TG HC sets aside cancellation of 453 land registrations

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has allowed a batch of writ petitions and set aside proceedings dated May 12, 2025, issued by the Karimnagar collector, cancelling 453 registered sale deeds.

Justice K Lakshman held that the collector’s action, taken on the ground that the lands formed part of the prohibited list under Section 22A of the Telangana Registration Act, 1908, was not sustainable in law.

The case relates to lands in Survey Nos. 197 and 198 of Kothapalli village and mandal in the district. The court noted that earlier proceedings arising out of ceiling cases against Shaik Saleh and his family primarily concerned lands in Rekurthi village, and not the Kothapalli survey numbers involved in the present matter. 

The impugned order was issued under Rule 243 of the Telangana Registration Rules, 2016, following a Lokayukta complaint alleging illegal alienation of state land.