The Haj Committee Act, 2002
An Act to establish a Haj Committee of India and State Haj Committees for making arrangements for the pilgrimage of Muslims for Haj, and for matters connected therewith.
Administered by. Ministry of Minority Affairs · Other Acts of 2002
Preamble
THE HAJ COMMITTEE ACT, 2002
ACT NO. 35 OF 2002
[11th June, 2002.] An Act to establish a Haj Committee of India and State Haj Committees for making arrangements for the pilgrimage of Muslims for Haj, and for matters connected therewith.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:--
What this Act covers
Summary of the Haj Committee Act, 2002
Key Provisions
1. Constitution, Leadership, & Decision Finality
• Composition & Leadership: Bodies corporate with perpetual succession, led by elected, nominated, and ex officio members, serving 3-year terms with potential extensions.
• Decision Finality: The Board of Arbitration's decisions, comprising a Central Government-appointed district judge, are final and not subject to judicial challenge.
2. Oversight Mechanisms
• Central Government: Exercises oversight through bye-law approval, modification, or cancellation powers, ensuring national policy alignment.
• Parliamentary Scrutiny: Bye-laws and orders are laid before Parliament, enhancing transparency and accountability.
2. Financial Governance & Transparency
• Central Haj Fund & State Haj Funds:
• Sources: Fees, service charges, pilgrim contributions, investments, and government loans.
• Management & Transparency: Centrally audited, with detailed accounting and budgeting practices, ensuring financial integrity.
3. Regulatory, Protective, & Dispute Resolution Provisions
• Judicial Finality: No legal proceedings can question matters decided by the Board of Arbitration.
• Operational Continuity: Defects in constitution or vacancies do not invalidate Committee actions.
• Enforcement: Final orders enforceable as civil court decrees.
4. Transition, Repeal, & Legacy
• Repeal & Transition: Supersedes the Haj Committee Act, 1959, with provisions for seamless continuity and validation of prior actions.
Sections
Type to filter. 52 sections.
- 1Short title and commencement
- 2Definitions
- 3Constitution and incorporation of Haj Committee of India
- 4Composition of Committee
- 5Notification of members
- 6Term of office
- 7Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons
- 8Reconstitution of Committee
- 9Duties of Committee
- 10Meetings of Committee
- 11Appointment of Standing Committees and sub-committees
- 12Disqualification for being nominated, or for continuing, as a member of Committee
- 13Resignation of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and members
- 14Removal of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and members
- 15Filling of a casual vacancy
- 16Chief Executive Officer and other employees
- 17Establishment and incorporation of State Haj Committee
- 18Composition of State Committee
- 19Notification of members
- 20Term of office
- 21Chairperson
- 22Reconstitution of a State Committee
- 23Disqualification for being nominated, or for continuing, as a member of the Committee
- 24Resignation of Chairperson and members
- 25Removal of Chairperson and members
- 26Filling of a casual vacancy
- 27Duties of State Committee
- 28Meetings of State Committee
- 29Executive Officer and other employees of State Committee
- 30Central Haj Fund
- 31Application of Central Haj Fund
- 32State Haj Fund
- 33Application of State Haj Fund
- 34Accounts and audit
- 35Powers of Committee to issue Pilgrim Passes and levy fees
- 36Supersession of Committee
- 37Membership of Committee or State Committee not to constitute office of profit
- 38Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Committee
- 39Officers and employees of Committee to be public servants
- 40Indemnity
- 41Power to amend Schedule
- 42Redressal of grievances
- 43Vesting of properties and other rights, etc., in Committees
- 44Power to make rules
- 45Power to make bye-laws
- 46Power to delegate
- 47Power to make rules by State Governments
- 48Provisions as to employees of the existing Committee before the commencement of this Act
- 49Protection of action taken in good faith
- 50Power to remove difficulties
- 51Power to give directions
- 52Repeal
Schedules
This Act has 1 schedule. A schedule is published as a document of its own; the text is reproduced on its page where it has been read, and the document is mirrored here either way.
- THE SCHEDULE109 words
Rules made under this Act
10 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.
- Kerala State Haj Committee Rules, 2020 Amendment2022
- Government of Kerala hereby publish the names of the persons nominated by the State Government as members of the Kerala State Haj Committee2021
- names of the persons nominated by the State Government as members of the Kerala State Haj Committee2021
- the Government of Kerala hereby notify the election of Shri. C. Muhammed Faizy as the Chairperson of the Kerala State Haj Committee2021
- the Government of Kerala hereby reconstitute “The Kerala State Haj Committee”2021
- Government of Kerala hereby nominate Shri. T. K. Hamsa, Chairperson, Kerala State Waqf Board, to be a Member of State Haj Committee in the place of Shri. Sayid Rasheed Ali P. M2020
- Kerala State Haj Committee Rules, 20202020
- Nomination of Haj Committee Members2016
- Haj Committee Bye-Laws, 20052005
- Haj Committee Rules, 20022002
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