Justice K. Sarath of the Telangana High Court set aside the cancellation of 17 sale deeds relating to the registration of nearly 38 acres of land in Bahadurguda village in Shamshabad mandal of Ranga Reddy district.
The judge, however, said that the verdict delivered by the bench does not stop the state government from taking appropriate steps to claim its eventual claim to the said lands. Any matters pending at any stage in the courts between the executors of the said 17 sale deeds and the government will be subject to the outcome of the proceedings, suits or appeals, the verdict said.
Three private individuals filed writ petitions separately challenging the decision of the Stamp and Registration Office and the Revenue Officer to set aside the sale deeds executed by and by the vendors. These lands were situated in Bahadurguda and were purchased by the petitioners at different times.
In 2017, the Shamshabad Tahsildar canceled the sale deeds on the direction of the Collector. The petitioners challenged this and moved the HC. The judge referring to the Supreme Court verdict in Yerikala Sunkalamma and others Vs. the state of Andhra Pradesh ruled that officials cannot deprive a person of any kind without special legal authority. The Tahsildar cited Rule 243 of the Telangana Rules under the Registration Act, 1908.
But this rule referred to a list of prohibited properties. The lands relating to the 17 sale deeds are not notified as prohibited properties under Section 22-A of the Act, the judge said.
Published – 18 Oct 2025 21:38 IST
