Section 22-A and prohibited properties in Telangana: Evolution of the legal framework

Over the past few years, property owners in Telangana have been facing difficulties in registering the transfer of their respective immovable properties on account of being listed in the records of prohibited properties, which has popularly come to be known as the ‘Section 22-A list’. The issue is particularly significant in Hyderabad and its surrounding districts, where Government claims, Endowment and Wakf interests, ceiling proceedings, court attachments and long-standing title disputes assume greater significance given the extraordinary appreciation in land values over the last 25 years.