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High Court restores 200 acre prime land to State
A two judge bench of the High Court at Hyderabad on Friday restored the prime land of 200 acres in Puppalaguda, Hyderabad, to the government. The cases were filed by State government against its own officers.Â
Hyderabad: A two judge bench of the High Court at Hyderabad on Friday restored the prime land of 200 acres in Puppalaguda, Hyderabad, to the government. The cases were filed by State government against its own officers.
The bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Dilip B Bhosale and Justice S V Bhatt was dealing with a petition filed by the government of Telangana questioning the action of the senior most officers of the state government acting under the provisions of Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act and, Administration of Evacuee Property Act as designated authorities.
To the uninitiated, lands that belonged to Indian Citizens before partition. They migrated to Pakistan at the time of partition and the lands pooled under Evacuee Property Act and persons who migrated from Pakistan during partition were treated as Displaced Persons and allotments were made under Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act at Delhi.
Then, after inquiry, Sanad (the final title) was issued. After some decades, the Central government delegated the powers under these acts to the respective state governments. The Chief Commissioner for Land Administration (CCLA) passed orders in 2003 giving the land in question to some persons who claimed rights flowing from the original displaced persons.
This was upheld by the Revenue Secretary in 2006 who was the Appellate authority designated under the rules. The State government through an affidavit by its district Joint Collector filed the present writ petitions questioning the said transfer.
The bench in its 200-page report pointed out that only on mere representations, the order was passed in 2003. The manipulations were excavated from the records by the bench and enquired as to how Parasaram Ramchand Malani became Parasaram Ramchand Mangir Malani. “There is more than what meets the eye”, the bench commented.
Various orders giving away nearly 200 acres in the posh Puppalaguda area were set aside. “Shades of invisible characters have certainly played vital role in obtaining allotment orders,” the bench said and added that it hoped that the State government would initiate a probe into the matter.
