Justice K. Sarath of the Telangana High Court set aside the cancellation of 17 sale deeds relating to registration of nearly 38 acres of lands in Bahadurguda village of Shamshabad mandal in Ranga Reddy district.
The judge, however, said the verdict pronounced by the bench did not preclude the State government to take appropriate steps to claim its title, if any, over the said lands. Any matters pending at any stage in the courts between the executants of the said 17 sale deeds and the government, would be subject to the outcome of the proceedings, suits or appeals, the verdict said.
Three private persons filed writ petitions separately challenging the decision of the Stamps and Registration and the Revenue officials over cancellation of the sale deeds executed by the vendors and them. These pieces of lands were located in Bahadurguda and purchased by the petitioners at different points of time.
In 2017, the Shamshabad Tahsildar cancelled the sale deeds based on the direction of the Collector. Challenging this, the petitioners moved the HC. The judge, citing the Supreme Court verdict in Yerikala Sunkalamma and another vs State of Andhra Pradesh, held that officials cannot deprive a person of his property of any kind without specific legal authority. The Tahsildar cited Rule-243 of Telangana Rules under the Registration Act-1908.
But this Rule pertained to the 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 – October 18, 2025 09:38 pm IST
