Bandagi Badshah Demands UMEED Portal Remain Active Until All Issues Of Waqf Functionaries Are Resolved
Hyderabad, December 5 (Press Release): Strongly disapproving the Centre’s latest announcement, Telangana State Waqf Board member Maulana Abul Fateh Syed Bandagi Badshah Quadri said that the decision has left mutawallis “caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.”
The Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Kiran Rijiju, recently declared that no penalties or legal action would be initiated for the next three months against Wakf functionaries who fail to complete entries on the Ummeed portal. However, he categorically ruled out any extension of the deadline, advising functionaries to approach the respective tribunals for additional time. Rijiju said the temporary relief was granted “on humanitarian grounds.”
‘Compassionate grounds have no legal standing’
Bandagi Badshah criticised the announcement, stating that the Centre’s claim of compassion “holds no legal validity” and contradicts the Supreme Court’s recent advice that petitioners must approach tribunals if they require more time to complete enumeration.
He added that the Wakf Act already contains provisions regarding penalties, making the Centre’s position inconsistent with existing law.
Departments failed to provide documents
The Wakf Board member argued that while the government refused to extend the deadline, it made little effort to ensure that departments such as the CCLA, State Archives, and ASI provided necessary documents.
“Mutawallis have been running pillar to post for six months, yet the required documents were not furnished,” he said.
Call for continued functioning of the Ummeed portal
If the Centre is serious about resolving the issue, Bandagi Badshah said, it should allow continued access to the portal with a nominal compounding fee of ₹500–₹1,000. Without this, custodians of Wakf properties would face immense difficulty in securing documentation from concerned departments, which he described as “like running into a brick wall.”
Slow survey process complicating matters
Holding both the government and the Wakf Survey Commission responsible, he stated that the survey progress in Telangana has been “extremely slow,” with no sincere effort to conduct the second and third surveys.
“It is the government’s responsibility to survey Wakf properties, upload the details, and publish the gazette. Without these steps, Wakf users are struggling to place their information on the Ummeed portal,” he said.
He added that Wakf Boards also have a duty to upload information for properties under direct management and those lacking appointed custodians.
Tribunal bottlenecks worsening the crisis
While the Wakf Act empowers tribunals to extend deadlines, Bandagi Badshah highlighted that the backlog of cases and poor disposal rates make timely relief almost impossible.
He noted that the Wakf Tribunal in Telangana lacks full benches, and the post reserved for an officer with a revenue background has remained vacant for years. “In other states, tribunals have delivered judgments regularly. Here, the tribunal has been paralysed due to the indifferent attitude of successive governments,” he said.
Demand for Parliamentary intervention
In view of these systemic challenges, Bandagi Badshah urged the Government of India to introduce a resolution in Parliament to extend the submission deadline and ensure the Ummeed portal remains active for fresh entries “with or without penalty.”
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