HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has set aside a 2019 order issued by the tahsildar of Alwal mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri district, which had declared a parcel of land at ‘Tholla Kharkhana’ as government property. The court held that the tahsildar had acted without jurisdiction and issued the order without citing any statutory authority. Justice B Vijaysen Reddy, delivering the judgment, said the tahsildar’s decision amounted to jurisdictional overreach and failed to comply with legal procedure.
The judge declined to comment on the ownership claims but stated that the proceedings could not stand in law due to procedural lapses and lack of legal backing. The judge was hearing a writ petition filed by Bujji Banoth and 39 others, who challenged the tahsildar’s declaration on grounds that it was arbitrary and unconstitutional.
The land in question relates to parts of old Survey Nos. 380, 381, and 382, with petitioners claiming ownership through legal inheritance and sale deeds. The government countered that the land should be treated as state property and cited a prior status quo order. While the high court quashed the tahsildar’s order, it clarified that the government is not barred from initiating fresh proceedings, provided such action complies with legal norms and prior court directives.
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Directing that no coercive action should be taken against the petitioner, the Telangana High Court has issued show cause notices to the Principal Home Secretary, the Medchal-Malkajgiri Superintendent of Police, and the SHO, Dundigal, in connection with a complaint alleging unauthorised police action. Justice J Sreenivas Rao directed that Venkatesh Thalluri, must not be subjected to any interference with his liberty without adherence to due process.
In his writ petition, Thalluri alleged that police were summoning him to the station despite the absence of a registered complaint or FIR. Counsel for the petitioner told the court that Assistant Sub-Inspector Ramulu was repeatedly calling Thalluri to the police station without any formal charges. The court noted these allegations and instructed police officials to avoid any coercive action unless it is legally sanctioned. The matter was posted for further hearing on June 23, 2025.