Tanjore District: Location where two Wakfs are located and subject to management extensions.
Act 27 of 2013: Amendment to the Wakf Act; mentioned as the basis for the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board's powers.