THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN WRIT PETITION No.21467 of 2025

ORDER

Heard Sri K.Sravan Kumar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri H.Somaiah Ezra Shastri, lerned Assistant Government Pleader for Assignment, for respondent Nos.1 to 4.

2. The petitioner is claiming that he has purchased land admeasuring Ac.3-10 guntas in Sy.No.62/19 situated at Madhapur Village, Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, on the strength of a registered sale deed bearing document No.2338/1987, dated 26.11.1987 executed by respondent Nos.6 and 7. Their names were also mentioned in possessory column in pahanies. According to the petitioner, the subject land is assigned land. Vide G.O.Ms.No.77, Law (F) Department, dated 06.05.2008, the Government made amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Amendment Act, 2008. The Government brought amendment to Section 4 of the Telangana Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977. The said amendment is as follows:

“(b) [(i) reassign the said resumed land, other than those lands /areas as may be notified by the Government from time to time in public interest and for public purpose, to the transferee who purchased t