Hyderabad: Reversing a single judge’s orders on cancellation of sale deeds related to a disputed parcel of land at Miyapur, a division bench of the High Court out the government’s withdrawal of GPA registrations of the Miyapur lands.
A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice A. Rajasheker Reddy was dealing with appeals by one Mr Parthasarathy and Suvishal Power Gen challenging the single judge’s order on March 26 which upheld the decision of the Serilingampally tahsildar to cancel the registered GPA deed against around 600 acres at Miyapur executed in their favour.
The bench issued interim orders to maintain status quo on the land till the Supreme Court gives the final verdict.
The Court directed the government not to alienate or sell the land to third parties until the Supreme Court decision.
Justice Chauhan said the orders will not bar prosecution and investigation in criminal cases lodged against the accused persons regarding multiple registrations, non-payment of stamp duty and mortgage of the land
Mr Vedula Venkataramana, senior counsel for the petitioners, said the authorities did not issue notices to the petitioners before cancelling the registration deeds.
Counsel said special leave petitions were pending before the Supreme Court since 2003 on the land.
He urged the court to direct authorities not to interfere with the deed of irrevocable GPA of the petitioners as the land was obtained lawfully from Ms Ameerunissa and others, legal heirs of Jagirdar Kaisaruddin.
Advocate General B.S. Prasad said Miyapur was part of the jagir villages which were cancelled along with Kesarajwala, Vaklagam, and Bahadurpalli. Government land worth crores was situated in Survey Nos. 20, 28, 44, 45, 100 and 101 but registered in favour of the petitioners in the name of Sanad rights.
“No heir can claim any right on the land since compensation was paid to Jagirdar Kaisaruddin. In 2003, the High Court and the special court for the prevention of land grabbing had made it clear that the land belongs to the government,” he said. He said the exchequer had lost Rs 265 crore due to non-payment of stamp fee and registration fees.
