# 58 Power of Board to pay dues in case of default by mutawalli
(1) Where a mutawalli refuses to pay or fails to pay any revenue, cess, rates or taxes due to the Government or any local authority, the Board may discharge dues from the 1 [Waqf] Fund and may recover the amount so paid from the 1 [waqf] property and may also recover damages not exceeding twelve and a half per cent. of the amount so paid.
(2) Any sum of money due under sub-section (1) may, on a certificate issued by the Board after giving the mutawalli concerned an opportunity of being heard, be recovered in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue.
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1. Subs. by Act 27 of 2013, s. 4, for "wakf" (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).
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Enforcement of orders made under section 5455A
Disposal of property left on waqf property by unauthorised occupants56
Restriction on power to grant lease of waqf property57
Mutawalli entitled to pay certain costs from income of waqf property59
Creation of reserve fund60
Extension of time61
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