Despite revenue dept push, prohibited property lists yet to be updated

Hyderabad: Two months after the state govt promised time-bound relief on prohibited properties, many landowners are still waiting for action. While several long-pending land issues have been resolved, allegations are mounting that district administrations, particularly in the Hyderabad metropolitan region, have been slow to revise and upload updated prohibited property lists, leaving thousands of applicants in limbo.In Aug, revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy had assured that pending applications related to prohibited properties in the core urban region (CURE), comprising Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal Malkajgiri and Sangareddy districts, would be resolved within 45 days. He had also announced that the relevant GOs and revised lists would be made available on the registration department’s IGRS (inspector general of registration and stamps) portal.However, applicants allege that progress has been uneven, with several cases continuing to remain pending, particularly in Sangareddy.Among them are N Sunil Kumar and N Rahul, who applied six months ago for removal of six acres of land in Kothur Pattikohir village of Kohir mandal from the prohibited list after it was classified as waqf land.“Though, there is high court order and mandal tehsildar report recommending removal from 22A, the application is still showing pending. The district authorities are asking us to approach Waqf Board, but the board officials said it is the district collector, who has to implement the high court order and remove from the list and Bhu Bharati,” Sunil Kumar, who is an applicant, told TOI.While registrations resumed in areas such as Jubilee Hills Cooperative House Building Society and other localities affected by urban land ceiling (ULC) disputes soon after the govt’s intervention, the revised prohibited property lists for Hyderabad district mandals are yet to be uploaded on the IGRS website, reportedly because they remain under review.The absence of updated lists has created uncertainty for buyers and sellers, who are unable to verify whether specific survey numbers fall under prohibited categories such as govt land, waqf properties, endowment lands or other restricted classifications. At present, only court case details and existing prohibited property records are available on the portal.Sources said that despite chief minister A Revanth Reddy and Srinivas Reddy stating that the govt had identified 12 categories of issues linked to prohibited properties, many district collectors have focused only on clearing pending applications rather than comprehensively revising and updating the lists.The govt has, however, taken several steps to address long-pending land disputes. These include orders relating to ULC regularisation, resolution of land regularisation issues in LB Nagar, and disposal of pending GO 59 applications concerning structures built on encroached govt land.Land laws expert M Sunil Kumar said a permanent solution would require greater transparency at the grassroots level. He suggested that the govt publish prohibited property lists in gram panchayats and invite objections and suggestions before finalising them.“In many districts, the collectors have uploaded the old lists which were there in earlier Dharani on Bhu Bharati portal. If there are any genuine issues, those can be resolved at the village level. This will resolve the issues permanently to a major extent,” he said.You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Hyderabad | Silver Rate in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad | Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Petrol Price in Hyderabad | Diesel Price in Hyderabad | CNG Price in Hyderabad | LPG Price in HyderabadStay updated with the latest Hyderabad news. Download the TOI App.