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8. As the auction in this case happened on 18.07.2011, we are concerned with the provisions of the Act as it stood before the amendment by the Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013. Section 51 of the Act deals with the prohibition to alienate a wakf property without sanction of the Board. Relevant provisions of Section 51 of the Act reads as follows:

"51. Alienation of Wakf property without sanction of Board to be void.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Wakf deed, any gift, sale, exchange or mortgage of any immovable property which is Wakf property, shall be void unless such gift, sale, exchange or mortgage is effected with the prior sanction of the Board:

10. Provisions in Chapter X of the Rules also deal with alienation of wakf property. Rule 94 says about the application for permission for alienation. It says that the application shall be submitted by the muthawalli of the wakf to the Chief Executive Officer of the Board and such application shall contain the particulars mentioned in the Rule. Each and every step in the processing of the application has been narrated in the Rule. Rule 94 reads as follows:

" Application for permission.-
(1) An application for permission to alienate any immovable property owned by a wakf shall be submitted by the mutawalli of the wakf to the Chief Executive Officer of the Board and such application shall contain the following particulars, namely:- 
              (a)     nature of the proposed transaction.

              (b)     description of the property relating to the
transaction with particulars regarding the survey number, extent, boundaries the village, taluk and district in which the said property is located, door number of any building.
(2) Every application shall be submitted with an affidavit of the mutawalli or such other person empowered for alienation of the wakf property explaining how the proposed transaction is beneficial to the wakf and how the sale proceeds to be utilised.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall on receipt of an application from the mutawalli or on his own initiative in the case of properties of any wakf directly managed by the Board verify the details in the application and presented before the Board with his recommendation.