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Telangana orders removal of eligible private properties from 22-A list
The Telangana government on Thursday ordered the removal of all eligible private properties from the prohibited list under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908, allowing their registration. The decision is expected…
The Telangana government on Thursday ordered the removal of all eligible private properties from the prohibited list under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908, allowing their registration. The decision is expected to benefit around 1.41 lakh houses and plots across the state. The order was issued by principal secretary (revenue) Lokesh Kumar after a meeting led by deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.
A senior revenue department official said more than 3.72 lakh acres had been inadvertently added to the prohibited list during changes to the Dharani portal, now replaced by Bhu Bharati. Thousands of genuine private properties with valid approvals from government agencies were included without adequate verification, triggering complaints from owners who could not sell or register their properties. The issue had become a political controversy, with opposition parties accusing the government of blocking property transactions.
Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said properties on the 22-A list can be considered for registration if they have valid statutory permissions from authorities such as GHMC, HMDA, DTCP, municipal bodies and panchayats. Owners must produce valid approvals and at least one link document from a registration after the approval was granted. District-level committees headed by collectors will scrutinise individual cases.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Section 22-A gives the state government the power to prohibit registration of certain categories of land, such as government and assigned lands, endowment and Wakf properties, forest lands, and tribal lands under Regulation 1 of 1970. The inadvertent inclusion of private properties in that list is estimated to have affected more than 3.72 lakh acres, with the burden of proof now on owners to produce approvals and link documents. District collectors will decide individual cases, meaning the pace of clearances will vary across the 33 districts. The next concrete signal is how quickly these committees begin processing claims in the worst-affected Hyderabad districts.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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