IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.7231 OF 2026

10^th MARCH, 2026.

Between:

Mohd. Sayeed Ahmed and another.

…Petitioners AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue (Stamps and Registration), Secretariat, Hyderabad and 2 others.

…Respondents

O R D E R :

With the consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage.

2. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in failing to remove the property from the prohibited list and register the Sale Deed as illegal and arbitrary, and direct the respondents to forthwith remove the property from the Section 22-A prohibited list and register the Sale Deed dated 21.02.2022 in compliance with the order in W.P. No.4875 of 2023 and relevant laws and pass…”

3. Heard Sri Mohd. Fasiuddin, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. S. Sravanthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration, appearing for the respondents.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners purchased Plot Nos.75 and 76 in Sy. No.63/33, admeasuring 600 sq. yards, situated at Boduppal Village (Old), Nacharam (New), Uppal Mandal, through a notarized Sale Deed dated 21.02.2022 executed by one Rahmatunnisa Qureshi, representing the legal heirs of late Saleem Qureshi. It is further submitted that when the said notarized Sale Deed was presented for registration, the same was refused without assigning any reason. Therefore, petitioner No.1 filed W.P. No.4875 of 2023 before this Court and vide order dated 21.02.2023, this Court directed respondent No.3 therein to receive, register and release the document subject to compliance with the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, or to refuse the same by recording reasons under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908. However, despite the order dated 21.02.2023, the registration has not taken place due to the inclusion of the said property in the prohibited list. As such, the petitioners submitted a detailed representation to respondent No.2 on

31.12.2025 requesting removal of the said property from the prohibited list under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908. However, no action has been taken by respondent No.2 so far. Therefore, learned counsel prays this Court to direct respondent No.2 to consider the representation dated

31.12.2025 and delete the property from the prohibited list.

5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that respondent No.2 will consider the representation dated 31.12.2025 submitted by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

6. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for the respective parties and without going into the merits of the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.2 to pass appropriate orders on the representation dated 31.12.2025 submitted by the petitioners, strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate a copy of the decision to the petitioners.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

____________________ PULLA KARTHIK, J Date : 10.03.2026.

Note : Issue C.C. in two (2) days.

B/o.TMK