Ponguleti Warns Officials Against Inconveniencing Owners Over Section 22A Lands

Telangana Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Monday cautioned department officials against causing hardships to people in the name of regularising properties listed under Section 22A of the Registration Act.

The State Government has constituted a high-level committee to resolve issues faced by genuine property owners whose lands were wrongfully included in the prohibited list. Under Section 22A of the Registration Act, the government is empowered to prohibit the registration of specific documents and land transfers, allowing sub-registrars to refuse sale, gift, or mortgage deeds for listed properties.

The wrongful listing had turned into a major issue for genuine land owners, who found themselves barred from carrying out any transactions on their own properties. Addressing the matter, the Minister affirmed that there was no cause for concern and stated that submitting an application to the concerned officials would suffice to get the issue resolved.

To assist affected property owners, the department established a dedicated toll-free helpline number, 18005-994788, enabling citizens to register their complaints directly.

So far, the Revenue Department has received a total of 757 applications seeking regularisation and removal of properties from the prohibited list. Medchal district recorded the highest number of grievances with 511 applications, followed by Rangareddy district with 146 applications. Hyderabad recorded 49 applications, while Sangareddy district reported 38 applications.

Following a departmental review of the situation prompted by the high volume of applications, officials resolved to expedite the removal of genuine properties from the Section 22A list. The Minister stated that the government is firmly against inconveniencing genuine private property owners and that necessary corrective steps are being implemented after assessing ground realities.

According to the Minister, the problem originally arose because department officials failed to host court directives online, leading to administrative errors. He noted that the department has identified these official lapses and is actively working to rectify them.