The Telangana State Waqf Board has officially handed over records related to Waqf properties in Andhra Pradesh to the Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board. This action resolves an issue that has been pending since the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.
Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board Chairman Abdul Aziz announced that the Telangana Waqf Board transferred a significant collection of documents, including 3,503 files, 4,050 reports of the Survey Commissioner, two official gazette volumes, and other valuable historical records. This transfer is seen as a historic milestone, allowing Andhra Pradesh to regain possession of crucial evidence necessary for safeguarding Waqf property rights.
Following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, important records, files, survey forms, district-wise gazettes, copies of Board resolutions, and other vital documents related to the Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board had been under the jurisdiction of the Telangana Waqf Board. Despite the mandate for the transfer of all records, asset details, and associated funds to the Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board, the process had stalled over the past few years.
