Hyderabad, June 22 -- In an unusual move, the Telangana State Wakf Board has taken the first step to remove its Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Safiullah, on grounds that both the Wakf Act and its rules do not mention any such post.

Safiullah, a heritage buff and avid document collector, is an assistant secretary-level officer, working as the protocol officer at TS Genco. He was made the Deputy CEO on 23rd March of this year. The move was after Safiullah expressed his willingness and consent to discharge his duties at the SWB.

On Tuesday, during a meeting of the board which was attended by CEO Shahnawaz Qasim and members Syed Akber Nizamuddin Hussani Saberi, Zaker Hussain Javed, Mirza Anwar Baig, Malik Motasim Khan, Nissar Huss...