Composition of Committee
Section 4 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002 deals with composition of Committee. The Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:-- (i) three members of Parliament of whom two are to be nominated by the Speaker of the House of the People from among its Muslim members, and one by the Chairman of the Council of States from among its Muslim members: Provided that a mem The Act came into force on 05 Dec 2002.
The Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:--
(i) three members of Parliament of whom two are to be nominated by the Speaker of the House of the People from among its Muslim members, and one by the Chairman of the Council of States from among its Muslim members:
Provided that a member of Parliament shall, upon ceasing to be a member, cease to be a member of the Committee and the Speaker of the House of the People or the Chairman of the Council of States, as the case may be, shall make a fresh nomination upon request by the Central Government;
(ii) nine Muslim members of the Committee shall be elected, three from those States sending largest number of pilgrims during last three years and one each from the zones as specified in the Schedule, in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that not more than one member shall be elected from a State falling in the zone as specified in the Schedule;
(iii) four persons not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India nominated by that Government to represent the Ministries of External Affairs, Home, Finance and Civil Aviation, as ex officio members;
(iv) seven Muslim members shall be nominated by the Central Government from among the following categories of persons, namely:--
(a) two members who have special knowledge of public administration, finance, education, culture or social work and out of whom one shall be a Shia Muslim;
(b) two women members, out of them one shall be Shia Muslim;
(c) three members who have special knowledge of Muslim theology and law, out of them one shall be a Shia Muslim.
Section 4, The Haj Committee Act, 2002 (Act 35 of 2002).
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… thus, there is no getting over the fact that the Act of 1995 does not prescribe a disqualification, whereby Members of Parliament or of the State Legislature automatically cease to be Members of the Wakf Board upon completion of their office as Members of Parliament or of the State Legislature. Significantly, Section 4 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002, dealing with composition of a Haj Committee, provides that a Member of Parliament nominated as a Member of the Haj Committee shall, upon ceasing to be a Member of Parliament, cease to be a Member of the Committee. No such provision is made in the Act of 1995. It is also pertinent to …
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Questions about Section 4
What does Section 4 of the Haj Committee Act deal with?
Section 4 of the Haj Committee Act is headed "Composition of Committee". The Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:-- (i) three members of Parliament of whom two are to be nominated by the Speaker of the House of the People from among its Muslim members, and one by the Chairman of the Council of States from among its Muslim members: Provided that a mem
How do I find court cases under Section 4 of the Haj Committee Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Haj Committee Act 2002 4, section 4 Haj Committee Act 2002, section 4 of the Haj Committee Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 4 of the Haj Committee Act, and has it changed?
4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Nomination of Haj Committee Members (2016).
When did Section 4 of the Haj Committee Act come into force?
Section 4 of the Haj Committee Act, cited as Haj Committee Act 2002 4, came into force on 05 Dec 2002, having been enacted on 11 Jun 2002. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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