Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court had set aside the proceedings issued by Karimnagar District Collector in May this year, cancelling registered sale deeds executed in favour of some persons relating to some lands falling under survey numbers 197 and 198 of Kothapally on Karimnagar’s outskirts.
The Collector cancelled the sale deeds on the ground that the properties formed part of the prohibited list maintained under Section 22A of the Telangana Registration Act 1908. Questioning the validity of this section, many individuals moved the HC by filing writ petitions earlier pertaining to different properties.
The judge observed that there was inconsistency between the rulings passed by two Division Benches of the HC vis-a-vis the binding nature of the decision of the Full Bench of the erstwhile HC of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad in Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary vs Revenue Department matter.
This inconsistency raised pertinent questions regarding the interpretation of Section 22 A of the 1908 Act. To clarify the position of the law in this matter, a Bench of appropriate strength needed to be constituted, the judge said in the order. He directed the Registry to place the order before the CJ for appropriate orders.
Published – December 26, 2025 01:02 pm IST
