Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Supreme Court Refuses to Vacate Stay on Shamshabad Land
There is a big fight over who owns 100 acres of land in Shamshabad, Telangana.
A man named Mohammad Taher Khan says the land is his, but the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) says they got it in the 1990s.
The High Court found that one of the orders Khan showed was fake and told the police to investigate.
Khan went to the Supreme Court to stop the High Court's decision, but the Supreme Court said no and told him not to build anything on the land until the High Court makes a final decision.
The High Court also told the state government to pay a fine for not following the court's orders quickly.
The Supreme Court refused to vacate the High Court's stay on constructing or alienating 100 acres of disputed land in Shamshabad.
The High Court found that a judicial order presented by Mohammad Taher Khan was fabricated and directed a police investigation.
The Supreme Court directed that no construction or alienation of the property should take place until the High Court's appeal is disposed of.
The Telangana High Court imposed a cost of ₹5,000 on the state government for delaying the court process in a batch of long-pending writ petitions.
The High Court also questioned the Hyderabad Traffic Police's practices in issuing traffic challans and sought a detailed response from the State.
- Who
- Mohammad Taher Khan and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA)
- What
- Dispute over ownership of 100 acres of land in Shamshabad
- When
- Current (Supreme Court decision), April 2025 (High Court findings)
- Where
- Shamshabad, Telangana
- Why
- Allegations of fabricated judicial orders and ownership disputes
- Location
- Shamshabad, Telangana
- Disputed Land
- 100 acres
- Market Value
- Not specified
- Complainant
- Mohammad Taher Khan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Status
- Stay on construction and alienation of land
