Land wrongly listed under prohibited properties due to attachment: Telangana HC directs authorities to act on de-notification request [Read Order]

The Telangana High Court, while disposing of a writ petition, directed the concerned authorities to consider and act on a representation seeking de-notification of land that was wrongly listed under prohibited properties due to an attachment.

Vallabha Estates Pvt. Ltd,petitioner-assessee,stated that it had purchased 4 acres of land in Survey No.137 Part at Vattinagulapalli Village, Gandipet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District through a registered sale deed dated 07.12.2004.

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The assessee’s counsel submitted that while checking the Dharani portal and IGRS website, the petitioner found that the subject land was wrongly listed under the prohibited properties due to an attachment order passed by respondent No.7. A representation was made explaining that the land had no connection with the case and was included only because the survey number was the same.

Respondent No.7 later issued a letter on 06.11.2023 to respondent No.6, confirming that the land belonged to the petitioner and lifted the attachment related to the case of Sri Karim Nawaz Alladdin.

The assessee’s counsel added that a detailed representation was made on 02.01.2025 to respondents No.2 and 4, requesting de-notification of the land. As no action was taken, the petitioner filed this writ petition.

The respondent counsel said the Tahsildar had informed that the land was part of Shankara Hills plots. Since some plot owners had filed a case in the High Court, an interim order was passed on 16.06.2022 to stop further transactions, and the land was blocked in the Dharani portal.

In response, the assessee’s counsel said the assessee’s land was not part of Shankara Hills. It was also pointed out that the prohibitory list only mentioned an attachment order and not the High Court’s interim order. The counsel requested the Court to direct respondents No.2 and 4 to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 02.01.2025 and remove the land from the prohibited list within a set time.

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The Assistant Government Pleader did not object, and respondent No.7’s counsel confirmed that the attachment had already been lifted through a letter dated 06.11.2023, and requested the Court to pass suitable orders.

A single member bench of N.V. Shravan Kumar (Justice) noted that the assessee’s representation dated 02.01.2025 was still pending. It directed the authorities to consider it and take action as per law within three weeks from receiving the order and inform the assessee.

In short,the writ petition was disposed of.

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