Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy of Telangana High Court on Thursday (Febrauary 06) directed the State government, including the officials of the Revenue and the Registration departments, to complete registration of 1.26 acre land at Bachupally in Medchal Malkajgiri district if the documents filed by the buyer and seller were in order.
The judge observed in his verdict that it was settled law that the State and its authorities “are not having any power to include the private properties in the list of prohibited properties, unless they fall in the categories envisaged in Section 22-A of the Registration Act”. Land owner T. Venkata Subbaiah and buyer T. Prashanth, a businessman, moved the HC stating that registration of the property was stalled by the authorities even after presenting all documents before the Sub-Registrar office concerned.
The petitioners contended that the buyer had paid registration charges of ₹30 lakh and booked the slot for registration of the property having presented all documents. The petitioners charged that the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration at the behest of a private person blocked the transaction status of the property.
Further, no notice was issued before changing status of the property. There was no specific instruction from the government prohibiting registration of the land, their counsel argued. The property was not included in the list of Prohibited properties under Section 22-A of the Registration Act-1908, the petitioners claimed.
