Archive · 17 Aug 2026
Telangana High Court Seeks State Stand on Prohibited Property List
In India, there is a special list of properties that people are not allowed to buy or sell.
This list is called the prohibited properties list.
The government is supposed to put this list on its website so everyone can see it.
But the list was not available on the website.
A man named Amera Pasha said this was a big problem for people.
He said people could not check if a property was safe to buy.
A judge named Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar heard the case.
He said the list should be made public.
The judge asked the government to explain its side.
The court will meet again on August 20 to continue the case.
The Telangana High Court directed the state government's counsel to inform the court of the government's stand on a petition over the unpublished prohibited properties list.
Petitioner Amera Pasha said the list's non-availability in the public domain caused serious hardship to citizens verifying property status before transactions.
Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar observed that details of agricultural lands in the prohibited list, including nala-converted lands, should be made available publicly.
Advocate Vijay Gopal said repeated attempts to access the list failed, with the website showing a message that the list was 'under review'.
The petitioner alleged some properties actually on the prohibited list were not shown as prohibited, potentially misleading purchasers; the matter was adjourned to August 20.
- Who
- Petitioner Amera Pasha, Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar, advocate Vijay Gopal, and the Telangana state government
- What
- The High Court sought the state's stand on a petition over the unpublished prohibited properties list under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908
- When
- Hearing adjourned to August 20
- Where
- Telangana High Court, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Why
- To ensure citizens can verify property status before transactions and avoid financial losses
Petitioner's View
Registration Department's Position
Publication of the prohibited properties list
Petitioner's View
The non-availability of the updated list causes hardship and can mislead purchasers into buying properties that cannot be registered, risking financial losses.
Registration Department's Position
The website indicated the list was 'under review' and would be published soon, suggesting the department was still updating it.
- Court
- Telangana High Court
- Petitioner
- Amera Pasha
- Presiding Judge
- Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar
- Legal Provision
- Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908
- Next Hearing
- August 20
- Issue
- Prohibited properties list not available on registration department website
- Website Message
- List 'under review', to be published soon